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EXODUS Guilty | |
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Developer(s) | Imadio |
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Designer(s) | Hiroyuki Kanno |
Composer(s) | Ryuichi Sato [1] Mio Kumamoto [1] |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 1, Dreamcast, Windows, DVD player |
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Exodus Guilty is a 1998 visual novel video game designed by Hiroyuki Kanno. It was released first as a CD game for consoles in Japan, later ported to Windows, and then converted into a DVD game in three parts. The DVD version was released in English by Hirameki International in portions from 2005 to 2006. The story tracks three different eras – the present, past and future – each with its own protagonist.
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Dorimaga 's three reviewers scored the Dreamcast version 6/10, 7/10 and 6/10. [5] Famitsu DC 's three reviewers gave it 7/10, 8/10 and 7/10. [6]
RPGFan scored parts 1, 2 and 3 of the DVD release 83/100, [7] 82/100 [8] and 85/100 [9] respectively. The same reviewer reviewed the soundtrack, but despite having liked it during the game he found it boring as a standalone listen. [1] Anime News Network gave the first part of the DVD trilogy an F. [10]
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