Tomai Demo

There are certain events in an individual’s life that have the power to change everything about how that person thinks or acts, but it’s not easy to predict when they will take place. Sometimes, even apparently insignificant events have the power to alter someone’s outlook on life, but the important thing is to learn something along the way, because it’s not fun to make the same mistakes over and over again.

Tomai is an interactive visual novel in which you play the role of a young man who is about to participate in the annual Night Festival, which is something that will probably change his life forever. The game is based on choice, because everything changes depending on what you decide to say/do, as well as whom you decide to spend your days with until the festival.

The main character’s name is Tomai, and apparently he is a pretty important member of the community because of his abilities. His story starts fifteen days before the Night Festival, and the plot allows you to choose someone to spend these days with. Whether you decide on your father, a girl or your two best friends, the story changes accordingly, so there are multiple endings as well.

The gameplay is not a huge deal in the world of visual novels, given the fact that you are not doing much of anything most of the time. Hence, the creators have to focus on the atmosphere and the writing in order to convey the story, and Tomai excels in this regard. Granted, the experience is quite short at the moment, given the fact that this is merely a demo, but you can truly feel like you are part of the community while playing.

A lot of this is thanks to the great artwork and the neat environments, because you can really gaze at the backgrounds for minutes on end without getting bored in the process. The character artwork is exquisite as well, even if some of the guys you meet are a tad weird in certain regards. There are still things that need some work, but you can tell that the developers are on the right path.

In the end, Tomai is both exciting and fun, especially since you can focus on different character routes with every playthrough. Thus, we can only hope that the full version is going to be just as exciting as this demo.