VRIDGE has announced romance visual novel Our Battle Has Just Begun! Episode 2 for Switch and PC (Steam). It will launch on March 3 worldwide for $9.99 with Japanese voice-overs and support for Japanese, English, and Traditional Chinese subtitles.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
This new country that awaits you is the forest country of Roseail, land of elves and beastmen!
Oma may have saved the realm from the Demon Lord,
but he has somehow overwritten all of these memories with memories of his past life.This is your typical adventure visual novel filled with heroes and heroines…except it starts where games usually end. Episode 2 is here!
As you read through the story of the game, you’ll find choices. The choices you make in game drastically change the story, and the Hero and his heroine’s fate.
Avoid the challenges and happy endings with heroines in a new country to continue on your journey back to your homeland.
Key Features
- This new country that awaits you is the forest country of Roseail, land of elves and beastmen!
- Enjoy a comical and slightly serious story with our still largely inexperienced protagonist!
- Keep an eye out for the beautiful new heroines the Hero meets in this episode!
Story
Roseail, the forest country, consists of a vast woodland dotted with elven and beastmen towns.
After leaving Alard, the country of plenty, the Hero and his party visit Jarn, a Roseailian town with a booming dungeon business.
Since no national ceremonies are planned this time around, the Hero looks forward to a leisurely stay.
That is until he meets the commander of the guard, an adventurer, and a visiting representative of Roseail.
What secrets dwell in the adventurers’ coveted dungeons?
“Follow the Hero and his party as they face brand new challenges in a novel land!”
Characters
- Mana (voiced by Natsuki Fujiawara) – Commander of the Guard. Mana is a wolf beastgirl and commander of Jarn’s guard. A prodigy who became the youngest commander in the history of the force, she works with the older members of her team to ensure the security of the town of Jarn. As the town grows, the number of adventurer-induced problems increases rapidly. This is what Mana and the guard have been forced to deal with.
- Synsya (voiced by Yuiko Kaido) – The Representative. Synsya is an elven woman who serves as the representative of the forest country of Roseail. By mediating the interactions between previously antagonistic races, she has become the driving force behind Roseail’s national unification. She is currently touring Roseail’s many towns to enact important policies that address their many problems. However, her harsh decision making is said to have turned many people against her.
- Taylor (voiced by Yuki Watarai) – The Adventurer. Taylor is a former mercenary turned adventurer and fighter who wields a large sword. She was a mercenary for the allied forces during the war against the Demon Lord’s army. After the war, she stayed in Jarn and became an adventurer. Although she isn’t very sociable, she has an unusually good reputation among the townsfolk of Jarn.
Watch the announcement trailer and more below. Visit the official website here.