Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a visual novel released by Kogado Studio in 2019.
The story follows Ai Otori, who is employed by a game studio called Eureka Software after receiving an email from them telling her that Kokoro, her little sister who suddenly cut off all contact with her, also works there. From there Ai will assist the team of administrative assistant Nana, scenario writer Saki, and illustrator Marie to help them create the remake of an old romance game called "Nie, Majo, and the End of the World" a.k.a. "NieMajo" while trying to reconcile with her sister.
A sequel, Yumeutsutsu:ReAfter
, was released in April 2020. Both games would later be released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch at the same time.
Provides examples of:
- Arc Villain :
- Apart from Saki's route, each route has a unique Big Bad. Kokoro's route has the Real Ai Otori who tries to stop Ai and Kokoro from finishing NieMajo. Nana's route has Nana's stepmother who uses Nana as a model for shady, underground agencies to make money. Marie's route has the anti-government group, whom Marie has infiltrated under the government's orders to finish her late sister's mission.
- The sequel has the Editor in Nana's story, who is in love with Nana and becomes a Stalker with a Crush.
- Beach Episode : One day, all the team goes to the Beach under Honoka's orders. Ai then has to choose which one of the girls is prettiest in a swimsuit and the winner earns the right to spend the day with her.
- Bittersweet Ending: Each route has one explicitly referred to as such:
- In Kokoro's, both Ai and Kokoro commit suicide.
- In Saki's, Saki's mental age regresses to an infant. Ai then takes Saki home with her to her old house in Tochigi and treats her like her baby.
- In Nana's, Nana is broken inside because of what her stepmother did to her. She can't talk or think anymore. From there Ai takes care of her. At night it's shown that Ai's love for Nana becomes a twisted one.
- In Marie's, Ai Takes the Bullet when an anti-government agent shoots at Marie and dies as a result. Marie is interned at a psychiatric ward and under surveillance while living in the delusion of an imaginary life with Ai.
- The Cameo: Sayuri Sakai from Nurse Love Syndrome done by the same company and team appears in Honoka's route in Re:After. Honoka likes to push her buttons by calling her "Sayurin."
- Everyone Has Standards: When Ai asks the unknown person who tries to make them stop development of the game in Kokoro's route if he is responsible for the deadline to finish the game being shortened, he answers that he would never do something so nasty.
- Love Hurts : Ai loves Kokoro, but the latter doesn't want to talk to her and calls her a demon for unknown reasons, which makes Ai sad. Though that doesn't stop Ai for trying to reconcile with her.
- Multiple Endings :
- The game is composed of 4 Good Endings, 4 Bittersweet Endings, and 1 Normal Ending.
- The sequel has 6 endings: One for each story, except Honoka's Episode which has two endings.
- No Antagonist: Unlike the other routes, Saki's route has no antagonist that Ai and the others have to face. Instead, they must finish NieMajo in time.
- Yuri Genre : In the world of Yumeutsutsu Re:Master, men don't exist. Every human is a female.
