Dies irae (video game)
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 Dies irae: Amantes amentes Windows cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Light |
| Publisher(s) | Light |
| Designer(s) | Takashi Masada |
| Artist(s) | G Yuusuke |
| Writer(s) | Takashi Masada |
| Composer(s) | Keishi Yonao |
| Platform(s) | Windows, PSP |
| Genre(s) | Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Dies irae (Japanese: ディエス・イレ, Hepburn: Diesu Ire) is an adult visual novel developed and published by Light.[1] There are several different versions of the game.[2]
Gameplay
As in most visual novels, the gameplay mostly consists of reading text on the screen (representing narration or dialogue) accompanied by images showing characters and locations. At certain points in the story, the player can choose options which influence the path, or "route", the story takes.
Plot
As the Soviet Union marches on Berlin in May 1945, a secretive group of sorcerers and madmen gathers to perform a terrible ritual. They care nothing for the fate of the Reich. To them, the countless lives lost in the battle are the perfect sacrifice to fuel their spell. After the war, they vanish and are not heard from again, except in rumor. One day, it is whispered, they will return. And on that day, the world will end. Fear the demons in human form. Fear the Longinus Dreizehn Orden. Flash forward to present-day Japan. Ren Fuji is released from the hospital after two months spent recovering from wounds suffered in a vicious brawl with his best friend Shirou. As Christmas approaches, he tries to rebuild his life, clinging to what brilliance remains. But even that is soon threatened. For the knights of the LDO have returned, and brought the apocalypse to his doorstep. Forced to wield the same unholy power as his foes, will Ren be able to protect what is dear to him from the inhuman might of the Longinus Dreizehn Orden? ...
Release
- Dies irae Also sprach Zarathustra (Windows) - December 21, 2007; (Windows) - July 24, 2009
- Dies irae ~Acta est Fabula~ (Windows) - December 25, 2009
- Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~ (PlayStation Portable) - June 28, 2012; (Windows) - August 31, 2012[2]
Anime
An anime project was successfully funded through crowdfunding via the UNEEDZONE.jp website.[3] The campaign ended on July 9, 2015, having raised ¥96,560,858, over three times the target figure of ¥30,000,000. An anime television series adaptation was later announced on December 18, 2015, and is scheduled to air in summer 2017. It will be produced by the studio Genco and the game's designer Takashi Masada will act as the script supervisor.[4]
Reception
The original version, Dies irae Also sprach Zarathustra, was 2007's 12th best-selling game on Getchu, a popular Japanese online shop,[5] and was also given an Award of Excellence in the Background Music Division of the 2008 Bishoujo Game Awards.[6]
Dies irae ~Acta est Fabula~ won the gold prize in the background music category in the 2010 Moe Game Awards.[7] It was Getchu's 25th best selling game of 2009.[8]
During the week it was released, Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~ sold 5,669 copies. This made it the 3rd best selling PSP game (and the 20th best selling console game overall) in Japan that week.[9]
References
- ^ "Windows版 Dies irae ～Amantes amentes～" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "【G-netプレイレポート】PSP版『Dies irae』をレビュー！ これこそ珠玉の中二病バトルAVGだ!!" (in Japanese). Dengeki Online. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ http://uneedzone.jp/info.php?type=items&id=I0000022
- ^ "Dies irae Adult Visual Novel Gets 2017 TV Anime Series Adaptation". Anime News Network. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^ "Getchu.com ：PCゲーム館 2007年・年間セールスランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 美少女ゲームアワード2008 結果発表特設ページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Anime News Network (2012-07-04). "Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 25-July 1". Retrieved 2013-02-04.