Ef : A Fairy Tale Of The Two.

Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. for PlayStation 2 is a Japanese visual-novel compilation released in Japan on April 29, 2010. Developed and published for the console by Comfort, it brings together the two original PC chapters created by minori: ef - the first tale. and ef - the latter tale. Rather than an action game, this is a single-player, choice-driven story collection whose appeal lies in reading, character relationships, and following multiple connected dramatic arcs. The PS2 release is the console version of the wider ef project, and it was issued only in Japan.

Play unfolds in the familiar visual-novel format. Players read narration, dialogue, and the protagonists' internal monologues, advancing the text and occasionally selecting responses or actions. Decisions can alter the direction of a chapter, lead to different outcomes, or end a route early; saves let players return to earlier branches and explore alternatives. The combined game presents four main heroine-focused story lines across its two halves, with each story building toward the larger picture. It is designed for one player and does not include online or multiplayer modes.

The setting is Otowa, a rebuilt city whose European-storybook atmosphere sits alongside memories of an earlier disaster. The first half follows high-school manga artist Hiro Hirono and the people around him, including the unpredictable Miyako Miyamura, Hiro's childhood friend Kei Shindo, and aspiring filmmaker Kyosuke Tsutsumi. Its linked chapters examine changing friendships, romance, school life, and creative ambitions. A recurring church-side framing story involving Yuko Amamiya and Yu Himura connects these events and hints that the individual tales belong to a wider narrative.

The latter half shifts the focus to Renji Aso, Chihiro Shindo, violinist Shuichi Kuze, and Mizuki Hayama. Renji's meetings with Chihiro at an old station and their effort to create a story together form one of the collection's central threads, while later chapters add new perspectives and bring the separate character stories closer together. The structure deliberately moves between different leads and couples instead of asking players to control a single hero throughout, so completing the routes reveals relationships and context that are not fully apparent at the outset.

Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. is also notable for the presentation inherited from minori's original releases. Its scenes use stylized two-dimensional artwork and cinematic framing rather than relying only on the centered character portraits common to many visual novels, with illustrations placed at varied angles to emphasize important moments. The PlayStation 2 edition adapts the adult PC material for the console: sexual scenes from the original releases were removed or altered. It also includes an image-song CD on the game disc, making this Comfort release a distinct console package for players seeking the complete First Tale and Latter Tale story on PS2.