"Tricolor △ Painted Love" sets its story in Wuhan in the autumn of 2005, centering on an art student and her classmate Wen Zhi and childhood friend Mo Xiaoju. Choices affect favorability, and the game also uses online statistics to show player preferences.
| Title of the work | Tricolor △ Elove |
|---|---|
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2017-09-21 |
| Platform | PC |
| Genre | Text Adventure (ADV) |
| Also known as | Tricolour Lovestory |
| Development | Illian GALGAME |
| Game engine | Jirijiri 2/KAGEX |
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Wuhan and the Art Class
The story takes place in the autumn of 2005 in Wuhan, with the protagonist being an art class student. Transfer student Wen Zhi enters his life; Meanwhile, Mo Xiaoju, whom he had known since childhood, was also by his side. Two girls with different personalities approach each other at the same time, leading him to face various relationship choices in his daily campus life.
Wenzhi and Mo Xiaoju
Wen Zhi is a student who transferred into the art class, quiet and taciturn, and skilled in painting; Mo Xiaoju is the protagonist's childhood friend, outgoing and used to taking care of him, but their relationship at the time was somewhat distant. Art classes and old acquaintances form the two main starting points of the story's relationship lines.
Options and player statistics
The work uses a textual adventure structure, with choices affecting the route and affection. The game also features a "Three Scholars System," which aggregates some of the player's choices into online statistics, allowing players to see others' preferences. The Steam description also lists full voice acting, about one million words of text, and over a hundred CG images.
Version supplement
Steam also offers a Complete Edition DLC, which relies on the base game and is free. This version features a new engine, rewritten scripts, and optimized user experience, adding new CG, bullet comments, Mobile Link progress synchronization, and subtitle switching; The official note specifically states that old save files cannot be carried over.
Relocation, Album, and Conditions for Staying in Wuhan
In June 2005, Qiu Cheng's parents planned to move to Guangzhou due to business failures. He and Mo Xiaoju return home together to request a chance to keep their contact, but see the booklet they painted together being burned. In September, he did not leave with his parents and secretly enrolled in an art class. After discovering this, the parents set a new deadline: in one month, the district joint exam must be in the top ten of the class and recognized by a special-grade teacher, or else they would be sent south. Wen Zhi began tutoring him in painting, while Mo Xiaoju supported him with lunch and companionship.
Poster collaboration and Luo Yan's confession
Chi Yao handed the school sports day poster to Qiu Cheng in exchange for help with the parents and the art class. Wen Zhi was responsible for painting, Mo Xiaoju provided the computer and joined the design. The three worked together at the Mo family and later used their earnings to buy a phone for Qiu Cheng. Xiao Ju's deskmate Luo Yan had liked her for nearly a year and demanded Qiu Cheng either respond clearly or let go. The National Day park confession happened so that the previously avoided relationship was laid before the three of them.
Sister Lin's conflict with the water park on her way back
Behind the bullying of Wenzhi was her old friend Sister Lin. Sister Lin accumulates resentment over further education, family turmoil, and their disappearance. After becoming Li Dasi's girlfriend, she uses her subordinates to take revenge. On the way back from the water park, she confronted Zhi Wenzhi and Mo Xiaoju to argue in person. Chi Guo sends a distress message, and Chi Yao arrives with Li Dasi to stop the attack; Qiu Cheng then fainted and was taken to the hospital.
Painting memories diverge from the route
At the end of the chapter, players choose to leave memories related to Wen Zhi or Mo Xiaoju in the drawing book. These accumulated paintings are chosen to participate in later divergences, and the two discover that after the drawing album, the emotions recorded in it enter their respective character lines.
Two close encounters at the school sports meet
Wen Zhi's two-legged partner didn't show up, so Qiu Cheng asked Chi Yao to help cover and complete the match with her in her place. In the afternoon, he went to the computer lab to replace another contestant and compete in the Warcraft finals against Mo Xiaoju. The two had one win and one loss, with Xiaoju ultimately winning the championship; The secret words during the match also gave Qiu Cheng the chance to express reconciliation to her.
Unified exams, heavy rain, and postponed birthdays
Qiu Cheng and Mo Xiaoju learned Wen Zhi's birthday from their student IDs and prepared a drawing board and brooch for her. Wen Zhi, however, was supervised by her father to practice painting. He planned to arrange for her to further her studies through the unified exam, but she wanted to delay her departure by failing the exam. The party was initially postponed. The heavy rain prevents Xiaoju from going home, so she stays overnight at Qiu Cheng's house; The next day, the three finally gathered for a postponed birthday party.
Uncle Mo's entrustment and personal storyline
Uncle Mo explained Qiu Cheng's family situation to Wen Zhi and asked her to help Qiu Cheng and Xiao Ju clear up the issue. After the personal storyline unfolds, Mo Xiaoju's route begins with her discovering her own portrait in the artbook, then returning to the hospital to confess her feelings to Qiu Cheng. In the Wen Zhi storyline, Wen Zhi, who has left home, is temporarily taken in by Qiu Cheng, while Xiao Ju and Luo Yan search for her outside; At the end, Qiu Cheng returned to the regular class, Wen Zhi was still in Europe, and their relationship shifted to a different location.
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Related entries
- Characters:Wen Zhi (Tricolor △ Hui Lian)
- Characters:Mo Xiaoju (Tricolor △ Elian)
- Characters:Luo Yan (Tricolor △ Painted Love)
- Characters:Chi Yao (Tricolor △ Elian)
- Characters:Uncle Mo (Tricolor △ Painted Love)
- Setting and Setting:Division Two Middle School (Sanshiki Ei Lian)
- Script and Director:Brother-in-law's big black hand
- Key Animation and Character Design:Kazuzu
- Interface and Background Art:Otc.
- Procedure:yaqinking
- Performance:A-Ruan
- Animation:White crow
- Music:project lights
- Related songs:Sanshiki E-Ren (Theme Song)
- Theme song performance:Clouds spread among the stars
- Theme song lyrics:Save the pig
- Theme song composition and arrangement:maru（project lights）
- In subsequent works, the story takes place earlier:Three-color E-Ren S
- Follow-up short stories:Three-Color Love, Future Scroll
- Prequel:Three-color E-Ren S
- Characters:Qiu Cheng (Tricolor △ Illian)
- Characters:Chika (Three-Color Love)
- Characters:Sister Lin (Tricolor △ Elove)
- Characters:Li Dasi (Tricolor △ Illian)
- Characters:Old Ding (Tricolor △ Elove)
- Included chapters:Poster collaboration for the school sports meet
- Setting and Setting:Illustration album by Qiu Cheng and Mo Xiaojv
- Game System:Drawing choices at the end of the chapter
- Included chapters:The three-legged team and esports competition at the school sports meet
- Included chapters:Postponed birthday parties
References
- Bangumi entry for works: Sanshiki △ Picture Love
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- Steam original product page
- Steam Complete Edition DLC page
- Hocassian/Tonghejun: Summary of the 'Tricolor Painting Love' Completion Storyline
- ZeroCounter: "The irreconcilable orange and purple finally break into each other's colors"
- The scenery passing by is truly beautiful: Thoughts on completing the Tricolor Romance series
- Huolian: Sanse Huilian official website
- Sanshiki E-Koi S: Developer Mobile Link Introduction
- Sanseki Romance Future Scroll Steam official introduction
- Huilian Production Team: Official announcement from Future Scroll and CE
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