Kurutta Kajitsu

Kurutta Kajitsu is a thriller that doesn't quite resolve in the way you'd expect, becoming in the process a prototypical Utsuge that foreshadowed a trend of visual novels with bleak outlooks in the years to come.

A second, intriguing legacy this game can lay claim to is shaping the look of Japanese RTA and commentary videos; influential video creator biim cites this game as inspiring a screen layout that would go on to be copied many times.

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Don-chan and the Garden Party#

Early on in the game Tetsu learns from his classmate Yasuko that it has been cancelled for a garden party he is invited to, then heads to the school cafeteria and runs into his friend "Don-chan". An unused dialog branch reveals that Tetsu could have heard about the garden party from Don-chan instead:

Original	Translated
［哲］「？　何だそれ。」	[Tetsu] "Huh? What's that?"
［丼ちゃん］「知らないの？　教授が各界の大物を集めて、　　　　　　　ガーデンパーティーを開くって話。」	[Don-chan] "You don't know? The professor is throwing a garden party and inviting all these big shots from various fields."
［哲］「うーん‥聞いた覚えがあるような気もする‥‥。」	[Tetsu] "Hmm... I feel like I might've heard something about that..."
［丼ちゃん］「遅れてるよ、狩野君。もう二週間も前から、　　　　　　　学校中がその話題で持ちきりだったんだよ。　　　　　　　今年も豪華なゲストが来るらしいし‥‥。」	[Don-chan] "You're pretty slow at catching the news, Karino. The whole school's been buzzing about it for two weeks. There are some amazing guests coming this year, too..."
［哲］「それが俺達に、何の関係があるんだよ。」	[Tetsu] "What's that got to do with us?"
［丼ちゃん］「‥‥狩野君、本当に何も知らないの？」	[Don-chan] "Karino. Do you really not know anything?"
［哲］「さっきからそう言っているだろが。」	[Tetsu] "That's what I've been saying, yeah."
［丼ちゃん］「このパーティーには、教授のゼミを受けてる　　　　　　　学生達も参加できるんだ。その筋の著名人と　　　　　　　コネができるって、皆はりきってるよ。」	[Don-chan] "The students in the professor's seminar get to go, too. Everyone's all fired up about the chance to make connections with famous people in the industry."
［哲］「本当かよ。俺も教授のゼミ取ってるんだぜ。今日も　　　　これから‥‥」	[Tetsu] "You serious? I'm in his seminar. I've got class today, so after this..."
［丼ちゃん］「でも、今日は教授のゼミは休講のはずだよ。　　　　　　　パーティーの準備に追われているんじゃない　　　　　　　のかな。」	[Don-chan] "But the professor's seminar should be cancelled today. He's probably busy with party preparations."
［哲］「休講？　マジかよ。だったら焦って出て来ることも　　　　なかったかな。」	[Tetsu] "Cancelled? For real? Guess I didn't need to rush over here, then."
［丼ちゃん］「僕も参加したかったんだけど‥‥あいにくと　　　　　　　予定が入っててね。」	[Don-chan] "I wanted to go, too... but unfortunately, I've got plans."
［哲］「あれ、丼ちゃんも絵を描くんだ。全然知らなかった　　　　な。」	[Tetsu] "Huh, you paint too, Don-chan? I had no idea."
［丼ちゃん］「絵心なんて、全然ないよ。でも、月島教授の　　　　　　　パーティーだろ？　どんなご馳走が出るか、　　　　　　　楽しみじゃないか。」	[Don-chan] "I don't have an artistic bone in my body. But it's Professor Tsukishima's party, right? Just think of all the amazing food they'll have. Sounds fun, doesn't it?"
［哲］「‥‥‥‥それが目的か。」	[Tetsu] "...So that's why you want to go."

The explanation for this omission could lie in a curious choice Tetsu can make at the school gates early on in the game: He can either head to the lecture hall where he meets Yasuko (AC1_1B.MES) or head to the cafeteria (AC1_1X.MES); a pointless diversion as he finds it is still being set up for the day, leading him to continue to the lecture hall regardless. It is possible that going to the cafeteria would have led directly to Don-chan (AC1_2A.MES) at one point, but was changed because the developers felt it important for the player to meet Yasuko, who continues to appear throughout the rest of the game.

(Source: mills5)

A flag is set at the end of this unused path which slightly modifies a later chunk of dialogue; this also goes unused.

Original
［丼ちゃん］「そうだ、江戸君が君を探していたよ。」
［哲］「大門が？　何の用だって？」
Used	Unused
［丼ちゃん］「さあ、用件までは聞かなかったけど。でも、　　　　　　　おおかた月島教授のパーティーの件じゃない　　　　　　　のかな？」	［丼ちゃん］「さあ、用件までは聞かなかったけど。でも、　　　　　　　おおかた教授のパーティーの件じゃない？」

These are present in all versions of the game, and was translated to both English and Simplified Chinese for BEEP's Windows port by Kagami Games.

Tutor to Misuzu#

In AC4_1D.MES, Nariko quizzes Tetsu about the sequence of events up to that point. One of the questions concerns which Tsukishima sister he was asked to tutor for; answering incorrectly repeatedly triggers new lines from Nariko, but in the PC-98 version, a second line meant for repeatedly answering with "Misuzu" goes unseen:

Original	Translated
［成子］「美鈴さんの家庭教師って、どういうこと？　彼女　　　　　には、まだ子供もいないはずよ。」	[Nariko] "What do you mean, Misuzu's tutor? She doesn't have any children yet."

This is due to the flag that was meant to clear the first line from the queue being set incorrectly. This was fixed in the X68000 version, and by extension the Windows port.

Version Differences#

Emphasis Text#

The PC-98 version of Kurutta Kajitsu contains a handful of onomatopoeia that are bolded to make them stand out from the rest of the text:

As all text in the X68000 version is bolded, this nuance was excised entirely. This required some modifications to the script to remove the code which handled the text bolding.

Text Differences#

Although the text in the X68000 version is largely identical to the PC-98's, there was evidently enough time between versions for some minor revisions to correct typos and rephrase lines.

AC2_1B.MES#

PC-98	X68000	Translated
えーっと‥‥あいつのとこのナンバーは‥‥ ３９＊＊－＊＊＊＊、っと‥‥。	えーっと‥‥あいつのとこのナンバーは‥‥ ３９ＸＸ－ＸＸＸＸ、っと‥‥。	Let's see... Her number is... 39XX-XXXX, right...

AC2_5B.MES#

PC-98	X68000	Translated
さらに驚くことに、「美夏は、今は学校に行ってない」んだそうだ。後で教授から聞いたのだが、信じられなかった。	さらに驚くことに、「美夏は、今は学校に行ってない」んだそうだ。後で教授から聞いたのだか、信じられなかった。	Even more surprising is that she's not currently attending school. I could hardly believe it when the professor told me.

AC3_1A.MES#

PC-98	X68000	Translated
よし、大門がいれば同級生に芸術論をブチかましている時間だな。行くぞ、講義室！	よし、大門がいれば同級生を芸術論をブチかましている時間だな。行くぞ、講義室！	All right, if Tamon's here, this is about the time he'd be lecturing his classmates on art theory, so he should be in the lecture hall.

AC4_2B.MES#

PC-98	X68000	Translated
［育子］「ああ、彼女なら今、警察の取り調べ受けてるわ。　　　　　大門君の一件で。」	［育子］「ああ、彼女なら今警察の取り調べを受けてるわ。　　　　　大門君の一件で。」	[Yasuko] "Oh, she's being questioned by the police right now. About Tamon."

AC5_1B.MES#

PC-98	X68000	Translated
『一本！　それまで！』『か‥‥完全復活、猪熊柔───！！』	『一本！　それまで！』『か‥‥完全復活、猪熊柔！！』"	And that's the match! Yawara Inokuma has made a full comeback!

The PC-98 version makes use of Box Drawing characters to draw out the exclamation, which was stripped out for the X68000 version.

AC6_2C.MES#

PC-98	X68000	Translated
ま、それは教授が残してくれた手紙を見れば、全部明らかになるんだろうから‥‥。	ま、それは教授が残してくれた手紙を見れば全部明らかになるんだろうから‥‥。	Well, I'm sure the letter the professor left will clear everything up...

AC6_3A.MES#

PC-98	X68000	Translated
俺はアルファ・ロメオを飛ばし、即座に成子のマンションに向う。所要時間２３分４２秒は、今までの記録を１０分以上縮める、新記録だった。	俺はアルファ・ロメオを飛ばし、即座に成子のマンションに向う。所用時間２３分４２秒は、今までの記録を１０分以上縮める、新記録だった。	I floored it in my Alfa Romeo and raced to Nariko's apartment. The trip took 23 minutes and 42 seconds, a new record, beating my previous time by more than 10 minutes.

PC-98	X68000	Translated

そこには身体を内部から加熱され、目玉を真白に変色させた成子の愛描‥‥サマンサが、横たわっていた。	そこには身体を内部から加熱され、目玉を真白に変色させた成子の愛猫‥‥サマンサが、横たわっていた。	There lay Nariko's beloved cat, Samantha, his body bloated, his eyes a milky white.

The PC-98 version uses a kanji character (描, “draw”) that looks similar to the one that was intended to be used (猫, “cat”), but one that is incorrect nonetheless.