Snow Bound Land

Snow Bound Land

Snow Bound Land is based on the fairytale called "[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]" by Hans Christian Andersen.

One day, the main character Gerda and some others were cursed by a mirror. What fate awaits them as they embark on a journey to undo the curse? Gerda has lived in a small town together with her childhood friend Kai since she's was young. She lived peacefully surrounded by her beloved flowers. One day Kai obtains a mirror that is said to grant wishes. The timid and sickly Orva, he energetic apprentice cook Craes and the traveling swordsman with no sense of direction Aje also happened to be present.

As they doubtfully peek into the mirror, it suddenly smashes into tiny pieces. They are engulfed in light and lose consciousness. After that, Gerda and the others awaken to find that the fragments of the mirror have vanished without a trace. Not understanding what happened, they start on the road home without feeling any disaster had occurred.

But the next day certain changes are appearing on their bodies!?
~ Summary taken from VNDb

I'm really looking forward to this game~<3

I love fairytales- especially Hans Christian Andersen's works! So they better do this justice...

Akira Ishida is playing a character the same age as me, with my favorite male name as his name.

Cannot...contain...inner-fangirl!!!!!!



Sadly, another game I will never get to play.

Ishida Akira isn't in the main cast...

Hopefully Otomate can pull this off without screwing up badly. I'll keep my eye out for this game for now.

Haha, yeah...but at least he's in the game! And I think his character will be fairly significant because, in the banner section, he's the only non-main character who has banners. Not even the Snow Queen got one!

There could also be the fact that because it's an Ishida Akira character, he got a banner. Some Japanese Ishida Akira fans are... well, on the same level as Shimono Hiro, Kondou Takashi, Miyano Mamoru, Kamiya Hiroshi and Ono Daisuke fans, really. In other words, they just SEE Ishida-san's name and they'll buy the... whatever the fuck it is.

Also, Japanese visual novels' website's technical classification of the importance of characters is a bit flawed. "Main" (most of the time) means "love interest, has a route and a few endings" and "supporting" is "not a love interest". Not all, but a lot of works use "main/supporting/sub" in this way.

So there is a strong possibility that Ivan is a fairly important character with many appearances. Ishida Akira would NOT be a cheap hire. He might come out a lot in the game, but since he has no confirmed route nor ending, he's a "supporting" character. At the sounds of things, maybe a main antagonist?

True. Although I wish he did have a route...I think I'd prefer if he had a smaller role, and at least had a route. Maybe a hidden route, like Nightmare in Heart no Kuni no Alice.

Yeah, I'm already interested in his backstory.

I love Hans Christian Anderson's works. And that artwork looks really, really nice! MUST... BUY... DESPITE LACK OF CASH... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Man, I wasn't very interested in Snow Bound Land, but the second I heard Ishida Akira was playing a part, my interest was very piqued. It wasn't as much interest as I would have given if he were an actual love interest, though. I might buy it after release if I hear good things about it? The art and concept certainly sounds cute enough, but I don't think I'll end up preordering it..

Oh, I just heard, Snow Bound Land was postponed from 9/26 to 11/21, for those who would want to know!!

That's a shame!  It seems like a lot of things are getting postponed lately...

I hope theres no drop in the quality of the release, maybe they are prioritizing other games than this

Otomate has delayed practically every single game for a couple of years now. At least, the ones I know of, anyway. Shiratsuyu no Kai and NORN9 were delayed, and boy... they suffered. :S

I get that working in a niche market must be harder than I can fathom, but checking for plotholes is such a basic thing. It's sad that most (not all, but most I've encountered) otome gamers only care about the seiyuu, art and/or if a character fits a certain type of "moe" mold for them.

Long story short, I agree; I really hope they don't butcher Snow Bound Land! I love Hans Christian Andersen works, so it would be really disappointing.

Laramie Castiel wrote: It's sad that most (not all, but most I've encountered) otome gamers only care about the seiyuu, art and/or if a character fits a certain type of "moe" mold for them.

God I hate those seiyuu-obsessed girls. They practically can't play anything that isn't played by their bias. I judge otome games only after I play them and research seiyuus afterwards. 

Hype wrote:

Laramie Castiel wrote: It's sad that most (not all, but most I've encountered) otome gamers only care about the seiyuu, art and/or if a character fits a certain type of "moe" mold for them.

God I hate those seiyuu-obsessed girls. They practically can't play anything that isn't played by their bias. I judge otome games only after I play them and research seiyuus afterwards. 

I definitely have played a game just because of a particular seiyuu before... and I'm the author of the a list of their aliases! However, in my defence, I do play a lot of games regardless of voice acting PERIOD. I used to look up a list of what a certain seiyuu performed in, and checked if it interested me enough. If I was dubious, I'd still play it anyway because of the "at least [X] is in it". It's the biggest bonus ever if I end up really liking the game.

Then again, otome games aren't particularly known for catering to those seeking more "depth", you could call it. In general, otome gamers are quite happy with the most cliche and standard settings ever as long as the art is pretty and there are nice voices. Sometimes I wish more otome games would have plot quality and "originality" equalling or surpassing Black Wolves Saga.