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ROUTE TIPS & NOTES
- After you finish Rei, Taku, and Madarame‘s routes the option BJD (ball-jointed doll) will become available. This allows you to read Chapter 0, you will access Fujieda’s route through this path.
- Each route has a Euphoria end and a Madness end, along with a few early Game Over ends.
- Slow Damage doesn’t follow the usual visual novel gameplay. Gameplay is split between Exploration and Interrogation modes.
- In Exploration, you can visit various locations and interact with other characters to collect key phrases that will be used during Interrogations.
- In Interrogation, you can confront a character and get them to reveal their true desires by presenting the key phrases you collect during Exploration.
- In lieu of traditional visual novel choices, you will react to situations by choosing Positive or Negative. These choices will shift the story towards either Euphoria or Madness.
Fujieda Route Walkthrough
*To Unlock Route: After you finish Rei, Taku, and Madarame’s routes select BJD (ball-jointed doll) from the main screen. Then select cardboard box to open Chapter 0, you will access Fujieda’s route through this path.
Chapter 0: Desire
Content Warnings (click to reveal)
blood, gore, body harm, cannibalism (ingesting blood), graphic CGs
Free Exploration (Oct 19 Night)
Select: Move > Murase Clinic
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “what are you looking for” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Shopping St.
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “I know that” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Hagoita St. (Dist. D)
- Select Talk
- Choose Negative > “I wanna drink it so bad” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Kouou St.
- Select Talk
- Choose Negative > “hmmm” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Nightlife District
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “totally miserable, man” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Roost
- End Exploration > Yes
Interrogation – Talk to him and try to expose his secrets
Save for Desire Happy Ending
- Choose Positive (Respond calmly?)
- totally miserable, man
- Choose Positive (Play along?)
- What are you looking for
- I know that
- Choose Positive (Show understanding?)
- hmmm
- I wanna drink it so bad
- Choose Positive (Purposely back off?)
- Choose Negative (Calmly respond with a question?)
- What are you looking for
- hmmm
- The man’s deepest desire… > Select Thirsty (page 1)
Last Chapter: Equal
Content Warnings (click to reveal)
sexual violence, child abuse, pedophilia, imprisonment, knife play, graphic violence, blood, gore, body harm, self harm, suicidal ideation, graphic CGs
Free Exploration (Dec 25 Night)
Select: Move > Murase Clinic
Select: Move > Shopping St
- Select Talk
- Choose Negative > “I’m glad” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Kouou St.
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “seems completely different” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Hagoita St. (Dist. C)
Select: Move > Roost
- End Exploration > Yes
Free Exploration (Dec 29 Noon)
Select: Move > Murase Clinic
Select: Move > Yanagawa Cafe
- Select Talk
- Choose Negative > “Your life has value” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Hagoita St. (Dist. D)
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “can you really call that salvation” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Takanokuchi Hospital
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “there, I finally said it” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Hagoita St. (Dist. B)
Select: Move > Kouou St
- End Exploration > Yes
Free Exploration (Jan 2 Noon)
Select: Move > Murase Clinic
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “change for the better” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Yanagawa Cafe
- Select Talk
- Choose Negative > “that’s a relief” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Kouou St
Select: Move > City Ruins
- Select Talk
- Choose Negative > together” Palette Acquired
Select: Move >Tajima’s
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “vanish into thin air” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Hagoita St. (Dist. C)
- Select Talk
- Choose Positive > “one more chance” Palette Acquired
Select: Move > Towa’s Atelier
- End Exploration > Yes
Directed Exploration (Jan 5 Noon)
Select: Move > A Place Lost to Time
- End Exploration > Yes
Interrogation – Say the most important part
*Follow these choices to the letter, any mistake will result in a normal Madness end.
Save for Madness Ending
- Choose Positive (I should tell him…)
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (Gotta put it into words somehow…)
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (Gotta force the words out…)
- say nothing
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (Gotta tell Fujieda…)
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (Might puke blood… but I gotta say it…)
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (I remember… clearly…)
- say nothing
- The treasured possession Fujieda carries with him at all times… > Select Photo of a young girl (page 3)
Interrogation – I need to tell Fujieda
- Choose Positive (I try to call her name, but my voice won’t come…)
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (If I can just speak, even a tiny whisper…)
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (Can’t let my past… keep me down…)
- say nothing
- Her name is > Select Yuzuki Mei (page 2)
Directed Exploration (Jan 5 Night)
Select: Move > Sakaki’s Hideout
- End Exploration > Yes
Interrogation – What Sakaki wants is Maya
- Choose Positive (Answer…)
- I’m glad
- Choose Positive (Smile…)
- seems completely different
- Choose Positive (Sincerely…)
- that’s a relief
- Choose Positive (Compassionately…)
- there, I finally said it
- Choose Positive (Meekly…)
- can you really call that salvation
- Choose Positive (Spontaneously…)
- together
- Choose Positive (Nod…)
- Your life has value
- Choose Positive (Shrug…)
- vanish into thin air
Save for Fujieda Madness Ending
- Choose Positive (Agree…)
- one more chance
- say nothing
- Choose Positive (With a smile…)
- change for the better
- say nothing
- His desire is > Select Maya (page 2)
- …? > Select Towa
Free Exploration (Jan 15 Noon)
Visit every location and interact with everyone. After visiting every location go to Towa’s Atelier.
Fujieda Euphoria End
Chapter 0 – Desire Happy End
*This path continues to the normal Chapter 1- Fraise from the main story.
Load Save for Desire Happy Ending
Interrogation – Talk to him and try to expose his secret
- Choose Positive (Respond calmly?)
- I wanna drink it so bad
- Choose Positive (Play along for a bit?)
- What are you looking for
- I know that
- Choose Positive (Show understanding?)
- hmmm
- I wanna drink it so bad
- Choose Positive (Purposely back off?)
- Choose Negative (Calmly respond with a question?)
- What are you looking for
- hmmm
- The man’s deepest desire… > Select Thirsty (page 1)
Chapter 0 Desire End (CONTINUES TO CHAPTER 1 OF MAIN STORY)
Madness End
Interrogation – Say the most important part
Save for Madness Ending
- Choose Positive (I should tell him…)
- That’s a relief
- Choose Positive (Gotta put it into words somehow…)
- together
Madness ENd
Fujieda Madness End
Last Chapter: Equal
Content Warnings (click to reveal)
sexual violence, graphic violence, blood, gore, body harm, self harm, graphic CGs
Load Save for Fujieda Madness Ending
Interrogation – WHAT SAKAKI WANTS IS MAYA
- Choose Positive (Agree…)
- It’s okay
- one more chance
- Choose Positive (With a smile…)
- It’s okay
- change for the better
- My wish is > Select Maya (page 2)
