Like Life an Hour

Like Life’s story revolves around Kazuma Kosaka who had to move into his aunt’s house due to his parents always being too busy. He lives next door to his childhood friend Yumi Miyasato, and the two of them walk together to Shimousanomiya Academy which they both attend. One day at school, many strange transfer students arrive at school: all over town, objects start turning into girls, though they still retain some form of what they used to be on their person. Kazuma’s mobile phone is no exception and turns into a girl he names Himeko Kosaka. The concept of giving moe traits to inanimate objects is known as moe anthropomorphism.

CHARACTERS:
– Kazuma Kosaka
– Yumi Miyasato
– Himeko Kosaka
– Tsubaki Sawaki
– Atori Arikawa
– Kizuna Rindoji

GAMEPLAY:
The gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent on simply reading the text that will appear on the screen; this text represents either dialogue between the various characters, or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. Every so often, the player will come to a “decision point” where he or she is given the chance to choose from options that are displayed on the screen, typically two to three at a time. During these times, gameplay pauses until a choice is made that furthers the plot in a specific direction, depending on which choice the player makes.

There are five main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each of the heroines in the story. In order to view the five plot lines to their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices during the decision points in order to further the plot in an alternate direction.

PLAYSTATION 2 VERSION:
A version for the PlayStation 2, retaining its adult rating, called Like Like an hour, was developed by GN Software and released in Japan on April 28, 2005 in limited and regular editions. The regular edition PS2 game featured a different cover than the limited edition. The limited edition PS2 release came bundled with two drama CDs entitled Like Life radio hour and Like Life Typical Hot Spring Traveler’s Journal, and a music CD containing twenty-one tracks used in the game.