Flame in Glass

Flame in Glass is a traditional visual novel set in Yiqing City, where residents are rebuilding after a tsunami devastated more than half the city. A sudden bombing brings a new crisis. The story follows several protagonists whose perspectives gradually cross and converge as they confront the past, the present and the futures they hope for. It explores how courage and care for one another help people endure hardship and keep a city alive.

A city and its people

The story features 40 to 50 named characters, with different beliefs, priorities and ways of acting. Its perspectives shift among them, moving between mystery, passion, comedy and tragedy. Their personal joys and griefs also reflect the era and the world they have lived through.

The story moves between interiors and outdoor scenes filmed at dozens of locations throughout the city. Later chapters hold a secret that is not identified in the description.

A traditional visual novel

Flame in Glass tells its story through text, images and sound. You set the pace of reading, choosing when to linger and when to move on. More than 10,000 selected images accompany a script described as roughly 600,000 Chinese characters; listening to the voiced dialogue without fast-forwarding, the complete game takes around 35–40 hours.

Music

The soundtrack contains more than 50 instrumental pieces and four or five vocal tracks, composed to create an atmosphere for the story and city.