日陰の日葵 - sun in the shade
High school student Hiroyuki Nasukawa, whose father is a piano tuner, aspires to become a respectable adult. Yet he resorts to cheating on a test. Unsurprisingly, he gets caught. The punishment imposed on him was unexpectedly, “Please repair the school's piano.”
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9 itemsAbout the Game
Title: Sun in the Shade
Content: Visual Novel Game
・About the Translation Patch
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・Synopsis
High school student Hiroyuki Nasukawa, whose father is a piano tuner, aspires to become a respectable adult. Yet, plagued by anxieties about his future, he leads a troubled school life. His troubles culminate when he resorts to cheating on an exam.
Unsurprisingly, he gets caught. The punishment imposed on him is unexpectedly: “Please repair the school's piano.”
・Game Overview
The scenario is a linear, non-branching path, completing in about 1-2 hours. There are no character voices. A key feature is that illustrations progress almost entirely through still images, without using character portraits. (See product images)
・Regarding Gameplay Videos
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