History VisualNovel / Narcissu

There is also a prequel called ''Narcissu -side 2nd-'' set about six to seven years before Narcissu, which tells the story of Himeko, a [[GenkiGirl cheerful]] former 7th floor helper who unexpectedly becomes a patient at the same floor she volunteered to help. Set in a summer day, when Setsumi, currently a regular outpatient of the hospital, went for regular check-up, meets Himeko, and their story begins there. The English translation for this [[strike:is currently in the {{Vaporware}} state]] is out on March 31st, 2010 after turbulent development.

An omnibus edition of all three games, ''Narcissu -moshimo ashita ga aru nara-'', has been released for the PSP.

The first game is available [[http://narcissu.insani.org here]]. The second game (bundled together with the first) is available [[http://www.neechin.net/narcissu/ here]].

An UpdatedRerelease with improvements by the original translators has been [[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=191616515 greenlit]] on {{Steam}} and is [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/264380 currently available]] on Early Access.

* RoadMovie

* HeyItsThatVoice: Side 2nd stars Creator/YukoGoto, Creator/NatsumiYanase, and Creator/MamikoNoto.

'''This game provides examples of:'''

* {{Vaporware}}: The English translation of Side 2nd has quite a history behind it, as a combination of lack of time due to work for one translator and the complete ''disappearance'' of the other delayed the game past its scheduled release. It is slightly infamous for taking nearly three years to complete since its announcement.

* YouDidntAsk: Setsumi has an envelope full of money the entire time, and doesn't tell the protagonist about it because, well, he never asked. Of course, by the time she reveals this, he'd already stolen clothes from a laundromat, attempted to rob a pachinko parlor, and was about to speed away from a gas station without paying, all because he thought they were broke. Real thoughtful of her.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Side 2nd stars YukoGoto, NatsumiYanase, and MamikoNoto.

A third game, ''Narcissu 3rd -[[GratuitousGerman Die Dritte Welt]]-'', is a compilation of several stories set in the same world. Unlike previous works in the series (disregarding prior released any supplementary material), it is a commercial release.

* AwardBaitSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHqXZKx9M9M narcissu]]'' from the second game.

* AwardBaitSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shclq-bVBwo narcissu ~eon~]]'' from the second game.

The first game is available [[http://narcissu.insani.org here]]. The second game ('bundled' together with the first)'s avaliable [[http://www.neechin.net/narcissu/ here]].

There is also a prequel called ''Narcissu -side 2nd-'' set about six to seven years before Narcissu, which tells the story of Himeko, a [[GenkiGirl cheerful]] former 7th floor helper who unexpectedly becomes a patient at the same floor she volunteered to help. Set in a summer day, when Setsumi, currently a regular outpatient of the hospital, went for regular check-up, meets Himeko, and their story begins there. The English translation for this [[strike:is currently in the {{Vaporware}} state]] is ''finally'' out.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: Himeko revealing that after all this time reading the maps, she's memorized all of them, and thus won't get lost no matter where they decide to drive on their final journey.]]

* AdultChild: Yuka

* CutesyDwarf: Setsumi is noted for her childlike appearance, and Yuka can be seen as one too (see AdultChild above). Chihiro may also qualify. Himeko is a tiny girl too in the illustrations, but for some reason no one mentions it directly in the novel.

* DidNotDoTheResearch / ShownTheirWork: The translator, being medical student, has stated that there are several inconsistencies of the medical system in the story with real life, but at least he get several parts right.

There is also a prequel called ''Narcissu -side 2nd-'' set about six to seven years before Narcissu, which tells the story of Himeko, a [[Genki Girl cheerful]] former 7th floor helper who unexpectedly becomes a patient at the same floor she volunteered to help. Set in a summer day, when Setsumi, currently a regular outpatient of the hospital, went for regular check-up, meets Himeko, and their story begins there. The English translation for this [[strike:is currently in the {{Vaporware}} state]] is ''finally'' out.

There is also a prequel called ''Narcissu -side 2nd-'' set about six to seven years before Narcissu, which tells the story of Himeko, a cheerful {{Genki Girl}} and a former 7th floor helper who unexpectedly be a patient at the same floor she volunteered to help. Set in a summer day, when Setsumi, currently a regular outpatient of the hospital, went for regular check-up, meets Himeko, and their story begins there. The English translation for this [[strike:is currently in the {{Vaporware}} state]] is ''finally'' out.

There is also a prequel called ''Narcissu -side 2nd-'' set about six to seven years before Narcissu, which tells the story of Himeko, a cheerful and {{Genki Girl}} and a former 7th floor helper who unexpectedly be a patient at the same floor she volunteered to help. Set in a summer day, when Setsumi, currently a regular outpatient of the hospital, went for regular check-up, meets Himeko, and their story begins there. The English translation for this [[strike:is currently in the {{Vaporware}} state]] is ''finally'' out.

* [=~Chekhov's Gun~=]: Related with the ForegoneConclusion. [[spoiler:The first novel begins by giving us the suicide statistics on Japan. You don't understand what to do with that information until the end, ''just before'' those statistics are repeated again...]]

* TheIshmael: The protagonist, arguably.

* JapaneseChristians: Chihiro and Himeko are Catholic, though Himeko claims to be only a "fake Catholic"; her struggle to resolve her crisis of faith before she dies is a major part of her storyline.