Kataribesou ~Ensouki~ (かたりべ荘～淵藪記～)

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Kataribesou ~Ensouki~ (かたりべ荘～淵藪記～)
Kataribesou's title screen
Release
Latest Version	0.6
Creator	Toripote
Language	Japanese
Engine	RPG Maker XP
Release Date	[[Category:Released in ]]"Unknown" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation. [[:Category:Released in | ]]
Details Protagonist Shidonoko (しどのこ) Nexus Doors 8 (9 upon an occasion) Effects 8 (Plus 4 quasi-effects) Endings 4

Overview

Kataribesou ~Ensouki~ (かたりべ荘～淵藪記～) is a game inspired by Yume Nikki created by Toripote, featuring a featureless figure named Shidonoko (しどのこ)  who is often assumed to be a girl due do their ponytail, traveling onto weird worlds from a building.

It has more of an actual RPG (combat and item shop) than most fangames. There is also a difficulty mode choice at the start. The atmosphere often varies widely, like Yume 2kki. The worlds are usually somewhat light-hearted.

The game is also praised for its music. Though it is difficult to beat the bosses on the start, it gets easier later on, once you start selling the items to earn state-increasing boosters/ weapons/ tags at the warehouse.

Gameplay

You start in a yard with a house that has several doors and a lamp post. The lamp post is the save point. Each of the doors has a room inside that has an object that leads to another world.

To go back to the house, one must either lose a battle or interact with a fountain, which is found frequently.

The characters usually talk three speech bubbles: An item or giftbox (receive item), a skull (imminent battle) and a scribble line (frustrated).  Another, much more rarely seen, is a heart, which usually stands for them liking the items given.

You can only earn a certain amount of items (generally 1-4) from each different character per world entrance.

The bosses are noticeably difficult, and to get effects, you need to beat them up/defeat them.

The warehouse contains various tags obtained upon reaching a determinate amount of money, that if mixed, produces support items, These tags, if used in battle, summon helpers.

From time to time, a little girl can be found randomly in the worlds, which can be either White (difficult mode only), Black or Red. The interaction with the White one is essential for one of the endings.

Since Shidonoko doesn't grow in level, it is needed to use state boosters.

Plot

There doesn't seem to be a cohesive one.

Note: Spoilers come from this point. Refrain yourself.

However, the endings seem to imply that Shidonoko is an artificially engineered being, created by a scientist, in the image of what appears to be his/her wife/husband. With that, one may assume that the whole world was some sort of training and "purificating" facility in order to make Shidonoko better. The bosses are all based over people the scientist knew himself/herself.

The Heart Wound Ending shows Shidonoko getting boxed by an unknown being (possibly the impurity/tainted part/the wounded heart) and subsequently apparently dying.

Another ending shows the scientist returning from his duty on working only to find out that his friends and wife don't want to speak to him anymore. He then enters the world where Shidonoko lives, seemingly to never return.

A particular event shows a more human-like Shidonoko that turns into a demon-like being, and then things go downhill from there.

And another event reveals the scientist's name, as it seems that Shidonoko turned into a huge monster. After losing the battle (It is unwinnable), you get scorted away by two red girls to a graveyard. If you have an item, you can re-start. If not, then the girls will pull the scientist away.

Symbols

Name	Sprite	Description	Skills/Techniques
Queen (クイー ン)		This symbol turns Shidonoko into a pink-haired human, possibly a parody of Miku Hatsune. With this symbol, Shidonoko becomes immune to Rigidness, but weak to Mute.	Shout (Palsy) Healing Song (Heals and uses Dex+Sp.Atk) Music Zapper
Oyutari (オユタリ)		This symbol turns Shidonoko into a plant-like being with a mushroom on the top. Pressing Z makes Shidonoko turn into a mushroom, ideal for passing through small passage. With this symbol, Shidonoko is immune to Rigidness, Poison and Palsy, but becomes weak against Confusion.	Earth's Defense (Ups Physical Defense) Venom Spray (Poisons all enemies) Palsy Needle (Palsy)
Kanrisha (カンリシャ)		This symbol turns Shidonoko into a blue robot on two turbines, which moves fast. With this symbol, Shidonoko becomes immune to Confusion, but Rigidness is still quite a problem.	Confusion Wave (Confuses all enemies) Neat/Nyet Seal (Faded Bonds) Astro Cannon (Hits all, but makes Shidonoko inactive for 3 turns)
Imerokioku (イメロキオク)		With this symbol, Shidonoko becomes a rusted robot that can break certain monitors. This symbol leaves her resistant to Poison and Palsy, and immune to leeching. However, one should watch out for Faded Bonds.	Explosion Yell Order- Eq. 1 (Raises stats) Yell Order- Eq. 2 (If used with Yell Order Eq.1, it not only heals, but it raises your stats even further.)
Minawamea (ミナワメーア)		This symbol turns Shidonoko into a sea woman, with several tentacle legs, and while it is slow on land, it is fast on water. This symbol is immune to Muting, but weak to Poison.	Silencing Bubble (Mute) Love Ripple (Raises Evasion) Wild Water (Hits all)
An'yaoguna (アンヤオグナ)		With this symbol, Shidonoko becomes a cat-girl, which can pounce easily on certain places. This symbol can't sleep, but gets Palsy very easily.	Sharpened Nails (Raises Dex+Atk) Sleepy Stare (Puts all to sleep) Kabaneokuri (OH-KO's the opponent)
Sudamaou (スダマオウ)		This symbol turns Shidonoko into an ancient doll mage, generally slow, but it illuminates the way. Resistant to most common status effects and immune to cursing but weak to Faded Bonds.	Bizarre Cure Magic (Heals Hp and Heals SP by half) Rupture Art Magic (Curses) Thunderous Law (Hits all, has chance of palsy)
Tsutsukura (ツツクラ)		With this symbol, Shidonoko becomes a statue that moves very slowly, but has a great resistance to most status effects.	Stone Heart's Wound (Increases Heart Wound, and deals damage based on it, but it's useless otherwise.) Cancellation (Removes all benefical status effects from the enemies) Thorns (Usable if spirit is bigger than 100, deals damage based on Heart Wound x5, then divides same heart wound by 5)
Zafunoko/Zafnoko		An Enhancement from a Flower Memory. Resistant to a lot of status effects.	Associated: Spear Seed No-Mind Flower Circle (Heals and raises Sp.Atk and Sp.Def)
Amanoko		An Enhancement from a Written Prophecy. Resistant to a lot of status effects.	Associated: Demon Matrix Barrier (Raises Def and Sp.Def) Larvae Code (Curses)
Shidoban		An Enhancement from a Burning Stone. Resistant to a lot of status effects.	Associated: Magic Fire Raise (Raises Atk and Sp.Atk) Cremation Sector (Non-Combat)
Shidorachia		An Enhancement from a Borutekusu's Core. Resistant to a lot of status effects.	Associated: Torchlight (Hits all) Sharpen Equipment (Hits and lowers the enemy's defenses)

Links

Version	Date	Annoucement	Download	Notes
Version 0.6			Japanese
Version 0.5			Japanese English	English translation by M-256

• Walkthrough/wiki - In Japanese(There are supplementary information for English in here).

• Pixiv encyclopedia page - In Japanese.

• Niconicodouga videos - In Japanese.