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Narcissu ~ Moshimo Ashita ga aru Nara Portable

The Narcissu doujin game goes PSP now huh?
Personally while I didn't really enjoy Narcissu 3rd, Narcissu side 2nd and Narcissu are games that have changed my views on visual novels. The game may not have great voices and graphics, but a well written and touching story with memorable music can be remembered for a long time in your mind.
So I say but side 2nd had some known seiyuus lending their voices. List includes Goto Yuko, Noto Mamiko, Tanaka Ryoko among others. Music includes some names like Elements Garden and Eufonius sang the OP for side 2nd
The story for Narcissu is simple. The male protagonist finds himself with an incurable disease, gets warded at 7F. He meets a girl Setsumi, who like him doesn't have long to live. They go on a journey together (to find a place to die or maybe perhaps find a goal with whatever is left of their short life). In side 2nd, the game takes place a few year before Narcissu. Setsumi is the protagonist and she meets a girl, Himeko who is warded at 7F. It is a story of how they became friends and how Himeko spent her remaining days
Official Site for Stage Nana: http://stage-nana.sakura.ne.jp/
Narcissu and Narcissu 2nd can be downloaded from the site as the games are free to be played.
An english translation for Narcissu can be found here - http://narcissu.insani.org/. side 2nd as far as I know is still being translated (or dropped)
As someone's who played it and if you're reading this, please give it a try. The stage nana site only has the japanese version. The insani one has english in it. All it takes to finish is a few hours. If after finishing the game and you felt that it has touched you (or your heart) feel free to recommend it to your friends, just like what I'm trying to do now

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