Right this moment we now have some insights from considered one of our beautiful beta testers, Kitty-tama, into our newest launch: ClockUp’s DEAD DAYS! Take pleasure in!
Hello everybody, it’s Kitty-tama! It’s all the time an actual pleasure attending to work on ClockUp video games, and this one isn’t any exception. I had the respect of beta testing DEAD DAYS, and I felt compelled to share my ideas. I’m positive plenty of you’re looking ahead to it. It’s a superb sport, after all, however I can’t simply go away it at that! There’s a lot to say!
DEAD DAYS has an intriguing premise out the gate: strangers awaken alongside one another in an unknown location, besides there’s a twist right here. By rights, they need to be lifeless. But right here they’re on this unknown location. The primary factor connecting them, past their confusion, is a mysterious determine who grants them an extension on their lives, so to say. There’s a catch–they need to defeat the spectres, creatures solely those that have been resurrected can see and work together with. How will they arrive to phrases with this spectre looking life mixed with maintaining appearances? Doubly so with how sexy everybody turns into after their missions!
Seems like a reasonably primary premise, proper? Whereas a lot of the beginnings of the VN are centered on this ragtag group consisting of our cocky, boastful protagonist Teru Kuresaka, fashionista and gyaru Aira Mitsumine, housewife Minami Mera, and the mysterious stranger often called Tengan Soukichi and the way they go about defeating the assorted spectres they arrive throughout as a part of their “work”, that’s solely a part of the story. What’s so fascinating about DEAD DAYS is that, sure, Teru is the first protagonist, however we get to see from different views exterior of him. It makes the narrative that a lot richer, and in the event you’re a fan of seeing what heroines are considering or feeling (particularly throughout H-scenes), you’ll have a enjoyable time with some scenes contained inside DEAD DAYS.
It’s arduous to say who my prime favourite character is, as everyone seems to be flawed in fascinating methods and no one is portrayed to be “good”. However I’ve to say, of all of the characters, I had probably the most enjoyable watching Kiruru and her antics. Tokio Aoi offers a shocking, incredible, straight-up unhinged efficiency with Kiruru, and her trademark cackle will stick in my mind for fairly a while. She’s nuts, however that’s what makes her so enjoyable! Whereas each character has one thing up with them, Kiruru is such a standout. I hope you want her as a lot as I did! It’s humorous as a result of she isn’t the standard form of character I’d be into–I’m often extra inclined to love Minami-type heroines who’re heat and nurturing. And don’t get me improper, Minami is lovely. Attractive, too! However Kiruru is that particular degree of loopy to the place you simply can’t assist however discover her endearing. Our foremost protag, Teru is boastful and manipulative, however there’s extra to him than that–by the top of the VN, I did soften as much as him and felt for him greater than I’d anticipated to out the gate.
In the case of VN devs I extremely respect, ClockUp is up on that record, palms down. One factor I actually admire about their darker video games specifically is how they mix eroticism and storytelling–the H-scenes aren’t solely there to be fap gasoline (though that’s to not say they aren’t there for that function, not less than partially). The H-scenes can’t merely be stripped away from DEAD DAYS, or any of their darker video games for that matter, with out impacting the principle overarching storyline. And the storyline right here is great. However the H-scenes are equally dealt with with care. Sure, they go about as off the partitions as you’d anticipate from a darker ClockUp title specifically, however one factor I actually love about DEAD DAYS is how we are able to immediately see what heroines are considering or feeling throughout their perspective H-scenes that come up.
ClockUp is aware of the best way to write ladies in fucked up conditions from a really respectful lens, so to talk–they’ve their motives for doing what they do, for feeling how they do, they usually aren’t simply two-dimensional cardboard cutouts. This makes their H-scenes stand out all of the extra, doubly so as a result of it goes far past mere titillation. We are able to truly see into their psyches throughout such moments. This isn’t to undersell the character improvement that happens from Teru’s POV, although–he experiences his personal conflicting emotions and ideas all through the H-scenes, and it makes all of them the extra entertaining to learn.
For any guro followers, don’t fret, you’ll get your fill too! It’s not fairly Maggot Baits ranges, but it surely’s completely there, and it’s my hope you’ll take pleasure in such scenes. Additionally, there’s no scat to be seen right here, so in the event you’re fearful about that, don’t be. In case you have been trying ahead to that, effectively, that is likely to be one disappointing facet.
I’d say, of all of the darkish ClockUp video games, DEAD DAYS might be the tamest by way of tougher content material (of those in English). There may be some delicate material I’d be remiss to not give a heads-up for, together with Juria’s story arc which toys with junior idols and sleeping to the highest–not everybody will probably be snug with this. But it surely performs a vital half in how she sees the world round her and perceives the folks round her, too. She’s one of many solely different characters who will get Teru past floor degree, subsequent to his childhood buddy Mao. There’s additionally some physique horror parts within the spectres, in addition to gore (which, as all the time, may be filtered off within the settings menu per your consolation degree). However of the darker ClockUp video games, DEAD DAYS is what I personally think about the tamest among the many ones which were licensed thus far. In case you’ve been interested in ClockUp’s choices however have been too scared to attempt euphoria or Maggot Baits, this is likely to be a doubtlessly good starter VN from their darker library.
I’m all the time thrilled when the time involves beta check a ClockUp title, and I’m doubly joyful I started working on such an eagerly anticipated title as DEAD DAYS! I like ClockUp’s lighter titles, too, however there’s only a particular appeal to their darkish video games which have a bit of additional oomph, a bit of additional depth that makes enjoying them really feel all of the extra price it. It’s my hope you’ll take pleasure in enjoying DEAD DAYS when it releases!
