{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ea2651e59e537a77d9114d50","clusterId":"c_92a6780726b54f62dac720d3","slug":"replica-club-d-hands-on-report-and-interview-at-bitsummit-punch","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Replica Club √D Hands-On Report and Interview at BitSummit PUNCH","summary":"Game Spark reports on a hands-on demo and developer interview for the cinematic adventure game Replica Club √D at BitSummit PUNCH. The game features a card battle system, a dual-world narrative, and a story designed to change meaning on a second playthrough.","whyItMatters":"The developer's emphasis on a narrative that recontextualizes itself on replay suggests a deliberate design philosophy that treats the first playthrough as setup for a second, rather than a one-time experience.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAt BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto, Game Spark played a demo of Replica Club √D, a cinematic adventure game from developer mnts. The game follows Suzuno Kurezuki, a Hollywood actor's manager who falls into a nightmare world called the Underworld. There she meets Dysphoria, a painter who looks exactly like her employer. The demo included a battle segment against a girl named Rose, using a card-based system that tracks both HP and SANITY. The developer told Game Spark that dialogue and choices are written with double meanings, so a second playthrough after learning the truth reveals a different story. The game also includes map exploration and psychological negotiation through choices. The hands-on session was short but dense, with detailed character sprites and cut-in effects during battles.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Replica Club √D's second-playthrough rewrite is the game's central mechanic, not a bonus. The card battles and cosmic horror are scaffolding for a narrative that demands replay.","twitterPost":"Replica Club √D's second-playthrough rewrite is the core mechanic. Card battles and cosmic horror scaffold a narrative that demands replay.","threadsPost":"Replica Club √D's demo at BitSummit PUNCH confirms that the second-playthrough rewrite isn't a bonus feature but the game's central design. The card battle system and cosmic horror setting exist to support a narrative that changes on replay, which is an unusually structural promise for a visual novel.","newsletterBlurb":"Game Spark went hands-on with Replica Club √D at BitSummit PUNCH. The cinematic adventure game features a card battle system and a narrative designed to reveal new meaning on a second playthrough. Developer mnts discussed the game's dual-world setting and the double meanings built into dialogue and choices.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/01/167200.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"Everything Changes Meaning on the Second Playthrough\\\" - Cosmic Horror ADV 'Replica Club √D' Hands-On Report \\u0026 Interview [BitSummit PUNCH]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4127,"outputTokens":572,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780273576,"createdAt":"2026-06-01T00:18:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-01T00:23:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-01T00:23:14.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_92a6780726b54f62dac720d3","canonicalTitle":"「2周目で、あらゆる意味が書き換わる」―美麗なイラストとカードバトルが織りなすコズミックホラーADV『Replica Club √D』試遊レポ＆インタビュー【BitSummit PUNCH】","representativeArticleId":"a_5cc75644d075baa43b7952d6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Replica Club √D\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-31T23:45:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-31T23:45:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-01T00:23:14.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/01/167200.html","title":"「2周目で、あらゆる意味が書き換わる」―美麗なイラストとカードバトルが織りなすコズミックホラーADV『Replica Club √D』試遊レポ＆インタビュー【BitSummit PUNCH】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Replica Club √D"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Replica Club √D is a cinematic adventure game from developer mnts.","The game follows Suzuno Kurezuki, a Hollywood actor's manager who falls into a nightmare world called the Underworld.","The demo included a card-based battle system that tracks both HP and SANITY.","The developer said dialogue and choices have double meanings, so a second playthrough reveals a different story.","The game was playable at BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto."]}