I'VE WATCHED THIS SERIES JUST VERY RECENTLY AND I LOVED IT. THIS IS AT THE TOP OF MY "HORROR" LIST  -- BLOOD ,  BRUTAL MURDER ,  TORTURE, GHOST - NAME IT !
I RATE THIS 10 OVER 10 !! YES . PERFECT :)



GAME PLAY


Corpse Party is a linear horror adventure game with some role-playing elements. It is played in a third-person view,top-down perspective. Players are tasked with exploring the haunted school grounds for a means of escape. To fulfill this task, characters must interact with the environment and surroundings such as picking up objects, talking to other characters, and inspecting documents while avoiding enemy-like entities.
The game's story is split into five chapters, each focusing on different characters and featuring multiple endings that are achieved based on the player's in-game decisions: a "True Ending" required for the game's progression; and several "Wrong Endings" that are unlocked when the player performs events irrelevant to the main storyline. Characters also possess hit points (HP), which measure how much damage they can take before dying, in some instances leading to a wrong ending. As players progress through the game, they will unlock ten optional "Extra Chapters", vignettes that focus on the game's side characters and expand the storyline.


SETTING AND PLOT


Corpse Party is set in Heavenly Host Elementary School (天神小学校 Tenjin Shōgakkō?), an elementary school that was torn down following the murders and disappearances of several of its staff and students. In modern day, a high school called Kisaragi Academy (如月学園 Kisaragi Gakuen?) has been built over the elementary school site. One rainy night, after celebrating their school's culture festival, a group of students are telling ghost stories when their class representative decides to perform a charm called "Sachiko Ever After", which would allow them to remain friends for eternity. A sudden earthquake transports them to an alternate dimension where Heavenly Host still exists and is haunted by the ghosts of the school's murdered children. The students try to figure out the truth and mystery of the cursed school, in order to find their way home and survive the other shadowy forces that haunt the school.
The main character is Satoshi Mochida, a timid yet kindhearted high school student who is teased by his classmates for his cowardly nature. Three of the other characters are students from Satoshi's class: Naomi Nakashima, Satoshi's childhood friend; Yoshiki Kishinuma, an intimidating yet good-natured student; and Ayumi Shinozaki, the class representative. Rounding out the group is Yuka Mochida, Satoshi's younger sister. The game's antagonist is Sachiko Shinozaki, the red ghost of a young girl who kills the students in Heavenly Host in anger over her own death.
The Blood Covered remake introduces four protagonists into the original cast: Seiko Shinohara, Naomi's best friend; Mayu Suzumoto, a popular student due to transfer out of Kisaragi; Sakutaro Morishige, Mayu's best friend; and Yui Shishido, the class's assistant homeroom teacher. Blood Covered also introduces several characters from other schools who are also trapped inside Heavenly Host and affect the story, include Yuuya Kizami, a sadistic student from Byakudan Senior High School (白壇高等学校 Byakudan Kōtōgakkō?) who accompanies Yuka as she is separated from her brother; Naho Saenoki, a paranormalist from Paulownia Academy (桐章学園 Kirishō Gakuen?)who designed the Sachiko Ever After charm and investigates Heavenly Host, and repeatedly encounters the player character to guide them.


CHARACTERS

Kisaragi Academy

Satoshi Mochida (持田 哲志 Mochida Satoshi?)

Satoshi is the male protagonist of the series. He is a kindhearted high school student who is teased by his classmates for his bit of cowardly nature, but Satoshi somehow finds the courage inside himself to push forward for the sake and safety of those important to him. He is in love with Naomi. He briefly encounters Mitsuki (and Tohko in the Extra End). In a "what if" scenario, where Sachiko sends the Kisaragi students back in time, erasing their memories except for Satoshi, he tries to prevent his classmates from performing the ritual, but failed, he joins them anyway since he doesn't want to let them go alone; which lead to the alternative events inCorpse Party: Book of Shadows.
Ayumi Shinozaki (篠崎 あゆみ Shinozaki Ayumi?)

Ayumi is the primary protagonist of the series. She the class 2-9 representative that enjoys telling ghost stories, and she the one who performed the "Sachiko Ever After" charm, believing it would allow everyone to remain friends. She has a crush on Satoshi. She is merely a frightened girl with hyperventilation, and strong spiritual essence. Later she might have developed feelings toward Yoshiki, however it is still unclear. She can be brave, however, as demonstrated when she returned to Heavenly Host to rescue the survivors, despite the possible consequences. She was a fan of Naho Saenoki and her blog until the recent events in Heavenly Host. Ayumi has an older sister, Hinoe Shinozaki (篠崎 ひのえ Shinozaki Hinoe?), who is a gentle medium.
The Shinozaki Family Tree chart indicates that Ayumi is part of the same lineage as Sachiko's family. In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, tells the Shinozaki estate are female individuals descend with gifted black magic from famous clairvoyants, since the Meiji era. Ayumi is Sachiko's distant cousin due to the fact that Ayumi's father is the first male heir of the Shinozaki bloodline.
Yoshiki Kishinuma (岸沼 良樹 Kishinuma Yoshiki?)

A delinquent student with a good nature. Yoshiki is disowned by his parents, and lives alone in an apartment but is visited by his younger sister, Miki, who offers sympathy with his situation. He considered getting himself expelled from Kisaragi Academy, since he couldn't find a reason to continue attending. However, Ayumi's intervention during Yoshiki's argument with his gym teacher changed his mind, and it is suggested he carries strong feelings for her.
In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Yoshiki and Mayu accompany Nana, while searching for Ayumi.
Naomi Nakashima (中嶋 直美 Nakashima Naomi?)

Naomi is generally a bright and cheerful, if stubborn, Satoshi's childhood friend. She also tends to let her emotions control her actions. She and Seiko read a journal of a deceased student from Tendo Senior High School, Shiho Hasegawa, left behind for her older sister Kaori Hasegawa where she explains her dire situation and the "darkening" phenomenon. When Naomi watched a tape filmed by Shougo showing footage of her murdering Seiko, she succumbs to the darkening until a forgiven message from Seiko's spirit breaks her free. Satoshi uses a comforting manner, when Naomi is depress of the forgotten existences of their dead friends.
In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, where Naomi feels a déjà vu, wondering if her friendship with Seiko is more than she imagine.
Yuka Mochida (持田 由香 Mochida Yuka?)

Satoshi's younger sister. Yuka acts in a much younger manner than her age due to her being more pampered by her parents than her brother. She briefly meets a possessed girl, Kokuhaku Akaboji, in an Art Room. Yuka experiences throughout Heavenly Host force her to act more on her own decisions. She offers her brother a bottle of scented beads as a protective charm.
Seiko Shinohara (篠原 世以子 Shinohara Seiko?)

Naomi's cheerful best friend. Seiko is an extremely energetic and forgiving girl, who is caretaker to her younger siblings (Yuu, Kei, and Aya). She keeps her feelings for Naomi a secret, understanding and even supporting her feelings for Satoshi. She gets hanged by a possessed Naomi in a Girls' Bathroom. Her spirit remains beside Naomi though.
Sakutaro Morishige (森繁 朔太郎 Morishige Sakutarō?)

He is best friends with Mayu and deeply cares for her, the one friend who would cheer him up when he is down. This is evident in that she is the only person who gives him a nickname "Shige-nii." Sakutaro finds comfort in viewing decaying corpses; however, he keeps this trait a secret from others. He commits suicide when Mayu's spirit confessing through his cellphone telling him to stop viewing her corpse traumatizes him. A cellphone video of his death is left behind.
In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Sakutaro tags along with Mitsuki, Masato, and Emi for a short time. Even Nana's two friends, Nari and Chihaya, while searching for Mayu.
Mayu Suzumoto (鈴本 繭 Suzumoto Mayu?)

A popular student due to transfer out of Kisaragi, and a member of the theater club. Thanks to her energetic nature, Mayu has a great heart and has earned the nickname "Suzume." She and Sakutaro are seen as a sister and brother relationship. The children spirits scattered her body at impact against a wall near the infirmary. In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Mayu confesses her feelings to Sakutaro.
Ms. Yui Shishido (宍戸 結衣 Shishido Yui?)

The class assistant homeroom teacher that just started her career. Even though she is enthusiastic, she believed that she is a bad teacher, until throughout the events in Heavenly Host, Yui proves to be a brave and determined individual that deeply cares for her students, even more than herself. She sacrifice herself to save Ayumi from a trapdoor, and having her body crushed. In the BloodCovered manga, Yui stays behind to allow the surviving students to escape, prompting her death.
In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Yui dreams of her days as a student at Kisaragi with her boyfriend Tsukasa Mikuni (御国 司 Mikuni Tsukasa?), where she once encounters Makina Shinozaki who warns Yui of her impending fate with Yoshie Shinozaki.

Supporting characters

Naho Saenoki (冴之木 七星 Saenoki Naho?)

A wise ghost paranormalist from Paulownia Academy, who investigates Heavenly Host, and repeatedly encounters many people that are trapped within the cursed school to guide them. Naho adores Kou Kibiki, while seen as a mentor and assistant relationship; she would see them as lovers to extreme cases. When the two explored the Shinozaki estate and researched their black magic inheritance, they uncover the method on the "Sachiko in the Everafter" charm. Using the charm to discover Heavenly Host, Kou left Naho behind since Kou was concerned for her safety yet she followed him.
Before Naho arrived in Heavenly Host to find Kou, along with her best friend, Sayaka, she submitted a final update on her blog regarding the charm, but deliberately posted the wrong procedures (as an occult ritual, Sachiko Ever After); meaning Naho is responsible for the victims lured into the school, which caused the curse to spread across the entire country. It is revealed, that Naho is willing to sacrifice anything for Kou, but she couldn't recall that she killed Kou in a Custodian's Closet when she had succumbed to the "darkening" in her final moments as a human being. Ayumi later confronts Naho about this shocking revelation which made her spirit fade away. In the BloodCovered manga, Sachiko used Naho's power to increase her own. Attempting to exorcise Sachiko, the Kisaragi students and Kou's spirit reconcile with Naho.
Yuki Kanno (管乃 雪 Kanno Yuki?)

One of the three children spirits who roams Heavenly Host. After being appeased, Yuki became a loyal friend of Ayumi and Yoshiki, at first letting them return home and then helping the two to appease Sachiko in order to bring the others back.
Yuuya Kizami (刻命 裕也 Kizami Yūya?)

A student from Byakudan Senior High School, who accompanies Yuka when she was separated from Satoshi. He initially seemed like a philosophical and strong ally. Most of his hapless peers had regarded him as a good friend. However, deep down, Yuuya is interestingly in a morbid manner, with a sadistic nature. Due to his lack of understanding of morality during childhood, he harbors hatred towards his older siblings. Consequently, many students at Byakudan were oblivious to his real personality. Yuuya soon tried to take Yuka as his own sister by force, despite her attempt to be his friend. Though it's uncertain he may have felt remorse which came from his interactions with Yuka in the Science Room. He is killed by Yoshikazu and converted into an anatomical model. Yuuya was apparently responsible for killing many of his classmates.
  • Kensuke Kurosaki (黒崎 健介 Kurosaki Kensuke?) is a classmate and childhood friend of Yuuya. Kensuke often gets bossed around by Mitsuki whom he finds interest in. He is known as the class's moodmaker and is also a member of the basketball club. He briefly meets Yuka Mochida.
  • Mitsuki Yamamoto (山本 美月 Yamamoto Mitsuki?) is a classmate of Yuuya and Kensuke and the secretary of Byakudan's student council. She has a strong-mind, and a somewhat naïve personality. Mitsuki is nicknamed "Hell Mitsuki" by the first-years due to her merciless attitude against men. She ran into the Mochida siblings but flees.
  • Tohko Kirisaki (霧崎 凍孤 Kirisaki Tōko?) is a classmate of Mitsuki's and loves fortune-telling, a passion she shares with her best friends Emi and Mitsuki. She's the one who suggested making the "Sachiko Ever After" charm. She has a crush on the "cool and strong" Yuuya. She can be met by Satoshi Mochida in the infirmary.
  • Emi Urabe (卜部 恵美 Urabe Emi?) is a naturally charming, plump glasses-wearing girl who radiates of cheerfulness. Mitsuki, Tohko and her have been best friends since first grade. She likes fortune-telling, and was the one who found and told her friends about the "Sachiko Ever After" charm.
  • Masato Fukuroi (袋井 雅人 Fukuroi Masato?) is the student council president of Byakudan High School. Masato has a stiff and serious personality, but is also surprisingly caring. He complains when Kensuke, Ryosuke and Tomohiro loaf around the student council room, but also forgives them.
  • Ryosuke Katayama (片山 良介 Katayama Ryōsuke?) is Tomohiro's best friend, and they always go to school together. His usual routine is stop at a game and anime store on his way back home. He is currently obsessed with playing dating simulation games. He is also a member of student council.
  • Tomohiro Ohkawa (大川 智寛 Ōkawa Tomohiro?) is a small boy who has a weak and meek personality, and is often teased by the girls at his school. Kai often runs him on errands. He likes to play games on the PSP and DS along with his long-time friend Ryosuke and hang out with him, Kensuke and Masato in the student council room.
  • Kai Shimada (島田 快 Shimada Kai?) is a red-haired student, who goes around intimidating people and doing random acts of vandalism. There are a lot of bad rumors about his love life. He is a model for a popular men's magazine. Kai holds a deep one-sided rivalry against Yuuya.

Other characters

Kou Kibiki (鬼碑忌 コウ Kibiki Kō?)

Kou is an adult paranormal and horror novelist who explores Heavenly Host to solve and break down the curse. He wears a dark turquoise yukata. He is the guardian and mentor of Naho Saenoki with a calm personality. Hoping to publish the cursed phenomenon to earn recognition, Kou took action inside Heavenly Host with his cameraman, Shougo Taguchi (田久地 将五 Taguchi Shōgo?), filming every detail, and writing instructions. His amazement does not last long, because soon, the duo finds many dead bodies, making them realize how dangerous the place is. Kou cares about Naho, not wanting her to go to Heavenly Host, as well as other people who might get trapped inside the school. The duo soon got separated leaving only the camera. On the second tape that Kou films inside the Custodian's Closet, he explains the way to escape the school - performing the Sachiko ritual correctly and putting all your scraps together. A possessed Naho busts in and strangles Kou to death. His body, along with Naho's, can be found in the closet in the same room.
Sayaka Ooue (大上 さやか Ōue Sayaka?)

A student from Paulownia Academy. Sayaka is a sweet and caring girl, albeit leads a busy life, especially about her job at a studio. Her friendship with Naho is strong, forgiving her if she did anything wrong. Naho requests her to go with her to Heavenly Host to rescue Kou. Sayaka's mother is worried about her daughter going out late, and gives her a piece of candy. After Sayaka bids her farewell she reunites with Naho and performs the "Sachiko Ever After" charm.
She regains consciousness, seeing herself in the school's Abandoned Bomb Shelter. Sayaka hides in a nearby cabinet and witnesses Yoshikazu tearing a mutilated Nana. Sayaka explores in search of Naho. Unfortunately, after many days had passed, she soon collapsed from starvation and is dragged away by Yoshikazu, while Sachiko devours the candy which fell out of her pocket and was her last memento of her mom, refusing to eat it because of that.
Nana Ogasawara (小笠原 奈那 Ogasawara Nana?)

A cute student from Musashigawa Girls' Middle School. Nana is cheerful and optimistic but also very kind. In an Extra Chapter, she helps out a gentleman spirit, Takaomi Shimoda, without any fear and feels that he is different. She is supportive to both classmates Nari and Chihaya, and continues their search for their fellow friends, their confidence bolstered over their good deed. Nana got caught by Yoshikazu and then had her tongue pulled out. In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Nana also gets along well with Mayu.
  • Nari Amatoya (天戸屋 成 Amatoya Nari?) is a childhood friend of Nana and easily loses patience and is quickly annoyed. However, she keeps a cool head and doesn't whine or cry. Despite seeming cold, she cares about her friends and doesn't want to deal with dangerous situations. She is voiced by Satomi Moriya.
  • Chihaya Yamase (山瀬 千早 Yamase Chihaya?) is Nana's classmate who is a quiet, friendly and a clingy girl. Easily scared, she often lets her emotions take control of her. Due to being spoiled, she often expects people to act and treat her similarly, and thus doesn't get along with Nari. Like Nana and Nari, Chihaya performed the charm for fun with other six friends, ending up in Heavenly Host and after waking up, the only members with her were Nana and Nari. She is voiced by Rei Matsuzaki.