As much as I want this guy to be a yandere, he's not. *cries*. This guy is definitely a psycho or a yangire. So before I spill out all the spoilers, let's talk a look at the unique gameplay first.
GAME FEATURES:
1. Unique Play:
Every time you play Zayay you experience only about 25% of the game's full potential. The game uses a system that makes the game unique every time you play it, allowing you to experience a different 25% of it each time. Even if you try to replicate your previous playthrough and follow the exact same steps as last time, there would be always something different about it. The game always follows the main plotline, but little details change all the time making your experience unique every time.
2. ~10 000 words of dialogue:
Zayay consists of almost 10 000 words.(9,932 to be exact) But due to it's unique nature, you get to read only a portion of that during each playthrough.
3.About an hour of gameplay time:
Depending on your reading speed and the style of playing, if you like skipping or not, if you use saves or start a new game every time, this time my vary. But getting through the whole game just once usually takes about half an hour. To discover all the secrets, you might need a bit more~
4. Five different endings:
Zayay's ending is affected by the choices you make. There are five different endings you might get depending on how you acted during the game. There is no 'true' ending, but you can get a 'happy' ending, 'bad', 'boring' 'lies' and 'truths' endings. It's for you to decide which one is which.
5.Two secret beginnings:
If you're lucky enough, you might discover the secret beginnings! They don't affect your endings or main plotline, but you might find them interesting to read~
6.An Extra chapter:
Beat the game and get all the endings to unlock an extra chapter! Find out some of Zayo's secrets and discover his true self.
7.Crossdressing:
...wait, wha~?!
So, on to the spoilers!
The game Zayay may look like your typical otome. Zayo Byron, the (only) male lead character in the game may look cute with the fluffy ears and all, but don't let that look deceive you. This game treads on a dark topic: murder.
If you're looking for a route where you get to romance this guy, sorry to disappoint you but there's none. In every single route out of five, it's either he kills you, or you got to get away. He's not even guilty. He's perfectly fine with using you, leading you to dangers or the like. He's constantly lying, constantly cursing... and constantly plotting to kill you.
That scene where he looks strangely at you while eating berries? He's hoping they're poisonous.
That scene in the restaurant where he whispered something to the waiter? He asked them to poison the food.
And this is just my speculation, but I think that scene where he dared you to place yourself inside a coffin? Why do I feel like he's trying to lock you to death?
And of course, Zayo's interview just proved how psychopathic he is. Here's what he said:
And of course, Zayo's interview just proved how psychopathic he is. Here's what he said:
Anyway, here is the truth about Zayo, from the Alera's (game maker) DeviantArt account:
Name: Zayo Byron
Race: Demon Bunny
Age: Much older than he looks.Height: 167cm
Personality: Don't get fooled by his cute look and bunny features. He's a demon after all. He loves using people and isn't bothered to throw them away like trash afterwards. Likes to lead people into dangers and ditch them there, running for his own life afterwards. Often pretends to be cute to make people like him. Lies with no shame and has a habit of cursing a lot, (but Alera kindly will censor the bad words-lol)
Pessimist, doesn't believe in anything.
Faction: Ares
Job: Gravedigger and bone sellerWeapon: Shovel
Skills: Even though Zayo usually runs away when things get bad and always tries to make others do his works for him, this doesn't mean that he's weak or can't fight. Just because he always attracts troubles, he actually had to learn to defend himself when he couldn't be fast enough to run. That's how he mastered his preferred weapon now- the shovel. He has excellent skills in swinging it.
Beside that, he can use a couple of minor spells based on dark magic. Because of his laziness and impatience to learn such a soft matter as magic, he dropped from learning it-he's not really good at what he knows.
History: If you ask Zayo about it, you may never know the truth. He tells different stories every time and just one person knows one that is very close to reality.
As a child, Zayo and his family, together with their whole demon bunny clan, were working as servants for Lord Reihar. He was sometimes assigning special tasks to some of his servants and was sending them to far away lands. Training them to be loyal to him and trust him from young, he was sending even children sometimes to do some of the easier tasks. That's how Zayo got his ticket to the outside world. He was sent together with some other children to deliver something small, but unexpectedly they got attacked and Zayo was the only one who survived.
Perhaps because he didn't wait at all and just started running for his life as soon as he saw the danger. Then he couldn't go back home, because he was afraid of Reihar and the punishment he could get. So he ran even further away. And by some accident he happened to be the new pet in the family of some angels...That's how Zayo meets Luce for the first time. He decided to hide there as a cute bunny but the girl found out about his secret. Both still children, Zayo- desperate to hide somewhere and Luce- a nice little girl, they decide to make a deal. The angel girl curses Zayo for her own protection but promises to hide him and keep his secret. The curse was that he would turn into his bunny form whenever his ears hear a certain phrase. And he had to stay like that for some time, until he can turn into human again.
After Luce's death, Zayo found that that his curse was still active. And he didn't like that at all. He went back to the lands of Ares, trying to find a way to lift the curse. That's how he got messed with necromancers. And he started working for them, finding bones and minor tasks like that. He tried learning a bit necromancy himself, but quickly gave up from the idea.
He lived a rather peaceful life for some time...until he met Luce again. And her new best friend- Sandro. They shamelessly destroyed his bone-shop and took him with them to Deamond's castle. Luce wanted to keep him as her pet again and they involved him in the army~
Zayo didn't contribute too much to the war simply because he was forced into doing that and he didn't want to do it. Plus, he didn't really take it too seriously. About six months ago though, he suddenly disappeared. And there he is now, coming back, trying to be part of Ares again. What happened to him during these months is unclear, but his life has obviously changed now.
He owns a big bones shop in the center of Necropolis having customers from all over Ares. He has become a known bone dealer and this brings him quite a lot of money.
There's a change in his wardrobe as well, he dresses up more like a noble now, something that kind of fits his arrogance. His manners haven't changed too much though, he still swears and curses a lot, probably even more than before.
The people who are curious about how he actually started his business and how he became so successful all get different stories as an answer. One of them is that he found a huge and rare dragon skeleton and he managed to sell it for a lot of money. Another is that he tricked some stupid rich man by selling him an ordinary bone, saying that it contains powerful magic. He married a young pretty rich girl and then he killed her and took all her money? Or there's an exciting story about how he started gambling, how everything went down, he was desperate, but then he gave everything he had and...he won. Which one of these is the true story is unknown. Go ask him for yourself and you might find out something more.
Have you played the game yet? What do you think?
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