Angelique (Intro)
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Angelique (アンジェリーク) is a simulation role-playing game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The game was first released in 1994 and is part of the Angelique series. It is the first game of its series, the first game to be developed by Ruby Party and the first Neoromance IP. It is considered the first game for the Otome game genre.
Angelique was devised to be the "women's Nobunaga's Ambition": it was made with the hopes of including the appeal of Koei's extensive simulation titles without being too overcomplicated. To contrast the historical setting of its spiritual predecessor, the goal was to create a new world with an European fantasy focus. Ruby Party members wanted to make the script "sweet and feminine" to emulate their target audience's comic demographic and to help ease the learning process for people new to video games. The romancing aspects were included to cater to an audience Erikawa felt was largely ignored during the game's conception. To this day, she believes Angelique helped pave a new perspective for the Japanese video game market.
The setting is the faraway Sacred Bird Cosmos, a place magically ruled and protected by an anointed queen. She watches over her realm of her in a magical plane called Holy Land and is guarded by her nine Sacred Guardians of the Sacrea, or the otherworldly elements which can be used to sustain the cosmos.
One day, the 255th Queen suddenly decides to seek her successor. She personally selects two students attending Simolny Girls Academy to be brought to the Holy Land. Both girls are expected to work with the Sacred Guardians at the Flying Capital to foster two adjacent continents within a pocket dimension. Whoever is judged to be the most capable amongst the guardians and reaches the bridging gap between the two continents first has the right to be named the next Queen. The protagonist and player character is considered the least experienced of the two Queen Candidates yet holds promising potential.
The story expands in later titles, but most entries in the series feature a girl named Angelique or a variant thereof (Enju or Ange) as the protagonist, with ever larger casts of characters. The roster of potential love interests swells to 19 characters in later titles (in Angelique Trois and Angelique Etoile).
In the game, players assume the role of Angelique Limoges, a young girl chosen by the Queen of the Cosmos to become the next Queen. The player's goal is to collect nine guardians, who are powerful knights with unique abilities, and win their love and loyalty. The guardians are scattered throughout the cosmos, and the player must explore various worlds and defeat monsters to reach them.
The gameplay revolves around managing Angelique's time for her—as she has a limited amount of time to accomplish her tasks for her. The player must balance between exploring different worlds, interacting with the guardians, and improving Angelique's skills. The game features multiple endings based on the player's decisions and the relationships developed with the guardians.
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Release: September 23, 1994
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Sega Saturn, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PC-FX, Microsoft Windows
Developer: Ruby Party
Publishers: Koei, NEC Home Electronics
Series: Angelique
Rating: Everyone (ESRB)
Game Mode: Single Player
Genres: Adventure, Otome, Dating Sim, Visual Novel, Life Simulation, Strategy
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Sega Saturn, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PC-FX, Microsoft Windows
Since the SNES was originally unvoiced, Angelique characters first gained their voice actor credits in the game's various drama CDs series for original side stories. The majority of the starting voice actors were kept and used for the rest of the series thus far. Mooks for these stories were also published for commentary and written summaries. Other CDs include character image songs and voice actor commentary.
Two of the game's voice actors were namesakes and MCs for the 1996 radio program for PC-FX games, Toshi to Yuri to Haruna no PC-FX Club. Toshihiko Seki (Glove), Yuri Shiratori (Angelique Rimoge) and Haruna Ikezawa were the MCs. One corner of the program was dedicated to featuring Angelique trivia and announcements.
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