12Riven

12Riven is the first and only game in the Integral series, based off of the popular Infinity series, made up of Never 7, Ever 17, and Remember 11. Like most of the games in the Infinity series, the game has two protagonists.

On May 20th, 2012, Renmaru Miyabidou (an Ordinary High School Student) receives a text from an unknown sender telling him that his childhood friend Myuu Takae will be murdered on the roof of a hotel. At the same time, Narumi Mishima, a cop, receives a similar text from her friend and co-worker Makoto, which also tells her to find Renmaru, as he is an ally. Renmaru arrives at the scene first, where he finds Myuu and a boy named Mei Kiridera, the leader of an organization called Psi-Climinal (an organization made up with those with the power of Psi), who intends to kill Myuu, as she is an interference to their plan, "The Second Eclipse Plan". Narumi soon arrives, and as things go downhill real fast, both protagonists split up in opposite directions, both which will lead them to opposing Psi-Climinal.

This Visual Novel is noted for having a troubled production history- while it was being written, KID went bankrupt, and so production was halted until Cyberfront picked it up. It was originally supposed to be the first game in a trilogy, but poor reviews and sales killed chances of that.

This game provides examples of:
 * Arc Number: 12.
 * And I Must Scream-
 * Big Bad
 * Bittersweet Ending-
 * Bowdlerization- In the PS 2 release of the game, shots of a character bleeding had their colors inverted to censor the blood (though shots of smaller bloodstains were left alone). This was changed in the PSP version, as the originals were shown normally, and was partially averted in the PC version.
 * Furthermore, in the PS 2 version, there was a scene cut where it showed Myuu as a kid getting bullied by other kids. The scene was cut to get a B (12+) rating, but the scene was put back in the PC and PSP versions.
 * Brought Down to Normal- Psi users in World A, who not only can't use their powers, but can only remain there for 12 minutes.
 * Chekhov's Gun- Way too many to count.
 * Cloning Blues-
 * Complete Monster-
 * Creepy Monotone- Those with Eclipse Syndrome tend to talk like this.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy- Tango.
 * Determinator- Both protagonists, but especially Renmaru.
 * Downer Ending-
 * - Practically taken to Beyond the Impossible levels.
 * Exposition Break- Very frequent (and a common complaint about the game).
 * Gondor Calls for Aid-
 * - Averted.
 * Happily Adopted-
 * Healing Factor- Some people with Psi have this, though it's not perfect.
 * Heel Face Turn-
 * Hot Blooded- Renmaru.
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia- Omega.
 * Les Yay- Makoto definitely thinks of Narumi as more than a friend.
 * Long-Lost Relative-
 * Meaningful Name- Several:
 * Narumi's name comes from an anagram of "liminal" (Nallmii). When pronounced in Japanese, it comes out as "Narumi".
 * Megane- Omega.
 * Meganekko- Maina.
 * Mob War- Though one of them isn't exactly a crime syndicate, the conflict between the Mirage Kingdom and the Shimura Club in World A is essentially this.
 * The Mole- In her audio message to Narumi, Makoto tells her that there's a mole in Public Security 12.
 * Mr. Exposition- Maina, Maina, Maina.
 * Mythology Gag- Yuyu apparently goes to Kyumeikan University as well, as she's wearing the same uniform that Sara does.
 * Names to Know In Anime
 * Ai Nonaka - Myuu.
 * Akio Ohtsuka - Boss.
 * Junichi Suwabe- Ohtemachi.
 * Masaya Matsukaze- Kiridera.
 * Naozumi Takahashi- Omega.
 * Rina Sato- Maina.
 * Yuu Kobayashi- Yuyu.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity-
 * Off-Model- One of the biggest complaints of the game were that many of the C Gs looked like this when compared to the character models. Most of those C Gs were redrawn in the PSP re-release to fix this, but some still look off.
 * Ordinary High School Student- Renmaru.
 * Photographic Memory- Exists as an actual condition: Cyclo Pedia Syndrome (CPS). Narumi has this,
 * The Power of Love- Renmaru's love for Myuu is what keeps him going, no matter how bad the situation.
 * Psychic Powers- Psi.
 * Red Herring-
 * Sequel Hook- One that was never resolved due to the Integral series being cancelled.
 * Shout Out- A character named "Boss" voiced by Akio Ohtsuka...sound familiar?
 * Each route takes place over the course of 24 hours (Word of God admits this aspect was inspired by Twenty Four).
 * Stable Time Loop-
 * Talking to Himself-
 * Theme Naming:
 * Tsundere- Myuu.
 * Tyke Bomb- All the members of Psi-Climinal count, as they're all under the age of 18.
 * Wasted Song - "Eclipse", a nice, five minute song that only plays twice in the game (one of those times being optional), where you'll only hear about 30-60 seconds of it (unless you wait it out).
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy- Kiridera.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair- Chisato.
 * You Have Failed Me-
 * Tsundere- Myuu.
 * Tyke Bomb- All the members of Psi-Climinal count, as they're all under the age of 18.
 * Wasted Song - "Eclipse", a nice, five minute song that only plays twice in the game (one of those times being optional), where you'll only hear about 30-60 seconds of it (unless you wait it out).
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy- Kiridera.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair- Chisato.
 * You Have Failed Me-