Ever 17: The Out of Infinity

Let’s get this out of the way up front: Ever 17: The Out of Infinity comes highly recommended. Part of the Infinity series of visual novels, this title is where the series picks up its stride. Leaving the awkward Never 7: The End of Infinity behind, the writers on this one created a disaster narrative that could have been a blockbuster movie, injected it with a good dose of anime flavor and then got weird with it. Since this is a remaster of a game from 2002, one can be forgiven for expecting tired tropes that might have seemed fresh at the time, but this is a title that stands out and still w...

Ever 17: The Out of Infinity is the next step in Kotaro Uchikoshi’s attempt to frame the importance of life. Life is unique because of how we each experience it. Despite what cynics might imply, every person gets to view, think and feel the way that reality washes over them differently, even when raised in the exact same environment as anyone else. The light that we emanate during our time alive is the most singular representation of ourselves; for better or worse, there will never be anyon...

Ever 17: The Out of Infinity is a great improvement over its predecessor, Never 7, making for a much more memorable experience. It's still nowhere near perfect, but it should still be an enjoyable read for most visual novel fans.

Experience a classic visual novel with a clever sci-fi story in the new remaster of Ever 17: The Out of Infinity.

That all said, I don’t feel this is the best way to experience Ever 17, mostly due to the quality of the translation. I know it seems like a minor thing, but it causes me to question how much care was given to the writing across the board, and for a visual novel that’s more important than ever. If you have a way to try one of the other versions, give it a shot. But if not this is still a perfectly serviceable, and definitely more accessible version.