[[File:TWilight refrAIN - Cover Art higher res.jpg|thumb]]
TWilight refrAIN is a 2008 shoot-em-up video game made by [[AQLOOP]], and the sequel to [[TWilight INSanity]].

The game has a drastically different vibe than its predecessor, being less sci-fi and more fantasy themed.
That said, just like the previous game, this one still revolves around pairs of twins and plays fairly similarly.

== Gameplay ==

'''Difficulty Options'''
Just like TWINS, this game features three difficulty modes. 
In this game they're called Student, Mage and Master. 
The difficulty setting affects your Rank (how hard the game is), and its Adjust Rate (how quickly the difficulty adjusts based on how well you play). 
 
The game is quite difficult even when playing on the lowest option. 
 
''' Characters '''
Kirishima Twins - One has a spread shot, the other a focused vertical shot. 
 
Mikahashi Twins - Basically the same shot type as the Kirishimas. 
 
Shizukuishi / Shigomori Pair - One has a focused bubble shot which adjusts its angle depending on how you move, the other has spread homing bullets.

'''Magic Focus'''
When starting a run, you will also be asked to select a type of Magic Focus. 
The options are: Attack -> Balance -> Defense. 
Attack Magic Focus grants more powerful shots, longer Magic duration, and wider Buzz Radius. 
Meanwhile, Defense Magic Focus has cheaper Magic and Auto Magic, as well as a wider Item Draw Radius. Though it comes with the cost of less damage, less Magic duration, and less Buzz Radius.
Balance Magic Focus is the middle ground between the two.

If you're unsure which one to pick here, just stick with the default one (Attack).

=== Mechanics ===

'''Spirit, Magic and Auto Magic''' 
Spirit is a very important resource which you can expend to use Magic. 
Using Magic will unleash an extra-strong attack, destroys all bullets on the screen, vacuums items, and temporarily makes your shots stronger. 
The game will automatically use Magic when you get hit by an attack. This is called Auto Magic, and it's about twice as expensive as using a Magic manually. 
This is the system the game uses instead of lives. If your Spirit ever hits 0, it's game over. 
 
''' Ring & Story Paths''' 
Just like TWINS, this game has multiple different endings you can get for each pair of characters. 
However, in this game, the paths and endings are much simpler to navigate and attain. 
 
In this game, the routes are decided by your Ring Count. 
 
Routes go in this order: Normal, Sad, True. 
 
The higher your ring count is throughout the run, the higher up on that list you'll end up. 
Each stage has its own Ring requirement to stay on the higher routes, and if you fail to meet one you'll end up on the route below it. 
So, if you want to get the True ending, you must meet every stage's Ring requirement. 
 
To get Stage G3 (True ending), you'll need to have 13+ rings. 
 
Things that affect Ring count: 
Dialog choices. Each choice gives a certain amount of Rings, from +0 to +3. 
After having chosen a dialog option once, its ring count increase will be permanently revealed (you don't have to remember).
 
There is an endings guide linked at the bottom of this page, which tells you how much rings each dialog choice gives. 

'''P-Rate'''
P-Rate (or Corruption) is a value

'''Buzz''' 
Getting close to a bullet makes the counter go up by 1. 

'''Continue''' 
When you get a game over, you're asked if you want to continue your adventure. 
There are unlimited continues in this game, but using any will result in getting a bad ending.

== English Patch ==
Just like TWINS, this game had an English Patch done by Seiha Translations.
Later in 2019, two people called 7TC7 and sqrt improved the patch by fixing a crash as well as adding translations for all the bad endings.

== Characters ==
Main article: [[TWilight refrAIN/Characters]]

== Music ==
Main article: [[MELancholy Of DYnast -TWilight refrAIN SOUNDTRACK-]]

== Links ==
English Patch Patch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M650AzPaxUc
Endings Guide by Kiutgh2: https://www.reddit.com/r/shmups/comments/1n4y3y1/twilight_refrain_endings_guide/

TWilight refrAIN

2026-04-21T13:04:49Z

Monika523:

TWilight refrAIN

2026-04-21T12:08:56Z

Monika523:

Yasetsu Kazamine

2026-04-08T02:08:24Z

Monika523: Created page with "Yasetsu Kazamine is the person that made the music for all AQLOOP games."

Yasetsu Kazamine is the person that made the music for all [[AQLOOP]] games.

MELancholy Of DYnast -TWilight refrAIN SOUNDTRACK-

2026-04-08T02:00:15Z

Monika523:

MELancholy Of DYnast -TWilight refrAIN SOUNDTRACK- is the soundtrack to the [[AQLOOP]] game [[TWilight refrAIN]].
It features 31 musical pieces, all composed by [[Yasetsu Kazamine]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Track No. (Soundtrack ver.)
! Track No. (In-Game ver.)
! Original Title:
! vgmdb.net Translation:
! English Patch Translation:
! Track Description:
! Notes:
|-
| 1
| 1
| 輝石
| Pyroxene
| Augite
| Title Screen
|
|-
| 2
| 2
| 魔文、詠唱
| Harsh Words, an Aria
| Magic Chant: Aria
| Character Select
|
|-
| 3
| 3
| 悠久
| Eternity
| Eternity
| Cutscene - Intro
|
|-
| 4
| 12
| 朝日に輝く街
| The Road Shining in the Morning Sun
| Glittering Morning City
| Stage 1 Intro Dialogue
|
|-
| 5
| 4
| 日はまた昇る
| The Sun Will Rise Again
| A New Day Rises
| Stage 1
|
|-
| 6
| 5
| Rainy Black
| Rainy Black
| Rainy Blackness
| Stage 1 Boss
| No idea why this is different in the translation. It was already in english in the original and they just changed it...
|-
| 7
| ???
| 太陽の下
| Beneath the Sun
| ???
| ???
|
|-
| 8
| ???
| 彼女のお仕事
| Her Work
| ???
| ???
|
|-
| 9
| 8
| 鉄の轍を追って
| Following the Train Tracks
| Following an Iron Road
| Stage 2
|
|-
| 10
| 9
| CrossFireSequence
| CrossFireSequence
| Crossfire Sequence
| Stage 2 Boss
| No idea why this is different in the translation. It was already in english in the original and they just changed it...
|-
| 11
| 10
| 青空は、遥かに広く、遥かに遠く、遥かに気高く。
| The Vast, Distant, Sublime Blue Sky
| The Distant Noble Blue Sky
| Stage 3
|
|-
| 12
| 11
| 血路
| Escape Route
| Blood
| Stage 3 Boss
|
|-
| 13
| 26
| 回りだす歯車
| The Cogs Begin to Turn
| Wheels Turning
| Dialogue (?)
|
|-
| 14
| 13
| 緑の海
| Sea of Green
| Sea of Green
| Stage 4
|
|-
| 15
| 14
| GateKeeper -Elemental-
| GateKeeper -Elemental-
| Gatekeeper -Elemental-
| Stage 4 Boss
| Remix of "GuardianⅠ -A Gate Keeper-" from TWilight INSanity
|-
| 16
| 15
| らせんの呼び声
| Spiral Call
| Call of the Spiral
| Stage 5
|
|-
| 17
| 16
| Allegiance
| Allegiance
| Allegiance
| Stage 5 Boss
|
|-
| 18
| 25
| 決心
| Determination
| Determination
| Stage 6 Intro Dialogue
|
|-
| 19
| 17
| 果てなき黄昏に染まる夢
| A Dream Dyed in Unending Twilight
| Endless Twilight Dream
| Stage 6
|
|-
| 20
| ???
| 黒
| Black
| ???
| ???
|
|-
| 21
| 20
| TWAIN
| TWAIN
| TWAIN
| ???
|
|-
| 22
| 22
| Escape From Tears
| Escape From Tears
| Escape From Tears
| ???
|
|-
| 23
| 19
| パンドラノハコ
| Pandora's Box
| Pandora's Box
| Stage 6 Boss
|
|-
| 24
| 21
| 闇纏いし少女
| A Girl Shrouded in Darkness
| The Girl in Black
| ???
|
|-
| 25
| 23
| STARLIGHT
| STARLIGHT
| Starlight Breaker
| Stage 6 Final Boss
| No idea why this is different in the translation. It was already in english in the original and they just changed it... Also called "STARLIGHT BREAKER" on a youtube upload of the soundtrack, which at least kept the all caps formatting, but is still just as needlessly wrong
|-
| 26
| 24
| 明けない夜
| Unending Dusk
| Neverending Night
| bad ending (guessing)
|
|-
| 27
| 27
| 東風
| Eastern Wind
| East Wind
| good ending (guessing)
|
|-
| 28
| 29
| 雨に煙る月
| The Moon, Hazy Through the Rain
| Hazy Rainy Moon
| ???
|
|-
| 29
| 28
| 黒きティンクトゥラ
| Black Tincture
| Black Tincture
| staff roll (guessing)
|
|-
| 30
| 30
| Ancient Memory
| Ancient Memory
| Ancient Memory
| Sequel Stage
|
|-
| 31
| 31
| 円環の運命が閉じる刻
| When the Circle of Fate Closes
| ???
| Sequel Stage Boss
|
|}

MELancholy Of DYnast -TWilight refrAIN SOUNDTRACK-

2026-04-08T00:56:54Z

Monika523: Created page with "MELancholy Of DYnast -TWilight refrAIN SOUNDTRACK- is the soundtrack to the AQLOOP game TWilight refrAIN. It features 31 musical pieces, all composed by Yasetsu Kaza..."

MELancholy Of DYnast -TWilight refrAIN SOUNDTRACK- is the soundtrack to the [[AQLOOP]] game [[TWilight refrAIN]].
It features 31 musical pieces, all composed by [[Yasetsu Kazamine]].

TWilight refrAIN

2026-04-08T00:54:01Z

Monika523:

TWilight refrAIN

2026-03-16T19:58:02Z

Monika523:

2026-03-15T02:48:28Z

Monika523:

World of Twain

2026-03-15T02:48:12Z

Monika523: added controls section

双子魔法組曲 - World of Twain (romanji: Futago Mahou Kumikyoku - World of Twain) (also called TwainRPG in the files) is a 2D horizontal action shooting RPG made by [[AQLOOP]] and released in 2012. 
 
Features of this game include: 
-2-5 party members, which you can switch to on-the-fly 
-there's a shop where you can buy skills, accessories and items 
-a world map and level select 
-levels, stats, skill system, different shot types, etc. 
-lots of new characters and story, including some affinity scenes 
-more 
 

== Controls ==
This game is natively controlled using the mouse, and optionally keyboard as well. 
 
Here's the controls:
Navigate Menues - Mouse
Advance Dialogue - Left Click / Enter (only sometimes works)
Skip Dialogue - Ctrl (hold)
Pause - Esc
Movement - Arrow Keys / Drag & Drop your controlled character with Left Mouse Button
Select which character to control - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / Click on the desired character
Y - Turn Around
A, S, D, F - Navigate in-game menues like skills or items menu
W - Magic (aka. bomb)

 
== Music ==
Main Article: [[Futago Mahou Kumikyoku - World of Twain/Music]]

Alternative Sphere

2026-03-15T02:36:55Z

Monika523:

Alternative Sphere is a shoot-em-up made by [[AQLOOP]] and released in 2009. 
It is the third game in the series, being preceeded by [[TWilight refrAIN]].

== English Patch ==
An english patch can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M650AzPaxUc

World of Twain

2026-03-15T02:28:36Z

Monika523:

World of Twain

2026-03-15T02:27:47Z

Monika523: