Dakime
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| Dakime | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Multi-directional shooter Role-playing |
| Developers | Nafo Tomika |
| Publishers | Nafo Tomika Mitsetale New East (Extracelestial) |
| Composers | Nafo Tomika |
| Platforms | PC, Starscape, Extracelestial, Mitsetale Motion, Mitsetale Ocean |
| Platform of origin | PC |
| First release | Terrestrial Imperfection December 14, 2000 |
| Latest release | Star of Darkness HD July 30, 2016 |
Dakime[a] is a series of five Lugid multi-directional shooter video games created by Nafo Tomika. Set in a futuristic fantasy world called Thaira, the player plays as the main protagonist Lis Hethaure who bears psychic and magical powers on the purpose of world purification. Gameplay of Dakime revolves around shooting antagonistic characters in seven increasingly difficult stages, varying in shape and setting, whilst dodging massive amounts of hostile projectiles.
Formerly a game developer for (company), Nafo solely and independently developed and published the games along with its graphics and soundtrack. Main titles of Dakime was only released on PC prior to the release of fourth Dakime title Artificial Senary to Starscape, and subsequently to Mitsetale Motion through the fifth title Chaos Flute. The fifth title also marked the introduction of role-playing elements in the series.
The first title Terrestrial Imperfection was released with mediocre sales and reviews, whilst developing a cult following. Around 4 million copies of Dakime titles across all platforms have been sold, with Artificial Senary selling the most with around 1 million copies. Dakime has spawned a largely fan-created media franchise, comprising fan-made music, miko, and books in addition to the main series, and is seen by video game media as a pioneer of indie game development and creation of fan works, spearheaded by Kamgeurin whose works are based on the series.