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Dies irae ~Acta est Fabula~

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Title

Aliases

ディエス・イレ

Play time

Very long (80h from 103 votes)

Developer

light & Greenwood Co., Ltd.

Publishers

light & Views Co., Ltd
Views Co., Ltd
Knox Translations
Akaruzi

Relations

Alternative version: Dies irae Also sprach Zarathustra
Same series: Paradise Lost
Same setting: Kajiri Kamui Kagura
Side story: Dies irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~

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[DB-ANN] Dies Irae (TV Series, 2017)

Description

May 1, 1945 ― Germany. On the eve of Berlin's collapse, a group of men and women carried out a certain ritual. To them, suffering defeat in the war meant nothing. If anything, the countless lives lost in the battle served as a catalyst to their sacrificial ceremony. Whether or not their attempt bore fruit ― not a soul knows. Following the war, they faded from sight, mind, and eventually into the realm of myth.

61 years later ― Japan, 2006.
Ren Fujii, a young man attending high school in Suwahara City, finds his friendship with his old buddy Shirou Yusa shatter to pieces following a certain incident, ending in a vicious fight that sees Ren hospitalized for two months.
The season shifts from autumn to winter ― to the dawning weeks of December, with Christmas on the horizon. Having lost his best friend, Ren leaves the hospital with the intention to rebuild his new life without Shirou.
But even that plan soon falls apart. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city. Abnormalities soon seek to destroy everything Ren holds dear before his eyes with overwhelming violence.
He must change, even if it means crossing the boundary between the ordinary and the extraordinary. His desires are hardly anything grand. All he wants is to return to those days of old. Back to those days filled with simple, everyday joy.
The battle with the Longinus Dreizehn Orden. A continuation of that war full of madness, carnage, and maledictions. What future awaits Ren at the end of his road...?

[From Steam]

A thoroughly rewritten and expanded remake of Dies irae Also sprach Zarathustra. Henceforth, the two should be treated as different games.

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2000s 3.0 Determinant Antagonist^S 3.0 Duel 3.0 Major Antagonist 3.0 Multiple Route Mystery 3.0 Orphan Heroine 3.0 Proactive Protagonist 3.0 Action 2.9 Fighting Protagonist 2.9 Fictional Modern Day Japanese Town 2.9 Hotblooded Protagonist^S 2.9 Unlockable Routes 2.9 Apocalypse^S 2.9 Psychological Problems^S 2.9 Protagonist with a Face 2.8 Protagonist with Voice Acting 2.8 Combat Capable Friends 2.8 Low Sexual Content 2.8 Life and Death Drama^S 2.8 Battle Royale 2.8 Music Recollection 2.8 Unlockable Gallery 2.8 Other Perspectives 2.7 Student Protagonist 2.7 Reincarnation^S 2.7 Resurrection^S 2.7 Combat with Exotic Weapons^S 2.7 Protagonist's Opponent as a Heroine 2.7 Tsundere Heroine 2.7 Bonus Side Stories 2.6 Superpowers 2.6 Multiple Endings 2.6 Secret Society 2.6 Madness^S 2.6 Violence 2.6 Homicide 2.6 Bloody Scenes 2.5 Sentient Weapon Heroine 2.5 Combat with Bladed Weapons 2.5 Flat Tints Only 2.5 Friendship 2.5 Multiple Credit Rolls 2.5 Orphan Protagonist 2.5 Philosophy 2.5 Priest Support Character 2.5 Read Text Marking 2.5 ADV 2.5 Fighting Heroine 2.5 Desperation^S 2.5 White Haired Heroine 2.5 Death of Heroine^S 2.4 Impulsive Protagonist^S 2.4 Urban Fantasy 2.4 Student Heroine 2.4 Branching Plot^S 2.3 Combat with Firearms 2.3 Insert Songs 2.3 Male Friend 2.3 Mid-game Videos 2.3 Sacrifice^S 2.3 Unlockable Epilogue 2.3 Male Protagonist 2.3 Sword Combat 2.3 Graphic Violence 2.3 Protagonist's Senpai as a Heroine 2.3 Drastic Character Development^S 2.2 Nun Support Character 2.2 Drama 2.1 Enforced Playing Order^S 2.1 Mystery 2.1 Unique Routes 2.1 Brief NVL Scenes 2.1 Brief Third-person Narrative Sections 2.0 Defloration 2.0 Deredere Heroine 2.0 Energy Transfer via Sex 2.0 Flashback 2.0 French Heroine 2.0 Goddess Heroine^S 2.0 Group of Friends 2.0 Hero(ine) Selection 2.0 Heroine with Ahoge 2.0 Heroine with Zettai Ryouiki 2.0 High School Student Heroine 2.0 Identity Crisis^S 2.0 In Medias Res 2.0 Loli Support Character 2.0 Magic/ESP Combat 2.0 Mayadere Heroine 2.0 Metafiction 2.0 Metropolitan Area 2.0 Modern Day 2.0 Modifications 2.0 Save Memo Function 2.0 Slice of Life Comedy 2.0 Support Character with Ahoge 2.0 Sword Wielding Heroine 2.0 Thriller 2.0 Time Stop^S 2.0 Tomboy Heroine 2.0 Transformation Sequence(s) 2.0 Winter 2.0 Magic 1.9 Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Heroine 1.9 Church 1.8 Airhead Heroine 1.8 No Common Sense Heroine^S 1.8 Norse Mythology^S 1.8 Classic Tsundere Heroine 1.8 Female Friend^S 1.8 Female Protagonist for a Short Time 1.7 War 1.7 Unlockable Choices 1.6 Infinite Spontaneous Power-ups 1.6 Doggy Style 1.5 Romance 1.4 Unlockable Hero(ine) 1.3 School 1.3 Lots of Event CGs 1.2 Time Loop^S 1.2 Male Protagonist for a Short Time 1.2 Sex Under the Necessity^S 1.2 Cowgirl 1.1 Footjob 1.1 Skip to Choices 1.1 Bathroom Sex 1.0 Censored Text 1.0 Comedy 1.0 Double Handjob^S 1.0 Group Sex of One Female and Several Males^S 1.0 Has Window Transparency Setting 1.0 Hate Sex (Consensual) 1.0 Missionary Position 1.0 Murder Mystery 1.0 Only Virgin Heroines 1.0 Outdoor Sex 1.0 Park 1.0 Quickie Fix Position 1.0 Sex in Water 1.0 Sitting Sex 1.0 Unarmed Combat 1.0 Horror 1.0 Blowjob 1.0 Past^S 0.9 Handjob 0.9 Brocon Heroine 0.8 Boobjob 0.8 Sexual Content 0.8 Unlockable Event 0.7 NVL 0.6 Fighting Hero 0.4 Rape 0.1

By Lostsdc on 2022-06-04Vote: 10

<report>It was just over a month and a half reading what would become my favorite work, the experience that shocked and moved me the most, at the same time it made me tremble with euphoria at certain moments, it made me cry like a lunatic or enter in complete despair in others. Here's the most important message possible for my current moment, this was literally all I needed right now and it was conveyed in the best way possible.
Just thank you Takashi Masada from the bottom of my heart

0 comments 4 points

By Wylde on 2022-10-24Vote: 8.5

<report>I really liked this vn, the action was good and the story was intriguing. The ost was 10/10, truly amazing, just perfect for the setting. I liked how some routes had a more tragic feel than others and that the previous routes added to the next route kinda where the next one built off of the previous one. However, I did dislike the romance here, for the most part it was kinda underwhelming in some routes, but in others it was pretty decent. Although I think a consequence of using the routes the way they did, it made for 3/4 heroines getting a bittersweet type of ending and not a true one, but besides that this is a good one.

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By Matt167 on 2024-03-24Vote: 6

<report>Have some of the best characters in any media (they all are really interesting to read through) and the CGs and Music are really well done. However, the pacing is horrendous (for a VN which the solely focus is in combat, the way that the narrative delivery that is not well done , but maybe is a problem with the translation how knows?). I Still think is a must read even with i not enjoyed it that much.

Rusalka best girl. Shame that we never get a route because plot reasons.

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By zerogravity1 on 2021-06-08Vote: 8

It took me almost 2 years to finish this novel due to lack of enthusiasm, but in the end I did (although it is one of my favorites).

I liked Sakurai's route, it is the only one where i noticed some chemistry between Ren and the heroine.
Kei is a girl who does not give up on anything, that battle against Samiel in Marie's Route, I will not forget it, it was very epic.

The story behind Tubal Cain and Beatrice was very good too.

Personally i prefer Kei's route in story, Marie's route in action, other story: Verfaulen Segen and the Acta est Fabula Version of the Game (I played both Amantes and Acta)

And finally, liked Rea's Ending because the Ship Kei x Kai is possible.

Yes, you read that correctly, i like the Sakurai x Sakurai ship.

Sorry for the bad English, i'm not native.

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1 comment 1 point

By kradar on 2022-01-23Vote: 9

<report>This VN is the definition of chuuni, but made in such a way that it resembles less the delusional ramblings of an eighth grader than the overactive fantasy of a philosopher; Monologues and ideological debates abound, even in the middle of a lethal confrontation, all accompanied by a solemn and intimidating soundtrack
There's not much to say about the protagonist, even if he's not without a certain degree of growth, but the rest of the cast is top-notch, with Wilhelm and Shirou as my personal favourites

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By ade on 2020-10-26Vote: 10

<report>Dies Irae is what I would consider to be a very archaic visual novel. Most of its prose is reminiscent of that era, particularly something shakesperian, its plot is also very basic and consists of a simple protagonist going against an antagonist(s), and most of the character writing for its villains is also rooted upon struggles from that era. However, when we look at Dies from its protagonist's view, it's far from that, and instead becomes something reminiscent of a moege. This mixture of a modern moege structure with prose, setup, and development which is naturally archaic makes for a one of a kind story which has become one of, if not, my favorite visual novels. I urge you to give it a try, since even if it doesn't mesh with you well, its undeniable that Masada wrote smth one of a kind.

2 comments 0 points

By chasekilleen on 2021-04-12Vote: 10

<report>This is a classic game, and for its time, Dies Irae, drawn by G Yuusuke, truly shines. The VN's OST is on-par with Umineko one's, and the characters are well-drawn and have a properly thought out personality and lore. I will reread this in Japanese, but this is an amazing VN for anyone looking for a mindless Chuunige title to play.

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By catseternal on 2023-03-22r5925Vote: 8

Dies Irae is a mixed bag for me. It has a very cool setting and extremely based action scenes with cool characters, but it definitely feels to me like it is a visual novel aimed at 15 year old 中二病. That in itself is not that big of an issue, but there are definitely some issues that I had while reading it. The scenes in between the action scenes are kind of dull, and when you start on the different routes they kind of feel repetitive with slight changes that you have to pay attention to (though this is by design). The H-scenes were also mostly not that interesting and some of them don't seem that relevant to the plot. (ルサルカ one is sob). However, the endings to every route are very strong.

I would say it is definitely worth reading just for the based Nazis and epic battle scenes.

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By maxvermillion on 2021-02-11Vote: 8.5

A truly epic tale of a god that got exactly what he wanted and wanted to die for getting it. The music and art used are both excellent, top of the bill and in my eyes nearly unmatched by any other visual novel. If not for the terrible pace (at times), poor implementation of romance (minus the kei route) and uninteresting main character (his friend is awesome though) a 10/10 could not have been avoided. Given its current 60 to 80 hour length, these problems truly affected my judgement, leaving me at a respectable 8/10 (i truly wanted to give this a 10/10 simply for the creation figment conantations though:/).

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By tertyyy on 2020-09-14Vote: 9

<report>Has my second favorite cast in visual novels, the villains in particular are some of the finest in any medium. This is the epitome of chuuni so if you don't like over the top action or edginess you won't be able to stand this. But Dies Irae knows exactly what type of story it is and plays into this greatly making it one of my favorite visual novels despite not typically being the type of story I enjoy.

The main negatives are all related to pacing issues. Unlike most visual novels the pacing doesn't suffer from an overabundance of slice of life scenes, but from the actual battles themselves being bogged down by the prose. With that said the prose is a highlight of the story being more unique and interesting than most novels, it simply needs to know when to trim it down occasionally.

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By cheekyman07 on 2023-01-30Vote: 9.4

<report>I went into this not knowing what to expect. At first glance, I thought that I would find it distasteful.
With the overall themes and/or plot being centered around some dark aspects of history being turned into the classic good vs evil dramatic action sort of flick. I would not blame anyone for finding it quite ridiculous at first.

The first 3 to 4 chapters that introduced me to the game were very frustrating. A lot of things are unknown to the reader, so everything is very confusing. A lot of 'wtf are they talking about' and 'wtf is happening' moments. After one reading session of around 6 or so hours, I started to consider dropping it.

However, the further I got, the better it became... Read more »

0 comments 8 points

By AngeVNs on 2021-08-29r51902Vote: 6

Things I liked

Music - Definitely the most consistently good thing. Lots of variety from guitar heavy songs, to organ heavy songs, synth, emotional songs, etc.

Shirou + Ellie as a whole. Being a cool constant secondary couple is a big rarity in VNs (anime too) so seeing them be important AND cool/funny is a nice treat. Shirou is admittedly too much of a dick at times but his fights are usually entertaining enough to make up.

Kei Sakurai as a character. The one major character who was important in all routes (minus Rea's RIP). It was obvious from the beginning she had by far the most animosity with her villain group so it made her motivations interesting. Lots of interesting backstory... Read more »

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2 comments 2 points

By Godyssey on 2023-04-13r51902Vote: 7.5

I can’t pretend this wasn’t a little disappointing. I didn’t have massively high hopes for this, but people definitely spoke highly of this VN and thus I took the gamble of reading it in its 65 hour entirety hoping it would surpass my expectations. It did and it didn’t. Let’s take it piece by piece.

First of all, the common route was (as seems to be generally agreed upon) pretty mediocre. The SOL antics were played out and basic, and the Shounen-power-fantasy-esque fight scenes were somehow even more bland. The only things even hinting at potential for greatness were the occasional flickers of Reinhard and Mercurius throughout, as well as, oddly enough, the very first scene, which very... Read more »

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By japanication on 2022-10-19Vote: 8

<report>Dropped after ~4-5 hours of reading. Where MC has sex with the other head of the snake
The writing is somewhat incoherent.
However, the author clearly has everything planned out.
The characters are pretty decent. More interesting than the ones in Fata Morgana for example, which I gave a 7. So this getting an 8 seems fair.
The battle scenes are decent. I haven't read many action/superpower VNs (dropped Fate) but they were alright.
Creative. And the prose helps. But I'm not really fully stimulated.
I didn't feel much at the cathartic scene where MC accepts the powers from the girl either.
This isn't a bad VN. So let's say it's a 5/10.
I'd give it a +1 for cool characters - I don't really care... Read more »

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