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Part 2, now with more plot and more yaoi of course
Hey guys, after DMMD part 1 post last week, as promised, I am back with part 2. In this part, we’ll cover the other two routes, an extra route, and some mind-blown shits that you wouldn’t expect in yaoi. Though is there any yaoi fan in here except me, Kyokai, and Kara? I can already see my world-domination-through-yaoi plan crumbling… *sob*
Mink
Now after some mushy-mushy routes, let’s go to the RAEP mode. Ehm, I mean Mink. He is voiced by Matsuda Kenichirou who is relatively not known in the anime world (doctor in Shiki, Gregorio in Toaru Hikuushi e no Kiouta), is the badass American-Indian native who will raep your ass till the end. Literally. He is oji-san as hell (not really), but he is a badass oji-san since he dresses like a damn hipster and rides a badass motorcycle that can even crush Koujaku’s long sword. He’s so badass, the things he does are so rough to the point where one can literally call him a bad ass. He’s so bad- Okay, you get the point that he’s mean as hell.
In the common route, he’s the douchebag who slams Aoba’s ass on the street with his motorcycle. Then he kidnaps Aoba because he is already aware of his Scrap powuh. Say whaaa? According to Mink, Aoba’s voice is “different” from other people (he heard it when he made Aoba fall on the street), and he wants to use that power to reach his goal. And what’s his goal? Not Aoba’s ass! But Toue’s ass! To be dead of course.
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If Aoba gets Mink (have fun squirming, guys and girls), they will enter the ghetto part of Platinum Jail named Black Valley. Well, not really ghetto, but it seems the adults here love getting wild and all that college delinquent stuff. Anyhow, that night, Mink right away takes Aoba into the club. The thing with the club is that it’s filled with ecstasy in the form of light rays and all that. Next time YOU go to a club, make sure the disco light isn’t a damn hallucinogen….Ehm, in the previous routes, Aoba was able to control himself. However, in Mink’s route, all hell breaks loose. The hallucinogen makes Aoba snap, making his Other Self take over his body. Aoba’s Other Self becomes horny and all that shit, including asking Mink to screw him. And that’s what Mink does, screwing Aoba roughly until he faints…
The next morning, Mink drags Aoba into this shady warehouse where all of Mink’s bitches- er, Rib gang members gather. While devising a plan to enter the Oval Tower, suddenly Akujima and his police buddies surround the warehouse. A fight breaks out, and Aoba has no other choice (with Mink staring at him suspiciously. This bastard) to use his power. Unfortunately, his power also affects Mink’s Rib members, making everybody (except Mink, duh) faint. The two go back to the guesthouse, and Aoba is all “waaaaa fuck my power!” and Mink is all. “No, fuck you beeyotch for hating yo power.” Then Aoba’s all “Fuck you bitch I ain’t you”, then Mink is all, “Oh you gona hate me, bitch? Hate God for giving you that powuh. And make up your mind!”… Something like that. Actually, I don’t get their fight at all because all I care is the rough sex they have after the fight. Or more like Mink screwing Aoba. Meh.
I knew it. Seme x Seme will never work
The next day, Mink forces Aoba to install this software into Ren that can disable the security system in the Oval Tower. Though Aoba still does it (reluctantly, of course), he becomes more wary of Mink. This becomes worse when Aoba overhears a conversation where Mink says something about “handing that person over.” Thinking that Mink is going to sell his ass to Toue, Aoba runs away. Mink still ends up discovering him of course, and a pissed Mink chokes him so hard that Aoba nears the verge of dying. This flips his switch though, and the other Aoba appears. Boldly, his Other Self tells Mink that no matter what he will do, he will not submit to Mink. HAH. Other Aoba goes back inside, and Aoba is left feeling the pain of the choking and faints. He wakes up the next morning, not forgetting the vague feeling of Mink carrying him to bed, praying, and caressing his hair before leaving. What is this, some sympathy moments from Mink? Is this a death flag? I’m totally fine with death flags in Mink’s route.
So the next day, Mink and Aoba commence their plan to sneak into Oval Tower, and the plan involves the BADASS MOTORCYCLE FLYING WHO WOOH HOOOOO and so on. Ehm, anyway, the motorcycle flies and crashes into the Oval Tower through a window and the two are welcomed by… Toue! Then Toue reveals that Mink’s clan has this super knowledge where they can turn herbs into relaxing medicine and so on. I suspected this is what people call smokin’ weed and getting high, but I guess that shit doesn’t exist in Midorijima. Ehm, so Toue wants to get knowledge of (getting high?), the medication from the clan, but the clan refuse because they’re greedy bastards who wants to get high by themselves the secret medicine is… Well, a secret! Toue has no choice but to massacre the entire clan because he wants to research about the medicine through the blood of those who used them. Mink, the only survivor of the clan, vows to get vengeance for his people.
Literally taking Aoba’s ass to heaven
Toue is all like “bitches I got mah boys” then two suspicious figures with masks appear out of nowhere while singing. This effects Aoba, as the song made all the memories rush into his head. This is when he recovers his memories as Sly Blue. During his times as Sly Blue, Aoba used Scrap while playing Rhyme, finding out the weakness of his opponents by entering their minds. Aoba then crushed his opponents’ minds, leaving them dead, while achieving victories in Rhyme games. Goddamn, talk about a mean main character. Ehm, Aoba snaps out from his flashbacks due to Mink suddenly trying to kill him. It seems that Mink got affected by the song too. Reluctantly, Aoba has no choice but to use Scrap on Mink.
Bad Ending // If the player fails during Mink’s mini game, both Aoba and Mink will be stuck inside Mink’s memories of his clan’s massacre. Aoba’s action during the mini game is considered as something bad for Mink, as he believes that things are meant to be left the way they are no matter how horrible the memory is. Mink believes that Aoba has committed a great sin, and the devil will come to Aoba. So what does Mink do? He protects Aoba by protecting his most important body part (Mink believes that if the most important body part is kept, the person will be safe from the devil), so… Mink keeps Aoba’s head. Only! So yeah, Mink cuts off Aoba’s head to “protect” him from the devils while staying in his own mind forever. Forever. With a head.
“I pray… Unlimited S&M Works”
Good Ending // If Aoba succeeds at the mini game, he will find himself in a dark room with Mink all chained up. What’s with this game and chains? Mink opens his eyes, and the scenery changes to the Oval Tower. It turns out that Mink wants death. After killing Toue, he was planning to kill himself so that he can be with his beloved clan and all that. Aoba, with the power of the uke, tells Mink to move on and Mink decides to move on, and the two get back to real life.
Mink tells Aoba to leave first, as he has unfinished business with Toue. Aoba, not sure whether Mink will kill himself or not after fulfilling his mission, tells him to live on. He is alive right now, and that’s what he should do. Aoba then reluctantly leaves Mink with Toue. Toue, having this Scrap ability, tells Mink that even if he kills him, Mink will never achieve victory. Why? Because Toue used Scrap on Mink, telling him that he won’t be able to die. However, Toue’s Scrap ability is inferior to that of Aoba’s. And Aoba told Mink to live. When one lives, it means that he will die also. Therefore, Toue’s Scrap command is rendered useless due to Aoba’s superior Scrap power. Then Mink kills Toue, and in the midst of all the earthquake and the fire surrounding him, he prays to his ancestors.
In the end, the Oval Tower collapses. Toue’s evil deeds are found out, and Usui no longer watches over Rhyme. Mizuki wakes up from his coma. Everything is back to normal. Everything except for Mink. Nobody knows whether he is dead or not. Aoba, however, believes that Mink is alive. He also decides to go on a journey to find Mink, and look at that, who he found.
Clear
He’s the weirdo who always wears a gas mask everywhere. He appears out of nowhere, and not much is known about him. His VA is Nakazawa Masamoto, who is relatively new in the anime world but ASDFGHKL his voice is SO DAMN CUTE and definitely matches Clear’s personality that is flamboyant and random. Clear is just… THE BEST.
In the common route, he is the one who ends up fainting in front of the junk shop where Aoba works. Since then, he follows Aoba everywhere, and calls him “Master”. He also says something about how cool Aoba was when he rescued Tae (when Aoba used his Scrap), and his coolness is the thing that brought Clear here in the first place. To get Clear, just be philosophical when Clear does stupid stuff, and go to windows if possible.
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In Platinum Jail, they will enter the district named Aqua Forest, where things are all transparent and all that nonsense. They reach the guesthouse, and Clear goes to bed right away. Meanwhile, Aoba flips the TV channel, and stumbles upon one with Toue in it. Toue makes this speech about how he wants to make a peaceful world where there is no war or strife, how everybody’s needs are supplied, etc. Y’know, typical philosophical villains. Not amused with Toue’s speech, Aoba goes to bed as well.
Best scene in this game
The next morning, Aoba wakes up only to find… CLEAR DOING THE WHOLE NAKED-APRON SHIT HAHAHA. Clear clarifies that he did it because it is EVERY MAN’S DREAM, and he wants to make his Master happy… After an explosive morning, the two head off to find some information about Oval Tower. Clear being Clear, asks people he’s not supposed to ask like policemen and a bunch of thugs. Lol, Clear whut. One of the thugs shoves Aoba though, and a not-amused Clear starts to beat the shit out of the thugs. Back home, Aoba scolds Clear for it. But then Clear is all LOOK IT’S NIGHTTIME GOTTA SLEEP THX BYE and flops on the couch. Lolwhut. Ehm, so Aoba sees Clear sleeping, and it makes him curious about his gas mask. He slowly gets closer to Clear’s mask… Until Clear’s hand stops Aoba. Clear is then all serious, saying that he doesn’t mind taking off his mask if Aoba wants him to. Then Clear slowly takes off his mask… Only to find another mask, an OKAMA mask, hiding behind the gas mask. DAMN IT, CLEAR!
When Aoba wakes up the next day, he is greeted with a message by Clear saying that he found a way to Oval Tower WHEEEEE. Except it’s not the way to Oval Tower rather a way to OVER TOWER, goddamn you, Clear. Aoba is not amused, and he scolds Clear as they walk back to the guesthouse. Of course, being pissed, Aoba ignores Clear’s warning about hearing a large group of people running after them. It turns out that Clear is right. The thugs from before surround the two of them, and the leader threatens to harm Aoba. Clear backs off because of that, and the thugs beat the shit out of him and pour sulfuric acid on Clear. OMG you forgettable crook bastards. Aoba panics and tell Clear to wake up… And look, Clear does wake up despite all that acid on his head. The thugs become scared of Clear, and they run away. Panicked, Aoba tells him to do something about his injuries, but Clear insists that he’s fine. Aoba gets mad because of it and Clear then dashes, with Aoba running after him.
Aoba finds Clear by a fountain, with his head all wet (probably because he just washed his whole face?), but the gas mask is still attached. It turns out that Clear’s grandfather told him to keep the mask on all the time, and Clear wonders whether it’s because he maybe looks like a monster. Aoba assures him that he won’t hate Clear no matter how his face is, and this makes Clear take off his mask. And tada! A bishie appears. Aoba then tells Clear that he’s normal just like Aoba while he traces Clear’s features. Aoba notices that Clear has two birthmark moles, and then he tells him that he is the same as Aoba. Clear, overjoyed after knowing that he’s the same as Aoba, traces Aoba’s face as well. The two traces each other’s face together and ASDFGHJKL this scene is so DAMN BEAUTIFUL. Anyway, Aoba tells Clear to wash his face, and Aoba sees that Clear is indeed fine. This makes him wonder whether Clear is a human or not.
SO MUCH FEELS ASDFGHJKL ☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆
The next day, the atmosphere between the two becomes awkward because of what happened last night. Clear, however, then fires many philosophical questions to Aoba that basically cover Aoba’s reason of living and all. Then Aoba says something about he lives for himself, how he wants to create a trace of his existence in this world, living to the fullest, and all that philosophical nonsense. I don’t get Aoba’s answer, but Clear seems to be fine with it because he smiles brightly, which also catches Aoba off-guard.
Ehm, so later then Aoba watches Toue on TV, and he gets a headache. Clear then turns off the TV, saying that it’s caused by the song during the speech. Aoba asks Clear how he knows about it, but it seems that Clear doesn’t remember as well. Later, Aoba sees Clear asking Ren why he doesn’t call Aoba Master. Aoba responds to that by saying that he doesn’t mind how he’s called, but he prefers to be called by his name because it makes him less lonely? I guess this means that Aoba prefers to be called Aoba by the person he knows well.
At night, Aoba sees Clear getting out of the guesthouse. Aoba follows him and is shocked when there are two other Clears talking to Clear. The two Clears call Clear a failed product since he prefers Aoba as his master. When the two Clears see Aoba, the two start singing the song that gives Aoba headache. Clear attacks them, but suddenly his arm sparks. The two Clears sneer, and say that whatever Aoba and Clear are doing is futile since Toue’s special moment will arrive soon.
After the two Clears leave, Clear then explains who he is to Aoba. He is actually one of the robots that were created to control people through songs, and the reason why he sees Aoba as his master is because of his Scrap ability, something that Toue also has. However, as time passes, he sees Aoba more than a replacement for Toue, as Aoba teaches him many new things Clear doesn’t know about. Aoba accepts Clear’s feelings, and the two have this cute moment where Clear calls Aoba’s name THEN kisses him ASDFGHJKL. Clear tells Aoba that his love for him is more than his love for his Master, and he loves Aoba for being who he is.
。:゚(。ノω\。)゚・。
The two heads to Oval tower where Toue waits for them with the two Clears – Alpha 1 and 2. Clear then asks Toue why they are made to be same as humans, and Toue answers so that they can blend in with the society easily. Clear also asks Toue how he sees life, and Toue answers that life is just a gamble. Clear is not amused with Toue’s answer and rejects him as his master. Alpha 1 and 2 then reveal that Clear’s keylock, which is triggered when he denies Toue or another robot, is already unlocked. The keylock prevent Clear’s body to restore itself, weakening it. The two jerks take advantage of this to beat Clear until he stops moving. However, the two miscalculate as Clear wakes up, changes his hand into a knife, then stabs his own head to deactivate the keylock. Aoba goes into panic mode and uses Scrap to enter Clear’s mind to save him.
Bad Ending // If the player fails at Clear’s mini game (which is hard as fuck. It took me 4 times to get it), Clear will try to attack Alpha 1 and 2 with his own song. However, the song is halted by one of the Alphas, and Clear’s body disintegrates. Aoba is then taken by Toue.
Time skip, and Aoba finds himself in an experiment room. His body has been used for research by Toue, and he can feel nothing. As he loses consciousness, he sees a figure with two birthmarks that approaching him, saying that Toue has allowed him to take Aoba.
Another time skip, and Aoba wakes up finding himself in a cell… Except that he can’t see anything now. His legs have been cut off, and his eyes have been gouged. Clear hugs the amputated Aoba from behind, saying that he wants to make Aoba forever his. Unfortunately, Aoba, as a human, has a limited life span. The only way to make Aoba “alive” forever is by turning him into something that can last forever. In Clear’s case, a doll. And being a doll means no free will, so he will take Aoba’s free will and freedom. Aoba shudders his arms clutching the bars when Clear says that he will cut them off soon, but Aoba succumbs to the darkness. With Clear as his everything now, Aoba gives in, thinking that whatever makes Clear happy will make him happy too.
Good Ending // Pretty much the same as the Bad Ending, except that Clear’s song is not halted by the Alphas. The inverted song, which was taught to him by Clear’s grandfather, destroys the two Alphas. Suddenly the tower shakes, and the two get out before the tower collapses.
SOBBING SO DAMN HARD SOB SOB இ﹏இ`。)
The two go back to the guesthouse and Aoba tries his best to fix Clear’s broken state. Clear, knowing that his time is limited, wants to do something human-like that can show his feelings to Aoba. Anddddd what is the best way to do this? SEX, of course. Except that this sex is a death wish, and it was so damn sad I sobbed as Aoba and Clear did it. At the end, Clear says that he doesn’t regret anything, because he is happy. Before he dies, Clear, calls Aoba by his name and thanks him. BRB SOBBING NOW SOB SOB.
Time skip. Toue’s bad deeds are revealed, and Usui no longer watches Rhyme. Mizuki wakes up, and everything is all good… Except for Aoba. At home, Aoba shuts himself in his room, trying to fix Clear by himself. When Tae finds out, she asks her scientist friend to fix Clear. Time skip to another year. Aoba is at his store as usual, yelling at the kids and so on. Suddenly he reminiscences how he first found Clear, all starving and fainted in front of Heibon. Somewhere, Tae’s friend tells her that he managed to fix Clear’s system by 90 percent something, but then he vanished. It seems that Tae has a vague idea where he is going though.
When Aoba goes back home, he hears something outside. He goes upstairs, and Clear’s song becomes clearer and clearer in his ears. He looks around then goes upstairs, where he sees a silhouette of someone in white with a transparent umbrella. Well, you can surely recognize him.
Secret Route
Now, there are some unanswered questions in DMMD, such as Aoba’s other personality, Usui disappearing after the tower collapses and who the hell is the bishie that always appear when the tower collapse, and so on. Rest assure, because everything is revealed in the secret route and Aoba’s partner in the secret route is no other than…
Surprise!
HIS OWN DAMN DOG. I thought Nitro+CHIRAL have had its fun with half-bestiality in Lamento, but it seems that they’re taking it on a WHOLE NEW LEVEL. Just kidding. Aoba will have normal sex with Ren in the ending and definitely NOT with this cute and cuddly thing. Get your minds out of the gutters people!
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Aoba’s Allmate who is voiced by Takeuchi Ryoute (Isaac in
Magi), Ren, is very informative due to the fact that he’s connected to the internet. Duh. He likes to solve Aoba’s logical problems by giving him hints here and there, and he’s Aoba’s emotional support that always give answers to Aoba’s anxiety in the other routes. He has been together with Aoba since he was a kid, and he cares about him a lot. To get his route, the player must start from the beginning after completing all the other routes and pick all the choices that weren’t there before. Do check up on Ren occasionally also.
In the common route, Aoba will be pulled in a Rhyme game by Toue the night before their departure to Platinum Jail. Aoba and Ren are defeated by Toue, and Toue claims that Aoba won’t be able to defeat him with such skill. That night, he also dreams of being consumed by something dark and so on. After escaping the police’s raid, the two are pulled into another Rhyme game again by some unknown player. Ren feels that something is different from his usual self, but nothing big is affecting him right now.
Ren: “I TOLD you to kiss me during Rhyme!”
The two then arrive in Platinum Jail’s district named Midnight Coast, and Ren’s system starts acting up right away. Aoba decides to check up on Ren’s body first before checking the system, but then Ren is all ” guurll stop it feels weirdzzz” and refuses Aoba’s head bump, which never happened before. The next day, Aoba visits an Allmate shop to find the tools to check on Ren while asking around about Toue’s special event. However, Ren stares at the newer Allmates then asks Aoba whether he wants a new Allmate or not. Ren doesn’t believe Aoba when he says he has Ren already, and Ren dashes off to god knows where.
Aoba searches for Ren and ends up in this alley where he finds a super kawaii blue-haired bishie sitting among trash. Aoba looks at his eyes, and then some stuff I forgot happens that makes Aoba lose his consciousmess or something like that? I forgot, but anyway, when Aoba wakes up, the person disappears. Confused, Aoba searches for Ren again, and this time he finds his Allmate. Ren shrugs off Aoba’s questions though, saying that he just felt like running etc. Aoba, of course, is more pissed than before. He puts Ren back into his bag and heads to the guesthouse.
At night, Aoba dreams of being consumed again. He is bothered by his dream, but he has no time to waste since the day is Toue’s press conference. He goes to the location for the main event, and he sees Toue introducing the blue-haired bishie has his “son”. Aoba looks at his eyes again, but then he is distracted by a headache. He looks around, and sees his surrounding all zombie-like. Haga, Aoba’s boss, contacts him, but then all the communication to Platinum Jail is cut off. Not amused by Toue’s plan to control every part of Midorijima, Aoba decides to infiltrate Oval Tower tomorrow. At night, he spends his time reminiscing about his past with Ren.
Choose, Aoba. A random stranger or a Pomeranian to have sex with
Aoba and Ren go to Oval Tower, but in the elevator, Aoba notices some sparkle in Ren’s eye. Ren refuses to be looked at though, saying that he doesn’t want to slow Aoba down, and then runs to a party scene. Aoba tries to find Ren in the crowd, but fails to do so and instead sees himself among the crowd. Suddenly Aoba gets a splitting headache, and a voice inside his head asks him why he (? My guess is Ren) matters to Aoba and so on. Aoba is distracted by guards capturing him though, but then Ren appears and distracts the guards. This result in Ren being knocked up, and a not-amused Aoba uses Scrap on everybody in the party.
Aoba then faints and dreams about being eaten by black substance again. When he wakes up, nobody is there except him and Ren. Aoba puts Ren into his bag and goes on to find Toue. He stops in the middle of the way though, having this splitting headache again. To make it even worse, Ren’s system is having an error, and he doesn’t recognize Aoba as his master. Ren leaves Aoba alone, and Aoba feels horrible since Ren who was always with him is gone. Along with his headache, Aoba’s other self tries to take over his body. Aoba manages to shoo him away though, and he enters a room… That is filled with test tubes and weird organs. Suddenly Aoba hears a voice that tells him to “destroy me”, the same sentence that was said at the prologue of the game.
I have no words for these babies’ appearance
However, Aoba is then surrounded by Morphine bitches. Their leaders appears, and they are no other than… Trip and Virus. DAMN didn’t see that one coming. The twins explain that THEY are the leaders of Morphine. They also explain that Aoba is actually Sei’s twin. Sei is none other than the blue-haired bishie Toue claims to be like his own son, the one Aoba found among the trash. The two are part of Toue’s experiment, and the two were born in a research lab as well. When the two were born, their hair were connected with each other, and their hairs contain extra nerves (the reason why Aoba’s hair is sensitive). When they were born, Sei was the only one who was alive, so Toue ordered the scientist, Tae, to diss Aoba away. Aoba wakes up later on though, and Tae, unable to consider him more than an experiment, puts Aoba in a church.
With Sei being the only one “alive”, Toue has been experimenting on him and so on. However, it seems that Sei is dying, and Toue needs someone to keep him alive. This is the reason why Morphine tried to kidnap Tae. It seems that Toue finally found his way to use Sei’s power without Sei though, and it can be seen from the disco lights in the club that made the people in the club high (Sei’s power is to control people who stare at his eyes). Now that Toue can use Sei’s power without Sei, sooner or later, Sei will be disposed.
The twins also explain that they only found out that Aoba is the lost twin later during his Sly Blue moments. They realized it when Aoba killed his opponent during Scrap, and the twins were awed by Aoba’s performance. The twins were also the ones who erased Aoba’s memories, because they didn’t want anybody but themselves to know about his power. Ever since they saw Aoba’s performance during Rhyme, they have been admiring Aoba until now.
NSFW PICTURES FOR VIRUS & TRIP ENDING
I knew it, Nitro+CHIRAL always has a thing for animal sex
Virus & Trip Ending // The first bad ending for the secret route if Aoba fails at kicking Trip and Virus away. The two prevent Aoba from using Scrap because they can see Aoba’s vocal cords due to their modified eyes. They don’t take Aoba to Toue though, but instead run away with Aoba somewhere unknown far from Platinum Jail. When Aoba wakes up, he finds himself in an unknown room, Virus and Trip tells him that they will make Aoba obey the two. It might be rough, but it’s OK since the two will treasure him no matter what and how he will turn out to be.
Cue six months later, and the three have fun having sex with Allmates LOL. Basically Aoba has a fivesome with the Twins and their Allmates. As the twins penetrate Aoba, Aoba can only silently cry, not knowing when he will get out. Will he even get out…?
Continue // If Aoba persists, Aoba’s other seme (Koujaku, Noiz, Mink, and Clear) will save Aoba from Trip and Virus. All of them escape. Aoba finds Ren in his bag, but then Ren jumps out all hostile, biting Aoba. When Ren bites Aoba, all of Ren’s feelings, the loneliness and all, floods into him. There are also memories flooding in, but they are… Aoba’s own memories. The Other Aoba takes over the body and flings Ren away. Fortunately, Aoba takes over his body again and picks up Ren.
Then everything makes sense for Aoba. Yes, Ren is Aoba’s Allmate, but the personality, the one that has been with Aoba all these years, is not the Allmate. It’s Aoba’s other persona. When Aoba was a kid, Aoba used to talk with someone else in his head. Even though Aoba stops doing it, that someone else remained inside Aoba – until that someone else finds his way out into Ren’s Allmate body. Since then, the other Aoba – the one Aoba talked with when he was small – has been pretending to be Aoba’s Allmate. That’s why all the memories that rushed into Aoba were his own memories. Now that Ren is back inside Aoba’s mind, Aoba needs to talk to him
Noiz then mentions about this virus by Toue that has been affecting Allmates, and the sign of the virus is a sparkle in the Allmate’s eye – what happened to Ren before. Aoba then asks the others to distract the guards while he uses Scrap on himself to talk to Ren.
Bad Ending // Ren’s game consists of questions that has something to do with Ren and his attachment to Aoba. If the player gives wrong answers, the questions will stack up, and they will eventually disappear. However, this means that Aoba fails conveying his feelings through Scrap, and Ren attacks Aoba.
After a few moments, the screen pans out with Ren screwing Aoba while eating Aoba. Aoba’s dream of being consumed becomes real and it turns out that it’s a hint of this bad ending. In his own mind, the beast Ren screws Aoba again and again as he eats Aoba again and again. Aoba, trapped in Ren’s mind with this never-ending sensation of being eaten alive, can only regret for not being able to reach Ren. Ren only growls and continue screwing and eating Aoba.
Good Ending // If the player answers the questions correctly, all the questions will disappear one by one. When all of them are gone, Aoba is then transported to Ren’s inner mind, which is the beach where the church (where Aoba spent his childhood) is located.
Hugging your partner… Except that your partner is YOUR OTHER SELF
Ren then explains that he is another personality of Aoba’s, and his duty is to protect Aoba. However, soon Aoba loses the ability to hear Ren’s voice. When Aoba picked a small dog Allmate, Ren used this chance to synchronize himself into the Allmate. Therefore, he protects Aoba as an Allmate. However, his memory was erased when Virus and Trip wiped Aoba’s memory, making Ren forget who he actually was. When the virus enters Ren’s Allmate body, he slowly regains his memory. This and feelings, as the virus makes Allmates able to feel emotions, and many emotions fused in Ren’s mind. Ren started to feel useless as he saw new Allmates, and he feared that Aoba will throw him away. He started to feel possessive also, not wanting to give Aoba to anybody else. Ren slowly became its own personality, and feeling guilty for straying from his original purpose, decided to erase his own existence. However, Aoba doesn’t want Ren to leave him, saying he doesn’t care how Ren is. Aoba tells Ren to stay with him no matter what, and Ren obeys happily.
The two return to the real world, and both of them go to the top floor while the other seme kick some crook asses. And of course, Toue is waiting at the top floor. Toue then explains that he wants to turn Midorijima into a country, and he needs to control everybody in Midorijima no matter how DRAMAtical the way is *snort* Toue says some shit about how fate must have allowed him to do so, since nobody stopped him from acting out his plan.
Aoba is not amused, and the two has a Rhyme showdown. It turns out that Toue’s Allmate is Usui. Sei, being unable to move due to experiments, unconsciously created replicas of his conscious, no matter in what form, in the outer world. That’s why Aoba saw Sei among the trashes. That’s why Aoba got game demos. However, Toue took advantage of this and turned one of Sei’s replica into an Allmate, and that Allmate is none other than Usui. So Usui is Sei. Anyway, Usui and Ren fight, and Ren is about to get his ass beaten until Aoba calls his brother. Usui then stops attacking, then Ren takes this chance to defeat Usui. Toue accepts his defeat, believing that fate stopped him through Aoba, and tells Aoba where Sei is. It is implied by this that Toue will commit suicide at the ending.
That moment when your other self kills your brother’s other self
So Aoba and Ren go to Sei’s room, and find him in a room filled with dolls. Sei then pulls both Aoba and Ren in this Rhyme world, where Sei reveals his true form. Sei tells Aoba that he is the one who sent those game demos so that Aoba could reach this place. Aoba feels bad for not being able to save Sei, but Sei tells him that he shouldn’t feel that way. All this time, Sei wanted to die, but Toue prevented him to do so. Now he can finally go in peace. Sei also tells him that Aoba should accept his other persona, the other persona Ren has been protecting Aoba from. It’s no other than the Sly Blue persona. Sly Blue isn’t bad. All he wants is for Aoba to accept him, just like what Aoba did to Ren. Before Sei leaves, he tells Aoba to accept Sly Blue and that he’s happy to see his brother before he leaves. Then Sei leaves. Sob.
Aoba finds himself at the beach again. He sees his adoptive father saying the words that “saved” Aoba… But then the figure of his father changes into his own figure. It is none other than Sly Blue, the Other Aoba. Aoba then realizes that the Other Aoba has nowhere to go. Aoba accepts Ren as a personality of his own now, therefore gaining independence from Aoba. However, the Other Aoba is not known by Aoba nor is accepted by Aoba. The Other Aoba is all alone. Aoba finally accepts Other Aoba as a part of himself, and the Other Aoba dissipates.
Self-cest everywhere
Now it’s just Ren and Aoba. They have to return to the real world now. But they know that they can’t feel each other when they’re in real world, so they decide to have some SMEXY TIME at the beach WOHOOO MENTAL SEX FTW. Kind of weird though since this this basically Aoba x Aoba and all, but OH WELL. Aoba is sad because they won’t be able to do this in real life, but Ren promises that he will always watch Aoba no matter what.
When Aoba wakes up, the Oval Tower shakes due to Sei destroying it (with his personalities I guess? IDK). Aoba and the rest go outside, and they see the Oval Tower crumbling to the ground. When Aoba turns on Ren Allmate, his Ren is not there. His Ren’s consciousness did not go back to the Allmate. It’s only Ren the Allmate now. Aoba can only cry as Ren the Allmate licks him.
I’ll admit, I teared up a bit here
One year later, everything is back to normal. Aoba reminiscences about his past, about his meeting with his father, how his father “saved” him, and so on. Suddenly he gets a call (whose voice sounds suspiciously like Virus’), saying that his older brother has been hospitalized. After telling Tae about Sei, Aoba goes to the hospital, only to get another game demo where the princess gives the knight a treasure. At the hospital, the nurse tells him that Sei has been recovering overseas, and has been transferred to this hospital only recently.
Anxiously, Aoba gets closer to Sei. Sei takes Aoba closer and… Licks Aoba. Aoba then sees Sei’s eyes, and it has the color of amber – the color of Ren’s eyes. Aoba tears up and greets “Sei” with a “welcome home.”
From Clear and Mink’s route, it is clear (see what I did there) that I like Clear’s route more than Mink’s. Mink is… How can I say it… Very rough, I guess? It’s not like I don’t like Mink’s overall route. I think his route is as enjoyable as the rest, and probably one of the most philosophical routes besides Clear’s. In fact, I think Aoba’s affection to Mink is one of the most complex feelings in this game. The guy abuses Aoba like mad, but somehow, there’s a point where the two people have something in common. I dunno man, I can never really describe the relationship between Aoba and Mink. Maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be. Their feelings for each other are indescribable feelings that cannot be explained by words, as the two are the only ones who can understand their feelings. However, when the audience sees the two together (especially in re:connect), they know right away that the feelings between Aoba and Mink are something special. Now if only Mink is… Less rough on Aoba… Everything… Would be better.
But anyhow, Clear’s story, on the opposite, can be described with one word, and that is SO DAMN SWEET (ok that’s three words). Everything EVERYTHING about Clear’s route is so damn beautiful, literally. His route reminds me of Noiz’s route, how the game focuses more on the character rather than the relationship between the two protagonists. The player is guided to see Clear, the least human-like character in this game, slowly changing into the most humane out of all the characters. Clear’s route is probably the only route where I actually learn something valuable. When I finished the game, I felt a deep sense of appreciation of being human, how I am actually a human, and it’s all thanks to Clear. And seriously man, the little moments that don’t really matter to us became some of the most beautiful scenes that ever happened in this game. That moment when Clear traces Aoba’s face? I love that scene so much, because at that time, Clear finally opens himself and finds a whole new world that he has never realized before. Also his expression man. HIS EXPRESSION. The script for Clear’s route is one of the best parts of this game, as the DMMD writer actually describes how Clear feels more vividly due to his non-human state. Seriously, all the subtle things in this route became the gems that make Clear’s route sparkle the most than the rest.
The secret route, which is Ren’s route, is probably one of the most mind-blowing stories that Nitro+CHIRAL have ever done (with sweet pool taking the #1 spot). First, it ends with AN INCEST WHICH HAPPENED TO BE SELF-CEST ALSO. That’s literally selfception right there. Second, everything, as in EVERYTHING, fits perfectly in Ren’s route. Everything was explained in this route, and there is little to no plot-hole that leaves the player allヘ(。□°)ヘ. No, the player will be all 〜(^∇^〜) because everything MAKES SENSE in Ren’s route. And in here I want to applaud the DMMD team. DMMD, overall, is a complex story, and honestly, I think tying all the loose ends at the secret route has got to be one of the most difficult things that ever happened in this game. And what’s even better, those secret elements, those important part of the stories, are actually there in the other routes, but we just don’t notice it later on until we come across the secret route (though some players might already guess them). And yet, without having to explain those secret elements in the other routes, the other routes somehow can stand as their own stories. I believe that the writers handled every route flawlessly and perfectly.
Another thing I love about this game is the different elements that are perfectly fused within this game. From the oblivious childhood friend trope to self-cest, from an extremely gore moment to some of the cutest scenes, everything is here. All kinds of genre, everything is here. Having many genre together sometimes would create a confusing clash (stare at Kawamori’s M3), but this does not happen to DMMD. Despite of the diversity within it, the story is still clear, crisp, and easily understood. Now I might seem as if I’m exaggerating about the story, but comparing it to Togainu no Chi, the fans can actually see that Nitro+CHIRAL is actually getting better at storytelling, allegories, and so on. And I, as a big fan of them, am very happy with that.
Now let’s talk about the game system itself. Compared to Togainu no Chi¸ the system is definitely better. There are more choices for the players, and there are mini games that are actually entertaining. I am still disappointed with how the endings are decided though. As I said before, I wanted to get endings that are based on my choices. If I take these bad choices, I will get the bad ending and vice versa. Unfortunately, I don’t see it in this game. I only see it when I get Trip & Virus’s ending and when I played Noiz’s mini game. Now I might seem like a naggy fangirl because I complained about the game system, but I want to be more involved with the story. I want to get the endings not because of the outcome of the mini game but because of the choices I made. That way, I would feel closer to the game, stories, and the characters themselves. Unfortunately, I didn’t get it in this game. On the positive side, the mini games before the endings are definitely a breakthrough for yaoi VN. It’s a smart thing to do by the DMMD staff to make Aoba’s Scrap ability as the mini game for the players. This way, the player can put themselves in Aoba’s shoes, making the players feel more like the main character. Honestly, if the choices and the mini games can be balanced, it will be a great game system for a visual novel.
As for the other things, I think they’re awesome. The graphics are definitely A+++++++ for me because daammnnnn those graphics look SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL, with all the colors and all. I love how DMMD is so bold with their colors, ranging from the reddest red to the palest pink. Beautiful bright colors + great graphics are always welcome. I also love how futuristic everything in this game is, from the songs to the in-game menu. I mean, the setting is a setting with advanced technology and all, and DMMD actually makes it more believable with all the little things that support the setting. Such as? The upbeat opening and background songs that are by yours truly Goatbed, the super modern in-game menu, the retro 8-bit mini characters at the title menu and the sfx that will make us feel so damn modern when we see them/listen to them, the simple but stylish images when the game loads, and so on. And Christ that gaijin accent when they introduce the characters and their profiles is probably THE BEST THING in this game. I have nothing to say about the seiyuu because I think they are all perfect and were able to portray their characters perfectly, but I’ll give more points to Satoshi Hino (Noiz) and Masatomo Nakazawa (Clear) because of character bias wwww O(≧∇≦)O
My conclusion? This game is effing great and everybody as in EVERYBODY including y’all non-yaoi people should play this game. Seriously, even if there is no yaoi element in this game, I would still think of this as a great game because it is. Great story? Check. Great graphics? Check. Awesome stuff? Check. Seriously, what more can a person ask for?
Let’s re:connect again soon!
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Have read 418 BL manga and continuing.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Werewolf Chaser with 1270 comments
Will definitely check out the anime. (NAZ, don’t screw this up!) Though I’ve been interested in the VN for a while.
http://blog.mangagamer.org/2014/07/03/announcements-from-anime-expo-2014/
Btw, MangaGamer is also translating a BL game No, Thank You!!. Maybe this means DMMd will finally have a chance at official overseas release sometimes in the future?
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
I have a feeling the anime version will take out the yaoi part just like TnC did and label it under WE ARE ALL FRIENDS route.
Good news on No, Thank you! (K-On! song?!), the premise seems quite interesting.
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
Yeahh I pretty much agree with Kyo. The routes are connected with each other though, so I can only guess that each guy will get at least 2 episodes for their stories
WELL, NO I KNOW WHAT I WILL SPEND MY MONEY ON NEXT YEAR
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
This post just reminds me that I have to finish this because I have still few bad ends to play – Noiz, Clear and Koujaku’s to finish this >>;
In terms of favourites, I loved Clear as hell. HE IS SO ADORABLE!!! After playing his route, I was like, why doesn’t his VA voice mainstream stuff because he IS pretty good! Overall, I agree with you on the fact that DMMD has found a good balance of genres with amazing light graphics.
I do wonder what NAZ is going to do with the anime. I see the shounen-ai/yaoi genre missing from the genre so maybe they are going to play the WE ARE ALL FRIENDS route.
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
I think the bad ends in this routes are AMAZING. They definitely live up to the definition of bad endings, teheh
Maybe Clear’s VA is new in the VA world? And maybe this agency is bad at promoting him. Thank god he plays this game though, because then some people will know about his amazing voice acting. He’s really REALLY good at voicing Clear.
I expect the anime to be like Yosuga no Sora, where the seme will have a certain number of episodes dedicated to themselves. I don’t mind if they take out the BL, as long everybody’s stories are covered. Their stories are amazing, and they deserved to be known by this world
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Yes indeed! Btw, I forgot to say this the first time. Loved the last pic, so relevant to everyone’s character! Loved how the two Aoba’s are just lounging about with Sei, while everyone else is fighting over them. xD
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
The picture appears if the player completes all the routes. Didn’t you get the picture too Kyo? :3
I can’t stop being amused at the fact that Aoba ends up choosing “himself” in the true route.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
I still have to finish all the routes… QQ
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
I know it’s a “bad end” here, but a Virus and Trip route would be interesting. So I should probably get around to playing this before re:connect. But Clear’s route looks great~ (while Mink’s looks the least appealing ahaha…). Actually, the pomeranian looks absolutely adorable too, though I don’t know how I feel about it getting a route.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
I was having the same thoughts before starting the Ren route but it wasn’t awkward at all because of the EXPLANATIONS that are given on time. Also, there is that cute scene where Ren stops Aoba from cuddling him with a paw in the middle, I died with its cuteness.
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
I loved that paw scene man, I knew right away that I HAVE to get a Pomeranian when I feel like getting a dog, and it’s because of that scene
Self-incest-ception FTW!
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
Totally loved Virus’ and Trip’s ending… Until I do their routes in re:connect. They have their own routes there, and it’s just… So much worse… Than Mink. Mink is nothing compared to these two
I was actually fine with Ren’s route from the start. It’s probably because I know his human avatar form, and I knew right away that they’ll use his human avatar for his secret route. The self-incest-ception was unexpected though, haha