Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi
Game Information
Developer(s)	Ruby Party
Publisher(s)	Koei
Genre(s)	Romance Adventure
Mode(s)	Single Player
Language(s)	Japanese
Platform(s)
Nintendo DS
Physical 08/21/08
Physical 08/21/08
PlayStation 2
Physical 01/29/09
Physical 01/29/09
Rating(s)

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Yume no Ukihashi (遙かなる時空の中で 夢浮橋, Yume no Ukihashi translated as "Floating Bridge of Dreams") is a crossover game of the first three —Heian period centric— Haruka entries.

The Premium Box edition features autographs from voice actors and an original drama CD, while the Treasure Box edition includes an original drama CD, character databook, and keychains.

Plot

The god of the dream world, infuriated by an Onryou infestation, abducts three White Dragon Priestesses and their Eight Guardians to demand eternal servitude. Rescued by the god's younger brother, they seek to restore order and return to their rightful eras.

Gameplay

General

Players choose a protagonist and choose their romance route, with a consistent starting team of characters. Variations occur based on team composition, allowing players to explore different eras.

Seiryu	Suzaku	Byakko	Genbu
Yorihisa Minamoto Tenma Morimura	Isato Akifumi	Yuzuru Arikawa Kagetoki Kajiwara	n/a n/a
n/a n/a	Inori Shimon Nagareyama	Yukitaka Fujiwara Hisui	Atsumori Taira Ridvan
Masaomi Arikawa Kurou Yoshitsune Minamoto	n/a n/a	Takamichi Fujiwara Tomomasa Tachibana	Motomi Minamoto Yasutsugu Abe
Yoritada Minamoto Katsuzane Taira	Hinoe Benkei Musashibo	n/a n/a	Eisen Yasuaki Abe

The game follows the same gameplay as the fourth title, with vengeful spirits visible on the map and priestesses repelling them. Players drain their Spiritual Power, which is critical when it's drained. Combat follows the third game's system, with the protagonist's turn removed and fully body battle portraits. Players can order actions for guardians, and their battle parameters increase based on victories. Characters can max out their stats in the high nineties. Players can rescue guardians, acquire crossover events and spells, and summon magic by defeating the boss. Different default endings occur if the party fails or succeeds in rescuing every guardian and deity before fighting the final boss.

Here are other standard traits with this title:

• A title call from one of the guardians and special welcoming messages based on last time played and time of day (based on NDS system data). Certain guardians will speak for specific seasons/holidays.
• Music, backgrounds, and character portraits are mostly recycled from the key continuities. There are four unique music tracks.
• The two other priestesses will keep their default names in the script. If the player chooses to not rename their selected protagonist, other characters will speak it aloud during events.
• Unique voice commentary has been added to every event still in the gallery.
• Muting options are available for specific characters.
• Audio dialogue is lip-synced. Lip-flaps have been added to unvoiced dialogue.
• Neo Angelique's one button skip settings are in place.

Personal Routes

Every guardian starts with three stars of affinity with the protagonist, visually being represented as falling or rising ★ throughout the game. Once these stars are maxed out through main story events or winning battles, one of their "Little Dream Boxes" (夢の小箱) will pop onto the map. Guardians who debut in the same canon as the priestess will have three possible boxes, while crossover guardians have one box.

The protagonist opens a box, triggering a dream event with a specific character. The protagonist gains two bonds with the character, and guardians with the same origin have ten stars and romantic endings. Crossover guardians have one friendship event and special farewell messages. Multi-tasking allows for multiple endings in one playthrough, and a complete save requires at least one playthrough with all protagonists.

Modes

Continue

Self-explanatory. Six save slots. Continue from a cleared save to keeps system data of unlocked character endings. Characters also keep their earned parameters and abilities from cleared save data.

New Game

Self-explanatory. If the player has completed the game once, they have the option to keep their guardian's previously earned battle stats and abilities after selecting their protagonist.

Memories

Gallery to review earned image and events. Events are cohesive collections of each character's romance events.

Settings

Adjustments for text and skipping speed. Volume adjustment options for music and sound effects. Specific characters can now be muted. Battles can be changed to Weak or Strong. If these options are changed before a new game, they will automatically be in effect.

Mobile Joy

Cellphone bonuses after inputting passwords given on the Gamecity Fanclub site. Rewards players with images and audio clips for their cellphone.

Characters

The first cast mainly reuse their PS2 Hachiyoushou portraits, and the third cast's portraits are limited mostly to their debut appearances. Characters with an asterisk next to their name are present but unvoiced. The majority of these characters only appear in specific character events.

Haruka	Haruka 2	Haruka 3	Yume no Ukihashi
Akane Motomiya * Yorihisa Minamoto Tenma Morimura Inori Shimon Nagareyama Takamichi Fujiwara Tomomasa Tachibana Eisen Yasuaki Abe Fujihime * Sanehisa Minamoto * Iqtidar * Ran * White Dragon *	Karin Takakura * Yoritada Minamoto Katsuzane Taira Isato Akifumi Yukitaka Fujiwara Hisui Motomi Minamoto Yasutsugu Abe Yukari Fujiwara * Misono Fujiwara * White Dragon *	Nozomi Kasuga * Masaomi Arikawa Kurou Yoshitsune Minamoto Hinoe Benkei Musashibo Yuzuru Arikawa Kagetoki Kajiwara Atsumori Taira Ridvan Saku Kajiwara * Hakuryu (child) * Yoritomo Minamoto * Masako Hojo * Tsunemasa Taira *	Beidou Xingjun Nandou Xingjun

Special Changes

The PS2 re-release (Special) offers the following alterations.

• New romance routes are available depending on the protagonist selected. These boxes are added after the protagonist completes the main story objective for each division of the world map. Once their events are completed, choose to return alone during the final departure sequence to receive their endings. Three illustrations can be earned for these new routes.

Akane: Beidou Xingjun and Nandou Xingjun

Karin: Akram

Nozomi: Tomomori Taira and Shigehira Taira

• Select pairs can have new group endings with their era's priestess. Open two of each guardians' boxes and revisit Nandou Xingjun's villa to trigger them. The protagonist can choose her preferred duo during the departure sequence.
• Every romance event is fully voiced.
• Additional unvoiced character events can highlight a guardian's impressions after his romance event or an episode which can occur when visiting a location in the dream world.
• Shirin (unvoiced) appears in Akram's first event.
• Certain events from the DS version have been removed.
• Enemy difficulty is now Weak, Normal, or Strong.
• Press to repel battles.
• Twenty-four save slots.
• Voice Collection has been added to the Memories section. Bonus character messages can be earned for each character if the player has collected a certain percentage.

Its Premium Box edition has printed versions of the new images compiled into a book and postcards. These goods are included in the Treasure Box edition which also has a printout of the game cover's image signed by Tohko Mizuno and a character illustrated karuta deck (referenced in Masaomi and Yuzuru's group ending). The Neoromance 3 Titles Gamecity campaign added a school calendar and a chance to win various prizes.

Related Media

Two guidebooks and two variety CDs were published for the game.

External Links

• Official website
• Official Special website
• Official Japanese PlayStation site