Rebuild V00700 Exclusive — Big Brother Another Story

The Big Brother fan community is divided. Traditionalists argue that v00700 undermines the original’s “oppressive slow burn” with too much overt horror. However, a growing faction—calling themselves the “007ers”—claims that the rebuild is the intended vision, and that the retail release was a watered-down compromise.

On the BBAS Reconstructed Discord server, a pinned post reads:

“Play v00700 alone. At night. Without a guide. And when Rin asks you ‘Do you remember the seventh rule of observation?’ – remember: the seventh rule was redacted from the manual. It says: ‘The observer becomes the observed at the moment of true sight.’” big brother another story rebuild v00700 exclusive

By: Retro Revival Team
Published: October 2023 (Updated for the archival community)

In the shadowy corners of cult classic gaming, few titles have inspired as much dedicated fan devotion and obsessive archival work as Big Brother: Another Story. Released originally as a niche visual novel/RPG hybrid for the PC-98 and later ported to early Windows systems, the game has remained a touchstone for psychological thriller enthusiasts. However, for the past decade, a phantom has haunted the community forums: the “Rebuild v00700 Exclusive” build. The Big Brother fan community is divided

Whispers of this version—allegedly a complete overhaul of the game’s third act, new character motivations, and a “true ending” locked behind a developmental wall—have circulated on obscure 2channel archives and defunct GeoCities mirrors. Today, we are pulling back the curtain on what the Big Brother Another Story Rebuild v00700 Exclusive actually contains, why it vanished, and how you can experience it.

This mod is known for being significantly more grindy and complex than the base game. It uses a "Hidden Stats" system where you cannot see progress bars, making intuition (or a guide) necessary. “Play v00700 alone

If you are coming from the vanilla game, the Another Story mod changes the rules: