Darkness

"Darkness" is a confined space adventure game developed by Melody. On Christmas Eve, Mamoru and a woman are trapped in a suspended elevator; Seemingly identical encounters unfold through choices involving nine different characters' pasts and stories.

Nine different stories in the same frame

The story begins with searching for a warm place and entering a building but getting trapped. The female leads have three different names and images: Watanabe Mari, Ando Mari, and Mizuno Mari, each corresponding to three branches. Choosing to change is not just the ending of a story, but also the process of how they met, their feelings, and their past.

Three groups of characters and branches

Mari Watanabe is a form of Mario, hate, Mari-neechan; Mari Ando as the Ghost of Eve, Childhood Friend, First Girlfriend; Mari Mizuno's 17-year-old farewell, a mysterious boy, and Eve's gift. The three names are not the three companions accompanying the protagonist at the same time.

Meeting, threats, and rescue

Mari-neechan touches on old relationships through recollections and conversations. In Eve's Ghost, the two face threats—escape and sacrifice, hurting each other and leading to different outcomes. During the childhood friend's emergency actions and Eve's gift, he climbs in time to save Mari from the fall, causing a disagreement in the rescue beyond the dialogue choices.

Ending and Unlock

Mario is available at first, and after a good ending, other stories unlock. The old guide divided the results of each branch into good, bad, and neutral; After all the good endings, you can directly choose the story. Some options are timed, and there is also a rock-paper-scissors variation.

Production and character portrayal

Table of Contents: Script by Asami Mashira and Music PANDA. The character pages for the dubbing project correspond the characters of Mari Watanabe, Mari Ando, and Mari Mizuno to Serika Himuro, Ken Ryusei, and Kochi Munakata. This information is used to distinguish the image; the full factory settings still need to be supplemented.

Early models and music

PC98 Strategy Notes, July 1996, five floppy disks; Table of Contents dated July 26, 1996. Dubbed music recordings distinguish FM/MIDI audio sources from PC98 and CD music on Windows 95. The strategy mentions two BGM tracks: 'Farewell at 17' and 'Reunion with the Past', with the branch and the song of the same name registered separately.

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Related entries

• Production:Melody (darkness)
• Screenplay:ましらあさみ
• Character Design and Key Animation:Serika Himuro
• Art:Meteor Sword (Dark Signature)
• Art:Kochi Munakata
• Music:PANDA (Dark Music)
• Setting and Setting:Suspended elevator (darkness)
• Main Characters:protect (darkness)
• Branch female lead:Mari Watanabe (darkness)
• Branch female lead:Mari Ando (Darkness)
• Branch female lead:Mari Mizuno (Darkness)
• Story branches:Mario (Dark Branch)
• Story branches:Hate (Dark Branch)
• Story branches:Mari-neechan (Dark Branch)
• Story branches:Eve's Ghost (Dark Branch)
• Story branches:Childhood Friend (Dark Branch)
• Story branches:First Girlfriend (Dark Branch)
• Story branches:Farewell at 17 (Kurayami Branch)
• Story branches:The Mysterious Boy (Dark Branch)
• Story branches:Eve's Gift (Dark Branch)
• Branch system:Branch Unlock and Timed Selection (Darkness)
• Soundtrack:Farewell at 17 (Dark BGM)
• Soundtrack:Reunion with the Past (Dark BGM)
• Versions:Darkness PC98 version
• Versions:Dark Windows 95 version

References

• Bangumi works entry: Darkness
• Bangumi Copyright Notice
• Chaser: Dark Strategy
• Kurayami Translation Project: Cast
• Kurayami Translation Project: Walkthrough
• Kurayami translation project: music conversion records

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