

The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku
thatdiesel · June 24, 2022 · Casual, Visual Novel, Romance, Female Protagonist, Cute
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About The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku
The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku is a visual novel where you follow Amimi, a lonely 18-year-old navigating a new city and high school until she forms an unlikely friendship with Uta, another transfer student struggling with the same isolation. What sets it apart is its focus on awkward, genuine teenage connection and the poignant way it explores acceptance and belonging through the lens of two misfits finding each other.
My old journal ran out of pages, so you're holding the fort now. Let me introduce myself! My name is Amimi Imai, I'm 18, and most of my friends call me "Hanabi". Why? Well, I'm a big fan of fireworks! My mom loved them, and the way she always talked about them made me want to see them for myself. But you know, life happens, and I haven't had the chance to see them in person. Well...not yet at least, but we'll get to that. This year has been a doozy: I had to move to a new city for family reasons, had to leave my friends behind, and we could only communicate through our phones. Major bummer. But I had a new school and new experiences to look forward to! I had big plans to do my best and get into the best university so I could follow my dreams of being a writer. But school can be like life sometimes: hard, cruel, and unwelcoming. I knew if I just put my head down, I would get through it somehow.
But that all changed, when a certain dumb, uncoordinated, but amazing guy found his way to me.
Him and his haikus. You'll get what I mean.
Well, I gotta run, but I'll talk to you soon!
Bye-bye!
-Amimi~
The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku is the first part of a (hopeful) trilogy following the friendships, hardships, and path of Amimi, an 18 year old student who's recent move from home has left her succumbed to a new high school and new life without the friends she's had by her side. But as a few weeks pass by, Amimi gets to know Uta, another student recently transferred living the same issues that Amimi is going through. While the chemistry is, well, off to say the least, a budding friendship is soon to be made, and Amimi's high school life will change: like the night sky from the bang of a Firework.
> Part 1 of The Sound of Fireworks Trilogy, TSOF: The Haiku is a single path/ending visual novel about love, acceptance, and a good ol' awkward budding teenage friendship.
Length: ~40,000 words
VOICE ACTORS:
Amimi - Hesketts / @thehesketts
Uta - Pascal Casimier / @pcasi_va
Hina - Hannah Dove / @HannahDoveVA
Aiko - Heidi Tabing / @HeidiTabing
Kenta - Drew Kocour / @dregtheotaku
Takumi - Nick Chang / @CloverHouraisan
Zuki - Ken Hoang Vo / @Komi_Ken_Art
The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku is a slice-of-life visual novel that tells a slow-burn story about a girl adapting to a new school and home, with players praising its emotional depth, character development, wholesome moments, and atmospheric watercolor art style paired with voice acting and music. While some players appreciate the friendship-focused narrative and haiku-writing mechanics as engaging storytelling tools, others criticize the dialogue as poorly written and view the experience as more of an interactive novel than a true game.
This is such a wonderful story ♥ 10/10.6 found this helpful
The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku is a slice of life story of a girl struggling to adapt to a new living arrangement after moving out to a different place and a new school. This is a slow burn containing some drama and a lot of misunderstanding and insecurity, all linked to a traumatic event. Don't get this wrong, there are many wholesome moments and character development. Not only is this your typical text-based visual novel with character art, backgrounds and some music and sound. There's also some voice acting in the mix during most of the prominent events. For certain, this game is more focused on the friendship side rather than the romance, which is a preference I have. When done right, it can make the story feel more authentic and easier for people to connect to the characters if you prefer friendship-first before a romantic one. If you have played a few visual novels, you may realise this game isn't made with Ren'Py but with another engine, called VNMaker, meaning you can't backtrack and skip text when you want to. Luckily, that's the only issue I came across; other than that, one time a save file crashed the game when I tried to load up, so I had to boot up another one t…5 found this helpful
Short, first love teenage drama. It was supposed to be the first part of a trilogy but it seems it will be the only title. It is free at the moment and it is OK. It is well done and well written. Mostly for younger audiences.3 found this helpful
Игра 'The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku' - это восхитительное погружение в мир меланхолии и красоты. Визуальный стиль, выполненный в акварельных тонах, создает атмосферу умиротворения и легкой грусти, идеально передавая настроение истории. Геймплей минималистичен и сосредоточен на составлении хайку, что позволяет игроку активно взаимодействовать с повествованием и выражать свои чувства. Разнообразие слов и фраз, доступных для выбора, впечатляет, и процесс поиска подходящих сочетаний завораживает. История трогательная и заставляет задуматься о важных жизненных темах, таких как потеря, исцеление и принятие. Музыкальное сопровождение прекрасно дополняет атмосферу игры, усиливая эмоциональное воздействие. Несмотря на небольшую продолжительность, 'The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku' оставляет глубокий след в душе. Это игра, которая запоминается своей красотой, искренностью и умением затронуть самые сокровенные чувства. Рекомендую всем, кто ищет неспешный и осмысленный игровой опыт.2 found this helpful
i found tis game so sweet and like, cool. it's 100% my 2nd fav game. no doubt about that. i love everything about this game and as soon as get a channel i'm going to give this game so much attention. i recommend this game a whole lot1 found this helpful
"The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku" is not a game, it's an e-book that's been dumped on Steam masquerading as a game. As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay, it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, "How did something this badly written end up on Steam?". When someone hoping to become an author is unable to get published in print, they spend $100 and dump their high school fan-fiction onto Steam, under the guise of a game. This is square in the middle of what we should expect from garbage e-books on Steam. Yes, that's right, this is a high school anime club fanfiction about the author's imaginary anime girlfriend/waifu, who at least is 18 in this one. The most entertaining part about this cringey, badly written book is that the author genuinely thought people would pay money to read his cringe love letter to his imaginary girlfriend. So, so cringey. This was slapped together with the godawful VisualNovelMaker visual novel construction kit... enabling terrible authors to publish books as if they were games when otherwise we might have been s…1 found this helpful
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