While some members of Kisaragi Academy's class 2-9 returned from their trip to the hellish, otherworldly elementary school known as Heavenly Host, many did not, and the survivors struggle on a daily basis to preserve the memories of those who were unfortunate enough to perish within its halls....
While some members of Kisaragi Academy's class 2-9 returned from their trip to the hellish, otherworldly elementary school known as Heavenly Host, many did not, and the survivors struggle on a daily basis to preserve the memories of those who were unfortunate enough to perish within its halls.
There is one ray of hope, however: an ancient tome known as the Book of Shadows. Class president Ayumi Shinozaki attempted to make use of its magic to resurrect her deceased friends once before, but only compounded the tragedy in the process. And now the book has been lost.
Or has it? When a spiritual photograph turns up, suggesting the Book of Shadows may now reside in the tattered remains of Heavenly Host, Ayumi becomes obsessed with finding it so she can make one last attempt to set things right.
What follows is nothing short of a nightmare.
Picking up two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive serves as the definitive conclusion to the Heavenly Host story arc.
KEY FEATURES
The Best of the Old Returns Anew, Now with a Full HD Makeover
Full Japanese voiceovers, binaural 3D audio, and the Darkening system from Corpse Party: Book of Shadows return, but are now joined by HD visuals and a vastly improved framerate for a truly hi-res horror experience!
Highly Detailed 3D Environments with Dynamic Lighting
Players can use an in-game flashlight to experience Heavenly Host Elementary in full 3D for the first time, with all of its formerly 2D environments meticulously recreated and greatly expanded.
New Gameplay Systems for More Exciting Interactions
Run for your life, disarm traps, hide in cabinets from pursuers, and more; Heavenly Host now has far more ways to kill while also providing far more options for players to fight back.
A Lengthy and Stunning Conclusion to the Heavenly Host Saga
Boasting 11 huge story chapters and 8 supplemental Extra Chapters, Corpse Party: Blood Drive caps off the Heavenly Host storyline in a big way, providing answers and shocking twists in equal measure.
Feel I should chime in with an informed opinion.
Blood Drive is a mixed bag. It has its moments, but by and large, it raises more questions than it answers, and doesn't do much in the way of providing a resolution. Sure, the story gets resolved... but it doesn't provide anything satisfactory, and the ending stinger is way more of a sequel bait hook than a satisfying ending.
It's worth a play, especially if you want more backstory on this crazy universe, but the casual fans are going to be lost.
Sadly, Blood Drive doesn't even come close to living up to the stinger in Book of Shadows, which was genuinely enticing.
This is a sad end to what could have been an amazing chapter of horror games. The original title, while sometimes simple, was also simply a classic and something anyone into horror games should play. The first continuation was something interesting, but really unable to stand on it's own two feet so it really should only be played by those who finished the first and want more. But this? This stumbled along telling a descent (and would be great if not for the crime of ret-conning the original) story until it tripped at the end falling to it's doom in the abyss of it's own creation. Don't bother playing this one. Just watch it on youtube.
