E-Depth Angel: Pinocchio Murder Demo

As computers continue to evolve and become more powerful, it’s almost not so far-fetched to think that one day people will merge with machines in one way or another. In fact, there are some who are actively trying to upload their brains into a supercomputer, although at this point that’s nothing more than a pipe dream. Granted, things could be a lot different in the future.

E-Depth Angel: Pinocchio Murder is a sci-fi visual novel with role-playing elements, in which you have to influence certain characters in order to overcome various problems. The game is a lot more interactive than your typical visual novel, give the fact that you can make choices along the way, but the format is pretty much the same, so you can jump straight into it without the need for a lengthy tutorial.

The main story follows Angel, a young girl who is also a nurse for cyborgs. Her main goal throughout the story is to help her friends sort through their memories, because they cannot differentiate between their real ones and the implanted ones. There are multiple routes you can take, and you can also stumble into pretty complex moral questions along the way.

Since Angel has to prove her theories to her friends in order for them to believe her, you must gather evidence supporting their real memories. On top of that, you must also present this evidence when the time comes, as well as make sure that you say the right things. It’s not a guarantee that they will listen if you forget certain things, so it’s a pretty fun experience to say the least.

The fact that there are multiple routes also means that you can go through the story more than once without seeing the same events. As for the artwork, E-Depth Angel: Pinocchio Murder is one class above most indie productions in the genre, and you can tell that a lot of work went into the characters and the backgrounds, while the soundtrack isn’t too bad either.

When it’s all said and done, E-Depth Angel: Pinocchio Murder is a lot more enjoyable than your typical kinetic visual novel, mainly because there are so many choices to make. Hence, the constant interaction helps a lot with the atmosphere and the overall charm of the game.