The game's story is mostly based on those moments to shock the player and lacking them entirely makes this feel like a neutered version of the Corpse Party that I and other fans fell for back in 2011. The updated release for PC lacks a lot of the impact the PSP remake had as it lacks this critical nuance of the presentation. Crucial story beats were capped off with grotesque imagery that hammered home the dread and horror present in every facet of the situation these Kisuragi Academy were thrust into. The PSP version featured CG images that accompanied the rather gruesome descriptions of character deaths, etc. There is certainly no lack of content for those interested in fully exploring the elementary schools' every nook and cranny, though one major flaw became apparent quickly. Trial and error will be required to make it past certain segments, although there isn't anything too frustrating to deal with here. The cast's nine main characters, in the hopes of figuring out what the heck is going on at Heavenly Host, split up into groups of two and three to explore the ruins of the elementary school. The game's story is divided into nine chapters (including three bonus chapters and a retelling of "Tooth" from the sequel Book of Shadows) and each of them has numerous possible endings to uncover as the mystery unfolds. There is, however, still plenty of room for exploration of the Heavenly Host Elementary School as the game is mostly spent walking, examining objects in an attempt to piece together the mystery of how the students of Heavenly Host met their untimely demise. Fans of visual novels will find the pacing to be extremely familiar and it hums along at a brisk pace despite all the exposition drops. There are some genuinely heavy themes being explored within Corpse Party and these kids are put through the wringer all while building an effective sense of dreadful oppression. Corpse Party's two-dimensional sprites can evoke a large range of emotions effectively. Lone Survivoris a likely analog to Corpse Party for the uninitiated, and it showed that horror can be quite effective in the modern day when displayed through 2D graphics. The vengeful spirits of students remain, however, poised to take the sanity and very lives of the trapped students. Tragedy befell the Tokyo elementary school and, eventually, it was torn down to have Kisuragi Academy built upon its ruins. An earthquake strikes and the group of friends find themselves in a horrible nightmare known as Heavenly Host Elementary. So, as per usual, a magic ritual in the hands of idiot teenagers goes horribly awry, and then things get fascinating. A charm they can all perform known as "Sachiko Ever After" which purportedly binds all who help cast it together in a lifelong friendship. Mayu Sazumoto is broken up about the prospect of leaving behind her friends so one of the group, Ayumi, suggests trying something she found on the Internet. Corpse Party opens with a group of friends saying goodbye to one of their own who's transferring to another school.
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