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AmiYumi
Oct 10, 2005

I FORGOT TO HAIL KING TORG
Are you guys trying to tell me that Bebe in Persona 3 wasn't the Gay Option S.Link? Come on.

I heard that the Hamuko route in P3P has some S.Link endings with the girls on your team that, in Japanese, go beyond "skinship" into the same sort of implication territory as the rest of the romance links. Can anyone confirm/deny? I know some of the other S.Links got toned down for the English release.

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Galick
Nov 26, 2011

Why does Khajiit have to go to prison this time?

AmiYumi posted:

Are you guys trying to tell me that Bebe in Persona 3 wasn't the Gay Option S.Link? Come on.

I heard that the Hamuko route in P3P has some S.Link endings with the girls on your team that, in Japanese, go beyond "skinship" into the same sort of implication territory as the rest of the romance links. Can anyone confirm/deny? I know some of the other S.Links got toned down for the English release.

Elizabeth, but she's not quite a link.

VVV Yeah, Aigis too, but it's more that those two just haven't been rewritten for the most part. Though, Aigis does have a few new quirks for it - it's pretty explicitly her loving the main character.

Galick fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Aug 27, 2014

Hellioning
Jun 27, 2008

AmiYumi posted:

Are you guys trying to tell me that Bebe in Persona 3 wasn't the Gay Option S.Link? Come on.

I heard that the Hamuko route in P3P has some S.Link endings with the girls on your team that, in Japanese, go beyond "skinship" into the same sort of implication territory as the rest of the romance links. Can anyone confirm/deny? I know some of the other S.Links got toned down for the English release.

I don't think so. Fairly certain that Aigis and Elizabeth just get the same vaguely romantic thing they get for the male MC.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.
Tokimemo Girl's Side, Chapter 1: A Whole New World


Well, here we are. It's the start of a new game, and all I know about it is that this time, we're gonna play a girl. While the Tokimemo series makes it easy to insert yourself as the main character, being a girl is not something that enters my imagination very often. I'll have to rely on outside help to visualize this new, female Goon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA9pHiuxP8I
First order of business: watch the opening movie. First thoughts - B'z is a funny band to me, because while I like their music, I hate the whininess of their lead vocals. On the plus side, this is a good opportunity to meet the cast and start the process of becoming a teenage girl.


Here we have Kei... listening to the heart of the city, I guess? Is this supposed to show that he's a sensitive soul? It kind of reminds me of how children with various autism spectrum disorders will cover their ears when they're distressed, though.


Wait, who's this kid? He wasn't in the original Hot Guy Lineup. He's roller blading too, so he must be edgy and hip by 2002 standards. I guess that means he'll join the cast in year 2 as the spunky underclassman?


Oh yeah. Look at the angle of this dude's head. He definitely thinks he's better than everyone around him and isn't afraid to show it.


Okay, there's a chance I may have been wrong about Madoka's character archetype. But... you can't really tell anything about a guy from how he holds/tosses an orange, so let's just move on.


Kazuma isn't afraid to throw elbows. I'm starting to like him already.


And now I feel like a pedophile.


Oh. Of course this game lets you get hot for teacher, doesn't it? It's only fair after Tokimemo 2 did it.


And suddenly, we appear to be in a cross between a softcore porno and Woody Allen's Sleeper. I'm honestly not sure which end is more terrifying.


Yep. Definitely uncomfortable.


Okay I was probably right about Madoka.


At least these guys seem to be ready for their upcoming round of Discs of Tron.


STRANGER DANGER STRANGER DANGER DO NOT ACCEPT HIS OFFER OF A DRINK WE ARE UNDERAGE



Wait, we get four friends in this one? I thought the general rule for high school girls was cliques of 3?


Those are the goddamn biggest roses I've ever seen. You could kill a man with those things.

Alright, I've learned as much as I can from the intro. Let's get started.


Meet our young heroine, Fudou Kimiko, AKA Goonko. Because some things aren't worth thinking about too hard, her birthday is October 26th and her blood type is O.

This is the first new decision I've had to make - the young boy's voice here asks us to choose a room. I'm guessing that this affects starting stats a la Tokimemo 2 childhood choices, so I'll have to try my best to figure out what each room means.

Room #1

There appears to be a mandala featured prominently in this room, with a super-low desk, glass shelving, and a lot of little vases and such. It reminds me a lot of my sister's room in high school, though I'm guessing that here the incense and other mystical paraphernalia are not a cover for recreational pot smoking like they were for her. So I'm guessing that this room is for the girl who likes fortune telling, art, and music.

The kind of girl who would live in this room:




Room #2

The room on the upper left is pretty bare, with very little decoration and a TON of books. This must be for the studious girl, who loves books and will probably end up with Sakuya because he's completely unthreatening.

The kind of girl who would live in this room:




Room #3

The room on the bottom left is super-trendy. Orange iMac? Handbag hanging over the stereo where no sane person would hang their handbag? This is the only room with a prominent mirror for the full "I love myself" package, along with a cork board pinning up what I can only imagine are pictures of hot boys and famous musicians. There's a cutesy element to the room too, though - there are stuffed animals everywhere.

The kind of girl who would live in this room:




Room #4

The room on the top right screams "I am an audiophile" with the old-style wooden speakers. It appears to have a Power Mac G4 Cube, along with a couple of tastefully hung paintings. Honestly, this room screams to me "I am going to be a graphic designer some day."

The kind of girl who would live in this room:




In the end, I picked up the top right room because it was blue. We'll see how that affects the game.

Immediately we're thrust into a fairy tale setting, complete with a tinny music box soundtrack and a young girl providing narration. This must be the Legendary Tree framing device for this game.


Once upon a time, a prince went on a journey.
On his journey, he became lost in another country.


At a forest chapel, he met a beautiful princess.
"What a beautiful princess," he exclaimed.
The prince fell in love with her at first sight.
The two of them met each other every day at that chapel in the forest, and fell deeply in love with each other.
However, when the king heard of this, he became furious.
"Who is this man who dares to seduce my daughter? Bring him to me at once!"
When the prince was brought before the king, the king said this to him:


"Traveling prince, you say that you love the princess. But is there truth in those words?"
"The princess is the joy of my heart. If you truly do have her love, then any trial you undergo will end in happiness."
"So, you must travel to a distant country at the end of the world."
"If you can return safely, then will I believe your words hold truth."
With these words, the king banished the prince.


On the day he was to leave for that far-off land, the prince told the grieving princess this:
"I must go on this journey. But please, do not be sad."
"My heart belongs to you. Even from the ends of the earth, I will come back for you someday."
After that, the princess prayed every day for the prince's safe return at the forest chapel.
Always believing that one day, the prince would come back to her.


Boy: Look at that window. It's called stained glass.
Boy: It tells the same story as this book.


Boy: It's definitely the chapel from the story.


Boy: I have to go.
Boy: But the prince will come back one day...
Boy: I promise.

Boy, that's totally not Kei. Nuh-uh.


Goonko: ...?! Was I dreaming?
Goonko: A mysterious dream... a nostalgic dream.
Goonko: Huh? Was I--crying?

What I think Goonko looks like right now:



Goonko: Well, today's the school entrance ceremony at Habataki Academy.
Goonko: Today, my high school life starts in a town I lived in when I was little.
Goonko: I have to get used to life here fast, and make lots of friends!

Translation note: Kirameki High of Tokimemo 1 came from the sound of bright shining or sparkling. Hibikino High of Tokimemo 2 is based on echoing, resonating sound, like that of a bell. And in Girl's Side, Habataki comes from a word that means "the flapping or fluttering of wings" - either a reference to angels or doves, either works really.


Goonko: (So this is the high school of Habataki Academy, where I'll be going to school.)
Goonko: (I have a little time before the entrance ceremony starts, so I should take a look around.)

Goonko already has better control of her internal monologue than TM3 Goon did, since he tended to blurt his narration out loud.


Goonko: (So this is the other end of the school.)
Goonko: Hmm? What's that building over there?

Question: Why would you go behind the school as your first stop, unless you were trying to find where the kids go to smoke/get in fights?

What I think Goonko looks like right now, part 2:



Goonko: (Is it a chapel?)
Goonko: (Huh? This seems so familiar--)


Goonko: It's locked.
Goonko: Oh no! Look at the time, I have to head over to the entrance ceremony right n--
(THUMP)
Goonko: Whoa!
Goonko: Ow ow ow...

What I think Goonko looks like right now, part 3 (Charitable edition)



???: Here.
Goonko: ...
???: What's wrong? Gimme your hand.
Goonko: O, okay.

What I think Goonko looks like right now, part 3 (Uncharitable edition)


When you flip the perspective on the bump-into-each-other meeting from male to female, the purpose of this intro is to establish that the guy is nice because he's nice enough to offer help to a stranger. No matter what else happens, viewers will come away from the introduction thinking "what a chivalrous young man." Let's see that again, with shoujo manga special effects - sparkles, bubbles, and blushing:



See? There's no way that this guy could be bad, deep down inside. If he was, he'd have left the main character on the ground like a jerk!


Goonko: Umm, I'm so sorry, senpai, I was in a hurry and--
???: I'm a first-year too.

Hold everything. I know this voice! It's... it's...


Midorikawa Hikaru!

Midorikawa Hikaru's signature robot role: Heero Yuy (Gundam Wing).


Midorikawa Hikaru's most, uh, "special" role: Kabukichou Mesugurohyoumonchou (Hikounin Sentai Akibaranger)


What I think every time he opens his mouth: "I will kill you."


Cast profile done, and I've also updated the cast intro post with this information. Back to the LP.

???: Weren't you in a hurry? To get to the entrance ceremony.
Goonko: That's right!
Goonko: Wait, but--
???: I'll spend it here.
Goonko: ?
???: You should go.
Goonko: Oh, uh, okay. Bye, uh--
Kei: Hazuki Kei.
Goonko: Thanks!


Goonko: (So his name is Hazuki-kun...)
Goonko: (Alright! It looks like my high school life will be wonderful!)

The opening video plays again here, in case you didn't leave the title screen on for long enough like I did.


Chairman: Now, everyone. You have all gathered here today in this place of learning.
Chairman: You may study hard, or devote yourselves to sports. Some of you may devote your youths to love.
Chairman: There is only one rule at our school: enjoy your youth.
Chairman: So, everyone, please learn, laugh, and worry as much as you want to at Habataki Academy.
Chairman: And in three years, be of good cheer when the day has come to spread your wings and fly!

Not quite as impactful as Bakuretsuzan's speech in TM2, but how could you possibly match that?


Goonko: (I wonder what my homeroom teacher will be like?)
Goonko: (Oh, here he is!)


Reiichi: I'm your homeroom teacher, Himuro Reiichi.

Two notes about Himuro-sensei here. One, everything about him screams Don't Stand So Close to Me. His name means "Ice house zero one", so he's gonna be cold and aloof if the naming conventions of Japanese fiction hold true (and they usually do in games like this). Two, he is played by none other than

Koyasu Takehito!

Koyasu Takehito's signature robot roles: Zechs Merquise (Gundam Wing), Gym Ghingham (Turn A Gundam)


Koyasu Takehito's most, uh, "special" role: Komoro-kun the poisonous mushroom (Papuwa)


What I think every time he opens his mouth: ONOREEEEEEE


Back to the LP.


Reiichi: I would like the students in my class to be diligent and to practice moderation.
Reiichi: That is all. Does anyone have any questions?
Female Student: I have a question! Sensei, do you have a girlfriend?
Reiichi: I just said "practice moderation". Any other questions?
Female Student: ...
Goonko: (He's kinda scary.)
Reiichi: You--Fudou.
Goonko: Y, yes sir?
Reiichi: Your scarf is crooked. Fix it.
Goonko: What? Uh, yes sir.
Goonko: (Looks like I ended up with the scary teacher.)


Goonko: (Whoa, there's a limousine parked in front of the gate! I wonder if that's a visitor's car?)


???: Geez, that stupid Garrison. I told him I could walk just fine.
Goonko: Hey, wait a second, you mean that's your ride?!
???: Oui. Do you have a problem with that?
Goonko: Not really. I was just a little surprised, that's all.
???: Just so you know, in middle school, they laid out a red carpet for me from the gate to the classroom!
Goonko: A red carpet? How rich is your family?
???: Wait, you mean you've never heard of Mizuki? What a horrible person!

Hold on. It took me a while, but I know that squeaky tone of voice, it's...

Ootani Ikue!

Ootani Ikue's signature role: Tony Tony Chopper


Ootani Ikue's most, uh, "special" role: Tony Tony Chopper


What I think every time she opens her mouth: Pika...chuuuuuuuu!


Back to the LP.


Goonko: Uh, my name's Fudou Kimiko. I just moved back here, so...
???: Oh, so that's why you don't know Mizuki.
???: Very well, I will enlighten you.
???: Sudo Mizuki, first-year. This school's etoile.
???: That means "star".
Goon: O-oh, I see. Nice to meet you.
Mizuki: Do you have any questions?

Because I wasn't sure if Mizuki was her first name or her last name, I mistakenly translated her introduction on my stream as "So that's why you've never heard of the Mizuki" It kind of works, actually...


Goonko: Actually, yeah. Do you know anything about Hazuki-kun? He's a first-year like us.
Mizuki: I do. Hazuki Kei, yes? He's famous.
Mizuki: But not as famous as Mizuki.
Mizuki: He's smart, and good at sports, and on top of that, it seems like he has been working as a model recently.
Mizuki: But he isn't as likeable as Mizuki is. Perhaps there's something wrong with his attitude?

Wait, you mean I was right about him being an underwear model?


???: Ojou-sama, it's time to go.
Mizuki: Alright, geez!
Mizuki: Well, I must go.
Mizuki: À bientôt, Fudou-san.

Oh thank god, she actually does use the first person sometimes, it would be awful to write out Mizuki all the time in her sentences.


???: It seems as though Mizuki-sama has taken a great liking to you.
Goonko: And, uh, you are?
???: Oh, I must apologize! I am Mizuki-sama's butler, Garrison Itou. Pleased to make your acquaintance.
Garrison: I hope you two become good friends at school.
Garrison: Now, I must take my leave of you.
Goonko: O, okay. Have a good day.
Goonko: (Good friends... It's hard to believe there's a rich girl like that in my class.)

Huh. So this is our designated Best Friend for this run? Wait a second, there were four girls in the opening. Will we meet them soon? Or... oh, that's what the room affects, doesn't it? Four girls, four rooms. I wonder why the rich girl comes with the G4 Cube and not the vanity?


???: Welcome home, sis!
Goonko: Hey, Tsukushi! Stop barging in to my room!


Tsukushi: Ah, it's fine.
Tsukushi: It's just the two of us here, stop being so stuffy!
Goonko: I keep telling you not to come in here without my permission.

As a little brother myself, I have to say that this kid creeps me out. My sister's room was a festering hive of cooties behind impenetrable walls of ickiness, not a treasure trove of... I don't even know what. There's something wrong with this boy.


Tsukushi: Alright, alright.
Tsukushi: So, did you meet any cool guys at school?
Goonko: Why do you care?
Tsukushi: Boo. You're in high school now, sis, you should start paying a little attention to boys now.

Somethin' ain't right with this boy.


Goonko: Cut it out. So how did your first day at the new school go?
Tsukushi: I can take care of myself. I made a lot of friends in one day!
Tsukushi: As for girlfriends, I... only have 3 so far.
Goonko: ...
Tsukushi: You can mess up pretty badly when it comes to this kind of thing.
Tsukushi: As your little brother, I worry about you.


Tsukushi: Anyway, if there's anything you need to know, just let me know.
Tsukushi: I'll sell the info cheap.
Tsukushi: Yeah, just give me an allowance every once in a while and that's enough.
Goonko: So that's what you were after.
Tsukushi: Haha, was I that obvious? There's a game I want to buy.
Tsukushi: You know where to find me!
Goonko: What a little weasel...
Goonko: (But, I guess if there's something I need to know, I'll ask Tsukushi.)

Oh. So THAT's why he's so creepy. He's Yoshio/Takumi. I see.

I almost had to look up Tsukushi's voice because a lot of female actresses do that kind of little-boy voice, and then it hit me thanks to some hints from chat and a brain full of Gundams. Tsukushi is played by...


Orikasa Ai!

Orikasa Ai's signature robot role: Quatre Raberba Winner (Gundam Wing)


Orikasa Ai's most, uh, "special" role: Kevin McAllister (Home Alone, Japanese dub)


What I think every time she opens her mouth: Ultimate! Gespenst! KiiiiIIiiiIIiIIIiIIck!

Next time: Bright young women, sink or swimmin'

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 08:34 on Aug 27, 2014

Tarezax
Sep 12, 2009

MORT cancels dance: interrupted by MORT
Midorikawa Hikaru also plays Akihiko Sanada in Persona 3, as well as Lancer in Fate/Zero.

Koyasu Takehito has a lot of roles, but one he's playing right now is Dio Brando. DIO-sensei :swoon: He was also Tatsuya in Persona 2.

Terper
Jun 26, 2012


Should have gone for top left, so we'd be the quiet, book-ish girl with glasses who has low self-esteem and is mostly ignored by the male cast until the really hot playboy who teases her a lot sees her without her glasses once and now he's shaken and broods over these mysterious feelings he's got over this nobody girl when he could have any other girl in school if he so wanted.

But this is fine too.

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
Oh come on, that's just straight-up a girl's head.

FractalSandwich
Apr 25, 2010
Hey, furigana. I take it this game was going for a slightly younger demographic than the main series, then?

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

gently caress yes, Rich Chopper is our best friend this rules.

Charlett
Apr 2, 2011
Yessss you got my room. Obviously this means fun times with Mizuki. Also even if you don't date him, I will ask you to become friends with Teacher Reiichi. He just has the best dialogue. For perspective, his VA did Jade in Tales of the Abyss. :allears:

ChaosArgate
Oct 10, 2012

Why does everyone think I'm going to get in trouble?

Hikaru Midorikawa was also Dio in the lovely Phantom Blood movie, so right off the bat our first two important characters are both voiced by Dio. :v: Right off the bat this looks way better than TM3 and I can tell we're gonna be in for a fun time.

inthesto
May 12, 2010

Pro is an amazing name!
Why is there so much Gundam Wing in this game?

Reverend Cheddar
Nov 6, 2005

wriggle cat is happy

inthesto posted:

Why is there so much Gundam Wing in this game?

Might belong to the same group of VAs? I dunno. Oh god Quatre was my favorite pilot back in the day, I cracked up massively to see this.
I'm hoping the game throws us a ridiculous curveball and has, like, Wufei doing the voice of our sensitive new-age glasses boy or something.

Poil
Mar 17, 2007

vibratingsheep posted:

When you flip the perspective on the bump-into-each-other meeting from male to female, the purpose of this intro is to establish that the guy is nice because he's nice enough to offer help to a stranger. No matter what else happens, viewers will come away from the introduction thinking "what a chivalrous young man." Let's see that again, with shoujo manga special effects - sparkles, bubbles, and blushing:



See? There's no way that this guy could be bad, deep down inside. If he was, he'd have left the main character on the ground like a jerk!
This is great. It might look even better with flowers though.

quote:

???: Sudo Mizuki, first-year. This school's etoile.
I assume that we're not going to be calling her etoile-sama? :v:

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

Tarezax posted:

Koyasu Takehito has a lot of roles, but one he's playing right now is Dio Brando. DIO-sensei :swoon: He was also Tatsuya in Persona 2.

ChaosArgate posted:

Hikaru Midorikawa was also Dio in the lovely Phantom Blood movie, so right off the bat our first two important characters are both voiced by Dio. :v:

Let's Play Tokimeki Memorial 3! - You expected a dating sim, but it was me, DIO!

Also it's weird that you get all the guy data from your brother and not some close friend but I guess it is still a step forward from risking bombs for wanting info.

evilspacehopper
Oct 10, 2012

Hinawa remembered in death as she was in life: endlessly eating birds.
See what I mean about be spoilt for choice going by VAs? We've only met two and I can decide which to go for.

This is gonna be so fun.

Alligator Pie
Apr 26, 2008

Give away the green grass, Give away the sky
I found this thread while on vacation and was absolutely riveted. It's been an insanely fun read. And I caught up just in time for Girl's Side to start! Hooray! :swoon:

I didn't know I enjoyed romance sim elements in games until I played and fell in love with Rune Factory 4, so I'm interested to see how a strictly romance sim/otome game goes.

Just out of curiosity, any reason why not all the voice actors are listed? I looked up the cast list and a lot of them had notable roles and are pretty awesome.

E: I think I just answered my own question. I guess those will fill in as we meet the characters in the playthrough, and that actually makes it more fun!

Alligator Pie fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Aug 27, 2014

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.

inthesto posted:

Why is there so much Gundam Wing in this game?

Because girls LOVED it.

Sindai posted:

Oh come on, that's just straight-up a girl's head.

I know, right?

PBJ
Oct 10, 2012

Grimey Drawer
I see the designs for the male cast, and all they make me want to do is jump in a Gundam and beat the poo poo out of someone.

Rogue 7
Oct 13, 2012
Is Mizuki actually speaking in French there? That's a lot more advanced than I recall most French being.

(On a related note, I am consistently surprised by how many French folks I encounter here in Japan.)

Kinu Nishimura
Apr 24, 2008

SICK LOOT!
I can already tell I'm going to like Mizuki.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.

Rogue 7 posted:

Is Mizuki actually speaking in French there? That's a lot more advanced than I recall most French being.

(On a related note, I am consistently surprised by how many French folks I encounter here in Japan.)

Yeah, she is. The accents are right and everything. For the benefit of players who don't know rudimentary French (which is the vast majority of them, let's be honest) there are furigana over the French that translate the concept. Except for "etoile", since that was explained in the next sentence.

No More Toast
May 11, 2013

Atheist! Imperialist!!

Somebody please tell me there's an option to romance the butler.

Catalina
May 20, 2008



It's finally happening! :neckbeard:
I'm really glad Sheep decided to do this as a blind run, it's so hilarious this way. I love the observations from a male anime fan additions, especially which character pilots which Gundam.

(Maybe if I wish hard enough, Sheep will do also do a blind run of TMGS3, since there's so much updated in terms of gameplay.)

AVeryLargeRadish
Aug 19, 2011

I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO NOT BE A WEIRD SEXUAL CREEP ABOUT PREPUBESCENT ANIME GIRLS, READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!!!

No More Toast posted:

Somebody please tell me there's an option to romance the butler.

No, just the creepy principal. Also voting that we do a creepy principal run in the future for maximum sheep discomfort. :getin:

Poulpe
Nov 11, 2006
Canadian Santa Extraordinaire

AVeryLargeRadish posted:

No, just the creepy principal. Also voting that we do a creepy principal run in the future for maximum sheep discomfort. :getin:

I'm pretty sure this has been outright disallowed already.

Evil Kit
May 29, 2013

I'm viable ladies.

I have to say, that opening movie has started an irrational burning hate in my heart for Kei. It just paints him as super stereotypical anime boy who is good at everything and you should love him right away and and arghhhh. :argh: It's just one of the anime stereotypes in shojo and otome genres in general that I hate when I see it, it's so boring!

Wentley
Feb 7, 2012
This game looks like a lot of fun. More so than the boys side games, actually.

Vorpal Cat
Mar 19, 2009

Oh god what did I just post?
So our Designated Best FriendTM is an openly female Rei, This looks fun.

Poulpe
Nov 11, 2006
Canadian Santa Extraordinaire

Vorpal Cat posted:

So our Designated Best FriendTM is an openly female Rei, This looks fun.

Basically, yep! (Except actually just Mei.) I know I was having flashbacks. She even does the name thing.

vibratingsheep posted:


Mei: Hey, rear end in a top hat.
Mei: Are you listening?
Goon: Huh? Me?
Mei: Yes, you. You're just the person for the job.
Mei: You will guide Mei to the principal's office.
Goon: Wh, what do you mean?
Mei: While you're at it, you will carry Mei's backpack.
Mei: You should feel honored that you are deemed worthy of this privilege.

Vorpal Cat
Mar 19, 2009

Oh god what did I just post?

Poulpe posted:

Basically, yep! (Except actually just Mei.) I know I was having flashbacks. She even does the name thing.

Well Mei was female Rei + SCIENCE!. Mizuki seems to just be a female Rei so far, but then again we have only know her for 5 minutes so I won't discount the possibility that she has a $100,000 in electronics in the back of that limo that's about to get dumped onto her new servents the science club.

Robindaybird
Aug 21, 2007

Neat. Sweet. Petite.

I remember Koyasu primarily from Keroro and Tales of Abyss, so this is interesting.

But now I wonder if Ryotaro Okiayu is in this game, as he and Midorikawa tend to be in almost everything together.

Robindaybird fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Aug 27, 2014

FredMSloniker
Jan 2, 2008

Why, yes, I do like Kirby games.
If at all possible, I'd like us to try to meet as many characters, and get as many events, as possible. (I know it's a blind run; I just mean play the field a bit before committing to a character, give us enough information to choose.)

7c Nickel
Apr 27, 2008
Just based off the intro movie, the only guy whose expression didn't make me want to slap them was the roller blader kid. It was active without being smug. Plus he looks like he might be shorter than us which is always a cute dynamic. I guess the teacher isn't so bad, but also that's it's own can or worms.

7c Nickel fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Aug 28, 2014

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
Is our best friend different depending on which room we pick, or is it always Legally Distinct From Rei here?

ChaosArgate
Oct 10, 2012

Why does everyone think I'm going to get in trouble?

Glazius posted:

Is our best friend different depending on which room we pick, or is it always Legally Distinct From Rei here?

It does depend on your room, actually. I tried the translation patch of this game on DS a while back, picked the room with the orange iMac and got a completely different best friend.

Robindaybird
Aug 21, 2007

Neat. Sweet. Petite.

Holy poo poo. I tried playing this, and you guys weren't kidding about the Chocolate minigame. It's stupidly finicky

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn
Kind of a slow opening.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender

Robindaybird posted:

Holy poo poo. I tried playing this, and you guys weren't kidding about the Chocolate minigame. It's stupidly finicky
It's really not bad, you just have to really note how the game checks for a good spiral. I actually found it relaxing once I caught on. :shobon:

The sports festival games, on the other hand, can go straight to hell.

(Does minigame bitching even count as a spoiler? Better safe than sorry, I guess. :v:)

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Panic! at Nabisco
Jun 6, 2007

it seemed like a good idea at the time
The GS games really are very good. GS1 can be tough in that bombs everywhere, always, from everyone but they iron that out in 2 and especially 3. I'm hoping sheep enjoys his ~shining school life~ so much that he goes on to do the other two games, even if it's after TM4 or the TM2 revisit, because they are like the first game except even more fabulous (and with less wearing miniskirts to ski). :j: Plus they're simple enough games that it shouldn't be hard to emulate them. I still haven't played TMGS3 translated, so it would be cool to see it done by someone better at Japanese than I am.

Panic! at Nabisco fucked around with this message at 06:32 on Aug 28, 2014

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