Thankfully, because the puzzles are simple, they do not distract from the story. As such, the only gameplay elements are puzzle-solving and exploration, and that’s fine. To progress, you’ll need to enter the various classrooms searching for essential items, dialogue cues, and switches. That is until you step foot in the creepy halls of the Heavenly Host school, which is an unnerving setting. If you’re nostalgic for 16-bit era games, you’ll feel right at home with it. Top-down, third-person exploration is how Corpse Party plays. It’s a captivating story-driven visual novel, and the horror is more subtle than the game’s title may imply. There is also the mystery of the elementary school murders, which unravels itself satisfyingly and is well-paced. You’ll get to know their personalities in how they react to these situations, and the cast is likable. The first strength in the story department is character development, and every member stands out in their own way. Since the cast is split apart, you will play varying scenarios of survival-horror with every chapter, which focuses on a particular group of students. Separate from one another in different dimensions, they must find a way to survive amidst the presence of malevolent spirits. However, the ritual goes horribly wrong, and the group is transported to Heavenly Host, an elementary school abandoned in the 1970s due to a series of murders. So that they never forget each other, one of the gang suggests performing an incantation. It’s an impressive piece of the macabre with a nostalgic art style, a gripping story, and disturbing imagery.Ĭorpse Party revolves around a group of students from Kisaragi Academy and opens on their gathering for a classmate leaving for a transfer.

Well, Corpse Party (2021) is this year’s answer to horror gaming and then some. Spooky season is here, and you may not know what to play to get yourself into the ghastly spirit. Corpse Party (2021) Review NovemLorenzo Lombardi - No Comments

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