DMM announced today that the popular free-to-play RPG Muv-Luv Girls Garden will get another crossover with the main timeline of the franchise, specifically Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse.
The game, which is a spin-off of the beloved visual novel franchise sporting a completely new cast of characters and setting, will get the crossover collaboration on October 10.
The trailer showcases eight characters from Total Eclipse, but only Cryska Barchenowa, Inia Sestina, Fikatsia Latrova, and Cui Yifei get a prominent portrait, meaning that there likely will be a part 2 featuring Yui Takamura, Tarisa Manandal, Stella Bremer, and Nastassja Ivanova.
One thing is for sure: considering how beloved Total Eclipse is among fans, especially in Japan, this is likely to spark another spike of activity in the already popular Girls Garden.
Incidentally, news about the franchise will be shared on October 22 during a Muv-Luv Presents livestream at 8:00 PM Japan Time. This will focus on news that was expected to be shared during a stage event at Tokyo Game Show before the cancellation of the last day due to a typhoon.
Of course, you can expect a report about all the relevant news here on Simulation Daily… and something else, but that’s still a secret.
For the moment, Muv-Luv Girls Garden is available only in Japanese for iOS, Android, and PC, but a global version will be released on Steam soon.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Muv-Luv franchise, it was created by âge, and it debuted in Japan starting in 2003 with a trilogy of sci-fi visual novels.
The original game for PC (which actually includes two visual novels, Muv-Luv Extra and Unlimited) was followed by Muv-Luv Alternative, completing the original trilogy in 2006. It’s considered by many to be one of the best visual novels ever written.
The trilogy was ported to several platforms, including PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, Steam, and recently Nintendo Switch and Android, and it was finally localized in English in 2016 following a very successful Kickstarter campaign. As mentioned above, the iOS version is coming soon.
Several additional visual novels have since expanded the franchise’s universe, and we also have games featuring different genres like the action RPG Project MIKHAIL: A Muv-Luv War Story and the upcoming Muv-Luv: Tactics Kalidasa at Nightmare.
Further games are being developed and planned, including Muv-Luv Tactics Resonative, Duty: Lost Arcadia set on the European front, and the Muv-Luv Alternative sequel Muv-Luv: Integrate.
