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|name = | |name = Usagi Puzzle | ||
|image = 221376.jpg | |image = 221376.jpg | ||
|maker = Hothukurou | |maker = Hothukurou | ||
|type = Flash game | |type = Flash game | ||
|registered in = | |registered in = 2017 | ||
|platform = hothukurou.firebird.jp | |platform = hothukurou.firebird.jp | ||
|written in = Flash ( | |written in = Flash (2017-2021)<br> ActionScript (2021-present) | ||
|status = Online | |status = Online | ||
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'''Usagi Puzzle''' (うさぎパズル, '''Usagi Pazuru''') is a Japanese ActionScript game made by Hothukurou. The game is considered to be "a non-scary horror game" by the creator himself. The game, like [[Lomando.com]], has, in fact, a story and somewhat similar gameplay. | '''Usagi Puzzle''' (うさぎパズル, '''Usagi Pazuru''') is a Japanese ActionScript game made by Hothukurou. The game is considered to be "a non-scary horror game" by the creator himself. The game, like [[Lomando.com]], has, in fact, a story and somewhat similar gameplay. | ||
The actual game is just a simple drag-and-shoot game. | The actual game is just a simple drag-and-shoot game. Their objective is to control a rabbit with the mouse to bounce the balls into the holes. However, the upper section of the second page of the tutorial warns the user not to click on a button that appears randomly and to continue the game normally. On the bottom section of the same page is a description of [[wikipedia:MDMA|MDMA]], a psychoactive drug, and the case that it was used to cure [[wikipedia:Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] in America, which sets the foreshadow of the underlying story. | ||
The game has 15 stages that increase difficulty each time | The game has 15 stages that increase difficulty each time they clear. Strangely, it has several endings and 4 routes, which will be listed below. | ||
== All Endings == | == All Endings == | ||
=== Ending 1 — Game Clear === | === Ending 1 — Game Clear === | ||
[[File:20180523150323.jpg|thumb|190px|"Congratulations for clearing! Rest your body and your mind and let's have a healthy life!"]]You have beaten all 15 levels, and that means that you also didn't click on the button mentioned. After completing all the levels, the game congratulates | [[File:20180523150323.jpg|thumb|190px|"Congratulations for clearing! Rest your body and your mind and let's have a healthy life!"]] | ||
You have beaten all 15 levels, and that means that you also didn't click on the button mentioned. After completing all the levels, the game congratulates and asks the user to relax after having fun, besides wishing them a positive life. | |||
However, the text "身体も心もすっくりやすめて" ('''Rest your body and mind...''') can be misread as "くすりやめて" ('''Stop taking drugs.'''), giving the first point to the story of the game. | However, the text "身体も心もすっくりやすめて" ('''Rest your body and mind...''') can be misread as "くすりやめて" ('''Stop taking drugs.'''), giving the first point to the story of the game. | ||
=== Ending 2 — Welcoming === | === Ending 2 — Welcoming === | ||
[[File:20180523155903.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The park.]]This ending is called "お迎え" (''omukae''), a short version for "お迎え現象" (''omukae genshou'') which means "Psychopomp". Other meanings are: "welcoming" and also "approach of death". | [[File:20180523155903.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The park.]] | ||
This ending is called "お迎え" (''omukae''), a short version for "お迎え現象" (''omukae genshou'') which means "Psychopomp". Other meanings are: "welcoming" and also "approach of death". | |||
By clicking on the "Don't click here!" button, the game gets distorted and the background is changed to a static screen, a disturbing noise also starts playing. However, if the player stands still for a few minutes, something changes. | By clicking on the "Don't click here!" button, the game gets distorted and the background is changed to a static screen, a disturbing noise also starts playing. However, if the player stands still for a few minutes, something changes. The user is redirected to the start menu of the game and suddenly the rabbit gets a realistic mouth and eye, plus a few black dots around. | ||
The game resumes very differently than it was before, and now an image of a park appears. | The game resumes very differently than it was before, and now an image of a park appears. It knows that the user chooses two options: "右を向く" ('''Turn Right''') and "左を向く" ('''Turn Left'''). When turning right, a rabbit appears and runs toward the screen with a loud sound. | ||
The game over message is "夢の中でお迎えがきた。よかった。"('''Death has come in my dreams. I'm so glad.'''). | The game over message is "夢の中でお迎えがきた。よかった。"('''Death has come in my dreams. I'm so glad.'''). | ||
=== Ending 3 — Cursed === | === Ending 3 — Cursed === | ||
[[File:20180523160015.jpg|thumb|180px|The easter egg.]]In stage 10, there's an easter egg. When | [[File:20180523160015.jpg|thumb|180px|The easter egg.]] | ||
In stage 10, there's an easter egg. When the user tries to take the block to the right, it slowly goes out of the way until it finally opens. When the user moves the rabbit to the lower left, it will get stuck, and the only thing they can do is click the "Don't click here!" button. After clicking, a sentence reading "呪われたすぐに閉じろ" ('''Close immediately after being cursed.''') appears. After a few seconds, the screen will be filled with a flood of "すぐにけせ" ('''Disappear''') and loud noise. There is nothing more than this and it will be redirected to Hothukurou's website. | |||
=== <span style="color:#B20000">True End — Akazu no Hako</span> === | === <span style="color:#B20000">True End — Akazu no Hako</span> === | ||
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This ending is unlocked when the player clicks the "Don't click here!" button and throws the ball inside the hole after it. The screen will get static for a moment until it reveals an image of an air vent and then the real storyline begins. | This ending is unlocked when the player clicks the "Don't click here!" button and throws the ball inside the hole after it. The screen will get static for a moment until it reveals an image of an air vent and then the real storyline begins. | ||
The narrator wakes up from the dream he had and notices he is trapped in a one-man cell after he had gone crazy by a certain urban legend. The truth is, the dream he had was the entire Usagi Puzzle game all along. By the fear of being found by a certain ''something'', he screams out loud and it makes the nurses on the nurse station worried. They start discussing the urban legend that the narrator so believes until he screams again. After that, a box comes out from the air vent in his cell, and the whole webpage background begins to flash red. | The narrator wakes up from the dream he had and notices he is trapped in a one-man cell after he had gone crazy by a certain urban legend. The truth is, the dream he had was the entire Usagi Puzzle game all along. By the fear of being found by a certain ''something'', he screams out loud and it makes the nurses on the nurse station worried. They start discussing the urban legend that the narrator so believes until he screams again. After that, a box comes out from the air vent in his cell, and the whole webpage background begins to flash red. The user have to click on the box to be redirected to the main story, which reveals to be '''<span style="color:#B20000">Akazu no Hako</span>'''. | ||
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Watanabe wakes up in the '''Nightmare Forest''' and he needs to escape as soon as possible. However, there are two endings for his arc, which both will depend on the player's choices. | Watanabe wakes up in the '''Nightmare Forest''' and he needs to escape as soon as possible. However, there are two endings for his arc, which both will depend on the player's choices. | ||
When the player opens the box, Watanabe wakes up in his room. He notices that the woman in black clothes is in his room, approaching slowly. Watanabe is then killed by the woman. After this, when | When the player opens the box, Watanabe wakes up in his room. He notices that the woman in black clothes is in his room, approaching slowly. Watanabe is then killed by the woman. After this, when the user tries to play the game again after seeing the "game over" screen, a message saying '''"The truth is under the page"''' (真実はページ下) appears. Scrolling the page down, there will be a message saying '''"Don't escape"''' (逃ゲルナ) and '''"Don't open it"''' (開ケルナ). However, if the player scrolls the page too much, the bluish woman screamer appears with a loud noise. The page then reloads. | ||
== The day before the nightmare == | == The day before the nightmare == | ||
[[File:TheDayBeforeTheNightmare.png|thumb|Akumu No Zenjitsu, with all the stories unlocked.]] | [[File:TheDayBeforeTheNightmare.png|thumb|Akumu No Zenjitsu, with all the stories unlocked.]] | ||
'''The day before the nightmare''' (悪夢の前日謹, ''Akumu no Zenjitsu'') is a part of the storyline from Akazu no Hako. As the title itself says, it's a series of events that happens before the 4 protagonists enter | '''The day before the nightmare''' (悪夢の前日謹, ''Akumu no Zenjitsu'') is a part of the storyline from Akazu no Hako. As the title itself says, it's a series of events that happens before the 4 protagonists enter their nightmares, so it's recommended to read them before playing their arcs. | ||
Each of the stories can be unlocked after clearing the Days (Except in Nomura Arc which is automatically unlocked). Bellow, there is a list of every story ''before the nightmares''. | Each of the stories can be unlocked after clearing the Days (Except in Nomura Arc which is automatically unlocked). Bellow, there is a list of every story ''before the nightmares''. | ||
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When the person destroyed the paper and closed the drawer because he was feeling a strange sense of danger, he could hear noises inside the object and reopened again in a naive curiosity, a box suddenly appeared. After touching it, his destiny was sealed, and from now on, a woman would come in his dreams to kill him. | When the person destroyed the paper and closed the drawer because he was feeling a strange sense of danger, he could hear noises inside the object and reopened again in a naive curiosity, a box suddenly appeared. After touching it, his destiny was sealed, and from now on, a woman would come in his dreams to kill him. | ||
Even when the truth lies inside of this box, as long as | Even when the truth lies inside of this box, as long as the user doesn't solve the mystery from the box, they won't wake up from their dreams. And, they absolutely must not open the box. '''Do not open '''it. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
