App: game, set, match! 98.1%
Character: Naruse Kazuki
Series: di[e]ce
Character Age: 16
Canon: For most people, November 11 is like any other day. For Kazuki, it's his birthday! And this time he wants nothing more than a free pass from school to play video games all day. Luckily for him, his birthday wish comes true, though of course there's an up-side and down-side to this turn of events. Good news: He gets into a new game called di[e]ce, and is a player bestowed with the title 'King'... all the while skipping school! Plus, di[e]ce is composed of as many mini-games as Kazuki could ever want to play. Bad news: The game take place in real-life, likes messing with the players in intimate ways, and there are only two ways for Kazuki and his fellow players to win and survive; Either a) fight against the clock and people-turned-monsters while solving clues towards the end, or b) have a 'Game Over' triggered by a 'King's death... until the next di[e]ce comes into play, that is.
Despite his new title, Kazuki comes across as an impulsive and egotistical drama queen. It's only when you get past the initial obnoxiousness and reach his squishy center that Kazuki turns out to be a passionate, charismatic leader. Thus, being under Kazuki's rule is not all doom and gloom, especially as he wears his heart on his sleeve and outright refuses to dwell on things. This also makes it refreshingly easy to know where one stands with Kazuki at any given time, there's no shades of gray here! ... except for when he blurs reality with video games, that is. You see, Kazuki has developed a disturbing rationale that killing is a-okay as long as he's playing a game and they're not real people such as him and those he cares for. And while he detests losing, as in any old video game it's not like his life wouldn't 'reset' itself if he did die. The scary thing is? In a game like di[e]ce, he's right.
Sample Post:
So this is what level grinding feels like when you have to do it yourself... Ugh. I'd never thought I'd say this, but it's seriously getting old. The one time there's no time limit on a game and all I've been doing since I got here is killing monsters; no clues, powers ups, nothing! The only good thing is that I got a gun this time, but doing my own 'head shot!' sound effects just doesn't cut it. Actual zombies don't even groan that scarily too, I feel like I've been lied to! Though maybe if I found someone to do those effects for me... and I guess it is about time I find the other players around here, since it'll be hard for them if an awesome fighter like myself isn't around to look out for them. But where to start!? This place all looks the same! Aaaah, enough! Someone! Anyone! I demand answers! I demand satisfactioonnnnnno way! You've got to be kidding me, is that a moogle?
I know that these games are games, but a moogle like you is still really out of place in a dark, swampy summer camp full of zombies... heck, I've even had to kill a few plants! This kind of free-for-all survival-horror never goes so far into fantasy. But it's not like I've had the full tour of the place, since there's only so much of the scenery here I want to see... and the kind of games you're from do use these settings sometimes. Whaddya say moogle, maybe it's meant to be some weird role-playing game instead? Since I'm the target audience this time around, right? In fact, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense! I'm a genius!
The question now is what role I'll be playing-- a dashing knight? Charming 'treasure hunter'? ...Naaah. Naturally I'd be royalty of some kind, since I'm 'King'-- And a great one at that, hahaha! ...That 'kupo' better have meant 'yes'. What do Kings usually do in these type of games when they're the main character anyway? Be exiled from their country, I guess, and try to make their way back to friends and family... d-don't get me wrong, I'm just playing a role here! Besides, this place definitely doesn't look like Tokyo, or even Japan, so that must be it. Ah! And I was going to find other players too, I wonder if I that means I need to recruit them as party members... or if I'll have a love interest~ ♥ Would she be a tomboy? Or a damsel in distress who I'll need to free from a vile monster? That does fit the typical King love interest, and I did see that huge octopus in the lake. Still, the most important thing is... would she be cute?
--ow! Okay okay, I was going to try fighting the monster anyway, you didn't need to punch me! Stupid moogle, who has the gun here!? Alright, new plan! Recruit party members, defeat the monster, save the damsel, go home! Simple, right? Yeah, I thought so too. And don't even think of staying here, you're coming with me! I know moogles can fight just fine. Don't try to convince me that thing in the lake is undefeatable either, every game has to end in some way!
...man, do I seriously need to supply my own '* Moogle has joined the party!' too?
Voting.
Series: di[e]ce
Character Age: 16
Canon: For most people, November 11 is like any other day. For Kazuki, it's his birthday! And this time he wants nothing more than a free pass from school to play video games all day. Luckily for him, his birthday wish comes true, though of course there's an up-side and down-side to this turn of events. Good news: He gets into a new game called di[e]ce, and is a player bestowed with the title 'King'... all the while skipping school! Plus, di[e]ce is composed of as many mini-games as Kazuki could ever want to play. Bad news: The game take place in real-life, likes messing with the players in intimate ways, and there are only two ways for Kazuki and his fellow players to win and survive; Either a) fight against the clock and people-turned-monsters while solving clues towards the end, or b) have a 'Game Over' triggered by a 'King's death... until the next di[e]ce comes into play, that is.
Despite his new title, Kazuki comes across as an impulsive and egotistical drama queen. It's only when you get past the initial obnoxiousness and reach his squishy center that Kazuki turns out to be a passionate, charismatic leader. Thus, being under Kazuki's rule is not all doom and gloom, especially as he wears his heart on his sleeve and outright refuses to dwell on things. This also makes it refreshingly easy to know where one stands with Kazuki at any given time, there's no shades of gray here! ... except for when he blurs reality with video games, that is. You see, Kazuki has developed a disturbing rationale that killing is a-okay as long as he's playing a game and they're not real people such as him and those he cares for. And while he detests losing, as in any old video game it's not like his life wouldn't 'reset' itself if he did die. The scary thing is? In a game like di[e]ce, he's right.
Sample Post:
So this is what level grinding feels like when you have to do it yourself... Ugh. I'd never thought I'd say this, but it's seriously getting old. The one time there's no time limit on a game and all I've been doing since I got here is killing monsters; no clues, powers ups, nothing! The only good thing is that I got a gun this time, but doing my own 'head shot!' sound effects just doesn't cut it. Actual zombies don't even groan that scarily too, I feel like I've been lied to! Though maybe if I found someone to do those effects for me... and I guess it is about time I find the other players around here, since it'll be hard for them if an awesome fighter like myself isn't around to look out for them. But where to start!? This place all looks the same! Aaaah, enough! Someone! Anyone! I demand answers! I demand satisfactioonnnnnno way! You've got to be kidding me, is that a moogle?
I know that these games are games, but a moogle like you is still really out of place in a dark, swampy summer camp full of zombies... heck, I've even had to kill a few plants! This kind of free-for-all survival-horror never goes so far into fantasy. But it's not like I've had the full tour of the place, since there's only so much of the scenery here I want to see... and the kind of games you're from do use these settings sometimes. Whaddya say moogle, maybe it's meant to be some weird role-playing game instead? Since I'm the target audience this time around, right? In fact, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense! I'm a genius!
The question now is what role I'll be playing-- a dashing knight? Charming 'treasure hunter'? ...Naaah. Naturally I'd be royalty of some kind, since I'm 'King'-- And a great one at that, hahaha! ...That 'kupo' better have meant 'yes'. What do Kings usually do in these type of games when they're the main character anyway? Be exiled from their country, I guess, and try to make their way back to friends and family... d-don't get me wrong, I'm just playing a role here! Besides, this place definitely doesn't look like Tokyo, or even Japan, so that must be it. Ah! And I was going to find other players too, I wonder if I that means I need to recruit them as party members... or if I'll have a love interest~ ♥ Would she be a tomboy? Or a damsel in distress who I'll need to free from a vile monster? That does fit the typical King love interest, and I did see that huge octopus in the lake. Still, the most important thing is... would she be cute?
--ow! Okay okay, I was going to try fighting the monster anyway, you didn't need to punch me! Stupid moogle, who has the gun here!? Alright, new plan! Recruit party members, defeat the monster, save the damsel, go home! Simple, right? Yeah, I thought so too. And don't even think of staying here, you're coming with me! I know moogles can fight just fine. Don't try to convince me that thing in the lake is undefeatable either, every game has to end in some way!
...man, do I seriously need to supply my own '* Moogle has joined the party!' too?
Voting.