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I/O revision II is a Japanese science fiction visual novel produced by Regista. It is an updated version of I/O which was released on the PS2 in 2006. It features new content not featured in the original such as an expanded story and new art. The game set in 2032 A.D. in Megalopolis Tokyo. On April 26th, at 00:12 in the morning, a total lunar eclipse occurs for the first time in 3 years. Even though it's supposed to be a simple astronomical phenomenon, it soon sets off a series of unexpected events. Unexplainable mysteries, terrorist incidents, and network crime surge as if in unison. The truth mixes with lies, as if the world is awake but still sleeping. Something has begun. Somewhere no one can see. Something no one knows about. This is a story of the chance meeting and tragic parting of the young men and women living in this world. Players get to play the game from 4 different points of view as three different characters: Hinata, a youth who has lost his sister and himself; Ishtar, a freelance programmer and leader of a hacker team; and He, a man completely shrouded in mystery. And thus.. "The beginning is the end, and the end is the beginning". An English translation came out in 2014. |
