dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~

I must say, i quite enjoyed this game. Although the plot is pretty much easy to guess after doing only one route, it's still fun to play through them all and see various viewpoints of the same story. Which is, in my opinon, fairly interesting and original. Enough to stay in my memory for some time, i think. Characters were... okay, i guess. I don't think they were very memorable or unique, and i have neither negative nor positive feelings towards them. They fullfilled their role, and that's what matters. As always art leaves mixed feelings because it's not very good, but at least it is consistent and nothing stands out too much. I am also quite a fan of colouring, it looks really good. Music was a big plus, it really is very nice. To sum it up, personally i recommend this game.I had a couple of hours of fun with it.

I found myself really enjoying roseVeRte’s games. This one shares a few things with their other games: the art isn’t so good (which is okay because the story IS GOOD. At least [b]it’s way better than a lot of other VNs around here[/b]), and [spoiler]there’s a plot twist[/spoiler]. I must say, I found this story rather intriguing; not sure if in a good way tho… But I played all the routes to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. [spoiler]To be really honest, I thought that it was kinda creepy the relationship between Yukina and Kouichi. I’m not a fan of “replacements” (you know, when someone dies and the other person keeps seeing their deceased beloved one on this new person) so that must be why I didn’t enjoyed his route so much. But that’s just me, other people might like it.[/spoiler] 6/10. It was an interesting experience for me, and I recommend getting this game on sale.

I'll open this by saying that this game get's a lot of bad rep that it doesn't deserve. From playing roseverte's games, there's always been an intriguing plot that catches me by surprise, and continues to be memorable. This one is the most memorable for me. If you tried playing the game and found the initial stat raising bit to be irritating, please, follow the guide, the first time you get a characters route, you'll probably never need to read a guide again unless you attempt the harem ending. Anyways. The game starts out as a stat raising game, but once you go onto a character's route, it forgo's the stat raising, so if you don't like the initial part be at ease, as that's only a small fraction of the game that's used to give a variety of endings and ensure you get onto a character route. Each playthrough the story evolves. My first runthrough was Youji's route, and I thought his route was a perfect ending, and that none of the other routes would top his. But I was very wrong. There are many layers to this game, that you won't get in a first playthrough. I'd say that this game would be like Hatoful Boyfriend, with a much more serious tone during the stat raising parts, and a lot more forward about the truth, but just enough lies to keep you guessing how all the ends will tie together. Each route gave me a new question, as well as answers. And I think the final route helped me feel at ease with the story. You truly do feel like a spectator in the world, watching the characters reach that misery, and even when I initially thought Youji's route was a great ending, when I looked at it again, I realized all the misery hidden behind that happy ending. I kept hoping for a better ending where everyone could be happy, and the game delivers on that after putting you through a roller coaster of feelings for each character. This is a plot I won't forget, and it proved to me once again to not judge a book by it's cover, that's why I opened with that statement to anyone reading this review. If you played this and didn't like that stat raising, the stat raising will go away soon, please play another more minutes. If you don't like the art, I think the story is worth it. I know I can't tell everyone that they have to play this game, and I know this game isn't a total complete masterpiece. It takes awhile to get to the core of the game, and I know that can be disuading for people. But it was a story that touched my heart, and I wanted to give it a positive review in hopes that other people might continue to play and find the mystery hidden behind a deceptive cover. An additional addendum: If you enjoyed hatoful boyfriend for the BBL route, this game is a lot like BBL route in a lot of regards, so if you're a hatoful boyfriend fan that loved BBL route, I highly reccomend this.

dUpLicity é uma visual novel que começa como um romance colegial e termina como um labirinto psicológico. Você joga como Yukina, uma garota forçada a fingir um relacionamento — e quanto mais você avança, mais percebe que ninguém ali está inteiro. Nem ela. O jogo mistura simulação com narrativa, o que soa ousado, mas tropeça. O sistema de dias e ações pode confundir e cansar antes mesmo de você chegar ao que realmente importa: os mistérios. Mas se você persistir, há 15 finais, 67 CGs e uma protagonista que não aceita ser só mais uma boneca de otome. A arte é datada, feita há mais de uma década, e isso pesa. A trilha sonora é funcional, mas não memorável. Sem dublagem, sem tradução, sem cartas Steam. Mas tem conquistas e uma história que tenta ir além do romance — e às vezes consegue. Pontos positivos - Protagonista forte e bem escrita - Mistério psicológico acima do romance clichê - Múltiplos finais e CGs variados - Conquistas Steam disponíveis Pontos negativos - Sistema de simulação confuso e pouco intuitivo - Arte datada e sem polimento - Sem cartas, sem dublagem, e o preço atual não ajuda - Requer paciência pra chegar ao que realmente importa Veredito: dUpLicity não é sobre conquistar garotos, é sobre sobreviver às mentiras. Se você gosta de visual novels que te desafiam a pensar, mesmo com falhas visuais e mecânicas, vale a jornada. Só não espere muito. Esse jogo seria mais para um neutro. Nota pessoal: 5,5/10 Como se fosse um diário rasgado, onde cada página esconde um segredo que você não sabe se quer descobrir. 🕵️‍♀️

For those who dislike the game it released almost 10 years ago, sure it looks not that fashion as all other otome games released recently. Repetitive dialog is how the story goes unfortunately but the skip button is right at the bottom. The game is about clone and AI, the east tower series talks about visual world/VR, if AI has emotions, transgender, etc., I honestly amazed by how advanced thinking the Roseverte is. Not mentioning the great OP ( also the how to fool series's OP made by Rose) If the graphic and game system could be improved further,positive it will attract more player.(less likely considering abt a smaller player base and relatively short story lines) Overall 8/10 will recommend to players who enjoy the story and reading. -------------------------------------------- 喜加一，题材不错画面不忍直视 OP好听，8年前的游戏要求也不要那么高> <

I've meant to write a review for this game for a while now. I really was disappointed in it even after I was able to manage to get some of the endings. I wasn't eager to get all or even most of them but the happy ones at least. When I first played it I was done with it in a matter of minutes. Disappointing given the fact that I'm used to much better games from roseverte but not only that but it's really to expensive for that. I either expect a hella good game or at least more playtime. I got neither. The dialogues are basic and dull. If you played the East tower series you'll might remember that the dialogues there were quite simplistic too but it wasn't bad because all the games had a special kind of cuteness to them. I can't claim the same thing about d'UpLicity. It wasn't emotional or cute, it wasn't intriguing or anything like that. Reading all these dialogues with these impersonal characters was just exhausting and frustrating. The gameplay is boring and stupid and not challenging at all (those dayplanner features tend to be repetitive but other visual novel producers manage to do interesting stuff with it). You didn't have to think ahead you just had to choose the same action over and over again. The hints what thing you had to say were so obvious and aaargh... This is - in my opinion at least - the worst game rosevert ever produced. There actually isn't much left to say now. The art isn't as bad as most of the people in the reviews claim it to be. It's most definitely not breathtakingly good but it's unique and alright to look at. If the story was good it wouldn't be even worth mentioning. Can't recommend it.

Short game you can finish in a night depending how lucky you are choosing options and how fast your read. I highly suggest just... not playing this game blind. úse a guide. Im not sure why but i found it very hard to get endings without following the guides to a T.... AM I DESTINED FOR MISERY..!?!? Anyways after all the media ive consumed it was pretty sterotypical but still fun, i feel like an old bat at this point haaaaa music?: i love it! sounds 2000s techno heh heh art: lacking but its uhh there story: will get you through the night... lol if its on sale? take a swing

Nah. https://youtu.be/8QxIIz1yEsA

it was not fun at all to me.

A recommendation for any hardcore otome game fan, however it is nothing special and can become boring rather easily. Without a guide on how to actually reach certain plot points or get certain endings, the constant stat grinding can become frustrating really fast and I often felt like I was simply going nowhere with what I was doing. The story doesn't always make sense and even though some parts are cute, others are almost borderline grotesque? Anyone who likes mystery and slightly darker themes will like this if they can deal with the frustration that can come up pretty quickly with this game. The romance is..okay? Really, it's difficult to find befitting words to describe this game... Go for it, but don't expect too much from it.