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RefRain - Prism Memories

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RefRain ~prism memories~
RefRain ~prism memories~ cover
Developers
RebRank
Publishers
Degica
Release dates
Windows August 13, 2010[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Direct control
Genres Arcade, Shooter
Vehicles Space flight
Art styles Abstract, Anime, Stylized
Themes Japan, Sci-fi

Key points

Keyboard controls cannot be remapped. A controller is recommended.

General information

Official developer website (Japanese)
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Original Comiket 80 release. Was re-released as RefRain ~prism memories~ Chronicle with an artbook and soundtrack.
Windows
Steam
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English version. Collector's Edition bundled with the RefRain ~prism memories~ Chronicle extras is also available.
Windows
A trial version can be downloaded from the developer's official website.

Version differences

The English version has been updated to support up to 1600x1200 resolution, XInput controllers, and bug fixes. The original Japanese release of the game can be updated with the latest patches from the English version using its updater tool.[2]

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Digital soundtrack and artbook.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Chronicle Visual Book Features illustrations, concept art, game details, a short story, and a developer interview in a 144-page full-color booklet. Not translated into other languages.
Windows
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK The game's original soundtrack. Contains 23 pieces of music.
Windows
All DLCs are only available on Steam.

Essential improvements

Patches

Offline patches for the original Japanese release can be downloaded from the developer's official website, marked as "修正パッチ・補助ツールのダウンロード" (Download Patches/Auxiliary Tools). All offline patches must be applied from oldest to newest in that order. The Steam version is already up-to-date with the latest patches.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.txt[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/435970/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\global.dat[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/435970/pfx/[Note 2]
Save data from the Japanese version is compatible with the English version.[3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

External configuration tool.
External configuration tool.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Supports 4:3 resolutions (up to 1600x1200) only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Window borders can also be disabled for windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
Option up to 15, 30, 45, and 60 FPS.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Uses a pre-defined setup of Z, X, C, and Shift for Shot, M.E.F.A. Attack, Concept Reactor, and Low Velocity respectively respectively, and Arrow keys for movement.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Some controllers may need to be reconfigured from the configuration tool or editing config.txt to work properly.[4]
Controller sensitivity
Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
XInput support added for in v1.03.1.[5]
Xbox button prompts
Only keyboard prompts and generic notations are shown.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg Configuration references controller inputs by number.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects. These settings can also be muted.
Surround sound
Subtitles
No spoken dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8, 9 English version has been updated to Direct3D 9.[6]
Shader Model support 1.0, 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible
Other .NET 3.5 or newer is required to use the Configuration or Updater tools.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/435970/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (435970) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Product List - RebRank - last accessed on 2019-10-12
  2. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-10-12
    Tested the updater tool from the original v1.00.0 Japanese release and the tool was able to patch the Japanese version to the latest English version (v1.03.5).
  3. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-10-12
  4. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-10-12
    The game defaults to a configuration on Xbox One that did not work properly and had to be configured manually.
  5. RefRain - prism memories - v1.03.1 Global ranking addition and fixes - Steam Community Announcements - last accessed on 2019-10-12
  6. RefRain: Ver.1.03.5 update - Steam Community Announcements - last accessed on 2019-10-12