Sweet Fuse: At Your Side

Synopsis

The grand opening of the largest theme park in Japan. Its biggest selling point are several attractions based on popular video games, as well as the involvement of famous video game creator, Keiji Inafune. During Mr. Inafune’s speech, a mysterious figure appears and presents an ultimatum: Participate in a seven-day [game] or watch the theme park blow up! The heroine who volunteers to save the hostages ends up playing the [game]s held at each attraction with six attractive men!

Gameplay

Sweet Fuse is a mystery and romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Saki Inafune, as she plays through seven days of death games. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. The player will be prompted on occasion to pick what to make Saki say. Picking the correct responses will sometimes given the player an "affection point" for a particular character which raises that character's affection level. There are moments during which Saki will become irate, indicated by the screen shaking and turning red, and the player will have to choose between having her retrain her anger or letting it out.

"Explosive Insight" sections take place when Saki must find a solution or an answer to a problem. Saki recalls the situation to herself, with a number of keywords and phrases in her thoughts highlighted. The player can pick up to three highlighted words or phrases to select, and the player prompts Saki's epiphany if one of their selections is correct.

The game follows a branching plot line with multiple endings; depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction.

Characters

Saki Inafune (稲船 沙希, Inafune Saki)

Voiced by: Maki KobayashiThe protagonist, who is a high-school girl and niece to Keiji Inafune. She has excellent intuition, making her great at spotting lies.

Subaru Shidou (士道 昴流, Shidou Subaru)

Voiced by: Kenichi SuzumuraA police inspector who was in charge of security for the opening ceremony. He is calm, collected, and rational, although slightly uptight.

Towa Wakasa (若狭 永遠, Wakasa Towa)

Voiced by: Yūki KajiA member of the famous pop group, Junior Jr. Boys. He is cheerful and energetic on stage, but when things go wrong he is easily scared.

Kouta Meoshi (芽御師 航太, Meoshi Kouta)

Voiced by: Masakazu MoritaA gloomy, asocial shut-in obsessed with video games. He is an online legend nicknamed "Ares" by fellow gaming fans for his gaming prowess.

Ayumu Shirabe (調辺 歩, Shirabe Ayumu)

Voiced by: Ken NaritaA freelance journalist who always looks like he needs a good night's sleep. He is obsessed with the truth, and will do anything to get to it.

Kimimaru Urabe (卜部 君麻呂, Urabe Kimimaro)

Voiced by: Junichi SuwabeA young fortune teller known as the "Orcale of Shinjuku". He has a calming and gentle disposition.

Ryuusei Mitarashi (御手洗 流星, Mitarashi Ryuusei)

Voiced by: Satoshi HinoAn escort at a club called "Ulysses" in Ginza. Has a short fuse and is quick with his fists, but maintains a professional demeanor.

Makoto Mikami (魅神 真, Mikami Makoto)

Voiced by: Chihiro SuzukiAn upbeat, friendly college student who was attacked by piglets right before the opening ceremony.

Keiji Inafune (稲船 敬二, Inafune Keiji)

Voiced by: Norio KobayashiThe heroine's uncle, who is also well-known as a legendary video game designer. During the game, he is held hostage somewhere in the park.

Count Hogstein (ワルドブー, Warudobū)

Voiced by: TanoshingoA mysterious person in a pig-suit who has taken over the park by taking the management hostage.

In other media

Serialization of a shōjo manga by Kyōnosuke Yamaguchi began in 2012 in Kadokawa Shoten's magazines Altima A, then Monthly Asuka. It was released as a tankōbon on February 21, 2013 under the imprint Asuka Comics DX.