Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

[treave]

English version of Corpse Party: Book of Shadows has just been released. It ditches the 16-bit style in the previous game, which is somewhat of a drawback for me (though some may find the first person point & click interface to be more immersive), but it's still full of screaming girls and bloody ends.

Couldn't find any gameplay vids except for this:

 

[felipepepe]

I never played Corpse Party, how is it?

And yeah, it seems very tense with that first person pov and that soundtrack...

 

[treave]

Basically you run around collecting items and using them to advance, just like any other adventure game. The plot is linear and divided into multiple chapters, each focusing on a different protagonist. Despite the linearity, lengthy bad endings abound, and there are some pretty creepy ones. The criteria to avoid (or get) these bad endings isn't always intuitive (the first game is somewhat worse about this than the sequel) though.

The voice acting is overall superb (the screams and gurgles are a highlight), and the 3D surround sound when you're using headphones helps plenty with the immersion. There's a couple of effective scenes where they project the voices as if speaking directly into your ear.

 

[Gragt]

No PC version or what?

 

[Malpercio]

Completely forgot this was coming out.

I'll get it... eventually.

 

[Weierstraß]

Saw the first one scrolling through the store but disregarded it due to the name.

 

[IronicNeurotic]

The game is trolling players of the previous title in chapter 1. Hard.

 

[Corporate_Jew_Master]

Does it have actual gameplay or is it just a VN with some minigames thrown in?

 

[thesecret1]

Played this the other day. Playing through the first game in the series prior to this one is mandatory, knowledge of the game's plot is expected. There are no minigames or such, it's a visual novel with some interaction elements – you can choose where you go on the map, make the occassional decision, and find shit hidden around. Your decisions and shit you find then determines whether you get to the true end of a chapter, or get a wrong end.

Haven't finished it yet, but so far it's more of the same – if you liked the first game, you will probably like this one too because it's the same kind of story, but with better visuals and more spotlight on side characters.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

I was watching a video of the 2021 release. VN? Adventure game? RPG (I saw hp and inventory). ??


19.99 Corpse Party (2021)
2021, MAGES., XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.

14.99 Corpse Party
2016, Team GrisGris, XSEED Games

9.99 Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient
2019, Team GrisGris, XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.

19.99 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
2019, MAGES. Inc., 5pb., XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.

14.99 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
2018, MAGES. Inc., 5pb., XSEED Games

19.99 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash
2019, MAGES. Inc., 5pb., XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.

 

[Rean]

I was watching a video of the 2021 release. VN? Adventure game? RPG (I saw hp and inventory). ??

More on the Adventure side, I'd say. Pretty iconic games.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Sound and effect looked pretty good. For VN I quite like the idea of horror inspired games. Tbh, I swear I had a dream of this game but it was more like irl than anime. The theme seemed spot on but world was a bit more dystopian. It is on a list for when a sale happens.

 

[Rean]

but it was more like irl than anime.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

It was a fantastic dream though with hidden rooms, objects to collect, and hallways and deadends everywhere. And spirits and zombies were trying to kill and trick those who were still alive. Just weird.

 

[karoliner]

 

[Rean]

I really have to finish Corpse Party 2021, but it's too much of an 'alt-tab into a walkthrough' game for my patience these days.

 

[Rean]

Also, 'Published by XSEED', once upon a time those words would bring joy, now it's just a chasm of emptiness.

 

[I eat frozen vegetables]

Time to butter up some poopers.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Did they create a similar packet for the first game? I noticed the Evil Dead had one hell of a package back in the day.

 

[Arthandas]

I played and enjoyed the 2021 remaster, but after watching Thafnine's video I decided to not touch any other entry.

If you like Corpse Party, I wholly recommend Abaddon: Princess of the Decay. It's basically Corpse Party with actual combat (and porn).