Saya no Uta ~ The Song of Saya
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| Developers | |
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| Nitroplus | |
| Publishers | |
| JAST USA | |
| Simplified Chinese | Kagura Games |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 26, 2003 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Genres | Visual novel |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Japan, Adult, Horror, Lovecraftian |
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Saya no Uta[Note 1], or The Song of Saya, is an adult horror visual novel written by Gen Urobuchi and developed by Nitroplus.
Originally released in Japan in 2003, an English fan-translation patch was released in 2009. The fan translation would serve as the basis for an official translation in 2013 by JAST USA, released digitally and on DVD-ROM.
In 2019, a remastered version was released, porting the title to a new engine, improving the translation, and re-scanning the original artwork at higher resolution[1]. This enhanced version released uncensored on the publisher's website and GOG, as well as in censored form on Steam, with a decensor patch available to purchase from the publisher's website.
General information
- Visual Novel Database article
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
2013 release; 18+ version. | |
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| Retail | |
2019 release; 18+ version. Includes soundtrack and digital download key, as well as the physical game printed on DVD-ROM. | |
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| Publisher website | |
2019 release; 18+ version. Owners of the 2013 release are able to upgrade to the 2019 release at no cost.[1] | |
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| GOG.com | |
2019 release; 18+ version. | |
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| Steam | |
2019 Remaster; 18+ patch available for purchase from JAST USA. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/702050/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Nitroplus\saya_en\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/702050/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Original release is 800x600 only. 2019 remaster is 1280x960.[1] | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen mode is borderless windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Framerate is capped at 61 FPS. Game CGs are static so this only affects mouse movement. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | The A button (XInput) can be used to advance text. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | The A button can be used to advance text. | |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Separate sliders for BGM, SFX, Voices, and system sounds. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Japanese | Japanese text in Japanese release only. |
Issues unresolved
Dashes appear as blank spaces
Issues fixed
No sound
| Set sound quality to 24 bit, 44100 Hz (Windows Vista and later)[3][citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
2019 release
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 600 Mhz / Celeron 633 Mhz / Athlon XP1500 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
2019 release
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 625 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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| Other | 800x600 display | |
Notes
- ↑ 沙耶の唄, lit. "Song of Saya"
- ↑ 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>/702050/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (702050) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Song of Saya Releasing on Steam, Gets Major Update – JAST USA (archived)
- ↑ Dashes aren't displaying, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-04-29
- ↑ No sound whatsoever ?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-04-29