| White Album 2: Introductory Chapter | |
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| Developer(s) | Leaf |
| Publisher(s) | Aquaplus |
| Artist(s) | Takeshi Nakamura[1] |
| Writer(s) | Fumiaki Maruto Kikakuya[1] |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Native resolution | 1280x720[2] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PC |
| Release date(s) | JP
February 26, 2010[2] |
| Genre(s) | Eroge, Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | 18+ |
| Media | DVD-ROM |
White Album 2: Introductory Chapter (ホワイトアルバム2 -introductory chapter- Howaito Arubamu 2 -introductory chapter-) is a Japanese adult visual novel being developed by the visual novel company Leaf for the Microsoft Windows PC, and is the sequel to Leaf's earlier visual novel, White Album. It will be released on February 26, 2010.[2] Introductory Chapter is the first part of a duology of the White Album 2 series.[3] The gameplay of White Album 2 follows a linear plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the female main characters.
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White Album 2 takes place in the same setting as its predecessor with approximately ten years having been elapsed since the events of the first White Album.[4] The story begins during the second half of October.[5] The second part of White Album 2 will take place several years after the events of Introductory Chapter.[6]
The story of White Album 2 begins around the second half of October.[5] The story will slowly advance with the meeting between Haruki, Setsuna, and Kazusa.[5] Prior to this, the three characters never really interacted with each other much.[5] During the school festival, the three characters will form a band together with one person on vocals and the other two playing instruments.[5]
The artist and character designer for White Album 2 is Takeshi Nakamura who had previously worked on Leaf's other games such as December When There Is No Angel[12] and the PlayStation 3 port of Tears to Tiara. The scenario for White Album 2 is written by Fumiaki Maruto and Kikakuya.[1] The pair has worked together before on other visual novels such as Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o.[13] The producer for White Album 2 is Naoya Shimokawa.[4]
According to Shimokawa, Maruto was the one who came up with the original design and concept for White Album 2.[4] After hearing the details from Maruto, Shimokawa felt that Maruto may be able to create a game that surpassed the original and decided to run with the idea.[4] When Nakamura was told that he would be the artist for the game, he went to speak with Hisashi Kawata, the artist for the original White Album, Kawata stated that he wanted to see the painful winter images that Nakamura would create.[14] Nakamura admits that because White Album 2 is a sequel that he does feel some pressure about the work.[14] Despite being busy with Kimi ga Yobu, Megido no Oka de and the PlayStation 3's Tears to Tiara, Nakamura went ahead and created the character designs for the game even though no one had asked him for them.[14]
When asked about the release date of the second part of the game, Shimokawa stated that it would be nice to release it some time during the winter season to align with the feelings that the title "White Album" evokes.[12] Shimokawa believes that the scenario should be all complete by then and that it would come down to whether the art is completed in time or not.[12] Unlike December When There is No Angel where there were two artists, Nakamura is alone this time and has to work on both the heroines and the supporting characters, making it a rather big effort.[12]
A preorder campaign for the game began on September 25, 2009.[1] Preorders that are received within an unspecified time period will receive a super deformed model figure of Setsuna Ogiso.[2][12] Both the limited and regular editions of the game is currently slated to be released on February 26, 2009.[2] The limited edition of the game will include a hardcover novel with it.[2][12] The novel that will come with Introductory Chapter will be told from a different perspective.[3] The novel that will come with the second game will be a story set between the time of Introductory Chapter and the second game.[2]
White Album 2's opening theme is named Todokanai Koi (届かない恋), and will be sung by Rena Uehara.[15]
White Album 2 was in third place for bishōjo game preorder in Japan for December 2009.[16]
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