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Acatalepsy (アカタリプシー)
	; Acatalepsy's Title Screen
Release
Latest Version	0.00
Creator	Arakawa
Language	Japanese
Engine	RPG Maker 2000
Release Date	[[Category:Released in Error: Invalid time.]] [[:Category:Released in Error: Invalid time.\| Error: Invalid time.]]
Details
Protagonist	Naoto
Nexus Doors	5
Effects	8
Endings	1

Revision as of 11:05, 11 March 2019

Theories

References

Overview

Acatalepsy (アカタリプシー, Akataripushi) is a Yume Nikki fangame made in 2012 by Arakawa. depicting the dark subconscious of Naoto, a hikikomori with only his moody dreams and a Famicom-like system to accompany him.

The game's readme warns squeamish viewers of "shocking" and "grotesque" content and color schemes. Much of the music used is disorienting and eerie, using an abstract, chiptune-esque style.

Gameplay

Acatelepsy follows Naoto, a person refusing to or unable to leave his bedroom. Similar to most fangames, he instead must explore his dreams to collect effects and piece together his history and current self.

As opposed to a balcony, Naoto only has a small window that shows a photorealistic view of the outside world. His room is flat but tidy, including a dresser, a trash bin by his bed (used to access the debug room when asleep) a TV and Famicom-like game console used to play the game's minigame, DOA, and a laptop on his table used to save. The dream room contains even less interaction, the bed becoming inaccessible and the game console missing a cartridge.

The game's Nexus is a set of stairways with four objects representing locations as opposed to doors, akin to Yume 2kki. However, there is another door opposite from Naoto's that leads to a lone room for dropping off effects in order to reach the game's ending. When dropped off, effects turn into TVs, and can be recollected for further exploration.

Plot

Acatalepsy's storyline and Naoto's reasons for isolation are vague, but seem to imply significant motifs in television and travel.

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

(Highlight at your own risk.)

After dropping off all effects and waking up, Naoto can check his TV, only to see a view of his own room. Still focusing on the TV, all of the room's furniture disappears, followed by the room itself, and finally Naoto. The end credits show the game console as the only remaining object, implying Naoto's existence was only a simulation (which, in the context of Acatalepsy being a video game, is indeed true.) or that he was, at some point, trapped in a simulation that has now collapsed.

Effects

Name	Image	Description
Digital Clock (デジタル時計)		Naoto becomes a walking digital clock. Pressing Shift stops the clock, freezing NPCs and chasers.
Folding Bike (折りたたみ自転車)		Naoto rides a bike, increasing his speed.
Check / Plaid (チェック)		Naoto becomes covered in a plaid-like pattern. Pressing Shift cycles through green, red and blue colors.
Door (扉)		Naoto becomes a walking brown door. Pressing Shift opens the door, showing a single eye and warping him back to the nexus.
Vinyl Umbrella (ビニール傘)		Naoto holds a clear/transparent umbrella, causing rain.
Scalpel (メス)		Naoto wields a scalpel that can kill NPCs and activate chasers.
Lantern (ランタン)		Naoto's head becomes a light. Pressing Shift turns the light on or off, lighting up dark places.
Earmuffs and Gloves (耳あてと手袋)		Naoto wears dark mittens and earmuffs, causing snow.

Characters

Name

Description

Image

Naoto

Main protagonist of Acatalepsy. Seemingly greatly attached to themes of television.

TV / Terebi

One of two chasers of game, guy with TV set instead

of head, when he is normal his TV have smiling face,

but in lunatic/mad form instead of smile red eye. Fan

name Terebi literally means TV from Japanese.

Suterareta

Second from two chasers of game, looks like denizen

of Egipt or something, in mad/lunatic form his skin became

fully black and face seems to dissapearing or distorted. Fan

name Suterareta from Japanese meaning deserted.

Gameplay Images (Version 0.00)

Bedroom
Nexus

Gameplay Video (Version 0.00 (old))

File:Yume Nikki fangames- アカタリプシー ( "Acatalipsy" )

Download Links

Acatalepsy seems to have multiple existing 0.00s, at least two versions being witnessed.

Version	Date	Announcement	Download
Ver0.00	April 2, 2012	Pixiv	Axfc (Password: naoto)

Trivia

When getting the Foldable Bike, it is possible to collect the effect multiple times.
In FC World there is a slight graphical glitch when using the Digital Clock effect.

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-{{Gamepage v2}}
+{{Gamepage}}
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 |image = AkataripushiTitle.png
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 ==Overview==
-'''Acatalepsy''' (アカタリプシー, ''Akataripushi'') is an early 2012 fangame by [[Arakawa]], depicting the dark subconscious of [[Naoto]], a hikikomori with only his moody dreams and a Famicom-like system to accompany him.
+'''Acatalepsy''' (アカタリプシー, ''Akataripushi'') is a Yume Nikki fangame made in 2012 by [[Arakawa]]. depicting the dark subconscious of [[Naoto]], a hikikomori with only his moody dreams and a Famicom-like system to accompany him.
-The game's read-me file warns squeamish viewers of "shocking" and "grotesque" content and color schemes. Much of the music used is disorienting and eerie, and chiptunes are used often.
+The game's readme warns squeamish viewers of "shocking" and "grotesque" content and color schemes. Much of the music used is disorienting and eerie, using an abstract, chiptune-esque style.
 ==Gameplay==
-When you sleep in the bed, you will enter Naoto's "dream room". Little has changed other than the world outside, and you can not interact with the bed or laptop. If you interact with the game system, the top will open to reveal a missing game cartridge. Naoto will now be able to exit the room.
+Acatelepsy follows [[Naoto]], a person refusing to or unable to leave his bedroom. Similar to most fangames, he instead must explore his dreams to collect effects and piece together his history and current self.
-There are five portals in the nexus, six if you count Naoto's door. One portal, a blue door, leads to an empty room that will initiate the ending later on, after all effects are collected and placed in this room. (Effects become TVs and can be picked up again if you are not ready to view the ending)
+As opposed to a balcony, Naoto only has a small window that shows a photorealistic view of the outside world. His room is flat but tidy, including a dresser, a trash bin by his bed (used to access the debug room when asleep) a TV and Famicom-like game console used to play the game's minigame, ''DOA'', and a laptop on his table used to save. The dream room contains even less interaction, the bed becoming inaccessible and the game console missing a cartridge.
+The game's Nexus is a set of stairways with four objects representing locations as opposed to doors, akin to [[Yume 2kki (ゆめ2っき)|Yume 2kki]]. However, there is another door opposite from Naoto's that leads to a lone room for dropping off effects in order to reach the game's ending. When dropped off, effects turn into TVs, and can be recollected for further exploration.
 ==Plot==
-There are very few events, so it is not exactly clear what caused Naoto to go into a hikikimori state, but after collecting all effects and placing them in the blue room (which become TVs), and with the fact that...
+Acatalepsy's storyline and Naoto's reasons for isolation are vague, but seem to imply significant motifs in television and travel.
 {{spoiler}}
 ('''Highlight at your own risk.''')
-<span style=color:#FFFFFF>...waking up after dropping all effects and interacting with Naoto's TV shows the view of Naoto's room from a TV screen, and all of his furniture being deleted at once, then his door and carpet,his room, and finally Naoto is gone, and his game system being the only thing remaining during the ending credits. ...Possibly means that Naoto is just a character in a video game, and realizes this, or is trapped in the TV. </span>
+<span style=color:#FFFFFF>After dropping off all effects and waking up, Naoto can check his TV, only to see a view of his own room. Still focusing on the TV, all of the room's furniture disappears, followed by the room itself, and finally Naoto. The end credits show the game console as the only remaining object, implying Naoto's existence was only a simulation (which, in the context of Acatalepsy being a video game, is indeed true.) or that he was, at some point, trapped in a simulation that has now collapsed.</span>
 ==Effects==
@@ Line 39: / Line 42: @@
 !Description
 |-
-|'''Digital Clock (デジタル時計)'''
+|'''Digital Clock'''<br />(デジタル時計)
-|[[File:AkataEff7-0.png|thumb|40x40px]]
+|[[File:AkataEff7-0.png|center]]
-|Naoto becomes a walking digital clock. Pressing SHIFT makes the clock stop, freezing NPCs/chasers.
+|Naoto becomes a walking digital clock. Pressing Shift stops the clock, freezing NPCs and chasers.
 |-
-|'''Folding Bicycle / Foldable Bike (折りたたみ自転車)'''
+|'''Folding Bike'''<br />(折りたたみ自転車)
 |[[File:AkataEff1.png|center]]
-|Naoto rides a bike that increases his speed.
+|Naoto rides a bike, increasing his speed.
 |-
-|'''Check / Plaid (チェック) '''
+|'''Check / Plaid'''<br />(チェック)
 |[[File:AkataEff8.png|center]]
-|Naoto becomes covered in a plaid-like pattern. Pressing SHIFT cycles through green, red and blue colors.
+|Naoto becomes covered in a plaid-like pattern. Pressing Shift cycles through green, red and blue colors.
 |-
-|'''Door (扉)'''
+|'''Door'''<br />(扉)
 |[[File:AkataEff6.png|center]]
-|Naoto becomes a walking brown door. Pressing SHIFT opens the door, showing a single eye and warping him back to the nexus.
+|Naoto becomes a walking brown door. Pressing Shift opens the door, showing a single eye and warping him back to the nexus.
 |-
-|'''Plastic Umbrella (ビニール傘)'''
+|'''Vinyl Umbrella'''<br />(ビニール傘)
 |[[File:AkataEff3.png|center]]
-|Naoto holds a clear/transparent umbrella that makes it rain.
+|Naoto holds a clear/transparent umbrella, causing rain.
 |-
-|'''Scalpel (メス)'''
+|'''Scalpel'''<br />(メス)
 |[[File:AkataEff5.png|center]]
 |Naoto wields a scalpel that can kill NPCs and activate chasers.
 |-
-|'''Lantern (ランタン)'''
+|'''Lantern'''<br />(ランタン)
 |[[File:AkataEff4.png|center]]
-|Naoto's head becomes a light. Pressing SHIFT turns the light on or off, lighting up dark places.
+|Naoto's head becomes a light. Pressing Shift turns the light on or off, lighting up dark places.
 |-
-|'''Gloves and Earmuffs (耳あてと手袋)'''
+|'''Earmuffs and Gloves'''<br />(耳あてと手袋)
 |[[File:AkataEff2.png|center]]
-|Naoto wears dark mittens and earmuffs that make it snow.
+|Naoto wears dark mittens and earmuffs, causing snow.
 |}
-== '''Characters''' ==
+==Characters==
-{| class="article-table"
+{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 650px;"
 !Name
 !Description
@@ Line 79: / Line 82: @@
 |-
 |'''Naoto'''
-|Main protagonist of Acatalepsy, judging by events
+|Main protagonist of Acatalepsy. Seemingly greatly attached to themes of television.
+|[[File:AcatalepsyNaoto.png|center]]
-and dream worlds he seems to conected to tv sets.
-|[[File:AcatalepsyNaoto.png|thumb|61x61px]]
 |-
-|'''TV/Terebi'''
+|'''TV / Terebi'''
 |One of two chasers of game, guy with TV set instead
 of head, when he is normal his TV have smiling face,
 but in lunatic/mad form instead of smile red eye. Fan
 name Terebi literally means TV from Japanese.
-|[[File:AcatalepsyTV.png|thumb|78x78px]]
+|[[File:AcatalepsyTV.png|center]]
 |-
 |Suterareta
 |Second from two chasers of game, looks like denizen
 of Egipt or something, in mad/lunatic form his skin became
 fully black and face seems to dissapearing or distorted. Fan
 name Suterareta from Japanese meaning deserted.
-|[[File:AcatalepsySuterareta.png|thumb|71x71px]]
+|[[File:AcatalepsySuterareta.png|center]]
 |}
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 ==Download Links==
+*Acatalepsy seems to have multiple existing 0.00s, at least two versions being witnessed.
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Version
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 !Announcement
 !Download
 |-
 |'''Ver0.00'''
 |{{Date|2012-4-2}}
 |[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=26277901 Pixiv]
-|'''[http://www1.axfc.net/uploader/so/2355841 Axfc]'''<br />(Password: naoto)
+|'''[http://www1.axfc.net/uploader/so/2355841 Axfc]'''<br />(Password: '''naoto''')
 |}
 ==Trivia==
-*When getting the foldable Bike, it is possible to get more than one of this effect.
+*When getting the Foldable Bike, it is possible to collect the effect multiple times.
-*In the FC world there is a slight graphical glitch when using the digital clock effect.
+*In FC World there is a slight graphical glitch when using the Digital Clock effect.
 [[Category:Fangames]]
 [[Category:Japanese Fangames]]
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 [[Category:Released in 2012]]
 [[Category:Traditional Fangames]]
+[[Category:Fangames With Minigame]]