Part VN, part RPG with Rock-Paper-Scissors: Let's Play Fate/Extra!

(Last stretch!)

It's stifling, the aura of purity that seems to act as a ward against corrupted souls who'd try to enter.
... The feeling is familiar. It has the feeling of a chapel where the spirits of the deceased still linger.

... Forget spirits, there's a goddamn corpse right next to you ohgodohgodohgo-

I go as pale as the corpse before me and I can no longer think coherently. All I can do is stare in bewilderment.

It is at this moment-

Oh no

ohgod it's turning this way

it's coming towards us

OHGODOHGODOHGOD


Do something


DO SOMETHING


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


I didn't stand a chance against that thing... It seems I wasn't qualified to be here.

... Me? Qualifications? That's right-
I should know everything by now.
The truth has to be here...




-PROLOGUE END-




Now, before we start the game proper...

... What's my name?


Am I male?


Or female?

FEMALE. I love the FeMC's expression. Stuck in a weird-ass virtual world? Meh. FeMC is not impressed with your bullshit.

As for a name...how about Ruby? Like the programming language. Ruby...virtual world...get it?

THE SERVANTS:

(Note: No actual spoilers inside the spoilers. Just wanted to save space.)

Like this post for Saber!

Like this post for Archer!

Like this post for Caster!

Voting for a female MC.

Archer all the way! He's funny and sarcastic and doesn't suffer fools gladly. Watching him give Shinji a much-needed verbal beatdown is wonderful.

Voting for a Female PC!

As far as names, apparently the name the fandom has adopted for the protagonist is "Hakuno Kishinami." I don't have a specific preference as long as we don't end up using a joke name. :/

And yeah, Archer is definitely my favorite of the Servants.

Since it's not made completely clear in her profile, I will note that Saber is not the same Saber from other installments of the Fate franchise, even though they look alike.

Oops! Completely forgot to add that little tidbit. Thanks for the heads up!

It was reasonably evident from stuff like "Praetor" and the see-through skirt anyway! Just figured I'd mention it in the interests of preventing confusion since they felt the need to use almost exactly the same character design for her.

Sure, I'll vote for the female MC. She looks inspiringly grouchy about all this madness.

Female MC!

Also SABER because she's adorable~

^This so much,I literally forget that you can actually choose servants other than archer everytime I play,the game just feels wrong for me if I don't have him,besides he's got the best banter for the enemy servants in my opinion.
Female MC all the way!

Female PC FTW!

And while I like Archer, i wanted to see Red Saber interactions. Just because.

Female PC. :3

And I love archer. (Though I play with male PC and archer because dat bromance).

I remember trying this game, but never really getting into it because of the combat. Looking forward to seeing what I missed, though!

I vote for a female PC.

Voting for Not-Amused Female-chan!

Female!
Caster, if for no other reason then the fact that I've beaten the game using Saber and am currently doing a Caster run myself.

My first runthrough of this game was with Female MC and Saber, so that's what I'm voting for because femmeslash.

FEMALEFEMALEFEMALE!!!! (Goddamnit though I kinda have hots for male protag)

And Archer! Because BADASS.

Also, is Archer voiced by the same guy who I think voiced him? Because if he is, then that just makes my vote even more valid.

If you're referring to Suwabe Junichi, then yes! :D

... Well, it seems that FeMC and Archer are the clear winners! Short update coming soon. Please wait warmly

HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS WE ARE SO DONE. HANDS DOWN ARCHER'S GETTING MY LOVE mnsfhajsfhaksfjlaskfjlasfj

God I wish I have a PSP now! SO MANY GAMES I WANNA PLAY ARE IN THE PSP AND NOW THIS! (Yes, I'm looking at you Persona 3 and 4 Portable)

Archer is voiced by Junichi Suwabe, yep. I pretty much know him from... this, but he's also played a bunch of other roles including a turn of singing jazz in surprisingly good English in Sakamichi no Apollon.

Also:



You're welcome.

(Technically, the handheld version of Persona 4's for the Vita, but...)



Today/Again today, there's a crowd of students milling in front of the school gate, and more are being directed that way. As to what's going on-

There's a boy in a black uniform in front of the school gate.
He's my friend/as I recall.
He's Issei Ryuudo/as I recall.

I remember this from the first time.
When Issei notices me looking at him, he pushes through the crowd.


"Hmm? Why do you look so surprised? We announced at last week's assembly that this month the student council would strictly enforce school rules."

He runs through his spiel, as if this was the first time he'd ever disclosed the information.

I already know this.
I know it.
I already know what happens.
It's happened more than once.


This line, on the other hand, is a first for our newest victim heroine.

My log-in ID is being checked.
It's so obvious now.
I answer clearly to the question that usually makes me go dizzy.

Due to character limit, the new protag-chan's name is Ruby Kishina. Compromise!

(It should be noted that while the game prompts you for a nickname, absolutely no one refers you by it even once.)



"Now for the uniform inspection.
... Collar, check! Pant hems, check! And your socks... check!"

But... But we're not even wearing pants. D:


Eventually, protag-chan gets tired of this shit and pushes past Issei...


... Who equally doesn't seem to give a shit either way, as he continues his speech to no one in particular.






Something I'd like to point out here is that the desk that Ruby is next to right now belongs to protag-kun. However, if you choose to interact with it...


Ruby claims that it's hers.

She is already forgetting about protag-kun. :C

Poor protag-kun! :'< I really liked him, for all he was a guy with no name (whom we hardly knew) - he could've been awesome. D:

In fact, as sad as it is to say, I would probably RP a character in game who actually was/is him.

Or something.
Ugh, I apologise for inflicting such crappy writing upon you. orz
I finally seem to get some inspiration to write (if you could even call it that), and it's when I can't concentrate on it/should be studying. /sobs

FTFY.

I-I am not worthy... /crying ;~;
I just— thank you~


Well, gifs aside, I'm really so very happy glad you liked it. ^///~///^

FINALLY. THE GAMES HAVE BEGUN.

I shall now wait impatiently at the fantastic entrance of our sexy-voiced Archer.

GOD THE CLIFFHANGER IS KILLING ME!

Welp, thanks to you, I can't stop listening to the below track now; I'm not entirely complaining, since it is a badass piece of music (as are most/all the various variants), but... XD

Sorry for the long delay! Blame P4G for that.

We now bring you back to your regularly scheduled Leo stalking plot.


The moment I step foot on the first floor, my feelings of unease intensify.
There is a student wearing a red uniform... Leo, the new transfer student.
The instant I lay eyes on him, I immediately feel intimidated and humiliated.


There is also someone trailing behind him. It looks like.. one of my classmates...

Noooooo Protag-kun D:

Don't turn away now.
What is the "truth"?

Don't turn away now.
What defines the world you know?


Don't turn away now.
There is a reason why you're here.

Come.
Do not allow yourself to close your eyes to the truth.


A rather familiar scene plays out once protag-chan catches up to the two.

"The attention to detail is quite impressive. Even the surrounding air is surprisingly substantial. If that is the case, this world is in some ways more real than the real world it represents. How about you guys? What are your thoughts on this?"


Leo gives me a smile with no hostility.
However, I have the suspicion that there is something malicious behind his smile.

Leo's dialogue from here is exactly the same as before, so let's fast-forward this a little:
"... So I guess I should use the more congenial, "See you later." "


Like him, I place my hand on the wall, expecting to be drawn in.
I see now that the way to the truth, to why I have these feelings, begins right here...


The atmosphere changes.
There's a doorway, an entrance, where the concrete wall used to be.
There's no doubt this door leads to someplace unfathomable.

I bid farewell to the false world, and take my first step toward the truth.

♫ Now I face out, I hold out
I reach out to the truth of my life~ ♪

TUTORIALFIGHTTUTORIALFIGHT!

Do we get our second battle sequence already? WILL WE FINALLY SUMMON ARCHER!?

And don't worry about getting distracted by P4G. I'm getting distracted by the kink meme, some doujinshis and P4tA.

GDI SQUISH NOW THAT SONG IS IN MY HEAD AGAAAAAAAAAAIN!~

Press L1 to get a helpful analysis!
I hope you're BEARY preBEARED for this unBEARable BEAR of a battle!

<---- Lives in PAL region

;__;



An entrance to another world-

Beyond this door, the previous statement perfectly describes the view before me.

Walking behind me is my strange, silent attendant.
It is to be my sword and shield for what lies ahead... A disembodied voice suddenly confirms my thoughts.
Although I have yet to learn anything, I need to do something besides stand here.

At the very least, there might be some clues to this bizarre experience up ahead.

-I have no choice but to head into the darkness with only this strange doll as protection.



No longer a typical school campus, the floors and walls, the air - even the aura are slightly off.

... "Slightly"? You seem to be downplaying this a tad, protag-chan...

It wouldn't surprise me to see a monster pop out from the shadows. It's very much like a dungeon here.

???: "Welcome, potential Master."

And right on cue, a voice begins speaking from the ceiling.

???: "If you are looking for answers, you must reach the goal. Now, please step forward."


The disembodied voice is nice enough to provide us with a Ether Shard, which restores a small amount of a Servant's health.


???: "... But you won't actually fight as you are too fragile. The effigy given to you will fight in your stead. If your effigy is ever destroyed in battle, you will no longer be shielded from harm."

???: "To put it bluntly, you will die. So be very careful in battle."

Lovely. Thanks for the tip.

With that, we finally enter our first non-scripted battle:

Welcome to the reason why the title of this thread mentions Rock-Paper-Scissors!

The bottom-left corner of the screen are commands we give to our meatshield effigy. As it doesn't know any skills yet, we can use Scissors Attack, Paper Break or Rock Guard.

The bottom six squares that have "Break" on them are the actions that the opponent is going to make. The numbers above it are for our inputs, so we'll be Attacking for all six moves.


If you make the correct calls three times in a row, you get an additional attack in. (The same rule applies to the opponent, of course.)

VICTOLY

... And of course, voice-from-the-heavens has to ruin my fun and tell us to get moving. Fine.


One thing I forgot to mention is that most of the time, the opponent's entire hand isn't shown to us on the first go, but they (and their palette swaps) usually follow a set pattern.

"But anyway, please try your best."

I am utterly blown away by the amount of faith you give us, disembodied voice. Really.

The latter three actions of this one are exactly the same as the first, so the floating ball goes down without a hitch.



...

Listen to the strange voice above our heads telling us to head straight into the swirling blue vortex?

Sure, why not?

-I made it.


At the end of a very long road, after going through a door that suddenly appeared in the wall... The oppressive air of this place where the spirits of the dead still linger.
Here's my goal. That's what I thought.

Further in, it appears as if someone had collapsed.
When I look into his face-
It's the student who was following Leo just now!

PROTAG-KUN NOOOOOOOOO ;A;

I call out to him, but get no reply.
I shake him in an attempt to wake him up when I notice-
He is stone cold.

I go as pale as the corpse before me and I can no longer think coherently. All I can do is stare in bewilderment.

It is at this moment-

Ohgod not this again

WHY


WHY


Same deal as before, but unlike the time we were controlling Protag-kun, we can actually fight back! This time, things will chan--

Oh.

... Oh dear.


???: "... Hmph, you seem to be lacking as well. The time has come. With your inevitable loss, I will consider this round of preliminaries to be over."

???: "-Farewell. I pray you'll find peace in your annihilation."

Suddenly, at the edge of my now hazy vision, a number of brown colored lumps seem to rise from the ground.
Actually, it might be that I just noticed them now. They may have been there from the beginning for all I know.

Those lumps are the bodies of an untold number of fallen Tsukumihara Academy students.

The guy before me wasn't the only one to fall. All of the others made it here and died, unable to do anything.
... And in a very short while, I suppose I'll become one of them.

However...

I refuse to give up...
I summon all of my strength in an attempt to get back on my feet.
Even if I'm forced to concede defeat eventually, it'd be unforgivable to do so now.

All of my senses grow faint.
The pain running through my body has long passed my ability to endure it. I now know what the damned suffer.

Even so...

I cannot figure out the reason why.
I don't know why my life needs to be ended. Why am I here-?

There were those many corpses.
There were those many questions.

Now that my spirit has been awakened, I cannot allow things to come to an end without knowing...!

???: "You question your own existence even as it comes to an end, and see your own shortcomings as death approaches. Very well. I expect much from that spirit of yours. There's a Servant left that fits a human like you. A nondescript Legendary Soul fighting for a nameless Master."


???: "-I look forward to your valiant efforts in battle."


asadfslnafg


It's appearance isn't much different from that of a human being, but something was different. Clearly so.
The power emanating from it transcended that of any human, or of any enemy I've faced in getting here.
An awesome power that seems as if it'd vaporize anyone it touched swirls within my body almost against my will.


"I came here in response to a voice calling for me. What kind of moron would needlessly call a Servant like me?"

This moron, right here! :D



What'll it be, folks?

(Unlike the other two Servants, making the wrong response here actually nets you a short bad end DEAD END. Choose wisely~)

YES YES YES YES YES! ARCHEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!

I'M YOUR MASTER! Now come to bed with me.

Yes.

C'MERE YOU!!!!!!

YES OF COURSE I MEAN WHY IS THIS EVEN A BLOODY OPTION!?

Maybe the game is trying to trick us. Maybe "Yes" is the dead end.
...
......

YES

Heheheh, actually my reaction. I chose Archer even when Saber was an easiest way, just look at that sexy beast!
So, all of my YES

I've just kicked Shinji's ass. Oh goddamn Shinji, that bastard almost made me cry...

The GAR-man cometh!

YES!
Bow down before your master ∩(★‿★)∩