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2019 · Bundle / compilation · Giga · Adult · Adventure

Baldr Sky

Bundle / compilation

Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!

Released: 20 December 2019
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adult Adventure Mecha Role-playing Science Visual novel
Developers: Giga
Publishers: Sekai Project
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric Text
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, Japanese
Time to beat: 86hmain story167hcompletionist

About

Baldr Sky (バルドスカイ, Barudosukai) is a duology of Japanese adult visual novels with 2D action elements developed by Giga. The series characterizes itself as a cyberpunk action adventure game. The first game, named Baldr Sky Dive1 "Lost Memory” was released in Japan on March 27, 2009, for Windows. The second game, Baldr Sky Dive2 "Recordare" was released in Japan on November 27, 2009.

A fandisc called Baldr Sky DiveX "Dream World" was released in Japan on September 24, 2010. An English version containing both Dive1 and Dive2 was released by Sekai Project on December 20, 2019.

›Story

Baldr Sky Dive1 “Lost Memory”:

While Kou is asleep in his bed, the scream of a girl wakes him up. He rises to see in front of him a battle full of gunshots and flashing bombs exploding. He realizes that he is wearing an iron armor. "What's this?" He doesn't know what's going on.

He leaves the virtual world with Rain, who says she is his junior partner. They arrive in a ruined city, and Kou learns that he is a special Simulacrum user who graduated from school several years ago. He has forgotten his memories that may have had a significant impact on his life. The name of the case that slowly materializes from his lost memory, "Gray Christmas."

"What is Gray Christmas? Why was I investigating the case?" He comes to remember the whole story of the case and its meaning. A peaceful life that was meant to last forever, which however, suddenly comes to an end...

Baldr Sky Dive2 “Recordare”:

One day, Kadokura Kou awakes in a virtual battlefield. He, who is a skilled Simulacrum user, soon remembers that he was pursuing someone with Rain, his partner.

Kou and Rain investigate the incident that ruined his peaceful school life known as "Gray Christmas", but various mysteries stand in the way of the truth. As time passes, he gradually regains his lost memories and re-unites with his friends.

When all of the mysteries congregate, the door of truth opens...

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Gameplay

A majority of Baldr Sky's gameplay consists of reading the text that's rendered on screen and supported with audio for voices. The player will occasionally be presented with choices to select which may or may not determine the outcome of the game. As Baldr Sky has multiple endings, the player will have to replay the game multiple times in order to view all of the endings.

Similar to other games in the Baldr series, Baldr Sky is also driven by a top-down 2D interface where the player controls a mecha in sprite form to combat enemy machines. The player is given a chance to upgrade or modify the equipment of the mecha prior to a series of battles.

Story

Baldr Sky takes place in Japan some time in the future during the 21st century. Nanomachines have become commonplace and have taken a major role in society. The abilities of these nanomachines range from medical purposes for curing ailments and modifying the taste of food. A new generation of humans now also have a chip embedded in them which allows them to be connected to the Internet at all times.

With the dawn of these new technologies, warfare has expanded beyond the physical world onto the virtual world. People engage in combat online in simulacrums, the name of the mecha units in the game, or with viruses (unmanned robots).

Development

Baldr Sky is the fifth game in the Baldr series following Baldrhead, Baldrfist, Baldr Bullet, and Baldr Force. Seiji Kikuchi, character designer for Bullet's remake, "Revellion", and Force, returned for Sky. Music composition was provided by Tgz Sounds, Barbarian on the Groove, and LittleWing.

Prior to Dive1's release, GIGA released a demo of the game's prologue chapter online on the Internet on January 23, 2009. The full game was released about two months later on March 27, 2009.

Reception

According to the sales numbers on Getchu.com, a popular Japanese games shop, March 2009 sales ranked twentieth in the following month in April.

In Getchu's user-voted rankings for games of 2009, Dive2 came in first overall, as well as first in the System, Scenario, and Music divisions, 4th in the Movie division (referring to the opening and ending animations for the game), and 10th in Graphics. Rain Kirishima and Sora Minazuki were voted the #1 and #3 characters in that year's Character division.