Machi

VNDB 8.09/10
Dist.

Score distribution Median: 8 Average: 8.28 Bayesian: 8.09 42 votes

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EGS 80/100
Dist.
Score distribution Median: 80 Average: 78 Bayesian: 77.22 18 votes
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90-99
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70-79
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50-59
1
Original Language
ja
Released
1998.01.22
Play Time
26h (4 votes) (EGS: 22h)
Developer
Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Publisher
jaSEGA, Dwango Co., Ltd., Spike Chunsoft
+1 countries
External Links
Machi is a story of 8 unrelated protagonists, all with their own problems and objectives, all living in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan. The story spans 5 in-game days and is told through a huge number of live-action still photographs. The protagonists are varied, including a high school playboy, a gamer geek police officer, a struggling actor, an ex-Yakuza man, a TV scriptwriter and many more. Each of the protagonists lead a completely different story that even defies genres, with one story having a lighthearted comedy style while another having a dark, ominous tone.

The player must play all of the stories in parallel, jumping across different protagonists, and backtracking to re-select branches which not only affect the active protagonist, but also other protagonists through often bizarre twists of causality.

Since its release in 1998, Machi has amassed a cult following among Japanese Sound Novel players, causing a yearning for a sequel for years which did not come to fruition until 2008 which had the release of the spiritual sequel, 428: Fusa Sareta Shibuya De.
Amamiya Keima
Amamiya Keima
雨宮 桂馬
main
Ushio Masami
Ushio Masami
牛尾 政美
main
Umabe Jintarou
Umabe Jintarou
馬部 甚太郎
main
Shinoda Masashi
Shinoda Masashi
篠田 正志
main
Ichikawa Fumiyasu
Ichikawa Fumiyasu
市川 文靖
main
Tobisawa Youhei
Tobisawa Youhei
飛沢 陽平
main
Takamine Takashi
Takamine Takashi
高峰 隆士
main
Hosoi Yoshiko
Hosoi Yoshiko
細井 美子
main
Asou Shiori
麻生 しおり
primary
Numata Takeyoshi
沼田 岳義
primary
Gonda Genzou
権田 玄三
side
Tsuchiya Toshio
土屋 利男
side
Geronimo
ジェロニモ
side
Tokura Jun'ichi
都倉 純一
appears
Kamishiro Kyousuke
神代 恭介
appears
Kabasawa Takeshi
カバ沢 猛
primary
Kumano Kenta
クマ野 健太
primary
Shiina Michiru
椎名 みちる
primary
Duke Hamaji
デューク 浜地
side
Ebihara Mariko
エビ原 マリ子
side
Takamine Aya
高峰 綾
side
Kakinuma
柿沼
appears
Kujirai
鯨井
appears
Kojima Sanji
狐島 三次
primary
Shiramine Tadamichi
白峰 忠道
primary
Shiramine Ruiko
白峰 るい子
primary
Yamabuki Kyouichirou
山吹 京一郎
side
Kashiwagi Iwao
柏木 巌
side
Daimatsu Masayoshi
大松 正吉
appears
Nichiyoubi
日曜日
primary
Getsuyoubi
月曜日
primary
Kayoubi
火曜日
side
Suiyoubi
水曜日
side
Mokuyoubi
木曜日
side
Doyoubi
土曜日
side
Seyama Takahiro
瀬山 高広
appears
Ogata Keiji
尾形 敬治
appears
Suenaga Shouko
末永 晶子
primary
Kogarashi Fukurou
木嵐 袋郎
primary
Kurashina Ami
倉科 亜美
primary
Akiba Minako
秋葉 美奈子
primary
Katase Yuki
片瀬 ユキ
side
Akbina Yuuzou
秋葉 雄三
appears
Ibata Kazutaka
井端 和孝
primary
Gochou
伍長
side
Akiyama Kaoru
秋山 薫
primary
Takada Youichi
高田 洋一
primary
Aoi Norio
青井 則生
main
Takamine Atsushi
高峰 厚士
main
Patrick Dandy
パトリック・ダンディ
main
Sagiyama Isamu
サギ山 勇
main
Shirota Takurou
白田 琢朗
side
Emperor Kurokawa
エンペラー黒川
side
Takamine Kasumi
高峰 霞
side
Koito Ayumi
小糸 亜弓
side
Naito Jun
Naito Jun
内藤 淳
appears
Ea
エア
appears
Date Lang Title Type Age Flags Stores EGS
1999.03.25 ja Sound Novel Evolution 1 - Otogirisou - Soseihen note trial
cd
Open 2
75
1998.01.22 ja Machi complete
cd x2
Open 1
1999.01.28 ja Sound Novel Evolution 3: Machi ~Unmei no Kousaten~ note complete
cd x2
Open 1
2006.04.27 ja Machi ~Unmei no Kousaten~ Tokubetsu Hen note complete
umd
18+
Open 3
80
2002.04.04 ja Sound Novel Evolution 3: Machi ~Unmei no Kousaten~ PS One Books note complete
cd x2
Open 1
2005.10.11 ja Machi - i Appli note complete
in
Open 1
2007.08.30 ja SEGA THE BEST - Machi ~Unmei no Kousaten~ Tokubetsu Hen note complete
umd
17+
Open 2
2012.03.27 ja Machi ~Unmei no Kousaten~ Tokubetsu Hen - Download Edition note complete
in
17+
Open 1
2022.04.30 zh-Hans Yinxiang Xiaoshuo Xilie Di San Bu: Jie ~Mingyun de Jiaochadian~ (Unofficial) note complete
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2022.04.30 zh-Hans Jie ~Mingyun de Jiaochadian~ Tebie Pian (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1

Original edition

scenario
Hiramatsu Masaki "Otaku Keiji Hashiru!", "Ao Mushi Shou"
Iwakata Retsu "Shichiyoukai", "Yaseru Omoi"
Nagasaka Shuukei "Otaku Keiji Hashiru!", "Shichiyoukai", "Schrödinger no Te", "Mayoeru Gaijin Butai" and "Hanabi"
Yamazaki Osamu "The Wrong Man: Ushi", "The Wrong Man: Uma", "De-ki-cha-tta"
Yokoyama Itaru "Schrödinger no Te", "Mayoeru Gaijin Butai"
director
Asano Kazuya General director
Hiramatsu Masaki
Yamazaki Osamu
songs
Suzuki Yume OP "Yoake no Uta", ED "One and Only"
music
Hayashi HideyukiMusic producer, OP arrangement, ED composition
Namba HiroyukiMusic Producer
staff
Kudou KatsuhikoStill photography
Nagasaka ShuukeiOriginal concept, supervision
Nakamura KouichiProduction direction
Oono HiroshiStill photography
Sasada KazutoshiStill photography
Suzuki YumeLyrics songs
Tanaka AkiraPhotography producer
Ueda ToshioPhotography producer

Tokubetsu Hen (PSP)

staff
Ishii Jirou Supervision
Relation Title Official
set 428 〜封鎖された渋谷で〜 Official