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Muv-Luv Alternative is a direct sequel to Muv-Luv Unlimited, and is the grand finale of the Muv-Luv trilogy.
This page contains spoilers for the first game, so if this is your first time hearing about the series, we recommend playing Muv-Luv first.

This is it. The chips are down, the die’s been cast, and the fate of the multiverse is on the line. Step back into the cockpit and prepare for deployment in Muv-Luv Alternative, the most critically acclaimed visual novel of all time.
This isn’t a cutesy high school rom-com anymore; it’s an epic tale of political conspiracies, international espionage, an alien menace, quantum causality, genetic modification, and much, much more. It’ll test your limits, challenge your worldview, and by the time it’s all over, you’ll be so emotionally spent that it’ll be weeks before you can fully process the implications of what you’ve just witnessed.
This definitive release comes complete with a brand new translation, all-new CGs, additional voice acting, and dual language/ tablet support, so if you think you’re ready to take the dive, there’s never been a better time to strap in and see for yourself why so many readers consider this the greatest story ever told.

(PLEASE NOTE: The following section contains major spoilers for the previous installment in the franchise. Muv-Luv Alternative picks up where the events of the original Muv-Luv left off, and certain scenes will play out differently depending on your choices in the first game. To get the most out of the Muv-Luv experience, we highly recommend that you complete the original game before starting Muv-Luv Alternative.)
Three years have passed since the day Takeru suddenly awoke in a world not his own — a war-torn alternate reality in which mankind was locked in a decades-long struggle against the ruthless extraterrestrial invaders known as the BETA. In that time, he’s been through an awful lot — enlisting in the military, meeting parallel-universe versions of his old friends, and even falling in love. But unbeknownst to Takeru, he and his squadmates were being trained to participate in a top-secret UN plan known as Alternative IV — a last-ditch effort to take back the Earth via experimental technology. Unfortunately, however, development screeched to a halt when the project’s chief executive, Professor Kouzuki, hit a wall in her research, and the UN opted to scrap the project in favor of its successor: Alternative V. A tiny fraction of the population would abandon the Earth in the hopes of finding life anew in another star system. Takeru is one of the ones left behind, and dies in a hopeless war against the BETA.
But it seems that fate has bigger plans for Takeru, because he wakes up to find himself back in his childhood bedroom once again. Not in his own world, mind you — but back where he was three years prior. . This was no dream; this was a recurring nightmare. But then it hits him: this is a second chance. Perhaps he can use his knowledge to warn Professor Kouzuki, and together, they can somehow find a way to prevent Alternative V from ever being enacted. If he can change history, then maybe — just maybe — he’ll find the answers to all of his questions. Why has he gone back in time? Why isn’t Sumika here? And most importantly, what IS Alternative IV?

Over 50-70 hours reading time.
Available in three languages - Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese.
The UI has been reworked, so it's compatible with the newest tablet PCs and touchscreens.
User save data are stored in Steam cloud so readers can continue their progress anywhere with ease.
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Languages: English, Japanese*, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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ESPECTULAR EL DRAMA Y LA HISTORIA HASTA EL FINAL MUY EMOTIVA LARGA VIDA A LA ONU Y A ALTERNATIVE IV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Muv-Luv Alternative es la tercera parte de la trilogía Muv-Luv. Las otras dos partes, Muv-Luv Extra y Muv-Luv Unlimited, están en Steam bajo el nombre de Muv-Luv, es decir ambas partes están en un juego. Aclaraciones aparte... es puro cine. Lore súper detallado, peleas de mechas a gran escala, personajes memorables, desarrollo de personaje del protagonista como pocas veces se ve, y un final conclusivo que deja satisfecho. Nada más que decir. Pocas veces he leído algo así de bueno. Continuaré la historia en Muv-Luv Photonmelodies, ya que me han dejado con ganas de más.
我做了个梦 在梦里,人们不知道和平的意义, 无忧无虑地生活着。 我做了个梦 在梦里,人们为了保护他们的所爱 而奋不顾身 哪个是梦境,哪个是现实,全在于人醒来时是如何感受眼前一切的。 能区分梦境跟现实的恐怕只有神了吧 不过……我总觉得……我是不是能够做点什么…… 或许这也正是我来到这个世界的意义…… 如果这一切真的是无法扭转的命运…… 那在这个世界,我的存在到底又算什么…… 痛苦的离别,人类的命运…… 以及我自己的命运……我总觉得,我是不是能够改变这一切…… 如果从一开始……我就有强烈的意愿真心去保护我的所爱…… 说不定……我就能做到其他人都办不到的事情 ……所以 所以至少从现在开始…… 我要活着……活下去……保护这一切…… 保护这颗被所有人放弃了的星球…… 留在地球上的人们……留在地球上的回忆…… 以及……我深爱的人……我要赌上性命保护他们 我应该能够做点什么 我应该有这个力量 人类不会输 绝对不会输 因为有我在 因为……有我在
严重剧透!!!!!没玩过的慎看!! 很久没有亲手写过文字,但玩完muv三部曲(extra、unlimited、alternative)后深受感动,决定留下一些什么。 了解到这部作品是我独自在高松旅行时,途中碰到的台湾大哥Ivan推荐给我的,当时我们在直岛和男木岛进行圣地巡礼,聊到了一些galgame的感受,他顺势就把这部“不是很推荐的神作”告知了我。 当时听到介绍我大概了解了一些信息,例如这是一个很长的gal,前期要经过几十个小时的日常铺垫,后期会爆发会给人深深的震撼等等(甚至最后遗书的感动都被剧透一脸hhhh)。 回上海后先重温了Summer pocket reflection blue,毕竟刚巡礼完回来,余韵尚在。玩完后想起muv,加上正好steam大促,就把三部曲入手了。 不得不说前期的铺垫确实有些无聊,但是extra里每个角色都有自己的血肉和故事,对于之前gal经验不是很多的我来说也足够支撑我玩下去。 真正的转折在unlimited,切换世界观后,战争,废土搭配上本来“熟悉”的角色,加之被埋了很多伏笔,轻轻松松就玩了十几二十个小时。在过程当中我甚至接受了纯夏的不存在,感到了庆幸,但是隐隐约约觉得那颗大脑有点不对劲,霞也不对劲,一度觉得霞(Kasumi)是纯夏(Sumika)在这个世界的平替,在种种不安和期待中将这部作品打完了。 到了Alternative,不管从任何方面来说,都是核弹级别的存在,这部作品的口碑不论是在网络上还是Ivan的亲口描述,都是无与伦比的,我在及其期待的心情中打开了游戏。 过程多么引人入胜我就不提了,中间小麻的死给了我极大震撼,也让我看到武不是万能的,他经历了PTSD,会哭泣,求饶,甚至逃回来后小麻二度死亡和纯夏重伤,被所爱之人遗忘,被同学排挤,我曾想,如果在那个场景下,也许会自杀吧。 回到BETA世界,经历了很多生离死别的武终于逐步成长,玩游戏的心态也逐步从好奇探索,到了紧张害怕,每一次出击都是不得已,都会有人死,但是不得不前进。 随着剧情深入纯夏回归,告白之夜看到纯夏传递来的残酷影像时,我彻底破防了,之前有一些心里准备,但是真的看到后我真的一点都受不了,原因不是说接受不了什么触手,而是一个人在极度绝望下被肢解的同时给予性上和其他方面的快感,直到意识里其他东西全部消散甚至包括以前的生活和深爱的武,最后除了大脑和脊髓外什么都没能留下来; 玩到这一块时真的人已经半抑郁了,我和gpt聊了很久,话题包括而不限于,纯夏此时真的是纯夏吗(哲学上和科学上),当一个人的大脑经历了残忍的压迫和改造后所表现出来的行为,还是本人的意愿吗? gpt有几个回答解开了我的一些心结: “如果一个人脑部长了肿瘤,突然开始暴躁,攻击别人,你会觉得他变坏了吗?不是的,你只会觉得肿瘤改变了他的脑。所以根本不是纯夏败给了刺激,而是有人用极端暴力,改变了她的大脑工作方式。” “快感和幸福不是一回事。神经科学里,快感(Pleasure),奖励(Reward),幸福(Well-being),意义(Meaning)是四套不同系统,毒品能产生快感,没人会说吸毒的人因此幸福。所以即使后来身体产生刺激,也不能推出她真正喜欢这一切。” “在已经受了这种程度的伤以后,我们依然愿意承认,她曾经努力守护过自己。纯夏没有输。她是被一个远远超过普通人承受能力的环境不断摧毁。如果我们最后因为她产生了创伤反应、身体改变、人格受损,就说她意志不坚定。那其实是在替加害者完成最后一步。” “真正低贱的,是那个把人逼到这种境地的世界和行为。” 在这个事件后,后续的剧情给我带来的冲击并没有这么大了,更多的还是感动,甚至好几次眼泪都在打转,在这个残忍的世界中,温柔的人们成为彼此的依靠,并都有牺牲自己保全他人的决心,不论是前辈给后辈铺就的道路,还是同伴之间的支撑和善意欺骗,都构成了我对这部作品最深的理解:勇气往往听上去很美好,但是往往都伴随着残忍害怕,我们无从得知一个有勇气的人经历过多绝望的场景,尽管怕得发抖也依然要前进。 所幸结局让我得到了很好的慰藉,虽然Ivan也提出武回到世界后记忆消散,不再是武,但我觉得就像是之前一次回来一样,如果武带着记忆回来,真的能融入进去吗,会不会反倒给这个世界的其他人添麻烦,记忆的消散仍然是一个温柔的选择。 好了,说了这么多,三部曲现在对我来说落下了帷幕,心中的感动久久消散不了,在得知武穿越的契机时,我才终于理解了开头的那句话:这是一个没被说出的另类结束,非常渺小的,非常壮大的,非常重要的,爱与勇气的童话故事。 谢谢muv,接下来就是光子之花光子旋律,尽管可以玩英文,但是毕竟平时工作用英语,玩gal有种说不出来的感觉,所幸看到马上有大佬出汉化,感到十分幸运,遂怒买其余几部作品例如燃烧帝都和total eclipse。 准备下一段旅程。
전작 엑스트라, 언리미티드들 유튜브 누가 올려놓은거 있으니 꼭 정주행해보고 플레이 추천합니다 과거를 그리워하는 장면이나 플래시백이 많은데 정주행해서 내용을 아니까 그때 무슨일이 있었는지 왜 이상황에 그때를 떠올리는지 주인공의 감정이 이해가 되고 무슨생각을 하고있는지 알것같아서 엄청 몰입되네요
Waifu Holocaust Simulator
让我继CL后再次领略视觉小说艺术的作品。al篇从一开始就把武的心态、为人处事细腻地刻画出来,Episode7开始剧情完全进入神的领域,从未想过一部作品会让我到了看到某个角色眼泪就止不住的地步。虽说结尾显得仓促,climax的处理和世界观的收束做的相对较为一般,还有就是关于政治上的一些观点个人不太喜欢,但所有的人物都立起来了,无疑是归功于ex篇的。感谢作者能写出如此宏伟的世界观,感谢age能在二十多年前用一张张原画堆砌出富有张力的演出画面,此生难忘的作品+1
What a journey! A pure cinema of VN! There's not really much left to say about Muv-Luv. It's shown me that I like mechs, tragic stories about sacrifice, and time travel. It's hard to believe that Muv-Luv Alternative is 20 years old at the time of writing this review. I've played lots of VNs, but with Muv-Luv, I've seen that it's more complex in a technical sense than its descendants, dealing with exposition and whatnot. It is sure a long one, but I enjoyed all the monologues Takeru presents to us as readers, and I can somewhat relate myself to him. While reading, I often remembered Steins;Gate and its story and protagonist. Without spoiling anything, as S;G is fun, I've gobbled it up with no hesitation. I fffing love this series. Damn sad what Age did to the series. Please, read Extra and then Alternative. Extra is crucial for your enjoyment.
I completely hate VNs. Even the greatest ones like [i]Little Busters![/i] are just barely "above average" for me. This game is a 10/10.
2003年《Muv-Luv EXTRA→Unlimited》的续作:《Muv-Luv Alternative》于2006年发售,剧情紧接着前作,《Muv-Luv Alternative》是《Muv-Luv》系列三部曲的终结篇,简单来说,它讲述了一个成长与反抗命运的悲壮故事:[spoiler]主角在经历了前作《Unlimited》篇的失败后,获得了重来一次的机会,他带着所有记忆和觉悟,决心拼尽全力去改写人类注定灭亡的未来[/spoiler] [b]游玩顺序:(EXTRA→Unlimited)→Alternative[/b],想体验完整三部曲的故事只需要买”Muv-Luv“与”Muv-Luv Alternative“即可,Muv-Luv内含“EXTRA“篇和”Unlimited“篇,Alternative篇则是单独的一部。 本作基本解答了前作埋下的所有伏笔。这时才知道平凡的日常有多难能可贵。 亮点:①游戏界最好的青梅竹马、②业界第一梯队的演出和海量的角色差分(不同于魔法使之夜的演出,是独一档的存在,关键剧情处甚至有动画演出!!!)、③主角的成长、④悲壮的英雄史诗、⑤结局发糖,不用担心会发刀子。 游戏三部曲通关后建议大家去补动漫 [b]Muv-luv系列入坑指南:[/b] [url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1LG411f7dB?vd_source=471243cc8d14dd69b270da3e07321115]最保姆]Muv-luv系列 萌新入坑,答疑,推荐,作品关系梳理[/url]
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