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And now a flower, sun, and rain mention, but way before flower, sun, and rain the game ever happened. Suda really does love reusing phrases and imagery from game to game.
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Part VI: Introductions Route A44 is always such a bitch to get through during rush hour.  Garcia... I mean, BIG DICK might be in a state of shock, but he’s coming along for the ride to this crime scene at with Kusabi and Sumio. Who is ready for a sewer level...?  Music: Kusabi .jpg) 07:39 PM .jpg)  So where to...? Just past this sewer. Are the Unit 1 guys here? Yeah. Hachisuka and Morikawa should be... They sure are quick to jump on an easy score. Let’s hurry. Hurry up, Big Dick..jpg) Crime Scene Investigation .jpg) Big Dick and the gang follow the sewer canal to the crime scene. Here, we’re tasked with talking with everyone to progress. Or staring at them blankly, if we’re being accurate... .jpg) There’s actually a load of people standing in raw sewage water here. There’s a different set to the north, west, and east. We’ll begin with the North. Here, Kusabi is speaking with a new detective, Morikawa. .jpg) We’re not sitting around on our asses like Unit 1.  Who’s this guy? The witness. We brought him from the hospital. I heard Natsume’s guys all went down... Yeah, this guy’s the only one left. Some sort of super human? He’s Big Dick. Nice to meet you, Big Dick! This is Natsume’s special little guy. Be nice to him. Of course. —So, who’s our guy. You didn’t hear? It’s Kamui... Kamui? You mean “Silver” Kamui? So you remember, huh? I mean... How could I forget? How about this one? It’s really messed up... It’s like....jpg) How she got strung up there, I can’t even... It’s been awhile since we’ve had a nasty one like this. So it was him... “Him”? Kamui did this...? Yeah. No fuckin’ question, this was Kamui. But how? With that weird harpoon gun... He got four people with it. And he gouged out the different parts... Get her down now!! Fuckin’ Christ....jpg) We’re done listening to Morikawa and Kusabi’s conversation. Morikawa bails out to help get the corpse down from the bridge and Kusabi wants us to just stay the gently caress out of everyone’s way. You could have just left us in the car, guy. Or the hospital... .jpg) Anyway, if we turn to the west, we find Hachisuka and Sumio are hanging out here. Let’s see what they have to say about this latest murder. .jpg)  Take a look. We’re just getting started... Seems like not much time has passed... Can you just keep quiet for me? Who’s this...? A special survivor... We brought him just in case. —His name is Garcia. OK... Hi, Garcia. My name is Hachisuka. He’s in a state of shock. He can’t speak. Well then... Good thing you brought him along then, huh? It was Tetsu... Kusabi....jpg) Hachisuka bails out of the scene and Sumio doesn’t have much left to say. So... .jpg) If we look to east, we find a pair of nameless clone police officers. There isn’t actually a police force of cloned men. They just got lazy here. I feel like I wouldn’t have to point that out if this weren’t a Suda51 written narrative. But... It is weird they got lazy with the police officer portraits, because this game has a poo poo load of one-off character portraits that are used for all of a single conversation and never again. The lunatic from the previous chapter had one that appeared on-screen for all of about two seconds before he died, for instance. There's a guy at this very crime scene who gets a unique portrait for two lines and that's it. .jpg)  I don’t really know either, but apparently he’s some top secret serial killer.  But I’ve never actually heard of him... It was all just rumors before. Nobody thought he was actually a real person. Why is this not publicized? This world is full of the unknown. I thought it was just all made-up stories... There’s lots of stuff that little guys like you and I simply never know... Crime is just like the darkness. It isn’t meant to be seen. That makes sense.That’s deep, officers. .jpg) But, now that we’ve gotten all three groups of conversations out of the way, we automatically progress to the next one. Flashes and the sound of photo snapping lasts the duration of the scene. .jpg)  Approximately 12 hours since the time of death. it looks like decay is progressing, but a lot of water has entered and the skin is simply swelling. Twelve hours... It was Kamui. The timeframe fits... Five hours between the woods and this. That would be enough time. Got an ID? Not yet. Let’s hurry and find where it happened. So he didn’t actually kill her here...? Nope... He did it somewhere else and then left her here, so it would stand out more....jpg) Do it... Sumio, take a look around. Roger that! Hachisuka! Where’s Hachisuka? She left. She left?! To attend the autopsy. Without even loving saying anything... That sort of research is important, so... Whatever, gently caress it. How about it, Big Dick? You remember anything?.jpg) Alright, now we progress further down the sewer canal to the north. .jpg) Aww yeah. Just let that raw sewage rain all over the Big Dick. He’s a hard man. He can take it. .jpg) Past the waterfall, we find a Contact Point. Two, in fact. The first one leads to... New Music: Unknown .jpg) ...Well then. Maybe we should go get the detectives. I don’t think Big Dick is up to the task of a ghost. But... Eh... Well, the other contact point is just ahead. Might as well go all in with our mute investigation. .jpg) .jpg)  With wonderful smiles, the gentlemen laugh happily and say... “Do you wanna be happy, baby” “Do you wanna be happy, baby” “Do you wanna be happy, baby” The gaudy man said it three times in a row. Everyone looks so happy and answers, “I’m gonna be happy, mama” Everyone wants to be happy. I can’t wait for the fun weekend..jpg) Yeah uhh... You guys hearing this poo poo or...? .jpg) It’s a doll... right? What is this old thing doing here? No idea..jpg) And we fade to black as a creepy clown laugh echoes in the distance. Alright then... Yeah... Uhh... I have no earthly idea what the deal with this scene was supposed to be... And   Our time at the sewer line crime scene is concluded. And that’s the last time we’ll see a sewer level in this game. Always something I like to hear.  With that out of the way, we’ll now be heading to a location we’re going to be visiting a whole lot during the course of this game. New Music: 24 Wave .jpg) Mar. 29, 1999, Monday Office 24 11:00 AM_ .jpg) Welcome to Office 24, the headquarters of the Heinous Crimes Unit. You can forget about those Republic losers. They never recover from their run-in with Kamui. The rest of the game is about the HCU. Well... at least the Transmitter storyline. Anyway, it’s time to meet our team properly... .jpg) .jpg) HC Unit Boss Deeply insightful and very conscientious and sympathetic. Consequently, his popularity is amazing. Kotobuki doesn’t directly go out into the field, but he provides crucial support from the sidelines. Cases are never solved by chasing them, from Kotobuki’s point of view. “You have to wait patiently.” He is a man who knows how to manage people. .jpg) b.jpg) An eccentric man who usually works investigations alone. Originally from Public Security Department, he has connections all over the place. He’s also close with neighboring jurisdictions, and supports investigations with his own info. His trademarks are slicked-back hair and pressed shirts. .jpg) b.jpg) Out of loyalty to veteran detective Kotobuki, he joined the Heinous Crimes Unit upon its establishment. He sometimes acts as Sumio’s stopper, and sometimes troubles the younger agents with his explosive behavior. More afraid of being hated by his daughter than anything else in the world, Kusabi is seriously considering quitting smoking. Currently, his biggest source of worry is his eldest daughter Toriko’s overseas studies. .jpg) .jpg) The backbone of the 24 Wards HC Unit, he works investigations together with Kusabi. Not one to conform to nor conflict with the police force, he knows his place and puts all of his focus on crime. .jpg) .jpg) Assigned to the HC Unit as Morikawa’s partner. A beautiful detective. Originally worked in the crime lab. Her father is 24 Wards Mayor Kaoru Hachisuka. Extremely serious and hardworking when it comes to her duties, she is quite proud and tends to stick out within the department. Not very well-liked by Kusabi. .jpg) .jpg) Joined the HC Unit together with Kusabi from the time it was established. One of the oldest members, having learned the basics of investigation from Kotobuki. Known for his excellent investigation work, he is a support specialist. Cleverly using the truth to his advantage, his investigation style is veteran-level. Strongly trusted by Kotobuki, he is usually tasked with writing up “Silver Case” reports. .jpg)  Kamui Uehara has escaped from the hospital isolation ward and has killed four people. He is currently still at large. Kamui is assumed to have made his way into the city, where he is currently hiding. Now, three things. First off: There’s something I’d like everyone to be consistent with. The official name of this case is the “Kamui Case”. It’s a good, simple name. Second: I’d like you all to watch this video. Hachisuka, start the tape.We now switch to a low first person video perspective as a robot patrols a hallway. .jpg) Well how thorough. Fast-forward it. I can’t. It’ll damage the tape head. Whatever, let it play..jpg) There in the back is where the counseling room is located. Yeah, so what? What about it? This is where the female victim worked. At the time of the murder, she was wearing her own clothes. The robot view shifts and starts advancing to a door at the end of the hall... .jpg) Yes. So what does this mean? Any hospital this large has changing rooms.The robot enters the room and begins scanning the area... .jpg) So there was someone she wanted to see so badly she was willing to break the rules...The drone camera takes interest in the stairs... .jpg) The gently caress is wrong with this broad... Lovesick, I’d assume. She works in a hospital, after all... And? What else? So Kamui... Killed her. We’ve gotten some comments. Apparently, the victim, Yuriko Sonoda, and Kamui were involved physically...The camera view hovers up the stairs to the second floor... .jpg) And it seems it was strictly one-sided, from Sonoda. Kamui was mentally “impotent”, so... So he was pretty much like a fag, huh? Wow, what a lucky dude. To a woman, he may have been the ideal man. Like a doll with no emotions, who will never betray you. The perfect man, whom you can just set down by your side forever... You think so? Wouldn’t that be boring? Also, assuming all women like that is pretty sexist. But it’d be comfortable and easy, right? Well, it would be easy, but still... Let’s get back on track. Sonoda seduced Kamui and lured him here. Goddamn..jpg) So she seduced Kamui, and was killed... And she was left here. Hold on. The lead is different, isn’t it? Yes. In Yuriko Sonoda’s case, the scene of the murder and the place her body was dumped were the same. In Yuka Kawai’s case, it’s two separate places. After killing her in her home, he moved the body. That’s pretty complicated for Kamui. You got something, Tetsu? No, never mind...End footage... .jpg) The victim is Yuriko Sonoda. Twenty-six years old; female. Worked as a counselor. After graduating from medical school, she started work at this hospital. Her most recent patient was Kamui. She had been counseling Kamui since about six months ago. Recently they had been in some form of contact almost every day. The cause of death is his specialized harpoon gun. The body shows signs of perforation in four places. Inside her uterus we found traces of bodily fluids thought to be Kamui’s. We’re currently waiting for a positive ID. Estimated time of death is between 10pm and 11pm on March 27th. This matches the time the tracking satellite began tracking Kamui almost perfectly. Yuka Kawai, 25 years old. Worked at a digital media sales firm. She was in charge of the Kamui projects. She took two shots to the head and one each in the chest and the stomach, leaving the same penetration marks as Sonoda. Estimated time of death is between 3pm and 4pm on March 28th. We’re waiting on test results for further details. I’ll leave the details to Naka. Next!.jpg) I’ll give a simple explanation of Kamui Uehara’s history. Please take in as much of this info as you can. He’s not your run-of-the-mill criminal. This man has been completely overtaken by an evil darkness. Go ahead and toss “common sense” right out the window for this. This is a photo of Kamui. It's from four years ago..jpg) OK, if I may continue, with regards to how we proceed... That’ll do! Unit 2 is the brawn, and you Unit 1 guys are the brains of the operation, right? That makes sense. That’s basically right. Investigation Unit 1 is analyzing the database to try to predict how the suspect will move and where he will appear. Investigation Unit 2 will collect the data not yet in the database and investigate the areas the tracking satellite can’t reach. Everyone else, await orders... That’s all for now, let’s get to it.Music: ENDS .jpg) Alright, then. Let’s get to work catching us a harpoon gun based serial killer! Err... wait... Where does Big Dick fit into all of this...? Maybe we ought to keep going a little bit to see how Garcia's role pans out before calling it a day, eh? Music: 24 Wave .jpg) Apr. 9, 1999, Friday Office 24 03:44 PM_ .jpg) Welcome back to the Heinous Crime Unit 1. Despite the intros earlier, they don’t make it entirely clear who is in each unit of the department. Unit 1 is Hachisuka and Morikawa. Unit 2 is Kusabi and Sumio. Nakategawa is middle management doing most of the work coordinating people. Kotobuki mostly just fucks around in his office and is barely around. Anyway... .jpg) The gently caress’re you talking about?! You whiny bitch! How about you try working your delicate little rear end off day after day, huh?! Those are your duties, aren’t they? The data you pick up isn’t worth dick! This forensic investigation bullshit is old news! Go ahead and investigate however you want if you want to just waste time! Please just stop complaining. Complaining? Who the gently caress is complaining? It’s criticism. You’re doing your goddamn job wrong! Up to now, we’ve collected 26 pieces of useful data. How about that? If you want accurate data, we’ll need 10,000 samples. Do you understand? Do you? Do you want to do this for us? Data on 10,000 abandoned buildings and empty rooms! Are you going to find it for us? If so, then I’ll handle the stakeout for you. Well? That’s enough, Hachisuka... Fuuuuuuuck, just shut the gently caress up already. Yeah yeah, I got it... You want us to handle the stakeout, right? Fine, we’ll do it. Let’s go set up the stakeout. Tetsu, a moment....jpg) Sumio and Kusabi have their own office. It’s comparatively kind of a dump. I like to think those cardboard boxes in the back are just stocked full of cartons of cigarettes to keep up with Kusabi’s omnipresent smokes. .jpg) I got this from Munakata. Munakata? That’s rare... It’s Kamui’s hideout. For reals? My info is certain, yeah. And it’s a love letter... Creepy. .jpg) Sorry. Be careful. I’ll take up the rear, let’s meet up later... Got it...Morikawa leaves the office... .jpg) ... Come on! Where did it come from? That info... Doesn’t fuckin’ matter. Come on, let’s move! It’s a stakeout. This is no time to mess around, Tetsu... Whatever. We sit here wasting time and he’s gonna get away! But... Just hurry up! What about Garcia...?That’s a good question... What about Garcia? What’s he been up to for the last couple of weeks? New Music: His Room (Our apartment theme is... off-kilter) .jpg) Same Day Apartment 04:07 PM_  Welcome to My Room. Make yourself comfortable on one of the red leather couches. Sit back and relax. Watch the big game, if you desire. .jpg) Any explanations you may need are on the poster on the wall. They will explain everything. .jpg) Garcia doesn’t own a bed or anything like that. But he does have an essential component of any 1999 bachelor’s pad: a personal computer. .jpg) Let’s just slide into Big Dick’s chair, take a gander at that top of the line CRT monitor and sweet sound system, fire up that 56k modem, and go check our e-mail. .jpg) Our friend, The Bat has left some correspondence in our AOL inbox. The Bat, what a card. .jpg) .jpg) Well then, nothing big is happening on-line. Let’s see if there is anything on the tube. Did you see that Law and Order is starting up some kinda Special Victims Unit spin-off later this year? Ehh... I don’t see it lasting.  Yeah... Meh... Nothing but Frasier reruns. Pass. PHONE RING! RING! RING! .jpg) You know, I honestly don’t know the last time I actually used a corded land-line telephone. I hope whoever was calling wasn’t trying to get through while we were browsing the internet. I’d hate to be unintentionally rude like that. .jpg) We’ve got an emergency, get your rear end to Babylon right away. That’s Babylon, got it? Kamui’s made a move. Just get here now. Babylon Shopping Center. Hurry!The Babylon Shopping Center?! That Kamui motherfucker better not be trying to hijack Big Dick’s Pokémon Snap pre-order. There are some lines you do not cross... The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Nov 15, 2016 |
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Nov 2, 2016 15:20
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Good to see Japanese John Lennon is part of the team and is fully on board with Big Dick. I do hope we get to see Kamui's harpoon gun at some point. I'm imagining it to be like the nail gun weapon from FEAR.
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Nov 2, 2016 19:39
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Oh, of course, a creepy doll. What's a weird story without one?
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One of the things that weirds me out here is the fact that they made the main character a silent protagonist. Like, I can't imagine how a player would project themselves into this situation cause.... yeah....
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LucyWanabe posted:Oh, of course, a creepy doll. What's a weird story without one? Personally I'd be a bit more worried about the ghost BIG DICK saw that's like 10 feet from there, but ghosts are just part of the job for those guys it seems.
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Anoia posted:And now a flower, sun, and rain mention, but way before flower, sun, and rain the game ever happened. Another connection I just made when reading the new update: Our friend Sumio shares the same first name as Sumio Mondo, the protagonist of said future game.
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Waffleman_ posted:Another connection I just made when reading the new update: Our friend Sumio shares the same first name as Sumio Mondo, the protagonist of said future game. There is definitely a preference for certain names for major characters throughout Suda's games in addition to actual characters making a one off cameo. I like that sort of thing when it happens.
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Anoia posted:And now a flower, sun, and rain mention, but way before flower, sun, and rain the game ever happened. The whole "Kill the past" arc ties together in pretty cool ways. It's too bad Killer Is Dead turned out to be so awful, and Lily Bergamo got cancelled.
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I suppose stunting a whole bunch of bizarre deaths side by side and finishing with a creepy doll is a... what, 5x multiplier to your criminal power? 6x if you can chain enough manuals.
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Consolidation.
The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Nov 15, 2016 |
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Nov 3, 2016 20:02
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drat that Bat, claiming to know us while addressing the message to the wrong alias. The name's BIG DICK, get it right.
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Mr. Bat can't be Kusagi, so it must have been someone else who knows about that nickname from ages ago. I'm betting on that guy with the big mustache not being dead somehow.
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Nov 3, 2016 20:46
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"We can't fast forward, it'll damage the tapehead". Truly this is the darkest of times. Imagine living in a world where you can't fast forward movies or tv shows.
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Nov 3, 2016 20:59
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So now the Heinous Crimes Units has been formally introduced, along with their leader who pretty much handpicked each of the cops working under him, despite their clear idiosyncrasies and different approaches to crime solving. Kotobuki is more or less the Japanese police equivalent to Zordon.
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Nov 3, 2016 21:34
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Big Dick, get me five detectives with attitude!
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Nov 3, 2016 22:03
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This is quite the game to get introduced to Suda51 with makes sense chronologically I suppose.. also betting on everyone but Garcia dying horribly one way or another
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DeafNote posted:This is quite the game to get introduced to Suda51 with And BIG DICK only survives because he's actually Kamui, somehow
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thanks for doing this, i ran out of time to finish the dang thing
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Part VII: Babylon  At least the Babylon Shopping Center is just a short trek from Big Dick’s Home. I... am not sure if Garcia even owns a car. For all I know, he just shrugged and walked a few blocks to get here. Anyway, welcome to... .jpg) 8:12 PM Closing Up Shop_ .jpg) I’m stuck in traffic. I’ll be there in a bit. Listen, we have no time... Move in ahead of me. Just don't do anything stupid. Got it? I’m counting on you, Big Dick!New Music: Underground (Alternative) .jpg) Uhh... Alright, then Tetsu old buddy. You... do know that we work for different agencies? And Garcia is on paid leave for another week after the whole squad getting massacred thing? But fine... we’ll break into this shopping center and look around for you. Let’s get to work. Beep! Beep! .jpg) Babylon is currently closed for business. If the security is working, then the shutter for the escalator to the second floor should be closed. But most security systems have panels for unlocking. Look for that. Work it out by the time I get there.Alright, Kusabi. That’s really not Big Dick’s area of expertise. But he’ll give it a sh— Beep! Beep! .jpg) Take care of the broad, Big Dick. I’m counting on you..jpg) As I was saying, Big Dick will give it a shot. The first floor of the shopping center is open, with a path to the north behind the escalator. We should probably check there for the panel to deactivate the secu— Beep! Beep! .jpg) Kei Nanami, 23 years old. She was an underclassman of Kamui’s back when he was in art school. No idea how the gently caress he did it, but he apparently lured her out of work. Sumio is getting info on what she looks like. Talk later....So was she in art school with Kamui when she was three years old? Last I checked, the guy had been locked up for 20 years. But, who am I to question this info? Anyway, we should pro— Beep! Beep! .jpg) I just did a quick search, I haven’t found anything concrete on her. Tetsu’s contacting her place of employment now. I’ll contact you again..jpg) Sumio, did you really just call Big Dick with info about how you have no info? And how are you all contacting me to begin with? It’s 1999. Big Dick is probably not carrying a cellphone. And if he is, it’s going to be a bulky solid Nokia number and its battery is already half dead. ANYWAY, let’s continue north. There seems to be some sort of switcher to the nor— Beep! Beep! .jpg) Kei Nanami was supposed to go out to meet some guys with some female coworkers tonight. Apparently these guys work for a really elite company, so she got all dolled up. That’s about it... For now, keep an eye out for a flashy-looking broad and you should find her..jpg) Guys! Please stop calling! Kusabi, it’s a closed down shopping mall. Given there’s a super serial killer on the loose, I’m going to assume if I see any women here, they’re probably the one I want. .jpg) ANYWAY! Finally, making it to beneath the escalator, we find a Contact Point which lets us enter the Information Desk. Let’s take a closer look... .jpg) I’m only saying this once so listen up. Currently, that security is being hacked by Unit 1. But according to Hachisuka, it’s apparently gonna be impossible to hack it completely. The conditions I’m about to lay out are pretty much the limit. The numbers are a 4-digit combination. The security code changes every time. Input the correct code in 20 tries or less. A red lamp means a number is correct, but in the wrong location. When a location and number match, one green lamp will flash. When all four of the green lamps flash, it’ll unlock. Quit wasting time with your loving yapping. This’ll take me a bit longer. To summarize, just get all four green lamps on. Now get to it. .jpg) So this is the only big puzzle of this chapter. We’ve got four digits we need to deduce. We can enter numbers 0-9 (no repeats allowed.) .jpg) As Sumio said, green .jpg) So we just have to futz around moving cycling through digits and then shifting the hits around. It’s easiest just to try every number once to see which ones are correct. Once we’ve gotten the correct numbers, we can worry about shifting them around. We’ve got 20 tries before the code resets. It’s not that hard. Just a little tedious. .jpg) Of course, you can always just press the magnifying glass button to skip the puzzle. But I managed to get this one in about 12 turns. Entering the correct sequence and we get a tone telling us the upper level of the shopping center is now unlocked. .jpg) Making progress. Let’s head on up to the escalat— Beep! Beep! .jpg) I found out how she’s dressed tonight. She’s wearing a red cocktail dress, black stockings, and a black coat. Finding and securing her are our number one priorities. Get on it. .jpg) Sumio, that information is not helpful either! This place is closed and devoid of people! I don’t need to know how her hair is styled or what nail polish color we she’s wearing this evening! I’m not even supposed to be here today! Argh! .jpg) .jpg) Let’s just head upstairs and look for anyone suspicious looking, eh? .jpg) Beep! Beep! .jpg) Secure them as soon as you find them. Don’t you accidentally fuckin’ shoot them. Wait... Was Big Dick supposed to bring a gun? Cuz... yeah, we’re unarmed here, if the inventory is any indication. So umm... Well, we’re not gonna shoot anyone by accident! .jpg) The second floor of the plaza is just a big loop around the perimeter of the building, as you do when constructing shopping complexes. .jpg) It actually gave me a bit of trouble figuring out what the hell the game wanted out of me here. But, you’ll notice most of the stores are shuttered for the evening. Except, there is one shutter that is partially open still. Right there on the right. You see it? Barely noticeable, especially with that smallish window. .jpg) It’s important in some parts of this game to just be attentive of the Movement arrows going off in a weird direction. For instance, we can proceed in the direction of the partially opened shutter. And... .jpg) ...Big Dick will duck under the shutter to find a sneakily hidden Contact Point. We automatically hit it as soon as we enter where we find... .jpg) It’s that civilian that Kusabi mentioned. At least I think it is. Maybe we’d better wait for the boys to radio in with his shoe size and if he wears boxers or briefs before confirming it’s our guy. .jpg) The civilian has now joined our party, so to speak. Big Dick has managed to divine that the guy’s name is Morishima, despite the fact that all he’s doing is muttering about Kamui non-stop. There’s nothing left to do with the fellow but bring him back downstairs. We might see some more of this guy later. Like a WHOLE LOT more of this guy. He’s the protagonist of Placebo storyline. .jpg) .jpg) Slipping back under the shutter with Morishima, we now need to return to the first floor. The problem is, the shutter for the escalator has closed again. We need to reset it to gain access downstairs. And to do that, we need to head to a Contact Point on the southern end of the walkway. .jpg) .jpg) There’s a fire hydrant here... Well, actually an alarm. I think they got that translation wrong or it was wrong to begin with... Anyway, we’ve sounded the fire alarm so now all the shutters have reset, including the one to the escalator. .jpg) .jpg) Well, that’s one way to open the path. Big Dick likes to think outside the box... You’ll note there’s now a bunch of Contact Points downstairs. Hitting any one of ‘em will progress us to... New Music: Vision .jpg) Hey, whatsyourface? Anime hair guy. You seein’ this poo poo? This is like the third ghost I’ve seen this year. .jpg) I should probably note all the repeating text segments are auto-scrolling at about 3x speed of normal. So seeing a screenshot is a little bit cheating. Still... .jpg) No, it’s Big Dick. Get it right. C’mon ghost... .jpg) Search every nook and cranny. Don’t overlook even the slightest change!.jpg) Alright, got it Sumio. Now the slightest change, huh? Well, there’s a new Contact Point. That’s new. Also a... shadow? I don’t think that’s Big Dick’s shadow. But well... .jpg) You know how I said the game only uses the Look Up/Down function a handful of times to progress? Yeah, this is one of those times... Looking up, we see... .jpg) Hmm... Well, the dress color is hard to tell in this lighting. But the black jacket and stockings seems to be on point... Well... poo poo...   CLICK FOR VIDEO
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"Just do anything stupid" Now that might be a typo, but honestly given this game I'd believe it's correct as written. So this brings Garcia's mission success rate to a solid 1 in 3. Not exactly the most impressive ratio.
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Qrr posted:"Just do anything stupid" Now that might be a typo, but honestly given this game I'd believe it's correct as written.
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Nov 5, 2016 04:19
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Say what you want about those Republic guys, at least they seemed to have an actual plan before going in. I'm not sure what was supposed to happen here other than maybe getting shot in the face with a harpoon.
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Nov 5, 2016 05:13
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even on the mission where BIG DICK succeeded, he just stood around staring blankly while kusabi did all the work. i'm pretty sure that BIG DICK is only good for opening doors and finding ghosts.
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Nov 5, 2016 06:32
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So the Hit/Blow puzzle is identical to one from Virtue's Last Reward, right down to the use of the words 'hit' and 'blow'. Are there any other visual novels or other video games that have this same puzzle in them? Edit: Actually, the VLR puzzle only allows ten tries before resetting, so it's not technically identical. Solitair fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Nov 5, 2016 |
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Nov 5, 2016 06:32
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Solitair posted:So the Hit/Blow puzzle is identical to one from Virtue's Last Reward, right down to the use of the words 'hit' and 'blow'. Are there any other visual novels or other video games that have this same puzzle in them? Well, it's the board game Mastermind, pretty much straight up. I'm not sure how many guesses you get in Mastermind but that's not really the important part of the puzzle.
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Nov 5, 2016 07:05
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yeah thanks guys with all the interruptions might have made it if I wasnt slown down all the time! blegh, Games with useless protagonists are the worst trope I will eat my hat if we even save one person
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Nov 5, 2016 10:10
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FSR question: Is that supposed to be the same Morishima from that game? Or just a similar looking character with the same name?
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Nov 5, 2016 21:14
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Solitair posted:So the Hit/Blow puzzle is identical to one from Virtue's Last Reward, right down to the use of the words 'hit' and 'blow'. Are there any other visual novels or other video games that have this same puzzle in them? Sleeping Dogs has a variation for hacking security cameras.
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Nov 5, 2016 23:22
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DeafNote posted:yeah thanks guys with all the interruptions Hey, we saved the dude who kept saying "Kamui"! Mission Successful!
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Nov 6, 2016 02:39
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Part VIII: Closet Music: 24 Wave .jpg) 10:10 AM_ .jpg) Welp. That all could have gone better. Not going to fault Big Dick on that one. Perhaps the plan of phoning up some guy on a Friday evening to wing it securing an area while you are stuck in traffic isn’t the best way to have handled the situation at the shopping center. Let’s see the aftermath of yet another Kamui murder... .jpg) It was my fault. I was stupid to have entrusted it to an amateur. Don’t worry about it, Garcia. It’s not your fault. Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean it like that. I’m not blaming you. It’s OK, Tetsu... You’ll recover. Don’t worry about it...Knock! Knock! .jpg) Boss... Sorry, old man. Go ahead and give it to me straight.  Hm... Well, you take a break. Go cool down a bit. Roger that. Anything we can do about it, boss? Nothing. We have to consider Unit 1, too. You want Naka to freak out? Leave it, Sumio. ...... Sumio... You take care of this witness. Take them along on the investigation. Got it... Tetsu... Take Akemi outside once in a while. You don’t often get to rest. I’ve booked you into a nice inn. Go enjoy the hot springs. Old man....jpg) Procedure for securing witnesses sure was different back in 1999. Anyway, now that Kusabi is on some administrative leave, Sumio will be our main point of contact for a while as we tag along such exotic locales as... the office in the next room. .jpg) .jpg) We don’t have enough samples. Point D2-08... What about this? A place with connections to Kamui. They’re concentrated in this area. What about here? Art studio “Gladiolus”... Uehara used to work here. Apart from this place, there are several other places he used to work. On his own? No. He and a woman named Ayame Shimohira used to work together. She’s still working there. “Gladiolus” is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm... We can make it... You’re going? Yeah! You shouldn’t, you know. Why not? Why deepen her wounds further? What, you understand how she feels? That’s rare for you, Hachisuka. I didn’t think you had “feelings”. We’re close in age. It’d be risky to contact her carelessly, right? How’re we supposed to investigate, then? What, you don’t like how we do things in Unit 2? Each of our roles... We don’t have time for poo poo like that. Especially without Tetsu here. Right, Naka?.jpg) Apart from this “Gladiolus”, Kamui is apparently involved in several other groups as well. His name is attached to eleven different digital groups. What are the probabilities? If we focus on the “Gladiolus” art studio, chances of Kamui appearing are 001.289%. Pretty dire. What do we do? Even so... Tetsu would go. Let’s go, Garcia. You sure? I have a hunch. Excellent. Alright, a hunch is good enough for me. But please, Sumio. It’s Big Dick. Garcia was my father’s name.  Onward we go to the Gladiolus Art Studio. I hear they’ve got great spicy burritos in a shop at the Flower Track. We should hit that up on the way back from the investigation. New Music: Studio .jpg) Leg Work_ Knock! Knock! .jpg) Ayame Shimohira, right? I’d like to talk to you about Kamui Uehara...  Detectives? So you just show up suddenly like that? Well, yeah. Detectives don’t make appointments for this stuff. Huh... ...... ...... Um... Yes? Do you mind? Can we come in...? Oh, yeah....jpg) Very inviting. We could wander around the modestly sized studio, maybe check out that copy/fax machine and confirm it is a piece of garbage, like all copy machines since their inception. But, the only way we’re getting anywhere is speaking with Ayame again. So... .jpg) Of course. Do you know anything about the “recent” Kamui? No. You two used to work together... Aren’t you somewhat close? We were just partners... We did trust each other, but that’s it. Has there been contact? What sort of contact? From Kamui. Has there been contact? To me? Yes, you. Are you seriously asking? Why? Like, here, right? Yes. Contact from Kamui? Yes. Nope. I see. So how’s Kamui been? Huh? What do you mean? I meant exactly what I said. What are you trying to say? He came here, right? Kamui... No way. I know you’ve met with him. With Kamui... Why? A feeling. “A feeling”...? You’re accusing me based on just a feeling? Well, I am a detective. And that’s all? I’ve got a good nose... I have a sharp sense of smell. It smells like a man’s been here. Lots of people come and go. Of course it smells like that. Is that so? Well then....jpg) Now that we’ve spoken to Ayame and thrown out some rather baseless accusations, we’re free to rummage around the rest of the studio. And as luck would have it, a Contact Point has appeared in front of Ayame’s PC. Let’s just have Big Dick boot it up and see what’s crackin’ in her copy of... whatever the hell was the video editing software of choice in 1999. Windows Movie Maker was a 2000 released product. I almost made an anachronistic joke! The shame... .jpg) CLICK FOR VIDEO .jpg) It was made at this studio. About five years ago... Was it Kamui’s? Kamui designed it, and I put it together. How nostalgic. Kamui, huh....jpg) Alright, then. Nice art project. A new Contact Point has appeared in the back of the studio at the uhh... awkwardly placed sofa half-way covering the only window in the joint. Not the best interior design... .jpg) No. Your relationship with Kamui. Kamui’s relationship with his three victims. There was a commonality not included in the file. ? You’re beautiful. What is that? It’s a fact. Are you hitting on me or something? After this all gets worked out... That might be nice... In that case, I want to take Kamui in as soon as possible. Please help us. With what...? You, too, are being targeted. It was thought that Kamui randomly targeted three woman at first. However, when we looked into their backgrounds, we found that all of them had some sort of contact with Kamui. His counselor, his art school underclassman, and his client. They were all relatively close to him. And they were all beautiful... They may have been Kamui’s type. We think that the person most likely to be targeted next is you, Miss Shimohira. That’s interesting... Does that sort of reasoning stand? It isn’t “reasoning”. It’s a gut feeling. Do these “gut feelings” usually pan out? They actually tend to... I mentioned that I have a good nose. I have bad ears, though, so maybe it’s because of that, but my sense of smell is sharp. Not as sharp as a police dog, but... I know Kamui was here. I can almost see his image. Really? Yeah. How? While you were out. He broke in? It’s possible. Is that all? Or... ...... Yeah... ...... Maybe... ...... He’s here! You’re pretty sharp. What a detective. You’re really good at your job, aren’t you? ??????Wooden creak! Garcia... Look. ....jpg) ...Gonna be really ticked off if we take a harpoon gun to the face here, Sumio. But fine. Let’s check the noise in the closet. .jpg) Yes. No way. Yes way. Kamui... I told him to stay hidden... You did? Yes. Why? He’s a killer, right?.jpg) Welp. Uhh... Case closed! We’ve err... caught Kamui...! I guess... Th-thanks, lady...? The Dark Id fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Nov 15, 2016 |
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Nov 7, 2016 03:18
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That whole exchange between Ayame and Sumio is just so wonderfully awkward. Any other game with a conversation that stilted would've dragged things down, but it just fits so well with the strangeness of this game, somehow.
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Nov 7, 2016 03:40
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Aw man, there goes my "Kamui is Big Dick" theory. Well, not totally, I mean, it's Suda, still though
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Nov 7, 2016 04:29
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that sequence owned. the deranged serial killer with a harpoon gun was tied up like a gimp in the closet.
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Nov 7, 2016 05:03
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whaaaaaaaaat.
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Nov 7, 2016 05:09
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Guessing that the "transmissible crimes" thing from earlier is going to make it so that magically anyone might be Kamui if the right trigger is present, even if normally they couldn't hurt a fly. I mean it's that or that stuff and Kamui just get swept under the rug in favor of something else...
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Nov 7, 2016 05:17
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I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. well i guess there's no need to pretend at this point what with the gag and all that i mean
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Nov 7, 2016 06:30
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So Kamui seems to be into some pretty kinky stuff.
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Nov 7, 2016 06:38
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MachuPikacchu posted:Aw man, there goes my "Kamui is Big Dick" theory. After this update my mind jumped to thinking that "Kamui" is some people possessing murder ghost and this lady may or may not be the next host.
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Nov 7, 2016 06:51
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