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The Game Development Department (ゲーム開発部) is one of the School Club in Millennium Science School.
Background
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The "Game Development Department" is one of the club activities at Millennium Science School! Of course, everyone seems to like various games, but retro games are most popular for the Department themselves. For Millennium students, who strive to pursue cutting-edge technology, they consider the club members as weirdos.
General Information
In contrast to their school's motto, this club is focused on making retro games. One can mistake it with a typical gaming club.
This club is the main focus of the Millennium Arc, Clockwork Flower Pavane. During the arc, the club is in danger of being dissolved due to A.) only having three members and B.) not having made any notable accomplishments for the year.
During the act, Sensei of SCHALE was tasked (forcibly conscripted) by the Saiba twins Momoi and Midori to help them solve these problems in order to save their club. Although later involving butting heads directly against Yuuka of Seminar with aid from other departments, especially Veritas who needs The Optimus Mirror System to crack the mysterious G.BIBLE.
By the end of the first chapter of Vol. 2, with Aris' recruitment and the unexpected double whammy of the special achievement award and the incredibly positive critical reception to their game, the club was successfully saved and had its permit renewed for the rest of the year.
During the events of the second chapter of Vol. 2, the club's problems didn't end there, as sometime later, the problem comes from Alice's mysterious past and her connection to the Nameless Priests. This yet again got them at odds with Seminar, only now, they're against President Rio who considers Alice a danger to not only Millennium, but Kivotos as well. Thankfully, backed with her own friends, especially Neru, and Sensei, she fights for her safety as well as to deal with the mysterious being that possess her.
In Volume F, Where All Miracles Begin, the club, along with RABBIT Platoon and Hina, are fighting against Shiro and Kuro to take down the third false sanctum. They also participate in the conquest of Ark of Atrahasis and battle against Phrenapates as Utnaphistim's Ship's crew and combatants, bringing Sword of Light: Supernova of Atrahasis as the ship's main gun.
In Volume EX, they were called once again, this time under the command of Sensei and Rio. The club is wearing Parka suits this time around to continue their quest against Decagrammaton, alongside with Toki, Eimi and Himari. Another member is added in the club, Kei. (who is revived under a heavily modified AMAS Robot.)
This club is also the main focus of Warning of White Chalk. Mistaken for C&C by someone named Meitaro, they have to masquerade as maids to protect an art exhibit from the Phantom Thief. After dealing with the Phantom Thief, they found out about the true nature of Meitaro and the art exhibit. The club, along with the Phantom Thief and Toki that appeared in bunny suit, has to work together to deal with the guards and Meitaro, that happens to hire another group of guards.
In Code: BOX, they appeared as part of the supporting cast. During the Millennium Expo, they opened a booth, showcasing their new game. One day, the game was hacked by an unknown actor so that it induced anger from the players, causing a commotion.
Outside the game, they are the main focus of Beautiful Day Dreamer and Blue Archive The Adventure of Game Development Department.
Games Developed
The Game Development Department has developed several games, such as:
Tales Saga Chronicle Series
- Tales Saga Chronicles Prototype - prototype version of Tales Saga Chronicles, created by Yuzu. The poor reception of this game contributed to Yuzu's social anxiety and the Saiba Sisters' interest, leading to the establishment of the Game Development Department.
- Tales Saga Chronicles - the first game created by the Game Development Department. This game won the "Worst Game of the Year" award and was cited by Yuuka as one of the reasons to disband the Game Development Department.
- Tales Saga Chronicles 2 - a game created as a means to save the Game Development Department. This game's quality is considered average, but the surprise improvement over Tales Saga Chronicles allowed it to win the Millennium Prize Special Award.
- Tales Saga Chronicles 2: Director's Edition - a special release of the game which, oddly enough, contains a total length of 3 hours and 50 minutes worth of credits.
Related to Michirucchi and Sensei, I Will Take A Moment of Your Time!
- Millennium Quest - a game that appeared during the 2023 April Fools stream in the official Japanese YouTube channel. A web version of the game was playable using a browser.[1] In the web game, extinguishing all candles right after entering the Demon Lord's castle unlocked the true ending route, featuring extra enemies and a different ending credit. Characters included in this game are:
- Aris - the player character. The stats for level 1 Aris in this game are taken from Aris's level 1 stats in Blue Archive.
- Princess Yuuka - an NPC that appeared at the beginning of the game. She ordered the player character to help defeat the demon lord.
- Slime - monsters that are found in the grassland.
- Neru - an enemy that can be found after entering the Demon Lord's castle. In the stream and normal ending route of the web game, Neru can be defeated by one hit. In the true ending route of the web game, a stronger Neru appeared.
- Demon Lord Yuuka - the final boss of the game. She is the same person as Princess Yuuka that appeared earlier, after she revealed her true colors. She has demon horns and wings. After seeing this on stream, Yuuka went to the Game Development Department's room, told Aris to stop playing this game, and force-closed the game.
- Sumire - an enemy that can be encountered by fishing in the web game. After defeating her, she appeared in the inventory.
- Koyuki - an enemy that can be encountered in the true ending route of the web game.
- Noa - an enemy that can be encountered in the true ending route of the web game. After defeating her, Neru appeared and immediately starts a battle.
- True Demon Lord Yuuka - the true final boss of the game. She is much more powerful than Demon Lord Yuuka that appeared earlier. She has a special move named Fermat's Last Theorem.
- ??? - A game that was under development during the special episode of Sensei, I Will Take A Moment of Your Time!. The lead developer is Momoi and it features Yuuka as the main villain. It is implied to be an eroge with sexy drawings of breasts and thighs.
Related to Warning of White Chalk
Teachers can play games on this list during the Warning of White Chalk event.
- Game Development Department Cleaning Operation - a bullet hell game that is developed based on the Game Development Department's experience in the event. Playing it grants
Yuzu Maid FragmentCategory:test as a reward. Click here (for original run version) or here (for rerun version) for more information. - Millennium Logic - a web game released during the rerun of the event.[2] Teachers can obtain serial codes that can be exchanged for in-game rewards. Momoi is the one that introduces the game.
Related to Code: BOX
- ??? - an arcade game presented during Millennium Expo. The game was developed to be enjoyable despite its difficulty. During the expo, the game was hacked by someone, turning it into an anger-inducing game for players.
Related to Decagrammaton (Main Story)
- Artic Adventure Final - a fantasy styled, romance videogame set on the artic and later space, based on the club's latest experiences. Tested and criticized by Kei due to it's simplistic yet complex gameplay mechanics and inconsistent story plot. This is the first game where Alice assisted with the coding.
Members
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Deals 594% of ATK as DMG to enemies within a round-shaped area around a designated target. | 4 |
| N | Deals 266% of ATK as DMG within a round-shaped area around the enemy with the highest ATK every 25 sec. | |
| P | Increases CRIT.DMG by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Increases CRIT.DMG by 42.4% When using her EX or Normal Skill (6 sec). | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Deals 541% of ATK as DMG against enemies within a fan-shaped. Deals 93.6% of ATK as additional continuous BURN DMG for 20 sec if Midori is in the same unit. | 3 |
| N | Increases ACC by 42.3% every 30 sec. Last for 20 sec. | |
| P | Increases CRIT.R by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Increases ATK by 28.7%. If Midori is in the same unit, increases ATK by 34.4% instead. | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Attack a maximum of 5 enemies dealing 191% of ATK as DMG to each. Deals 51.8% of ATK as additional continuous POISON DMG if Momoi is in the same unit. Last for 20 sec. | 3 |
| N | Recovers 147% of HEAL as HP for your currently lowest HP ally, excluding yourself, every 25 sec. | |
| P | Increases CRIT.R by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Increases ATK SPD by 28.7%. If Momoi is in the same unit, Increases ATK SPD by 34.4% instead. | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Deals 591% of ATK as DMG to enemies in straight line. Increases DMG by 1.5x or 2x depending on the Energy Level. Resets Energy Level upon use. | 6 |
| N | Increases CRIT.R by 32.3% every 25 sec (20 sec). Charges up Energy Level by 1 (Max of 2). | |
| P | Increases ATK by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Increases CRIT.R by 22.9% when using EX-Skill (20 sec). Increases effect by 1.5x or 2x per Energy Level. | |
Variants
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Deals 1296% of ATK as DMG to enemies within a round-shaped and then additionally in a round-shaped area. Only applies 259% of ATK as DMG for overlapping attacks. | 5 |
| N | Deals 223% of ATK as DMG to enemies in a round-shaped area every 30 sec. | |
| P | Increases CRIT.DMG by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Increases ally ATK by 17.3%. | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Decreases 1 ally's EX-Skill cost other than self by a maximum of 50% (for up to 3 uses of the EX-Skill, rounding down). When the affected ally activates their EX-Skill, increase their ATK by 41.7% (9 sec). | 4 |
| N | Decreases CRIT.RES by 31.9% for 1 enemy and deals 353% of ATK as DMG every 30 sec (22 sec). | |
| P | Increases ATK by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Increases ally ATK by 17.3%. | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Reloads instantly. Changes Normal Attack to deal 56% of ATK as additional DMG. Additionally, increases ATK SPD by 85.1% and ignore regular Normal Attack intervals (up to 100 times) (until reloads once). | 4 |
| N | Deals 788% of ATK as DMG to an enemy every 50 sec. | |
| P | Increases CRIT.DMG by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Replenish ammo consumed by Normal Attacks after using EX-Skill (5.5 sec). | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Deals 1738% of ATK as DMG to 1 enemy. | 5 |
| N | Increases ATK by 49.3% every 30 sec (23 sec). | |
| P | Increases ATK by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Increases CRIT.R by 57.4% when using EX-Skill (10 sec). | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Deals 1128% of ATK as DMG to 1 enemy. | 4 |
| N | Increases Mystic Effectiveness by 38.1% every 15 Normal Attacks. Also increases ATK by 32% (40 sec). | |
| P | Increases CRIT.DMG by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Normal Attack target 1 enemy at a time. 30.1% of ATK as additional DMG when dealing Normal Attacks. | |
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX |  ALICE ARMED EX-SKILL SELECTCategory:test Hero Of Light: You can select either an enemy or yourself to use this skill.
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 ALICE ARMED EX-SKILLCategory:test 4---  BEAMCategory:test 4
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| N | Reloads immediately upon ammo reaching 0. Deals 457% of ATK as DMG to 1 enemy. | |
| P | Increases ATK by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | Unleash full potential and changes all DMG to EX-Skill DMG. Increases DMG dealt by 40.1% and EX-Skill DMG by 15.4%. | |
Associates
| MAX SKILL LEVEL | ||
| EX | Places an Amplifier, which increases ATK by 51% and Mystic Effectiveness by 83.8% to all allies within a round-shaped area around the Amplifier (25 sec) (Effect only applies when within the Amplifier's range). | 2 |
| N | When the Amplifier effect ends, deals 281% of ATK as DMG to 1 enemy, then deals an additional 100% of the Amplifier's accumulated DMG (This DMG can not land as a CRIT and is not affected by Kei's stats). | |
| P | Increases CRIT.DMG by 26.6%. | |
| Sub | When the Amplifier effect starts, increases CRIT.R by 22.3% to all allies within a round-shaped area around the Amplifier (25 sec). When the Amplifier effect ends, the Amplifier accumulates 10% of all DMG dealt to enemies by allies within the Amplifier's range other than Kei (up to 5000% of Kei's ATK) (The accumulated amount of DMG is reset upon each activation). | |
Gallery
Trivia
- All members appear to be references to prominent Japanese eroge companies:
- Aris - Alicesoft
- Yuzu - Yuzusoft
- Midori - WendyBell due to the company being green themed and a subsidiary of Cyberworks (Saiba)
- Momoi - TinkerBell due to the company being pink themed and a subsidiary of Cyberworks (Saiba)
- Kei - Key, a Visual Novel studio under the publisher Visual Arts
- Along with After-School Sweets Club and RABBIT Platoon, the Game Development Department is one of the clubs whose all members are from 1st school year. They are also the first of such clubs that is featured in the main story.
- With the release of Momoi (Maid) and Midori (Maid), all members have a maid playable variant.
- This club is associated with the BGM Pixel Time.
- Because of their adorable appearance and stature, as well as their close connections with Sensei. Many fans often credit them as Sensei's daughters. Although it mostly just tends to be Alice in general.
- Alice and Yuzu's Armed variants (and Kei's normal variant) are heavily linked to Chapter 3 of the Decagrammaton story, thus it's advised to have read Volume EX to understand core plot points and prevent spoilers from reading the Relationship Story episodes, as almost all of them take place within the Steel Continent.
- Kei's in particular serve as an epilogue for the events that occurred after this story from Episode 2 onwards, similarly to Shiroko Terror with Volume 1 Chapter 3 and Subaru with Volume 6.
