What are you playing?

[Canicheslayer]

I always thought they looked like the Klu Klux Klan tbh. 

[Deep Blue]

there are a lot of games where they show that thing, even in a nes/snes games (I remember 3 of them having it)

[Mr Poltroon]

Been playing Katahane, and I think this has amasing potential.

 

That aside, Angelina's really smooth with her advances toward her love interest, and I like it.

[Suzu Fanatic]

Been playing Katahane, and I think this has amasing potential.

 

That aside, Angelina's really smooth with her advances toward her love interest, and I like it.

 

Coco was my favorite character, but Angelina was a close second.

[Mr Poltroon]

Coco was my favorite character, but Angelina was a close second.

I've grown more and more fond of Coco, especially now that I reached Kurohane.

I'm still in the middle of it though.

[WinterfuryZX]

sloowly advancing in ayakashibito.

 

fuck the school and the seitokai issues... lol

[Deep Blue]

oh my god, I spent so much time reading sukui no serenade and it ended up being a freaking nukige crap >_> that ending, the stupid plot ... I'm so mad right now .

[Eclipsed]

Naho's now my favorite character from Corpse Party.

 

All the herpa-derpas she made by intentionally posting the incorrect way to do the Sachiko Ever After ritual just so she could get a 'larger sample size' stupid stupid stupid and also dragging her best friend Sayaka to her doom & abandoning her stupid stupid stupid all for her mentor is forgiven for

 

[Deep Blue]

I'm playing Tsuisou no Augment, so far it looks really really interesting and it's really easy to read compared to that other shitty nukige vn.

[Vokoca]

Slowly going through HatsuSaku, now done with the first route, Azuma's and Aya's. The VN is pretty good so far - the OST in particular is awesome, though the writing is kind of iffy in places. A solid 7/10 for now, we'll see if it will get significantly better later on, though it honestly doesn't need to.

 

Might resume my KnS re-read soon, since Shirokuma doesn't interest me as a heroine at all. Might take a bit before I push myself into her route.

[bogdankl]

still comyu, still heroine 1 route, and all i have to say is that this vn has either the best or the awkwardest h scenes ever, i mean this guy has to be the most playboy protagonist out there, also benios first one was the best thing ever, that one moment where she goes like "bitch get the fuck of me" and punches him was amazing

 

still i would have like to see a yoruko route, i think she is kind of adorable

[Deep Blue]

reading augment so far it's really good, the humor is really good too, the main character is really funny and likable.

[Mr Poltroon]

Finished Katahane. It didn't quite turn out as I expected it to, and many things were left up to the reader as to how they would develop, but I still liked it.

Many tears were shed.

Coco is my favourite character, although that's more or less as it was before.

[BladeRunner]

My copy of Steins;Gate for the Vita arrived yesterday and I started playing today. The show was one of my favorite animes of all time, so I'm looking forward to the visual novel.

[Deep Blue]

My copy of Steins;Gate for the Vita arrived yesterday and I started playing today. The show was one of my favorite animes of all time, so I'm looking forward to the visual novel.

[Eclipsed]

BoS: Ch. 6 - Mire disturbed the fk outta me

 

Because Yuka still has her Sachiko paper fragment she apparently has some level of protection against direct ganks from Sachiko herself

 

 

...and so Sachiko spends the entire chapter 'befriending' Yuka...

 

 

and takes her on a tour to experience the horrors funtime of the Underground Bomb Shelter

 

 

...until Yuka succumbs to the Darkening

 

 

making her easy prey

 

 

and voila! we just experienced the behind-the-scenes from one of the best Wrong Ends from the first game! 

 

Some fked up shit

[Sonrio]

Sharin no Kuni; just got done with Ch 4! Almost done with this haha

[Turnip Sensei]

BoS: Ch. 6 - Mire disturbed the fk outta me

[Eclipsed]

Finished Book of Shadows.

 

Will post a proper misc.thoughts/rambling tmr cuz sleep but for now pretty hyped up for Blood Drive

It's a shame that Blood Drive exists so you know Ayumi won't actually die, but man I screamed when blood started squirting out from her neck >.>

 

[Funyarinpa]

So decided to finish off Grisaia no Kajitsu after like a 3+ month stall, I only have Makina route left.

 

(GNK SPOILERS)

Who had that one flashback scene where her mother is taken away from her and she's left alone on the top of the hospital as it rains? Also who had that scene where she's lying in the hospital bed but can't move or talk or anything

[Eclipsed]

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows Misc. Thoughts/Ramblings(SPOILERS)

Story: 6/10 Book of Shadows is composed of 20% what-if & 70% behind-the-scenes scenarios; with the final 10% being an actual sequel to the first Corpse Party. It plays in Episodic fashion, with each Chapter focusing on a specific set of characters in their respective scenarios.

 

While overall these Chapters served to enrich the universe of Corpse Party beyond that of the five surviving characters from the main cast, I constantly found myself simply not caring for the backstories for these other characters so I couldn't enjoy reading them as much as I would have liked to, though in the end I did appreciate their existence.

 

Individual Chapter thoughts & ratings out of five ☆'s:

• Chapter 1 "Seal" (☆☆☆☆): One of my favorite Chapters, this chapter explores the 'what-if' case where Naomi is actually able to save Seiko from her hanging fate. I couldn't help but cheer Naomi on as she monologues to herself about how she'll definitely save Seiko this time- and she does! Unfortunately, 'tis all for naught as we learn the mechanics of this world: if characters are destined to die, saving them from how they died only results in them dying in a more horrific way moments later. An excellent way to start off Book of Shadows~

...

 

• Chapter 2 "Demise" (☆☆): Explores the what-if case where Mayu doesn't immediately get splattered onto the wall. Unfortunately, not much is offered in the case that she does: she meets up with Yoshiki and some side character Nana, has some flashbacks to Shig (Morishige), and then dies. Really would've liked to see how Mayu x Shig would've stacked up against the Heavenly Host, had they been given the chance. Alas, Mayu eventually meets her (worse) fate:

;-;

 

• Chapter 3 "Encounter" (☆☆☆): This chapter explores Yui's (Shishido-sensei's) background, back when she was 17 and attending Kisaragi High School as a student (with some cute teacher-student interaction between an ill absentminded Yui & Satoshi before and after the flashback). We learn of Yui's aspirations of becoming a teacher, get to see her interact with her first love Tsukasa, and even have her face off against Yoshie (in which you should never choose a broom to defend yourself or hide in a locker 'less you want to die horribly). Enjoyable segment overall that made me appreciate Yui's character a bit more. Side comment: a cool little 'show, don't tell' thing the writers did that I liked was mentioning that Yui got 'marked' on her arm during her encounter with Yoshie (the incident itself being played off as a dream). In the 'present' with Satoshi however, the CG clearly shows her mark proving that the incident did indeed happen, though no further comments are made.

Hey look it's 17 year old version of Yui! That means everybody else was like 11 or 12. 

 

I spy the Mark of Yoshie!!

 

• Chapter 4 "Purgatory" (☆☆☆☆): ~Obvious 4-star rating bias cuz favorite character Naho is in it~ This chapter focuses on Naho's best friend, Sayaka's perspective and the events leading up to Naho's entering of the Heavenly Host. We get to see a cheerful outgoing Naho living out her days as such a normal high school girl and it becomes hard to believe she becomes such a stoic as a spirit after her death. Even the VA stated that she was surprised that Naho would have this type of personality >.>. This chapter was worth just to see Naho's catlike persona, though it's a real damn shame Sayaka had to get offed; she was a real looker 

Srry, only fodder characters get to have fanservice CGs

 

Best side characters in the game. By far.

 

RIP Sayaka.

 

• Chapter 5 "Shangri-La" (☆☆): Focusing on Shig who groups up with some of the fodder students Mitsuki and Fukuroi in his search for Mayu. Combined with Chapter 7 gives some interesting insight as to the dynamics of the students from Byakudan High School and the more interesting side character, Kizami, but overall this chapter was a snore fest. Really have to give props to Mitsuki though for dying to Kizami without giving him the satisfaction of actually dying (aka begging for her life, screaming in pain, etc.). Chapter ends with more of Shig's corpse fetish as he stumbles upon Mitsuki's body:

Luckily Morishige goes insane and suicides at the sight of Mayu's corpse, but I swear he would officially be the most creepiest character in the world if he acted this way instead.

 

• Chapter 6 "Mire" (☆☆☆☆): Another one of my favorite chapters from an objective standpoint, though since I'm extremely fond of Yuka it's also one of my least favorite chapters. Focusing on Yuka's perspective in the case she gets captured by psycho onii-chan Kizami, we get some cheap fanservice where he slices vertically down Yuka's dress before getting ganked by the zombie man, allowing Yuka to escape. Sachiko comments that Yuka's paper charm is still protecting her, so Sachi takes the play-with-my-food route and spends the entire chapter befriending Yuka until she could make her succumb to the Darkening and then kill her. See this post for more info, cuz frankly I don' want to see those Yuka CGs ever again.​

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• Chapter 7 "Tooth" (☆☆): Another Byakudan High School focused chapter, through the eyes of Tohko who has a mad crush on pre-psycho Kizami. Blah blah blah they all get trapped in the Heavenly Host and then one of their friends die and Kizami goes psycho. Tohko ultimately escapes, and locks herself up in the Nurse's Office. The same office that you meet her in the first game where she'll stab Satoshi btw. Connections!

Yes, Kizami is totally the murderer because he threw our dead friend down the stairs in an attempt to convince us that he's dead so we can all abandon his dead boy and try to leave the school!

 

 

Chapter 8 "Blood Drive" (☆☆☆☆): Finally, the bit of sequel we were waiting for! Narrated by Naomi, she visits Seiko's family in hopes of interrogating her siblings as to the existence of Seiko (everyone who died in the Heavenly Host is forgotten, with the mysterious exception of Naho and her mentor) before being stopped by Ayumi who suggests they go visit Sachiko & Yoshie's household. In the mountains. By themselves. And hitchhiking with a stranger. At night. And getting lost in the woods for a couple hours. >.>. 

 

Anyway they eventually find their way to their objective and work their way to the basement where it's revealed Ayumi Shinozaki is indeed a distant relative to Yoshie&Sachiko Shinozaki. Go figure. And find the Book of Shadows, which introduces witchcraft & black magic to the equation of Corpse Party (gotta explain the HeavenlyHost somehow rite). Ayumi skims through the book before finding a spell on reviving the dead and boldly declares to Naomi that they should try it. Uh huh. We all know how successful these things always go in these types of stories...

 

They attempt to revive Mayu, which they do- except she's missing her face and then promptly dies via rune-marking explosions (some speculation as to why the revival failed is that Mayu doesn't exist in this universe anymore, so she cannot be revived. or the Book just hates Ayumi)

 

The rune marking explosion starts afflicting Ayumi, who pleads for her life as Naomi fumbles around, unsure of what to do. Just when Ayumi's fate appeared sealed, her sister Hinoe arrives and dispels the curse, embracing a relieved Ayumi... before having her head explode. Commence Blood Drive

 

 

 

Blood Drive. Btw Ayumi, I didn't know you had a sister...!!

 

 

 

Music: 9/10 I really enjoyed the techno-horror BGMs, they did a fantastic job matching the mood. Some of my favorite moments include:

• Struggling Against Fate during the Naomi-rescuing-Seiko segment in Chapter 1. Really captured the 'we're gonna save Seiko this time!@#' feeling. *Sigh* but it just wasn't meant to be..

• Escape from Samasara during the Let's-see-how-long-Mayu-can-survive-now-that-she's-given-the-chance segment in Chapter 2. Mayu isn't treated very nicely throughout the Corpse Party series, but she's given a moment to feel badass with this track as she soloes her way through the HeavenlyHost... before dying again.

• Dead End during the climax of Prologue: Blood Drive where Ayumi was about to get torn to shreds for dabbling in the Book of Shadows. Very tense moment.

 

Outside of the horror there can be some soothing Slice-of-Life tracks like the Everyday, Good Friends, etc..

 

 

Art: 7/10 Looks good enough, though sometimes characters can look noticeably different between CGs:

 

 

 

...what? You're telling me that was intentional..?!

 

/joke  overall the art's good.

 

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Overall: 7.5/10 A good 'prequel' to expand upon the Corpse Party universe for fans of the series, though it leaves much to be desired in the sequel aspect. Though I guess that's what Blood Drive is for 

[Turnip Sensei]

I did Kaoru's route in Ayakashibito.

The scenes were Suzu was jealous and tormented Kaoru gave me some nasty Comyu flashbacks. Luckily that issue was solved pretty quickly, and other than that I really liked the route.

The final assault to the Dominion headquarters was epic, and Kotarou-Sensei is the one the most awesome characters I've seen.

I had to take a break and laugh out loud when he spared Reina saying: "It's because you're a good woman."

 

The other routes seem interesting as well, since there's lots of unanswered questions. Still, reading a route-based VN reminds me once again how much more I prefer VNs with linear plots. After finishing one route, I don't really feel like going through the common route again to see what lies behind different choices. And to me, having different endings snatches away some worth from each of them.  

[akaritan]

So decided to finish off Grisaia no Kajitsu after like a 3+ month stall, I only have Makina route left.

 

(GNK SPOILERS)

Who had that one flashback scene where her mother is taken away from her and she's left alone on the top of the hospital as it rains? Also who had that scene where she's lying in the hospital bed but can't move or talk or anything

 

I believe that the first one was Yumiko and the second one was in Mitcher's route, but it wasn't Mitcher herself.

[Eclipsed]

Now that I've successfully made the transition from Moe Slice-of-Life to Horror I'm picking up Ss-s-sss-Saya no Uta

[Josephl64]

playing Rance 03 and my days are glorious