#rain code dlc

[austajunk]

I ship them now and I don’t know how to handle it. :)

[renavi0]

A few days ago, I bought Vivia and Yakou's dlc and I was always wondering... what kind of description do their profiles have during these stories

During Vivia's story, his profile repeats a little information about himself and is also updated as the story progresses. This is a small piece of his profile at the end of his story. Unfortunately, I only saved part of the piece. sorry for that

And Yakou ones. I like how even his basic information changes a little as the story progresses

At the beginning of his dlc story:

When the story tells about the events of 5 years ago:

And in the end of his dlc story:

[elina-sakura]

Spoilers for Yakou DLC

And the other DLCs as well

So something I realized when I was rewatching the DLCs, Desuhiko’s, Halara’s, and Vivia’s DLCs all had a focus in exploring the more personal relationships with Yakou one-on-one, which makes the flashbacks in the beginning of Yakou’s DLC. Yet we never got that in Fubuki’s DLC; her flashback was from Chapter 4, which wasn’t bad, but the same is said for the other detectives as well that were in the same state as her. Now I kind of wish there was a one-on-one moment between Fubuki and Yakou like the other detectives.

[cheesecakemermaid1048]

The biggest mystery around Vivia will forever be how he walk around without complaining about his back

[hopeymchope]

The impact of "Ch. Yakou: Thank You, My Detective" on Master Detective Archives: Rain Code's story (and any possible sequel?)

The DLC for "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code" is complete. And having now played through all five of the "Substories," I think we can at least say that only ONE of them leaves any major impact on the larger narrative.

I wouldn't say "Ch. Yakou: Thank You, My Detective" is the best of the substories. Not to me, at least. But it certainly ends on a note that strongly suggests a change to the status quo we all understood when the game ended.

MAJOR SPOILERS for both the main-game narrative of "Master Detective Archives: Rain Code" and the DLC "Ch. Yakou: Thank You, My Detective" are under the cut.

At the very start of "Ch. Yakou," we're controlling Yakou Furio from a side-scrolling perspective as he slowly plods and stumbles down a hallway.

His face is in shadow with his hood up, and we occasionally get flashes of his memories... including Yuma pleading "Yes! I'm Yuma! Chief, you understand me?" And if you don't immediately remember when that moment occurred, it'll all be cleared up by the time you complete this trudge down memory lane. Because it all concludes with a memory of his death on the floor of the lab underneath Amaterasu Corporation.

That's right — we're controlling Yakou Furio when he's already a shambling zombie homunculus! That memory of Yuma is even from the final chapter of the game!

These memory flashbacks are really an excuse for us to experience the backstory of how Yakou met the woman who ultimately became his wife — the one who was the driving motivator behind his actions in Chapter 4. (And who sadly isn't even given a name during this chapter in spite of getting backstory and a voice actress. Wtf is that.) But you might be thinking, "We could've seen Yakou thinking about this storyline at any time. Why doesn't this chapter just take place at some vague interval between chapters 1-3, like all the other DLC stories? Why is THIS the one weird outlier?"

Answer: Because of how it ends.

Yakou's march through the corridors comes to an end when he meets... a ghost? A memory? I'm leaning towards her being the former, but I can't be 100% sure. Regardless, some version of his deceased wife is there to leave him with a parting gift.

I'll let her explain it:

Yup, you read that right. We end with DeadWife handed off a small batch of her experimental medication — a means by which Yakou can truly resurrect himself. ... Although she does add that cavet about how it "might be completed if someone takes over my research," which certainly leaves room for doubt about its efficacy at the moment.

In summation: Most of the final DLC chapter takes place in flashback... but it ends with dead zombie Yakou Furio being handed a medication that could potentially restore him to his original living state.

So uh... I guess they just set up the possbility of Yakou Furio showing up alive and well for Master Detective Archives 2, huh? They gave themselves an excuse to have the whole band back together if they so choose.

But...

My Thoughts

Look: I love Yakou, sure, but his death is the emotional high point of the entire game. Furthermore, it's the ONLY loss to our central cast. Unlike in Kodaka's preceding franchise, the core cast of Rain Code manages to stay safe from harm throughout the adventure — with this one exception. The only loss to the group is Yakou, who goes down like an absolute badass via an exceedingly clever plan to exact his own brand of justice against the man who had his wife killed.

It feels wrong to undo that, y'know? It's just such an important moment for him, for the story, and for the group of detectives at its center who become to be so attached to him.

Despite that, will I be happy if he shows up in a sequel? Well... yeah, actually. He's a super-likable character that ultimately proves to be far more clever than those around him ever realized. There's a lot you could do with that.

So I guess I have mixed feelings. I'm surprised by this choice more than anything, but that's not to say that it's not still kind of cool. I definitely didn't expect it.

[degeneratefanchick]

Alright my fellow Vivia simps, I want some thoughts. (This is regarding the DLC so be warned)

Why do you think Vivia’s first interactions with Yakou and Yuma are so different?

When he meets Yuma, he comes off as fairly polite and pleasant, and their later interactions have him being decently friendly with him. But when he met Yakou, he comes off as very stand-offish, and actively wants nothing to do with him or the agency. Why do you think that is?

[loremaster]

the meaning of life

[asaka-lucy-dr-rc]

ゲーム本編では見れないけどデジタルアートブックに載ってるレインコート無しのハララの衣装が好き。

Although we can't see it in the game, I like Halara's outfit without the raincoat. (You can see it in the digital art book.)

おまけ/BONUS

Lines: Yakou: Hey, Halara... I know I said you could use it, but don't you think it's about time to give back the seat to your chief?

Halara: I don't think so.

Yakou: Ah... I see...

[evangelistofmurder]

^_^

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This appeared on my twt timeline and came to me like a prophecy.

[teddybearty]

ngl because of your swankseth fanart i thought Seth was a cunty woman for like the longest time, and only recently watched a raincode playthrough and learned he's actually a distressed twink

idk what else to say, congrats on tricking me, i kinda like your rendition of his design better

This ask made me laugh but yeah they’re gay!!

I’m glad you like my take on him!!! 💕💕

[en-chi-la-da]

ngl sometimes i'll accidentally call them ibuki and fuyuhiko <3 lmao

[pixelatedraindrops]

The Doctor will see you now 💉🩺💊

(unmasked version below)

[renavi0]

Mrs. Furio and Ryo sketches

[boypussydilf]

just finished watching a rain code playthrough so in honor of that here’s a ramble about makoto i went on towards the end of chapter 6. ignore my nickname ok

[cheesecakemermaid1048]

Us Yakou x Vivia fans are definitely eating good tonight!!

[hopeymchope]

How're we squaring up Halara's motivations/actions in her DLC chapter with each other? Or with her statements in the main game?

In the main narrative of Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, we learn that Halara Nightmare adores cats. However, through a cruel twist of fate, they're also allergic to cats. Therefore, Halara sadly declares they can never have one.

I've complained before that Halara's conclusion is short-sighted and stupid because their story is literally just like mine: I'm allergic to cats but also love cats. And guess what? I underwent allergy treatments so I could still have cats around without repercussions. Yes, TREATMENTS EXIST! And Halara lives in some kind of weird sci-fi future where said treatment is probably even better. Buuut... that's not my complaint right now.

My complaint is instead about how we square this up with what Halara says and does in Ch.Halara: Raining Cats and Dog. They take actions TWICE in this chapter that don't appear to make sense either when put up against their previous claims in Gumshoe Gab... and even don't make sense when taken together in just this one hour of DLC!

Some spoilers for how the chapter starts and ends — nothing related to the actual mystery/case, ONLY the conversations in the intro and denouement scenes — are included below the cut where I explain the issue.

At the start of this DLC chapter, Halara is initially uninterested in whatever Yakou's got going on with his latest client, but circumstances require Yakou to enlist Halara's help with the case that his newest client brings to him. He's unable to afford Halara's typical exhorbitant fee, so he makes a proposition: If Halara solves the case, they can keep a cat in Nocturnal Detective Agency's office. And with that offer on the table, Halara is suddenly all in.

The first issue: Aside from when they're actively working a case, Halara seems to hang out at the office for 90% of the day every day since arriving in Kanai Ward. Won't this cat naturally trigger their allergies? A whole lot? ALL DAY? So... why is it okay for them to have a cat now? Why did they previously claim they couldn't, but now it's totally cool?

But then, days later, after their case is wrapped up? Halara doesn't ever get a cat. They receive no recompense at all. In our wrap-up scene for the DLC chapter, Yakou approaches Halara as they play with a stray. He asks if they're going to adopt it and have it live at the agency. Halara responds by faux-"translating" the cat's vocalizations as the cat saying that it doesn't need them or their help. And... that's just... it. No other cats are discussed, nor is their dream of cat ownership taken any farther than their rejecting this one specific stray on the docks that they feel doesn't want to live with them.

Yeah, that's the second issue: What the hell just happened? Halara was SO HYPED about potentially having an office cat, but then suddenly just drops the entire possbility after the case. No explanation. What in god's name drove them to flip on the concept and not ever get the cat?