![]() ![]() Repeated Fear included ten extra chapters, each unlocked after fulfilling certain endings and requirements throughout the five main story chapters. These are non-playable, text-based story chapters that detail events outside of the main story and give background, not just to Naomi and her friends lives before being sucked into the Closed Spaces, but also the other lost children that have been trapped there over the years. Other content that’s we’ve been short-changed on are the extra chapters. It’s not like the story has changed significantly, more or less everything from Repeated Fear is still here, but now we’re only given the (hideous) in-game sprites at best, regular old gameplay with text at worst. They’re great scenes and can give a close-up and detailed look at some of Corpse Party‘s most gruesome moments, effectively driving the tension home (especially with a few lost souls who can’t quite handle the horror and become monsters themselves). Anything from a quiet moment between Seiko and Naomi in Heavenly Host’s infirmary to a horrifying reveal of some of the Closed Space’s ghostly inhabitants. While the game has no cut-scenes in the traditional sense, Repeated Fear had full-screen artwork showing some of the most important moments in the story. Along with this, Blood Covered PC doesn’t feature scene artwork either. If it was just fan art, that’d be fine, great even, but as what we’re supposed to relate to throughout the adventure, it feels bizarre. I may just be used to the sprites from the PSP version, but these look shockingly unprofessional, reminding me more of something I’d see on a fan forum. While Repeated Fear‘s sprites were detailed and lively, with anime quality to their look, these are frankly hideous. ![]() It’s weird, and it kept making me feel like maybe I was doing something wrong.Īnother difference between the Repeated Fear remake and this, are the character sprites. Most of the major plot moments are, but occasionally characters will speak entirely in text, then suddenly have a line or two voiced, and then it’s right back to text-only. Only some of the text dialogue features VO, and what does seems to be totally random. While the voice acting is still good, it’s sparse and infrequent. While this version still retains the same amazing music and the main story, it’s hard not feel jarred by the sudden drop in quality for some of the other elements. Repeated Fear brought anime quality sprites for each of the characters, full voice acting and a bevy of additional episodes that expand the story outside of the main adventure. I find myself somewhat bewildered that this is the version that was brought to Steam over Repeated Fear, considering what a vast improvement that game was. But this is far from the best version of this title. Let me cut to the chase here Corpse Party is an excellent game, and if you’ve never played it before I cannot recommend it enough. My first experience with this game was the US release of the PSP remake Corpse Party Blood Covered: Repeated Fear, which came after this version – the first official release from back in 2008, which at the time featured many improvements over the original 1996 RPG Maker game, including voice performances from professional Japanese actors, new character sprites and an expanded story. Naomi, Seiko, Ayumi, Satoshi, Satoshi’s little sister Yuka and more find themselves sucked into the Closed Spaces, where things go from bad to worse, to terrible, to unforgivable. Released for the first time in the West on PC (US only I’m afraid), Corpse Party: Blood Covered takes us back to the very beginning of the Heavenly Host trilogy. ![]() Riddled with blood, gore, and the rotting carcasses of other students who became trapped within these hallowed walls, it’s incredible how powerful the fear this game can create, and I’m not ashamed to say that this game has given me panic attacks before. Unfolding in a top-down perspective, we explore the multi-dimensional Closed Spaces: a nightmarish series of never ending corridors that have taken the form of Heavenly Host Elementary School, which was the site of a terrible tragedy years ago. Corpse Party contains some of the most horrific moments I’ve ever experienced in not only video games but films and novels as well. Despite cutesy chibi-style visuals and a cast of students ranging from High School to Elementary age, don’t be fooled. If you’re unfamiliar with Corpse Party, you’re missing out. How many times have I– we, walked the halls of the Closed Spaces? It’s beginning to feel as if we’re all trapped there, just like Naomi and her friends. ![]()
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