Silver Chaos Fanbox: Eternal Fantasia

Might, a young swordsman, is injured in a terrible accident, and his best friend, Adonis, casts a spell to save his life, giving his own body to the demon Herdeus, who plans to take over the world.

Now Might's quest against Herdeus is finished, and the story continues, as you find out what happened with Might and his companions in the aftermath, picking up where the different endings of Silver Chaos left off.

Might - Might is war orphan from the battle with Herdeus that occured ten years prior, and grew up in an orphanage with his friend Adonis. He has just finished a quest in which he defeated the resurrection of the demon Herdeus and his considered a hero. Seiyuu: Suzumura Ken'ichi (Game Alias: Takigawa Daisuke).

Adonis - Adonis was the best friend of Might, who was used by the demon Herdeus after casting a spell to save Might's life. He has been reunited with Might in the modern world. Seiyuu: Susumu Chiba (Game Alias: Progress).

Hector Bryce - Once a rather dark individual who raped and tortured people, when helped by Might he reformed to become his ally against Herdeus. Since the victory against the demon, he now works as an alchemist. Seiyuu: Ueda Yuuji (Game Alias: Tatsuya Fujiki).

Werne Claudius - Werne is the new king of the kingdom after his father lost his life in the battle against Herdeus. He was rather spoiled and selfish as a child, but is now older and more mature since he had to take on the kingdom. Seiyuu: Iwanaga Tetsuya.

Lawrence Lancastor - Lawrence is the Head of the Royal Guard. He is a strong individual and a talented swordsman with a sturdy and serious attitude, who is now a hero after the battle with Herdeus. Seiyuu: Kosugi Juurouta (Game Alias: Hamagorou).

Leica Keet - Leica is a strong fighter, a victorious veteran from the battle with Herdeus, but he spends most of his time now that days are more peaceful running an orphanage and taking care of the children there. Seiyuu: Konishi Katsuyuki.

Pam - Pam is an animal-child that Might encountered on his quest to defeat Herdeus. Once a whiney child, Pam has now grown since his part in the victory against Herdeus. He is now searching for his family. Seiyuu: Miyata Kouki.

Kurt Howell - Kurt is a priest who runs a temple to the god Ragsiel who helped Might and his allies against the demon Herdeus. He is a somewhat quiet and extremely polite individual who is very devoted to his god. Seiyuu: Tsukui Kyosei

Ragsiel - Ragsiel is a god, who's power countered that of Herdeus's in the past. Seiyuu: Inoue Kazuhiko (Game Alias: Shihana Kaoru).

Herdeus - Herdeus is the demon the wreaked havoc on the world ten years in the past, and returned in the body of Adonis to try world conquest once again. He was defeated by Might... or in some stories, it may be said Might became his prisoner instead... Seiyuu: Chiba Susumu (Alias: Progress).

Silver Chaos Fanbox: Eternal Fantasia, being a fanbox, isn't really a game, but rather a bunch of collected goodies for fans of Silver Chaos.

The main attraction of this fanbox is it includes epilogue stories that show what happens after each of the endings from the original Silver Chaos game. For those that have gotten the different endings from the original game and want more, now you can see what happens with Might and his different possible endings from the first game: with Adonis, Hector, Werne, Lawrence, Leica, Pam, Kurt, Ragsiel, and Herdeus. However, the "evil Might with Herdeus" ending is missing. Also, Sergei and Fritz do not make an appearance.

These epilogues play out in a visual novel style, and they are /nothing/ but CGs. You do not see the character stills, rather they only show the CG graphics with the voice dialogue. There are 38 new CGs to whet your Silver Chaos appetite.

The game also features some computer goodies, including tons of recorded Windows sounds by the different characters, hosting 81 different voice files. There is also a large wallpaper section, and a mini quiz game. The characters of the game read you questions about Silver Chaos, and you have ten seconds to pick from the multiple-choice answers. After clearing one stage of the quiz game, you can get to new stages. Getting answers correct in the quiz game rewards you with new wallpaper in the wallpaper section.

As far as technical issues with the game, I had no problems on Windows XP with the language set to Japanese. Be aware this game requires native Japanese OS support: this means you will not be able to play on Windows 98/Me using third-party Japanese support software. You must have Windows 2000/XP set into native Japanese properly, or a Japanese version of Windows.

AGTH Compatibility - Silver Chaos Fanbox: Eternal Fantasia is compatible with Anime Games Text Hooker. It does not need any extra parameters. However, the GetGlyphOutlineA thread that extracts text is located below all the visible threads in the drop-down menu, so you will have to hit Tab, and then the down arrow until you find the GetGlyphOutlineA thread that is extracting the text. The address of this thread seems to vary between loads of the game, so /w cannot be used to automatically select the text thread.

Silver Chaos Fanbox: Eternal Fantasia Full CG Capture Save File - A save file that unlocks all the CGs and wallpapers in the game.

Being a fanbox, this game really is designed for fans of Silver Chaos, featuring extended endings and computer goodies for anyone who just didn't get enough from the first game.

As such, this is a game that you will only want to pick up if you are a fan of Silver Chaos, and it is a must for the Silver Chaos fan's collection. While it is very short, as is the case with most fanbox games, the fact that you get to see additional footage about what happens after the different endings for the first game, featuring lots of new CGs, makes it worthwhile. A lot of games could benefit with additional stories to the ending couplings, and that is exactly what this fanbox brings you. Plus you get goodies for your PC as well. While I'm not interested in the sound files myself, I'm sure many fans would find them a plus. They also have a great wallpaper section. The fact there is a built-in mini-game to gain more wallpapers is both a plus and a minus in my opinion: a plus because it gives another interactive aspect to the game, but a minus because for non-Japanese-reading fans, because it can get really frusterating randomly picking options from the multiple choices trying to get questions right to unlock the wallpapers that are missing.

If you are new to Silver Chaos, then you will probably want to steer clear, as the epilogue short stories featured in this game spoil the endings for the original game. They would also be confusing without the background revealed about the characters and story from the first game. My suggestion: get the original Silver Chaos, play it through, and once you've gotten all the endings then check out this game. It's short, but it's more Silver Chaos, and should tide you over until Silver Chaos 2: Artificial Mermaid is released.

VividColor's Official Silver Chaos Fanbox: Eternal Fantasia Site (Japanese) - The company's site with information on the game.

VANITY (Japanese) - The personal website of Takatsuki Noboru, the artist of Silver Chaos.

PC Yaoi Games' Silver Chaos Fanbox: Eternal Fantasia Review (English) - Some information to Silver Chaos Fanbox: Eternal Fantasia.

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