Saturday, October 31, 2015

CAGE -CLOSE- (PC) Walkthrough

「INITIATING THE “CAGE……… 
70% LOADING……… 99% LOADING………
LOADING COMPLETE.
EXECUTING THE “CAGE” IN 3…2…1…」

title screen that looks rough

Table of Content
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFOREWHEN AND AFTER PLAYING THE GAME

-STORYLINE-
Wake up when he realized he's lying on the cold hard ground of an abandoned theme park, Konno Teppei is now forced to play a suspicious but rewarding game where his life is at stake. Will he find a way out or he end up in the noose?

CLOSE focusing more on the management side.

-BEFORE-
You are playing as Konno Teppei, worker of product delivery and right now he needs to play a risky game. You'll be playing a total of 29 endings; 1 neutral ending, 7 for Saiki, 7 for Ishimatsu, 6 for Maki, 8 for Kurusu and Oohira.

There's no actual good or bad end but I think that endings that close with a credit song is a good end while the bad end has no song.

Also, the sprites change. It took me by surprise but it's a pleasant surprise.

-WHEN-
Save by clicking at the menu below the text box. Indicator of which character route you're currently playing is at top left corner.

CLOSE introduces us to a LOVE and DESTROY route mechanic. You'll know which one you're in after completing a character common route and there's a brief moment of black background, name of the route and some snippet of a novel that (somewhat) related with the character you're playing on.

screen with alice in wonderland excerpt

I believe this mechanic was already present in OPEN but it didn't express correctly but basically LOVE route is sweet and pure while DESTROY route is... well, destroying you.

But it's not always like that. I'm looking at you Ishimatsu.

-AFTER-
Extra menu unlocked after getting at least one end. There's CG, Scene, Movie and Ending List. Last CG will be obtained after full ending completion.
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Neutral ending

Obtained when you randomly make choices

First, last, up, middle, down, up, second, fourth
2. bad end- didn’t manage to kill the police, his family get killed and hinting that konno commit suicide
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✦ Saiki Shun ✦

saiki smiles cunningly
I can see that Saiki's face lit up. I don't know what he's planning but I get shivers.
An heir of Saiki Group. The one who organize the game, CAGE. Shitty brat fucking asshole but I love him (he's my problematic fave so sorry). Have 3 good ends and 4 bad ends. His case route story is based on "Alice in Wonderland".

Do this and you'll get:

Second, first, down, first, up, down, second, first, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, down, up
8. bad end- konno went cray cray, seeing hallucinations of people he murdered

Second, first, down, first, up, down, second, first, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, down, down
9. Good end- hinting that konno and saiki commit suicide

Second, first, down, first, up, down, second, first, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, up
7. bad end- don’t want to meet his mother, jun makes konno his toy

Second, first, down, first, up, down, second, first, down, down, down, up, down, down, up, up
3. bad end- konno waits

Second, first, down, first, up, down, second, first, down, down, down, up, down, down, up, down, up, down
5. Good end- becomes saiki’s bodyguard, together with saiki

Second, first, down, first, up, down, second, first, down, down, down, up, down, down, up, down, up, up
6. Good end- kills saiki

Second, first, down, first, up, down, second, first, down, down, down, up, down, down, up, down, down
4. bad end- mistaken as one of the administration, get killed
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☀ Ishimatsu Seishirou 

ishimatsu with konno
"In whatever era, average people will never understand rich people's hobby."
Bodyguard of Saiki. Bring a samurai sword during game. Man of few words. Have 3 good ends and 4 bad ends. His case route story is based on "Le Petit Prince".

freaking cliffhanger
As you reach end 16 you'll get a scene where Ishimatsu meet with Saiki Jin, Saiki's father but then we get a fREAKING CLIFFHANGER WHAT THE HELL WHAT HAPPEN IN END 30? IS THIS A HINT OF FUTURE PROJECT, CAGE -ANOTHER-? I'LL NEVER KNOW. ❗ UPDATE 2020: NO THEY DON'T ADDRESS THIS MATTER AT ALL 

Do this and you'll get:

First, middle, down, middle, up, down, first, third, down, down, up, up, down, down
10. bad end- konno talks nonstop and the ishimatsu chokes him

First, middle, down, middle, up, down, first, third, down, down, up, up, down, up, down, down
12. bad end- family gets murdered, konno shuts himself down

First, middle, down, middle, up, down, first, third, down, down, up, up, down, up, down, up
13. Good end- cannot kill ishimatsu, get stabbed and….. “at least you find happiness”

First, middle, down, middle, up, down, first, third, down, down, up, up, down, up, up, down
11. bad end- becomes obsess with killing ishimatsu

 First, middle, down, middle, up, down, first, third, down, down, up, up, down, up, up, up
14. Good end- killed ishimatsu but then commit suicide

 First, middle, down, middle, up, down, first, third, up, up, down, down, up, down
16. Good end- killed kibatarou who killed oohira, murdered saiki--- CONTINUE TO END 30 WTH

First, middle, down, middle, up, down, first, third, up, up, down, down, up, up
15. bad end- lose the coin, everything is not going well according to keikaku (keikaku means plan)
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❄ Maki Atsugi ❄

maki standing
Maki-san is an expert.
A viewer of the game. Hates boring stuff. Have 3 good ends and 3 bad ends. His case route story is based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

Do this and you'll get:

Third, last, up, last, up, down, third, fourth, down, up, down, down, down, up
19. bad end- obtain the coin and win the championship but no maki

Third, last, up, last, up, down, third, fourth, down, up, down, down, down, down, up
20. bad end- maki's cousin took konno as his toys

Third, last, up, last, up, down, third, fourth, down, up, down, down, down, down, down, down
22. Good end- having a one-night stand with maki, leading a normal life

Third, last, up, last, up, down, third, fourth, down, up, down, down, down, down, down, up
21. Good end- saiki dismantled the cage, together with maki

Third, last, up, last, up, down, third, fourth, up, down, up, up, up, down
18. Good end- after failed to entertain maki, konno kill maki

Third, last, up, last, up, down, third, fourth, up, down, up, up, up, up
17. bad end- resist to please the customer, got shot by the black clothes guy

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♡ Kurusu Akane and Oohira Yuuki 

oohira and kurusu

We have two new guys to be fucked by I mean to be close with. On your left is Oohira Yuuki, Konno's close friend while on your right is Kurusu Akane, Konno's colleague of Black Dog Transportation.

These two share same common route so I decided to combine them in one place. Kurusu have 2 bad ends and 1 good end while Oohira have 3 bad ends and 1 good end. Their case route story is based on "Night on the Galactic Railroad".

Do this and you'll get:

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, down, down, down, up, down, down, up
23. bad end- wrongly strategized attack, got killed by yoshimoto

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, down, down, down, up, down, down, down, up
24. bad end- Kurusu died while protecting konno

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, down, down, down, up, down, down, down, down
25. Good end- kurusu intended to kill konno, but he doesn’t follow his own keikaku (keikaku means plan)

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, up
28. Good end- reconciled with oohira

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, up, up, up, down, up, up, down, down
27. bad end- oohira destroys the cage alone RAMBO STYLE LOL

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, up, up, up, down, up, up, up
26. bad end- konno becomes a prisoner of oohira

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, down, up, down, up, down, up, up
29. bad end- suddenly kujo came to oohira’s room and fight with him who loves konno more 

Fourth, last, down, middle, down, up, fourth, second, down, up, down, up, down, up, down
1. Good end- konno wins the championship, together with oohira and kurusu
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Screenshots of Glory!!

oohira calls konno
"Just cancel your work. Which one is more important; me or the work?"
Sorry dude but I have someone to kill tonight.

konno wants friends
I too want to have friends that I can't share my problems with.
I AM FEELING GUILTY SO SORRY

saiki owns konno
"It's an easy thing. You'll be mine from now on. Then you can't deny anything that I said, right?"
This kid knows what he wants and he gets it fast.

saiki smiles in the room
By my words, Jun laughs gladly while saying "it's nothing", went away from the room.
You can't see it but I have heart eyes right now.

embarrassed konno and jun
Jun becomes bashful..... That is cute, oi. THAT IS CUTE OOIII!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA JUN IS CUUUUUUUTE AAAAAAAAAA *burns own ass*

konno in hallway
I am not an old me anymore.
That's it that's the whole game. Literally.

brooding shoulder guy
He is somehow kind to me.
Because he is cruel in his own route, that's why.

two wins

So on your left is Saiki Jun while on your right is Saiki Shun. By this you can say that both of them are siblings, or more specifically; twins.

My question is.... Is Jun real or not? I have my own theories but I want to hear yours as well.

smile while looking at saiki
And he pulled out a memo pad and a pen from a breast pocket. It has a Black Dog logo on it. Seeing Saiki like this, I laugh through my nose.
Ok wow that is cute Konno hell.

saiki listening to music
It's my first time seeing this face. It's my first time, seeing an expression of a kid.
Noooooo I'm not sad it's just *sniff* I-It's nothing really.

saiki confession
"Even though you have an ugly face, but I think I might like you."
IT'S TIME FOR CELEBRATION WEEEEEEEEEE EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST A LIGHT KISS BUT I FEEL HAPPY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIII

saiki guilty
"I shouldn't have made those guys did those things to you."
GO BLAME YOUR 11-YEAR-OLD SELF

ishimatsu with oranges
This is a cardboard box of Ehime mandarin oranges. I don't see an equal image of that man with mandarin oranges.
I now imagine Ishimatsu carrying a box full of oranges.

konno scolded by shizuka
"Yesterday you fell from the stairs, now you fell in the bathroom."
Konno Teppei's Series of Unfortunate Events, now on cinema!

konno mad at ishimatsu
"I prefer your daytime self even more."
( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°)

konno blushes with ishi

( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°)  ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°)  ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°)

ishimatsu killed konno's family
Mayuko, hugging a book close to her, fall to her side.
FUCCKING ISHIMATSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

ishimatsu smoking in a room
Like a cat playing with a dying mouse.
Describe your boyfriend who just murdered your whole family in an alternate universe.

ishimatsu fave places
I look into my favourite face in this guy.
I'm still bitter with what you just did to Konno's family but.... ( ͡° ͜Ê– ͡°)

maki saved konno
I want to run to him right now and hug him and thank him.
Woah Konno don't show your thirst.

konno in a room alone
I imagine Maki-san with a fishing attire, with a fishing cap and fishing rod, but that's not Maki-san at all.
That is very ugly tbh

white text with description
Ordinary guy, uninteresting, a waste of time, like a woman, a pig.
Konno quality in Maki's route. I have to say I agree wholeheartedly.

konno hears oohira explanation
"Because my dad watches the game."
FUCKED UP BIG TIME

kibatarou kiss konno
"Because, your profile looks too good, didn't realized I just kissed you☆"
Lmao don't put the blame on Konno.

three men in a park
"Kujo-san won't stop talking about "Konno-kun, Konno-kun" that I accidentally remember it."
Kujo's love for Konno is endless help that poor guy out.

oohira hatching a plan
"Our power combines together will be 1 million horsepower."
And then you decide to run away with it, hmmmmmmm?

oohira looks like stallone
Running to the battlefield on his own, Oohira looks like some certain of Stallone.
Stallone... DID YOU MEAN SYLVESTER STALLONE?

kujo and oohira fight in a room
"So... You're the one who runs the site "My Angel Konno"?"
Kujo vs Oohira on Who Loves Konno The Most; Round 1!

congratulations screen

Aaaaa we're done with CLOSE! Lots of conflicts and questions resolved in this one like why Saiki made the game, why Ishimatsu works under Saiki without any complaint, how they failed to mention Oohira in OPEN...

Scrap the last one tho.

Anyway let us wait patiently for CAGE -ANOTHER-, but for now...

「“CAGE” ARE NOW CLOSED. SHUTTING DOWN………

22 comments:

  1. GOSH NEECHAN I FEEL YOU SO MUCH ON ISHIMATSU'S ROUTE! GRRRR I know that Close is the villainous side of Cage (while Open is the heroic) but AT LEAST EVERYONE ELSE GOT A HAPPY ENDING ARGGGHHH Why, Kyuuyou Sawaame and Awaya Lychee??? I'll keep my fingers crossed for the upcoming fandisk!

    You know, I really miss the times where BL games were used to be voiced by anime voice actors especially the veteran ones like Jun Fukuyama, Shinichiro Miki yadda yadda. But now it's to bad that only unknown voice actors that usually did visual novels/doujin titles do the job instead ;_; Waaahhh at least I want to hear Konno being voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara *sobs*

    The art for psychedelic looks beautiful, so the same probably goes to Cage Another :D Eeekk can't wait! And according to vndb, Psychedelic will have reversible roles :)

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    1. EVERYONE DESERVE A HAPPY ENDING GOD DAMMIT I don't know how many fingers I've crossed for some freaking news about ANOTHER aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

      It's good to explore some hidden gems.And suddenly I can hear Shimono Hiro voicing Saiki. If LOVE&DES wants to remake OPEN and CLOSE with a voice I'd say BRING IT ON I'M READY

      It's crisp and colourful and funky, me like. WAAAAAAAAAAAT REVERSIBLE ROLES I'M SOLD I CAN;T WAIT

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  2. I felt that somewhat Ishimatsu/Konno is canon since his true happy ending (I hope so) came to a halt. What do you think?

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    1. Welp, all I could think about that myth end 30 is that Ishimatsu killed Saiki's dad, detach himself from Saiki family clutch, move to Yonekura-san's (the grandmother one) house and eat oranges with Konno.

      That sounds like a crack ending, isn't it?

      We can hope that CAGE -ANOTHER- will bring this cliffhanger to an end, probably hmmmm more like two years in the future? Lol

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  3. I downloaded the game "cage" but could not be opened on the computer. do not know why? Sadly ... T.T
    btw, may request walkthrough "Gakuen heaven 2 n galtia"? cz there are some missing CG ... hehehe :)
    thanks ...

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    1. Both CAGE can't be opened? You can check if you download the latest ver by looking at the small gray bar above the screen at top left:

      http://41.media.tumblr.com/471d54cd2a0cd56ac087bcabdb396ec3/tumblr_nsht34fMvF1rvwpz5o1_500.png

      OPEN should be ver 1.30 and CLOSE should be ver 1.60

      If it shows an error like this:

      http://40.media.tumblr.com/16adc9b1a7abd5b69282448c9e6772c3/tumblr_nsgefhm9e31rvwpz5o1_500.png

      then you're missing an audio file. The file can be created by create a new text document, name it as "_setup", type down your file directory, also type down the name of the file that appear on the screen. Next, go to your OPEN/CLOSE folder, create a new folder and naming it as "se" or "bgm" (depends on your error) paste an audio file (.mp3 or .wav, depends on your error) and you're good to go.

      If you get an error when you clicked the application file, that means... I don't know. But I fixed that by playing the game directly from my hard disk.


      I'll play those games soon. Right now I just want to finish playing lists of doujin games in my hard disk.

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    2. hey ...
      thanks above explanation, can fix the error ... now I can play it ... n was completed thanks to walktrought you tell.
      ok, I wait for the next update ...
      ciao ... :)

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  4. Warning this is a rant skip this if you want to

    Seriously... I can't stand Asami. In OPEN I don't mind her but damn in CLOSE she's getting on my nerves. After all the shits Konno had to face for the sake of his family and yet she still act rudely around him, calling him a shitty brother and stuffs. Yeah I know that she didn't know anything but still... I've played ZERO and her reason for "disliking" her brother wasn't legit enough. There's a difference between 'tsundere' and 'jerkass'. When I was younger I did hate some of my older siblings but at least I don't say nasty stuffs to them.

    Shizuka too, yeah she's kind and sweet but she lacks some common sense sometimes. How could you assume that he's drunk when he doesn't reek of alcohol? Even Mayu could see through that. And if somebody was collapsed in front of the door there's more possibilities than just being drunk (he could be sick or something). And it's not normal if Konno's injuries keep piling every day yet she wasn't being suspicious of it.

    End of my rant. I'm sorry if I've offended anyone and this is just mere opinions of mine, doesn't mean that I'll be 100% correct so no need to take them seriously.

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    1. I haven't play ZERO yet. So we'll be playing in Asami point of view during the whole game thing?

      Asami's rude being is excused as "rebellious stage" is what I detest the most to be honest :/ like maybe you hate your brother? For what? For not providing what you want? Idk

      I think Shizuka did feel suspicious with Konno in one of the route I don't quite remember. But even if she did report to the police it'll bring to no good because Saiki will definitely kill all Konno's family members and thus leading us to Ishimatsu's route aha.

      In any way, CLOSE brings us to a very twisted, gray-oriented moral and I like that. Wish there were more games with this theme.

      Feel free to comment or ramble about your opinions! I'm all ears :D

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  5. Well yeah, ZERO is in Asami's POV but not through the whole game, but only during the day when Konno collapsed in front of his home.

    It's too short though, I finished it for like 5-10 mins and I felt it was totally wasted my time because nothing really important happened in it -_-;; Maybe the game was a fanservice for people who liked Asami. Damn, I wish there's a game with Mayu's POV because for Konno's sisters I love her the most.

    Would you mind if I spoil about the game? The only thing I could say (or spoil) about ZERO is, maybe it was there to tell us that Asami does care deeply for her brother. And that's all. Meh. I was expecting too much.

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    1. Oh? That's very short. I thought it'll elaborating on something else because it was recommended to play OPEN & CLOSE before ZERO. At the end it's just a short story of how Asami care to his brother? Ok then.

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    2. Urgh I do expect her to care about her brother, but it wasn't being explored enough in ZERO. I thought I would've liked Asami better after playing.

      Seriously I thought it will show the bond between Konno and Asami when she was little, as Konno mentioned in OPEN that Asami used to love him so much and was so clingy to him.

      But instead Asami mentioned that her brother was a hard worker, that she rarely got to see him in other times other than in the morning for breakfast. And since that they even hardly had any conversation for almost a year. From this, it's implying the reason for her bitterness towards Konno.

      In the evening, Asami and Shizuka went out for shopping and suddenly Shizuka forgot something. She rushed home and Asami waited for her in the streets. Asami then noticed that someone dressed in black in a white wagon watched her from afar. The man in black came out and approached her, saying that she's really resembling someone in appearance much to her confusion. He asked her if she had an older brother which she replied yes.

      Then the best part kicks in. Man in Black asked her, "Do you love your brother?". Instead of answering him, Asami was puzzled. He said again, "Because one day, you could've lost your brother. You won't be able to see him ever again."

      Asami didn't get what the hell he was talking. The Man in Black told her to don't tell anyone else about their meeting and left. Shizuka returned to her and they gone shopping altogether and gone home afterwards.

      It was getting late at night. Konno's family was worried sick that Konno still didn't came home at the late hour and everybody wondered if something happened to him. Asami acted as if she could give a damn and went straight to bed, trying to stay calm and believed that her brother will be back safely.

      Then it ended with Asami came to the belief that Konno passed out in front of the house because he was drunk. She said that she had always been hated winter, but the winter this year was the worst because she met a weird man saying weird things and her brother making her worried for him.

      And that's it. >:( Geez it has so many potentials, yet... *sigh*

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    3. I AM THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED. Like you said there're so many potentials but aaRGH ok probably they're keeping it simple and short just to show how Asami cares to Konno but not showing it directly :/

      Or, you know, instead of making ZERO how about some continuation of Ishimatsu's end 30 because I'm dying to know what's left in it (that's most likely to be a teaser for ANOTHER but geez)

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  6. ZERO actually came out before CLOSE, I afraid ^^;; Geez I hate waiting first I had to wait for Lucky Dog Bad Egg (the sequel to Lucky Dog 1, where Gian betrays the CR:5 and joins GD) and now ANOTHER??? Urgh. And Psychedelic supposed to come out this year, but still there's no news so far =_=

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    1. And there're lots of potential games that went into development hell too. We'll just have to wait patiently u_u

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  7. Is there any way to find a website with a list of the newest and updated japanese bl games ?

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    1. Sorry for the late reply D: I use Aarinfantasy to keep me updated. Or you can use this website for more walkthrough: http://half-a.net/home.php

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  8. WHAT KIND OF GOOD ENDINGS IT IS
    I can't see anything happy in those "good" endings x'D
    Is this one darker than the first one?

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    1. I know how you feel Dx CLOSE is very dark to be compared with OPEN as it focuses more on the management side a.k.a people who involved behind the CAGE.

      The changes in Konno is really.... disturbing as he's willingly to kill people without second thought (well because Saiki threaten to kill his family so yeah)

      There's this scene where he monologues about how things would have turned to be better if he has someone to share problems with CUE THE SEME IN OPEN AAAAAAA POOR KONNO

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  9. hello~ chem ,do you know where i can find the lyrics of cage-close's opening? because no matter how much i try ,i can´t find it T.T
    help~

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    1. Yeah I can't find the lyrics anywhere too T__T I'm sorry I can't help you with this.

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