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Love Tale ~A Summer That Doesn't Exist~

"Love Tales ~A Summer That Doesn't Exist~" takes place in a fictional metropolis where the great river flows through the city, known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces." After student Gu Wei joins the extraordinary department, he investigates the urban legend of the virtual idol actor disappearing with his girlfriend Su Banxia; Her younger sister Gu Zhenzhen and her friend Zhong Qibei also participate in their daily lives. The Steam PC version was released by Never Knows Best on October 31, 2020, featuring full Chinese Simplified audio and subtitles.

Work information
Title of the workLove Tale ~A Summer That Doesn't Exist~
The publication date listed in the materials2020-10-29
PlatformNintendo Switch / PC / iOS / Android
GenreGhost tales, suspense, romance AVG
Also known asA Lie That Doesn't Exist: A Tale of Love
DevelopmentNever Knows Best
ReleaseNever Knows Best, Porkville
ScriptLight Memories, WindChaos
MusicBoss Rabbit (Rabbit Factory Cultural Media)
Producerwindchaos
Game engineUnity3D
Website address recorded by the sourcehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1345740/
External links to source recordshttps://vndb.org/v29062

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A city where urban legends spread

Steam's official profile calls the stage "the crossroads of nine provinces," where the rushing river divides the city into several sections, where urban legends and online rumors spread. The work incorporates the idea that "after a story is told extensively, falsehoods can also be mistaken for truth" into its world setting, making online rumors themselves a driving force for investigation.

Gu Wei and Fei were not in the regular department

Gu Wei considers himself an ordinary student, but after advancing to higher education, his sister Gu Zhenzhen pulls him into the extraordinary department; His good friend Zhong Qibei often helped him handle troubles, and Su Banxia was his girlfriend after just dating. After Gu Zhenzhen recounted a rumor about a virtual idol actor being involved in a disappearance incident, Gu Wei and Su Banxia chased him to No. 33 Chanling Road and entered an abandoned building to search for the truth.

From rumors to suspenseful investigations

At first, Gu Wei saw the investigation as just another rumor, but the lies, illusions, and anomalies found in the abandoned house made the incident go beyond ordinary club activities. The narrative contrasts everyday relationships in love, gradually confronting previously unknown sides of the two protagonists during their investigation.

Steam version and production

The Steam page notes that Never Knows Best was developed and published, released on October 31, 2020. It introduces this game as a horror suspense romance AVG, offering full Chinese Simplified audio and subtitles. The page lists the team roles of planner NEVER KNOWS BEST, producer windchaos, script by Light-colored Memories and windchaos, character design, and character illustration by Renki.

Clubs and urban legends

Gu Wei lives in a city divided into three towns by the river. Gu Zhenzhen pulled him into the non-daily department; Zhong Qibei was his friend, and Su Banxia was his girlfriend. After a virtual idol actor goes missing, Gu Wei and Su Banxia investigate an abandoned building at 33 Chanling Road; Once the rumors in the story become known, they may become reality.

Production division of labor

The producer is windchaos, with the script credited by Light Color Memory and windchaos, and Renki responsible for the characters, CG, and main visuals. The program is by yaqinking, the UI is by Yugong Meng, Live2D is by Gao Zhuangzhu, and the music is by Boss Rabbit; The directors for performance, background, and voice are also credited separately.

Original soundtrack included

The soundtrack lists 21 pieces of music, including the theme song and accompaniment recordings; There is also a radio drama called "The Nonexistent Qixi," which lasts 22 minutes and 16 seconds. Radio dramas and music use different types of content.

Disappearance and childhood acquaintances

In Chapter Eight, Banxia and Gu Wei kiss and suddenly disappear, turning their daily romance into an investigation into abnormal powers. Chapter 27 reveals that Banxia and her classmate Su Su are the same person; When she was active as Su Xia as a child and bullied by other children, she received help from Gu Wei, and this meeting became the starting point for their later relationship.

The Su family's intervention and the lover's choice

To obtain male offspring, the Su family uses extraordinary powers to change the child's birth gender, and forces Su Su to hide his identity as he grows up. After returning to campus, Su Su receives an invitation from the Happy Prince and is temporarily able to approach Gu Wei as a young girl, but she must bear the price of extraordinary power. In the true ending, Gu Wei sacrifices herself to rewrite Banxia's life, allowing her to live as an ordinary girl, while she disappears from her experiences and memories.

Mobile phones and live performances

Mobile communication handles multiple choices and information exchange, with companions replying via text or voice; You can also open Tips on your phone in the bottom right corner to look up terms. Hitomi Yumeno's livestream features a Live2D avatar, chat room, and tipping interface, directly connected to topics related to virtual streamers in the disappearance investigation.

Biscuit perspective and case reasoning

The prologue, "The Man in the Case," begins with the perspective of the biscuit. Chapter 22: "Ordinary Cookies" brings the investigation back to the motive behind the case: any error in either of the two key judgments leads the story to End 03: "An Ordinary Person Like Me"; Continuing the investigation is necessary to enter the subsequent memories and reveal his identity.

The disagreement between the key and the meeting upstairs

In Chapter 26, 'Ten Million,' immediately returning the investigation key will stop the story in 'The Date That Can't Go Back,' and borrowing it will push the investigation forward. Chapter 30: "Black-tailed Seagull" again demands a decision on whether to go upstairs to meet and face the identity of the person before him; Whether she left or didn't stick to the identity of Su Banxia, she would enter 'We All Have a Bright Future.'

A day of concealment

Chapter 32: 'The Unreachable You' is officially marked July 12. Gu Wei questioned Zhong Qibei about the number of contact lenses, the temperature of indoor objects, and the requirements for going out, but the actual date was revealed to be July 13. The subsequent disagreement centers on whether to continue saving Banxia or defying fate; The latter enters "The Vanishing Summer," and continuing the rescue leads to the new timeline of Chapter 33, "The Perfect Summer."

The two previous investigations were divided

Chapter 12, 'A Complicated Life,' presents three consecutive key judgments. If any judgment fails, the process will first show that group before moving on to End01: "Rose-Colored College Life." In Chapter 13, 'Who Is the Person Behind Us?', if you give up the investigation, you enter End02, 'The Boy in Red.' These two discrepancies arise before the later judgment of keys, identities, and dates.

Live stream clues about the Jiangcheng fire

Chapter 15: "The Happy Prince" livestreams the strange fire incident in Jiangcheng. Clues include residents inside the building, a young couple entering the fire to rescue their child, and the ladder they set up after being trapped. The rescue from the fire scene was then investigated by Gu Wei and the others.

Anniversary Bonus Chapter: Summer of Macchiato

After the 2021 anniversary appreciation livestream ended, the producers provided a free update of the short story "Macchiato's Summer." It is adapted from the winning work of a fan fiction contest, supplementing the story from a different perspective and using full Chinese audio.

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