Разработчик: ROSEVERTE
Описание
Different with the usual dating sims, the main purpose of the game is to find out the truth hidden in the past.
STORY
Yukina Kudou looks like your normal high school student, but she has a huge secret. She was ordered by someone to be the girlfriend of Youji Kataoka. She doesn't know why, nor what the true purpose behind it is. Everything begins from a mistake of the past and continues on as an eternal lie.In the end, What will she find beyond the lies?
FEATURE
- A combination of simulation game and visual novel. The general part is using simulation system, while the character route will be a pure visual novel.
- Play Time: Approximately 7-10 hours
- Capturable Characters: 3
- Event CG: 67 (Including variations)
- Ending: 15
GUIDE
There are help and hint functions within the game, yet some people might still find difficulties to beat it. If you need for a more detailed guide, please check atVOICE
This game is unvoiced.OTHERS
OFFICIAL SITE:FACEBOOK PAGE:
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Поддерживаемые языки: english, german, japanese
Системные требования
Windows
- OS: XP
- Processor: 1 Ghz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Mac
- OS: 10.6
- Processor: 1 Ghz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Linux
- OS: x86/x86_64
- Processor: 1 Ghz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
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*This game has a free demo.
duplicity is a nice sci-fi story about an old man that likes a girl too much. Suspiciously too much...
Gameplay
The gameplay, as others have noted, is a mixed bag. This is a visual novel, so this review starting with gameplay means you know something's up.
It takes inspiration from dating sim flash games, where you click on buttons and see numbers go up. In those kinds of games, you have a limited number of action points per day, so there's a cycle of "press Work button 3 times then go to sleep"... and that was considered sufficient gameplay. It's kind of neat to see it used in a 2012 game.
How ever.
The main issues start with:
1) The game has a time limit.
In most dating sim games, you do not have a time limit, so you can take your sweet time to trial and error whomever you choose to "explore". Not here! You have a limited amount of days before the game hands you the bad ending or the no-route good ending. This would be feasible were it not for the...
2) Events!
Once in a while, the game dsiturbs your grinding cycle with a story event (AKA actual VN content). The game doesn't tell when those are going to come (school festival, monthly check-up, etc), so you have less days than you think you have.
Having an in-game calendar wouldve made this part of the game far less frustrating, as I couldn't be bothered to remember when the events occur LOL
It's like to succeed you have to note down and chart out a grind-route yourself.
Or... just use the excellent Steam Guide after like 3 playthroughs.
3) The game is 800x600, which can look horrible on most screens nowadays.
Since I have a 1366x768 display this was not a problem though.
If you succeed in getting through this part of the game, you can enter a route. Hooray, actual VN content!
Graphics, Audio and Atmosphere
The main girl and the two male leads are really tall instead of those modern anime artstyles where women look and sound like they're 14, so that's a HUGE point for the game. The backgrounds come from a lot of free websites, but they all blend nicely and tell the stories that they need to. Some backgrounds are better than others, but my personal favourites are shots of the sky.
Most of the school backgrounds are from the same artist though, so the game -mostly- feels like it takes place in the same school. Some areas don't feel connected to each other and that can ruin immersion for some, but I got used to it. They don't feel too jarring.
The character graphics themselves feel just right to me - not a lot of special effects, and it doesn't feel -too- perfect that I feel like I don't deserve to see it. Worth noting there is no color correction or lighting though - characters will still appear fully lit even in a dark scene such as a night playground.
I've heard criticism about the artstyle to the point Roseverte no longer wants to draw their own characters, so that's a shame.
The sounds and music for the game sound quite Japanese, and they all do a good (but not perfect) feel of capturing the scene. It's dragged down by being compressed to the underworld and back though even by 2013 standards, so your ears might hurt after a while.
But the two vocal tracks the game has are pretty dang good!
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Despite the issues above to the point of using a walkthrough, I'm pretty biased for the game.
When I played the demo in 2013, it helped me discover that I like otome games... which was weird, since I grew in a male body and liked male-oriented things. It was euphoric, so I ended up not binging on them a lot and treating it like medicine.
Fast forward to 8 years later, I discovered myself to be a woman afterall!
I love this game for being my first exposure to female-tailored media, so much. Without it I probably would be dead by now, and I'm saved from that fate thanks to Roseverte and one highschool friend that introduced me to this game.
...where were we? Oh yeah, the review!
If you don't have strong nostalgia like I do, the game probably won't hold up, It's average at everything, but at least it's not as clunky as the original Cafe 0.
Considering Roseverte is still alive and kicking, I suggest you check out their more modern titles instead.
I don't consume too many stories, so I was really entertained by the why the old man is being the way he is.
Try the demo and see if the existing narrative and vibe pulls you in.
Thank you for reading!
Short game you can finish in a night depending how lucky you are choosing options and how fast your read. I highly suggest just... not playing this game blind. úse a guide. Im not sure why but i found it very hard to get endings without following the guides to a T.... AM I DESTINED FOR MISERY..!?!? Anyways after all the media ive consumed it was pretty sterotypical but still fun, i feel like an old bat at this point haaaaa
music?: i love it! sounds 2000s techno heh heh
art: lacking but its uhh there
story: will get you through the night... lol
if its on sale? take a swing
There is so much potential for this game, but it is lacking in many ways, like the conversations between each character gets tiring after you keep reading them over and over again. I would give this game 4/10.
Glad I got it on special not my taste. Dialogue for characters when you click on them to see them is the same every time . I normally don't judge until I've given the game a fair chance but I can't this time.
I'll open this by saying that this game get's a lot of bad rep that it doesn't deserve. From playing roseverte's games, there's always been an intriguing plot that catches me by surprise, and continues to be memorable. This one is the most memorable for me. If you tried playing the game and found the initial stat raising bit to be irritating, please, follow the guide, the first time you get a characters route, you'll probably never need to read a guide again unless you attempt the harem ending.
Anyways.
The game starts out as a stat raising game, but once you go onto a character's route, it forgo's the stat raising, so if you don't like the initial part be at ease, as that's only a small fraction of the game that's used to give a variety of endings and ensure you get onto a character route. Each playthrough the story evolves. My first runthrough was Youji's route, and I thought his route was a perfect ending, and that none of the other routes would top his. But I was very wrong. There are many layers to this game, that you won't get in a first playthrough. I'd say that this game would be like Hatoful Boyfriend, with a much more serious tone during the stat raising parts, and a lot more forward about the truth, but just enough lies to keep you guessing how all the ends will tie together.
Each route gave me a new question, as well as answers. And I think the final route helped me feel at ease with the story. You truly do feel like a spectator in the world, watching the characters reach that misery, and even when I initially thought Youji's route was a great ending, when I looked at it again, I realized all the misery hidden behind that happy ending. I kept hoping for a better ending where everyone could be happy, and the game delivers on that after putting you through a roller coaster of feelings for each character. This is a plot I won't forget, and it proved to me once again to not judge a book by it's cover, that's why I opened with that statement to anyone reading this review.
If you played this and didn't like that stat raising, the stat raising will go away soon, please play another more minutes. If you don't like the art, I think the story is worth it. I know I can't tell everyone that they have to play this game, and I know this game isn't a total complete masterpiece. It takes awhile to get to the core of the game, and I know that can be disuading for people. But it was a story that touched my heart, and I wanted to give it a positive review in hopes that other people might continue to play and find the mystery hidden behind a deceptive cover.
An additional addendum: If you enjoyed hatoful boyfriend for the BBL route, this game is a lot like BBL route in a lot of regards, so if you're a hatoful boyfriend fan that loved BBL route, I highly reccomend this.
I love otome, vns, and rpgs. I got the game on sale, thinking it had an interesting concept. Observing some guy you're not really interested in. Different twist from the usual otome plots. But the execution could be improved upon. I have nothing against grinding stats, but we're hit with this early on before the game really starts. If you want a game like this that does the grinding and stats right, play Magical Diary.
The grinding kills the game. It's repititive. You're grinding in hopes you'll get to an interesting plot point, but it takes forever just to get to any meaningful events. Sure, I expect some of the same dialogue used with grind scenes, but through stuff in between. Other games I've played have included plenty of other random events happening and opportunities to showcase characters and their personalities...and other game mechanics. In other games I've played the grinding pays off somewhere. Here, I feel bored and unsure of what I'm aiming for.
As for the characters, no one really stands out. I didn't particularly care for any of them. They all fulfill their roles to the plot, which is a bit bland. We honestly don't need the friend character as far as I can see. She just pops up while our mc lies to her most of the time. If had more time beyond the events that took what seemed like a year to show up, I might feel a bit more attached. But even in those moments, dialogue at times feels a bit rushed, most likely because these events are so brief.
The art was a bit hard to digest. Throughout the gameplay I couldn't help but focus on how bizarre the characters looked. That and the music at times was obnoxious.
Plot...I don't know. I finally got through one playthrough which was a bad end. Like another reviewer said, I don't want to get the other endings. It's too boring with the main component of grinding with the exact same dialogue to even consider going back and trying for the other endings.
Overall, wouldn't recommend this game. If you must, get it on sale like I did.
Overall the story was pretty interesting and unique. I didn't like the grinding as it felt very unnecessary and detrimental to the gameplay. But once you get past that (look up one of the walkthrough guides!) it becomes a proper visual novel. The premise is kind of creepy but not as creepy as it could be. There's a lot of potential for existential crises and identity issues that gets glossed over in favor of forced romance. I didn't regret the time I spent playing this though - it was quite interesting.
If you enjoy otome games with a dark twist to them, it is a good game and I would recommend it.
People have reviewed saying it's really repetitive so here's a tactic:
You can hold down Ctrl to skip already read parts, so if you played it at least once, it takes about 2 minutes to skip over the schedule part if you know what you're going to choose, so it's really not that bad.
Also, I just want to say it's true that the game is a little creepy and dark at times, so if you don't want that, you probably won't like this game. But if you like darkish themes or a unique game, then I think you'll like it. Personally, I liked it. roseVeRte is pretty good at stories with dark sides to them.
It felt old, slow and just... Stupid (in a way you would see a kids cartoon bad guy almost slip up and make a ridiculous excuse. One that everyone just doesn't question and accepts...) Also there's the art and sound, it jusr wasn't done well at all in my opinion.
I've meant to write a review for this game for a while now. I really was disappointed in it even after I was able to manage to get some of the endings. I wasn't eager to get all or even most of them but the happy ones at least.
When I first played it I was done with it in a matter of minutes. Disappointing given the fact that I'm used to much better games from roseverte but not only that but it's really to expensive for that. I either expect a hella good game or at least more playtime. I got neither.
The dialogues are basic and dull. If you played the East tower series you'll might remember that the dialogues there were quite simplistic too but it wasn't bad because all the games had a special kind of cuteness to them. I can't claim the same thing about d'UpLicity. It wasn't emotional or cute, it wasn't intriguing or anything like that. Reading all these dialogues with these impersonal characters was just exhausting and frustrating.
The gameplay is boring and stupid and not challenging at all (those dayplanner features tend to be repetitive but other visual novel producers manage to do interesting stuff with it). You didn't have to think ahead you just had to choose the same action over and over again. The hints what thing you had to say were so obvious and aaargh... This is - in my opinion at least - the worst game rosevert ever produced.
There actually isn't much left to say now. The art isn't as bad as most of the people in the reviews claim it to be. It's most definitely not breathtakingly good but it's unique and alright to look at. If the story was good it wouldn't be even worth mentioning. Can't recommend it.
it was not fun at all to me.
I found myself really enjoying roseVeRte’s games. This one shares a few things with their other games: the art isn’t so good (which is okay because the story IS GOOD. At least it’s way better than a lot of other VNs around here), and there’s a plot twist. I must say, I found this story rather intriguing; not sure if in a good way tho… But I played all the routes to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. To be really honest, I thought that it was kinda creepy the relationship between Yukina and Kouichi. I’m not a fan of “replacements” (you know, when someone dies and the other person keeps seeing their deceased beloved one on this new person) so that must be why I didn’t enjoyed his route so much. But that’s just me, other people might like it.
6/10. It was an interesting experience for me, and I recommend getting this game on sale.
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I like this game :) Art style is different - but it isn`t a bad thing.
I finished only Youji`s route so far - I'm going to keep playing and see the other endings.
Recently I play a lot of otome games, and this does not differ from other titles (except Cheritz games which are the best I've played so far). If you like otomes should play this game too :)
For better recommendation for game read post from CallistaWhite - after reading this recommendation I bought this game and I do not regret.
thx CallistaWhite :)
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | ROSEVERTE |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 19.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 57% положительных (14) |