X-Change (visual novel)

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X-Change
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Developer(s) Crowd
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Crowd
  • NA: Peach Princess
Designer(s) Yasuma Akazaki
Writer(s) Yu Yakumo, Soara Kisai (X-Change R)
Series X-Change
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • JP: October 24, 1997
  • NA: March 9, 2001
Genre(s) Eroge, visual novel
Mode(s) Single player

X-Change is a Japanese eroge developed by Crowd and later published in English by Peach Princess. A remake of the game titled X-Change R was later released. It features new text by Soara Kisai and was never localized, unlike the original.

Contents

Plot

One day, while cleaning some shelves in his school's chemistry room, Takuya Aihara spills a chemical on himself and is transformed into a girl. The game has seven different endings; in some Takuya remains a woman, in others he returns to being a man.

Screenshot of the English version showing a typical conversation between two characters. Here, Takuya (right) is explaining to Asuka that he has become a woman. X-change screeny.JPG
Screenshot of the English version showing a typical conversation between two characters. Here, Takuya (right) is explaining to Asuka that he has become a woman.

Gameplay

Like most visual novels, the majority of the game is spent reading the onscreen text which represents narration and dialogue. The player makes various decisions at certain points in the game. These choices lead to different interactions with the multiple characters throughout the game.

Characters

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