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Welcome to the page for my most beloved series of all time— Kill The Past. Including all the games, manga, and other writing for the series. The titular element of the stories included within the series is protagonists first having a past that has been "killed" through repressing memories or ignoring it, but then having to properly acknowledge and confront it in order to truly "kill" it and move on.

Want to know where to start?

PLAY GUIDE

• Twilight Syndrome Search, Twilight Syndrome Investigation and Moonlight Syndrome [PS1 JP Only] (1996-1997)
  These titles mark the beginning of the series. Unless you know how to speak Japanese there is no current way to experience them.


• The Silver Case [PC, NS, PS1(JP Only)] (1999)
  steam | switch


• The Silver Case: Case #4.5 "Face"
  FFTranslations


• Flower, Sun and Rain [DS, PS2(JP only)] (2001)
  If you have a ds, you can hack it very easily through this guide and throw the rom on it, if you don't, go download a ds emulator here or here.
  
  DS ROM — vimms
  
  DO NOT USE SAVE STATES ON THE EMULATOR, YOU WILL LOSE ALL YOUR PROGRESS NEAR THE END OF THE GAME IF YOU DO


• Killer7 [GC, PC] (2005)
  GAMECUBE ROM — vimms | steam
  play this in 4:3/non widescreen


• Hand in killer7
  deltaheadtranslation


• The 25th Ward: The Silver Case [PC, NS] (2005)
  steam | switch


• No More Heroes [Wii, NS, PC] (2007)
  WII ROM — vimms | switch | steam


• No More Heroes 2 [Wii, NS, PC] (2010)
  WII ROM — vimms | switch | steam


• Shadows of the Damned [PS3, Xbox 360] (2011)
  PS3 ROM — vimms | XBOX 360 ROM — vimms


• Kuryami Dance - Manga (2016)
  believeinthenet


• RED, BLUE AND GREEN - Manga (2018)
  believeinthenet


• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes [NS, PC] (2019)
  steam | switch


• No More Heroes III [NS, PC, PS5] (2021)
  steam | switch

I draw a lot of inspiration from this series, and try to include it in almost every project I work on. I love it so much that I even got a whole chest tattoo dedicated to it!

Though I love all entries in this series, there is a hierarchy. My favourite entries in the whole series are as follows, in ranking from first to last.

1. Killer7 — My number one in terms of story, OST, characters, gameplay, and everything else that encompasses an amazing game experience! Dan Smith is one of my top fav characters of all time, though it's a shame that not many other characters from this game were able to be explored as much as him. Also, poor Garcie... "Garcie, don't cry. That ain't like you."


2. Flower, Sun, And Rain — For as much as my experience with this game was exhausting and frustrating, I think it falls into the category of games don't have to be fun to be fun for me. I think I mostly enjoy this game lore-wise, but it also includes one of my other favourite characters— Sumio Mondo!


3. The Silver Case — Mostly for nostalgia reasons, but also, this game expertly sets up the rest of the series moving forward. Had me hooked from the very first chapter, and made me fall in love with all the characters, setting, and themes included. Honestly? In my top 3 best games ever list, and I don't think that'll ever change. It's led to me enjoying one of the best experiences of my life that I still think about daily.
   

Plus, the games are just fucking cool.