Anna The Series Test: Phase 5 Release, plus new in-game guide!

Good News Volunteers! Anna The Series Test: Phase 5 release is finally upon us! Plus there's now an in-game guide! But... The Series Test isn't over!

Dr Alleyne welcomes you all back to Series Shores Volunteers for the new phase 5 update! She's been hard at work preparing the next phase of the test for you and she can't wait to show you all what she's been working on! This phase you'll be travelling deep inside Aiko's mind, solving a murder case with Sheriff Way and exploring forgotten cities and beautiful mountain tops with the Valentina girls! But... There is a catch.

I should probably start with the catch, so phase 5 is releasing, but this is not the final version of Anna: The Series Test. Instead this is version 0.95, the next release will be the final version. What this means is you can play the game up until the end of phase 5 now, yet currently there's no ending to the game.

Why am I releasing phase 5 without the ending? The main reason for this is because there's going to be so many unique and varied endings in the full version, it's going to take me some time to get these complete. So in the mean time I'm releasing phase 5 so you can get a full round experience with the girls of Series Shores and see how their phases close off, before the ending of the game comes.

So, although this is the new phase 5 update, this only includes 6 new scenes which close off phase 5 from where you last left off. There is one for each replica, and two for Alma as her path split back in phase 3. (The seventh scene for Aer's replica was released a month back.) There are no new scenes for Alleyne, but her phase 1 and 2 renders have been updated to newer versions.

Alongside this update, there is now a fully functional in-game guide which can be accessed from the main menu and the quick menu while in the game. This includes how to unlock all the True Routes, the date routes, the secret routes and events. Plus some secret events in the game you may not have found.
There's always been a guide in the discussions but it's easily missed and a hassle to keep switching back and fourth to see where you want to go, so now you can easily plan out your test while in game from the menus and then follow that path all the way through.

All this unfortunately means this update is smaller than the usual updates with only 850+ new renders, 6 new scenes for the normal mode and 6 scenes for fantasy mode. Kiyomi Sasaki is now romanceable. (It's early for her relationship so full scenes will come with the ending update. Although if you really want to make some sweet love to Kiyomi, follow her and Alma's true route.)

Okay so what does this new phase offer?

• Jump into Aiko's mind and get to know her inner demon as you come face to face with Ymir Michiyo, but will you choose to set Ymir free or stay with the Princess you know?
• Go back to school with Kiyomi and relive her worst memory, but it will be your choice whether she decides to face this memory head on or cower away.
• Take a trip to Artificial New York with Cherry as she shows you what her life was like before she lost her mother. Cherry doesn't want to go to war, will you force her?
• Scale a mountain with Freya and see what she looked like before she became the giantess of Apex.
• Depending on what route you chose to take with Sheriff Way, you'll either be solving the case of Series Shores serial killer or you be tunnelling down into one of The Mother's human farms and hearing about the horrors she committed.
• Perhaps you chose to keep Aer as you victor? Take a stroll down memory lane and met the woman who raised the Xiao's. A mothers guidance is always appreciated.

okay, without any further delays, here are a few renders form the new update and Dr Alleyne hopes to see you back in Series Shores ready for the end of her test!!

For those of you who may be wondering why the Volunteer/Aer-dula is blonde in this update, Alma's date route has the answer to that question. You visiting past memories and Aer is a natural blonde.
Also, as with all updates, there may be bugs, but due to the size and amount of different varying paths it's hard to find them all, if there is any. Already I have thoroughly tested the game and found none and will continue checking. However, if you do find any, please let me know in the discussions.