Golden Aegean Sea
| Fangame | |
|---|---|
| Name | 金色爱琴海 |
| Fandom | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas |
| Developer(s) | LC学生会 (LC College Student Union) |
| Release date | August 2011 |
| Engine | KRKR, NVL |
| Genre(s) | Otome, Romance  |
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Golden Aegean Sea (金色爱琴海 in Chinese) is an otome fangame based on the Saint Seiya spin-off Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas. The game sets the twelve Lost Canvas gold saints as freshmen in a high school, and the heroine is one of them. The game will also revolve around the romance stories between the heroine and them. The game was free to download.
The title is inspired by the Aegean, the sea east of Greece, and "gold" which alludes to the material the cloths of the gold saints are made of. In the Chinese fandom, the name of the game is often abbreviated as 金爱 (jinai) or 金海 (jinhai).
The game is presented from a first-person perspective, telling the story of the female protagonist meeting twelve Gold Saints, who have taken on the forms of students at LC Academy in Greece, and through effort, falling in love with one of them. On the journey to happiness, the protagonist's love with the Gold Saints may experience sweetness, twists, hardships, and even despair, but each ending is happy.
There are seven romanceable characters (Cancer Manigoldo, Pisces Albafica, Gemini Aspros, Scorpio Kardia, Sagittarius Sisyphus, Aquarius Degel), and two friends (Sasha, Pandora), with the headmaster being Pope Sage. In the later stages of the game, several hidden characters are introduced. The protagonist needs to perform daily tasks such as studying and exercising to increase their stats. They can also join various clubs that the Gold Saints are part of, work part-time at places where the Gold Saints work to earn money, and buy various styles of clothing to dress up beautifully for dates to impress their preferred Gold Saint.
Over the three years of school life, a colorful campus life can be experienced. Each Saint has their unique story, with exclusive CG scenes, and many unexpected random events. Valentine's Day, Sports Festival, Christmas, Cultural Festival, New Year, school trips, club activities, and more are all included, as well as a mysterious masquerade ball that happens once every three years. Each Gold Saint has an exclusive outfit that can be unlocked.
It is also possible to travel back in time to the mythological era, or unlock a love triangle scene if the female protagonist has similar amount of affection levels with two romanceable saints. Depending on the player's choices, the ending could involve choosing one of the Saints or a mischievous storyline where the protagonist opts out, and the two Saints end up together.