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Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.

Global score

87/100

Genres

Adventure, Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Deep, complex story with philosophical themes
    • Memorable and well-developed characters
    • High-quality art, voice acting, and soundtrack
    • Multiple narrative routes and endings
    • Free common route to try before purchase

    Cons

    • Very long and dense prose can be tiring
    • Slow start with heavy exposition
    • Lack of gameplay variety beyond reading
    • Some routes considered weaker or underdeveloped
    • High total price for all content

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game involves following complex storylines and piecing together mysteries, engaging cognitive skills rather than repetitive tasks."

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      "The game involves reading complex prose and understanding intricate storylines, providing mental challenge rather than repetitive tasks."

    • Competition

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      "The game is a single-player visual novel focused on personal narrative experience without any competitive elements."

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      "The game is a single-player visual novel with no competitive or ranked modes; focus is on personal narrative experience."

    • Continuation

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      "Players report long playtimes (30+ hours), multiple routes and endings encourage habitual and extended engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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      "The game is a single-player visual novel experience with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

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    • Creativity

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      2

      "Players engage with a crafted story and world; limited player creation but some exploration of narrative paths."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control over others; interactions are individual and narrative-driven."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse themselves in philosophical and fictional worlds, escaping real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players generally engage from personal desire and intrinsic interest in story and characters."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Multiple story branches and choices encourage players to explore different narrative outcomes and character interactions."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players discover new story content and character backgrounds with each route, revealing more of the world."

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      "Players discover new story content, character backgrounds, and philosophical ideas through multiple routes and side stories."

    • Expression

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      "No customization or avatar personalization; players experience predefined characters and story."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy elements with demons, hellish worlds, and supernatural powers; highly imaginative fiction."

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    • Fellowship

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      -5

      "No social or community features; experience is solitary and narrative-driven."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop understanding of complex storylines and character motivations, reflecting cognitive and emotional growth."

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      "Players develop understanding of complex story, philosophy, and character motivations, indicating cognitive growth."

    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of visual novels; no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused reading and attention over long sessions; not suited for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some emotional connection to characters but limited to narrative engagement rather than social relationships."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management features; purely individual experience."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate story knowledge, unlock routes and endings, and progress through narrative arcs."

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      "Players unlock new routes, endings, and story content, showing narrative progression and accumulation of knowledge."

    • Relaxation

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      "While some find the story immersive, the dark and intense themes create tension rather than relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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      "High quality art, voice acting, and music provide sensory stimulation and emotional engagement."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or leaderboards; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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      "Combat and story moments provide some suspense and excitement, but not intense or high-risk thrills."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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