▁focus es ▁on ▁O ton ashi , ▁a ▁boy ▁who ▁lost ▁his ▁mem ories ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁after ▁dying . ▁He ▁is ▁en rolled ▁into ▁the ▁after life ▁school ▁and ▁meets ▁a ▁girl ▁named ▁Y uri ▁who ▁inv ites ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁After life ▁Battle front — an ▁organization ▁she ▁leads ▁which ▁f ights ▁against ▁God . ▁The ▁Battle front ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁student ▁council ▁president ▁Angel , ▁a ▁girl ▁with ▁super natural ▁powers . ▁ ▁The ▁game play ▁in ▁Angel ▁Be ats ! ▁follows ▁an ▁interactive ▁branch ing ▁plot ▁line ▁with ▁multiple ▁scenarios . ▁Origin ally ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁role - play ing ▁game , ▁Ma eda ▁eventually ▁conced ed ▁to ▁making ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁visual ▁novel ▁advent ure ▁game . ▁When ▁design ing ▁the ▁game , ▁Ma eda ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁include ▁choices ▁for ▁the ▁player ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁meaning ful ▁effect , ▁so ▁the ▁choices ▁given ▁were ▁focused ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁plot ▁and ▁character ▁interactions . ▁A ▁rev iewer ▁noted ▁that ▁its ▁game ▁structure ▁makes ▁it ▁feel ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁game ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁advent ure ▁games ▁released ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁which ▁have ▁less ▁choices ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁and ▁less - d iver gent ▁plot ▁lines . ▁ 1 st ▁Beat ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁PC ▁game ▁sold ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁and ▁chart ed ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁twice ▁more ▁after ▁that . ▁ ▁Game play ▁