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By 大川游戏俱乐部 April 29

“像一杯深夜独饮的烧酒,初尝是热血高校的辛辣,回味却是青春将逝的苦涩。Ringo叼着烟翻过学校围墙的剪影,比任何成长电影都更戳心窝。那些看似自由的日常——在天台打架、在便利店打工、在河堤边读太宰治,最终都成了堆砌在毕业季前的无声告别。最痛的不是输掉格斗,而是某天突然发现曾经并肩的兄弟开始躲闪你的目光。当片尾曲响起时才懂:我们和Ringo一样,都在用叛逆掩饰对成人世界的恐惧。”

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Reviews

“不良の美学とノスタルジー”
IGN Japan

“There's a certain amount of existentialism in this game, and it feels very intentional and morose.”
9/10 – Bonus Stage

“...the fact that Ringo Ishikawa is subtle, reflective, and directionless, makes it a brilliant bit of subversion. It also means it's the most surprisingly thoughtful game I have played in quite some time.”
9/10 – Digitally Downloaded

About This Game

A highschool gang leader Ringo Ishikawa trying to live through his last autumn before graduation. With his best friends.

You should play it if:

1) You're fond of good stories with strong dialogues (especially about growing up)
2) You're a fight games enthusiast (you'll get your hands on some unique brawl mechanic and I promise you'll be satisfied)
3) You're into some yakuza-delinquent aesthetics

Basically, the game is an existential open world beat'em up with some school sim elements. It has a little of everything: a town to explore, day-night cycle, npc on their schedule, battle grinding, school grinding, mini-games (ping-pong, billiard, video-poker, video-game console with one game...) and so on.

But the main thing is the story I'm trying to tell. And I designed the game to make you feel this story. So it's not about rival gangs, or taking over turfs, or anything. You just live there and feel. And that's all.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS: 7
    • Processor: 1.2 GHZ
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Storage: 320 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OS
    • Processor: 1.2 GHZ
    • Memory: 2 MB RAM
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

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