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vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

Poulpe posted:

In both examples you posted you get better stat gains from failing an activity than succeeding. What is happening :psyduck:

This can happen in every other Tokimemo as well. It's usually the case of a hidden decimal point, where failing an activity gives you, say, .3 in a stat and succeeding gives you .6 of that same stat. Sometimes, due to the way the game rounds numbers off to integers, it works out that one of them will give you a stat and the other will not appear to raise stats at all.

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Chromius
Aug 5, 2014

Stays shiny, even in milk.

vibratingsheep posted:

What I think Goonko looks like right now, part 6:

That's perfect.
It was really weird how Mr. Hotblooded so far seems really calm and composed. His voice seems almost monotone.

7c Nickel posted:

The homeroom teacher actually has some of the worst/best.
It's like the people at Konami had a lot of fun making up silly names for such a serious character.

Fishcake
May 29, 2014
Kazu-kun! I say go with that name. Because reasons.




あいよ

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.
I like how we've turned the Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side part of the thread into 20% wardrobe discussion, 80% giant robots screaming at the top of their lungs. I'm proud of all of you.

Alligator Pie
Apr 26, 2008

Give away the green grass, Give away the sky
Now if only we had a giant screaming robot wearing a USA miniskirt! We'd be all set.

Fang Blade Havoc
Jun 8, 2011

Luke what are you doing, stop that
I don't see any reason to assume Goonko isn't already a giant screaming robot with a passion for fashion.

Bobbin Threadbare
Jan 2, 2009

I'm looking for a flock of urbanmechs.

Fang Blade Havoc posted:

I don't see any reason to assume Goonko isn't already a giant screaming robot with a passion for fashion.

Goonko isn't a giant screaming robot, she just likes to date them.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.
Wrestling with OBS for the first time, be gentle.

http://twitch.tv/vibratingsheep

e: Being a girl is hard.

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Sep 5, 2014

EagerSleeper
Feb 3, 2010

by R. Guyovich

vibratingsheep posted:

Wrestling with OBS for the first time, be gentle.

http://twitch.tv/vibratingsheep

e: Being a girl is hard.

Missed the stream, assumed VibratingSheep died already.

Tarezax
Sep 12, 2009

MORT cancels dance: interrupted by MORT
It's about a month late, but guess what I finished!


This is what I imagine happening when Sheep pulls out the banana hammock ensemble.

Catalina
May 20, 2008



Oh my God, Tarezax, that is amazing. I love all the 2002-era movie posters!

Is that Serika as Persona 4 protagonist in the background?

Tarezax
Sep 12, 2009

MORT cancels dance: interrupted by MORT

Catalina posted:

Oh my God, Tarezax, that is amazing. I love all the 2002-era movie posters!

Is that Serika as Persona 4 protagonist in the background?

It's Labrys, actually :v:

Pharohman777
Jan 14, 2012

by Fluffdaddy
Wow, even Josuke is embarrassed, and he is from Jojo's bizzare adventure, which has characters with the most outragous fashion around.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, Chapter 3: I wonder

4/22: Basketball practice


This is the animation for basketball practice. Goonko stands in the halfcourt circle with her back to the basket, turns around, and hits nothing but net. If you've ever played basketball before, you know that there are only three reasons to practice a halfcourt shot for an entire day: One, you're really bored. Two, you really really really want to win an upcoming game of HORSE. Three, you honestly think that your other skills are good enough (and you're a cocky enough sunovabitch) that you believe the best way to improve your team's chances of winning is to practice ridiculous circus shots. I call that option "the Baron Davis", and given that the only shots you ever see Goonko take are from the half court circle, this is what I assume. She's freaking Tidus playing Blitzball, seeing if she can shoot from behind the goalie and still hit the net.

What I think Goonko looks like right now, part 7:


4/28: Shopping again


Time to hit up Boutique Sofia, which, according to the icon, is apparently a shop for doll clothes.


I like this place already. It has class.

Tops:
  • Long-sleeved collared shirt (white)
  • Crew neck T-shirt (sort of a yellowish-brown?)
  • Designer T-shirt (lavender)
  • Circle-cut Cut and Sewn (light blue)
  • High-necked knit sweater (beige)
  • Short-sleeved parka (pink)
  • Camisole (aqua)

Skirts/bottoms:
  • Long skirt (white with floral designs)
  • Tight mini-skirt (ice cream!!!!)
  • Knee-length pleated skirt (blue)
  • High waisted mini flare skirt (pink with yellow stars)
  • Calf-length leggings (black)

Accessories
  • Rose corsage
  • Sunflower corsage
  • Lily of the valley corsage
  • Gerbera & jasmine corsage
  • Very bBrry corsage

Full outfits
  • One-piece dress (Pink with polka dots)
  • Silk dress (yellowish)
  • Silk dress (black)
  • Checkered one-piece swimsuit

Terms I had to look up: Cut and sewn, boat neck, the Japanese word for "calf length" (which is literally "six lengths")

What I actually bought: ice cream skirt, white collared shirt, knee-length pleated skirt, crew neck T-shirt. This left Goonko with zero cash left, so it'll be a long while before Goonko takes another shopping trip. But on the plus side, we now own the greatest clothing items in the game: the ice cream skirt and the American flag skirt. This bodes well for the future.

While we're at it, it's time to change up Goonko's outfit to see how the system works. First things first.



USA! USA! USA!Let's see if Goonko owns any tops that go with this thing at all.


Well, it might work.

...Okay, it really doesn't work at all. Let's see what happens if we try something classier than the USA skirt look.



Combining the collared shirt with the sabrina pants leads to a "you did well" chime, and summons cherubs who proclaim that Goonko now looks "Pure".

This is amazing feedback compared to the whole lotta nothing that TM3 gave you. Let's go with this for now. I wonder what the other looks are, though?


4/29: Check out the net


I was way, way late on this train. It looks like this is where you can find new shops, see when places are having sales, and as usual, find new date spots.


Habataki Net also has a movie schedule and a concert schedule, which is a pretty big improvement over Tokimemo 3's disgustingly crowded design.


This horoscope is also amazing. Instead of vaguely colored lines on graph paper, this is actually very explicit about what weeks are good for what activities. I'll actually check this fairly often, since success rates tend to be low in year 1 and Goonko will need all the help she can get. The categories are also pretty good, though I wonder about where the line between the categories are - does hanging out with Mizuki count as Study because it raises the art stat? Or Leisure? Or does it average both? What about basketball camp with Kazuma, will that be Health or Love? Deep questions that I'll have to figure out over time.

5/3: Golden Week


This is what the preen command does at home. Can Tsukushi be any creepier?


Okay, sleeping at home is relatively normal, at least.

5/13: Mizuki opens up


Mizuki: Sigh...
Goonko: What's wrong, Sudou-san? You don't sigh very often.
Mizuki: Fudou-san, are great artists the kind of people who don't notice that the most beautiful girl is right next to them?
Goonko: I'm not sure, but I don't really think so.


Mizuki: What do you mean by that?!
Mizuki: Are you saying that Mizuki is not the most beautiful?
Goonko: Wh, what?


Mizuki: Oh, never mind.
Mizuki: Please leave Mizuki be today.
Mizuki: À bientôt.

So, Mizuki has her sights set on the art character in this game. If we look at the character designs and look at what character seems to match up well with Mizuki...



That could probably work out alright. As long as it's not Kei. Anyone but Kei.

5/15: More time with Mizuki


Goonko: Sudou-san, want to walk home together?
Mizuki: Oui! It could be rather nice to walk home once in a while.
Goonko: Yay, let's go!

5/18: Praised by Mizuki


Goonko: (This week went perfectly!)
Mizuki: Fudou-san, this has been fun.
Mizuki: You may accompany Mizuki any time.
Goonko: (Yay!)

I like Mizuki. It's a little masochistic, but she makes me laugh.

5/18: And then the week got worse


Goonko: (Phew, I spent too long chatting after class and now I'm late. I'll just take a shortcut.)
Goonko: (You know, everyone gossips a lot about this chapel. But somehow, it seems so familiar to me.)
(BUMP)
Goonko: Gah!


STRANGER DANGER: Oh, excuse me! Are you alright?
Goonko: Y, yeah.
STRANGER DANGER: I'm sorry. I was just captivated by this chapel.
Goonko: I wasn't looking where I was going either.
Goonko: I like this chapel. It's really mysterious.
STRANGER DANGER: Yes... this chapel has a spell on it.
Goonko: A spell?


STRANGER DANGER: A spell cast by Puck.
STRANGER DANGER: More importantly, are you hurt, young lady?
Goonko: Oh, I'm fine.
STRANGER DANGER: Good. Have a wonderful day.
Goonko: (He called me young lady. He's kind of a dandy, isn't he?)

All of this basketball and hanging out with Mizuki has been great for Goonko's fitness and art, but her academics are awful. It's time to see what hitting the books looks like.




Yep, still like this art style.

6/2: A strange encounter


Goonko: (What's going on over there? Why the crowd?)
Student 1: Hey, did you hear? The world-famous fashion designer Hanatsubaki Goro is at our school!
Student 2: Seriously?! The fashion leader of the century, the advisor of the apparel world, Hanatsubaki Goro? What's he doing here?
Student 1: Wow, Hanatsubaki-sensei is coming this way!
Student 2: Oh my god! Hanatsubaki-sensei!


Goro: Just a moment, my dear~
Goonko: Y, yes?! Are you talking to me?
Goro: Yes, you, dearie~
Goro: Could you, mmm, close your eyes for a second?
Goonko: Wh, what's going on?
Goro: I said, close your eyes~!
Goonko: O, okay!

Oh God, I think I know who voices Goro. And yes, Goro deserves nothing but tildes at the end of his sentences. He's That Fabulous(tm).


Goro: Hmmm, yes~
Goro: Mm-hmm, oh, I see~
Goro: I'm finished~


Goro: Dear, would you like to go to my webpage, and master "the way of fashion"?
Goonko: Uh, umm...
Goro: Hehe, I feel like we will meet again, dear~


Goro: Oh my, it's time for my interview on TV~
Goro: Adieu, farewell~!
Goonko: What's with that guy--huh? There's a business card in my breast pocket.
Goonko: ("World-famous fashion designer". Oh, the URL is on here. I should check out his site!)

Question: Are those called breast pockets for girls too? Do they just call them front pockets? Being a girl is hard.

I fairly quickly recognized who voiced Hanatsubaki Goro. Those buttery-smooth tones have been around for a long, long time, from one of the oldest Gs who ever robotted. For Goro is voiced by...


Hayami Sho!

Hayami Sho's signature robot roles (buckle up, he has a lot):
1) Max Jenius (SDF Macross)


2) Exkaizer/Great Exkaizer/King Exkaizer/Dragon Kaizer (Brave Exkaizer)


3) Great Da-Garn X/Ga-ohn/Da-Garn Jet/Da-Garn X (The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn)


4) Klein Sandman (Gravion)



I had to throw in that last one, Sandman has the greatest dynamic cut-ins in Super Robot Wars history.

Hayami Sho's most, uh, "special" role: Hanatsubaki Goro


What I think every time he opens his mouth: Gran Knights no shokun, gasshin se yo!

Okay, back to the LP.

6/8: The sports festival, girl's side


Goonko: Today's the sports festival. Let's do this!


Goonko: What event should I enter?
Option 1: 100-meter dash
Option 2: Scavenger hunt race
Option 3: Bread-eating race


A bread-eating race is not done much anymore, as far as I know, but it's pretty funny in concept. Let's take a look at that one!


The first part of a bread-eating race is simple. Hit Circle as fast as you can (without using a turbo button) to run to the bread station.


The second part is a bit trickier. Press Circle to start the jump meter, then press it again to determine the height of Goonko's jump. This is necessary because the bread is suspended from a string and use of the hands is illegal - jump up, bite down, keep running to the finish line.


Goonko, uh, didn't do so well, as is pretty standard for the first year of a Tokimemo. We'll get 'em next year, Goonko.


Kazuma: You're too drat slow!
Kazuma: Coming in last is proof that you weren't taking it seriously!
Goonko: (Ugh, I feel so pathetic)
Goonko: (Hey, what should I do with this bread I got from the race, anyway?)
Option 1: Break it in half and offer it to him
Option 2: Keep it


The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, right? This should go well!


Kazuma: Ooh, awesome! I was just getting hungry.
Goonko: (Looks like that worked.)

Well. That was easier than I thought.


Goonko: The folk dance is the only way to end a sports festival!
Goonko: Looks like we're starting soon.


Goonko: (My next partner is Suzuka-kun.)
Kazuma: Oh, Fudou. Let's dance.
Goonko: (And that's how the sports festival ended.)

Next time: Mizuki, no, please, Mizuki, not him either

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 05:52 on Sep 24, 2014

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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


GO AWAY. You and your mustache.

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

vibratingsheep posted:


STRANGER DANGER: A spell cast by Puck.
STRANGER DANGER: More importantly, are you hurt, young lady?
Goonko: Oh, I'm fine.
STRANGER DANGER: Good. Have a wonderful day.
Goonko: (He called me young lady. He's kind of a dandy, isn't he?)

Are you sure this is the right image here? It doesn't seem to have much to do with what's going on...

Also I just can't imagine Goro with Sandman's voice. Too manly for that kind of character. On the other hand, Suzuka with Nobuyuki Hiyama's hot blooded voice (Guy/Viral/Sanageyama) works perfectly.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

Blaze Dragon posted:

Are you sure this is the right image here? It doesn't seem to have much to do with what's going on...

Also I just can't imagine Goro with Sandman's voice. Too manly for that kind of character. On the other hand, Suzuka with Nobuyuki Hiyama's hot blooded voice (Guy/Viral/Sanageyama) works perfectly.

Whoops, got things out of order. Should be fixed now.

evilspacehopper
Oct 10, 2012

Hinawa remembered in death as she was in life: endlessly eating birds.

Blaze Dragon posted:

Also I just can't imagine Goro with Sandman's voice. Too manly for that kind of character. On the other hand, Suzuka with Nobuyuki Hiyama's hot blooded voice (Guy/Viral/Sanageyama) works perfectly.
I know what you mean, when Sheep said it was Hayami Sho after reading all his lines my brain kinda broke. All I know is I had to hear it and I did, it's just perfect and it just goes to show he has quite a range. Don't look it up though because I spoiled myself on something funny that I half hope Sheep runs into.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.
A little late to the streaming. Sorry for the relative lack of updates, it's been insane at work because of some reorganization. I'll be back in the saddle soon. In the meantime, I get to swear at the chocolate mini-game!

http://twitch.tv/vibratingsheep

e: Stream's done for the night. Tarezax I hate you.

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Sep 12, 2014

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

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

Clapping Larry
Is it wrong that I really like it to actually see your friend progressing through a specific person's story, instead of just randomly fixating on someone and not really saying anything about them?

Chromius
Aug 5, 2014

Stays shiny, even in milk.
Tarezax, that is amazing. :allears:

Chromius fucked around with this message at 07:38 on Sep 15, 2014

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.
Tokimemo Girl's Side, Chapter 4: Learn Me Right

6/16: Basketball!

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Join a sports club in Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, and you'll be pulled into scrimmages and practice games every 3 months. Unlike previous Tokimemos, there aren't three separate events that give you a good idea of how close you are to the stat threshold. Under the old system, one out of three meant you were close but not close enough, and two out of three meant that you just barely cleared the stat threshold and need to keep practicing over the next three months. In this system, you win or lose. No in betweens, no feedback on how many more stats that you need.


Goonko: We have a scrimmage today against Dai-Tokyo High.



Goonko: (Whew, we pulled out a win somehow.)

Okay, Goonko, let's level a little here. You didn't "pull out a win" -- you forced the other team to cover you at the half-court line because they think you'll hit the J. Do you realize who's ever gotten that kind of coverage? No one. This transcends basketball. You have the best shot I have ever seen. On anyone.

What I think Goonko looks like right now, part 8:




6/17: Mizuki please


It's time to meet the object of Mizuki's affections. Based on her stat emphasis and the way these things work, it's pretty easy to tell that the boy of her dreams is the boy we'll meet through Art. We can easily dodge that by only raising the Art stat through hanging out with Mizuki, but where's the fun in that? The game is about meeting boys, and meet boys we will, dammit.




Art boy: Very nice...
Art boy: Great use of color. What's your name?
Goonko: Huh? Uhh, my name's Fudou Kimiko.


Art boy: Fudou-kun. I see.
Art boy: You seem to be a person who understands beauty.
Art boy: You should be proud of it--
Art boy: For you can sense the full extent of my beauty.
Goonko: Ummmm, uhhh...
Goonko: And you are?
Art boy: Are you amazed?
Art boy: Yes, I am Mihara Shiki.
Shiki: Don't worry, you're not dreaming.

Two things about Shiki.

One: Mizuki. No. Please, not him. Anyone but this guy, Mizuki. It's taken 5 lines to establish beyond any reasonable doubt that Shiki is a narcissistic freak who won't appreciate you, because he's too into himself. You need to find a better guy. He doesn't deserve you! Mizuki whyyyyyyy :(

Two: There's no way I'm mistaking that voice. Shiki's voice actor is often cast as the flirtatious ladies man type, which is always in demand no matter the genre. He is...


Miki Shin'ichirou!

Miki Shin'ichirou's signature robot roles:
1) Lockon Stratos (Neil) and Lockon Stratos (Lyle) (Gundam 00)


2) Kurz Weber (Full Metal Panic)


3) Ryusei Date (Super Robot Wars)


Miki Shin'ichirou's most, uh, "special" role: Mikisugi Aikurou


What I think every time he opens his mouth: Neraiutsu ze!

Well, he can't be all bad if he plays snipers all the time. Right? Anyway, back to the LP.


Shiki: I'm pretty shy and I'm not good at introductions, but I suppose you could call me God's gift to beauty.
Goonko: Oh, you're the famous art prodigy everyone in Habataki Academy talks about, aren't you?
Shiki: Everyone calls me that, but that's not right, it's not right at all...
Shiki: I myself am a work of art. That's the truth.
Goonko: ......

What I think Goonko looks like right now, part 9:




Shiki: That's why you don't have to feel so inferior to me.
Shiki: Let's be friends, Fudou-kun.
Shiki: Now, I should return to my atelier.
Shiki: I have an appointment with the fickle goddess of art.
Goonko: (So that's the famous Mihara-kun.)

What a prat. On the plus side, Mizuki doesn't have to worry at all about us trying to horn in on her man. I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole.



This is what it looks like to fail at art. Get used to seeing that skull, it'll come up a lot.

6/20: Extracurriculars with Icehouse 01


Reiichi: Next Sunday, we will be going on a field trip.
Reiichi: Would anyone like to participate?
Reiichi: We're going to tour the museum.
Reiichi: We'll meet at the entrance to the park at 10 AM.
Goonko: (What should I do?)
Option 1: Raise my hand
Option 2: Don't raise my hand


Hey, everything's worth trying once. Let's see what fake-dates are like with Mister Icehouse.


Option 1: Raise my hand
Reiichi: Very well.
Reiichi: Next Sunday, everyone who raised their hand will meet me there.
Reiichi: That's all. Homeroom is over.
Goonko: (Next Sunday - I have to make sure I don't sleep past the meeting time.)

6/23: The field trip. Which is totally not a date with the teacher.


This is the icon for "go on a field trip". We know what the game thinks this is.


Goonko: Whew, I made it on time.
Reiichi: It looks like everyone's here. Let's get moving.


Reiichi: If anyone can't stay quiet, I'll ask you to stay out here.
Reiichi: Good.
Reiichi: We're going inside - make a single file line and head to the entrance.


Reiichi: And now our tour begins.
Reiichi: So, everyone, is there an exhibit you would like to see?
Option 1: I want to go to an exhibit where I can be alone with you!
Option 2: I just wanna see mummies!
Option 3: Let's see the local history exhibit!


I picked as I think Goonko would choose as a normal high school girl: Mummies!


Reiichi: I don't know what you're so excited about, but mummies are certainly a fascinating subject to me.
Goonko: (Uhh, I guess that's an average response)

Yep. This was 100% a date for the game's intents and purposes. I think I'm gonna avoid these from now on...


Goonko: I learned a lot on this field trip.
Reiichi: You clearly lack focus. However, I do approve of your willingness to go on this field trip at the very least.
Goonko: Thank you.
Reiichi: I'm ending the day here. Everyone, go straight home and don't take any detours.

Is that really something you say thanks for?

6/24: Actually start reading the news


I, uh, I may have forgotten to read the news for date spots while I was getting used to the game. Plus, there's Goro's blog to read. Let's take a look at what's waiting for us on the 'net.


The first item of interest is this horoscope. You may remember in the previous Tokimemos that there was a barely-visible Biorhythm chart on the calendar which had a fuzzy effect on the success rate of certain activities. You may not remember it, because it was incredibly hard to find and read in almost every single one of them. This one? This one's easy as pie to read. The rows are neatly labeled for each activity, while the columns indicate which week is good for which activity. The first column is this week, the second column is next week, etc. etc.

The only gray areas are what horoscopes affect things like Preen - is that Love or Leisure? What about the gardening club, is gardening leisure or study? I'll look it up later, but it's simple enough to figure out what weeks are good for hanging out with our sister-from-another-mister Mizuki and what weeks are good for playing basketball.



Oh, and these e-mails seem to have been piling up for 3 months. We should probably read them. The ones with "Arbeit News" as the sender will all be about part-time jobs, for those who don't know Dutch. The rest should be fairly self-explanatory.


The first e-mail, from the first day of the game, says thank you for signing up for the jobs mailing list. Oh, there are part-time jobs in this game! That seems like a good idea.


The second e-mail, also from the first day of the game, thanks you for signing up for Habataki News, and reminds you to read the website for the latest updates.


Here's where it gets interesting! Mizuki sent a mail on the 7th, shortly after the meeting event. The header of her e-mail is a simple "su" kanji from her last name, which we'll see later. The footer is way more interesting than the header, and proves to me that I have stumbled on the very best of the best friends in this run.

Ça va?

It's Mizuki. You didn't seem to know, so I'll tell you again:
Because Mizuki is the school's étoile, everyone wants to be her friend. But because there is only one Mizuki, she cannot be friends with everyone.
That means you are very lucky! You must be so glad that you can be Mizuki's friend.


Mizuki's next e-mail comes from May 18th, after the "Praised by Mizuki" event triggered by a perfect week of hanging out.

Ça va?

It might just be Mizuki's imagination, but it seems that you have become lovelier recently.
Could it be because you're always with Mizuki? That's just a theory.

Whattagal.



The last two in the inbox are job openings at Winning Burger, a fast food restaurant, and Cafe Alucard. Both are for food service. One is named Alucard. I know which job Goonko is going to take.


Meanwhile, Habataki Net is full of useful articles about things like the Flea Market, which would've been nice to know about back in May, since it offers discounted clothes. Oops.


Goro's fashion column is all kinds of Special. I have to go change up my voice when reading his writings since he sounds like... well, he sounds like every episode of Project Runway, to be blunt about it. But I realized that my Goro voice has more in common with Troy Baker's Valvatorez voice (SAHDEENZ) than Tim Gunn's. When transcribing this, I'll try to express as much of the "14-year-old Japanese girl using social media" punctuation and inflection as intact as possible.

Ciao! Is everyone in love?
It's hot. So hawt! I can't bear to keep my clothes on.
Strip, strip... oh my, I'm saying things that would make me a failure of a designer~! Mm.
Don't worry about it. Ignore it, please~

The current craze is denim one-pieces! If you wear that to a date, your man will melt in your hands~!

Next up, the fashionable color is red! Work that into your wardrobe!

And on top of that, it might be nice to wear a ribbon as an accent.

You might just see the world a teensy bit differently.
Find a wonderful romance, girls!

★Goro's sexy calisthenics★



Transform yourself into a beauty!

Goro is a strong contender for most fun character to translate in Tokimeki Memorial history, along with Mei and Mizuki.


While I was at it, I had my stream choose the cursor for the rest of this run - it's going to be Garrison, Mizuki's butler.

6/26: Oh, and speaking of Mizuki...


Option 1: Invite Mizuki to walk home together
Mizuki: Oh my, Fudou-san, are you walking home too?
Goonko: Yeah. Hey, let's walk home together!
Mizuki: Oui! It could be rather nice to walk home once in a while.
Goonko: Yay, let's go!


Goonko: Midterms are coming up soon. Are you studying, Sudou-san?
Mizuki: Bien sûr, of course I am!
Goonko: Wow, you seem pretty confident.
Mizuki: Mizuki has 10 tutors, and studies from morning until night!
Goonko: So you should have a perfect study plan.


Mizuki: ...It had better be perfect.
Goonko: (I should study too.)

6/30: Pump Tsukushi for info


It's time to make a deal with the little devil.


Goonko: Tsukushi, got a second?
Tsukushi: The door's open, come on in.


Tsukushi: What's up?
Goonko: You said you were gathering a lot of info to practice your skills, right?
Tsukushi: Sure, but--oh, I get it, you want me to tell you something?
Goonko: Yeah.
Option 1: Ask what people think of me
Option 2: Ask about people
Option 3: Ask about date spots



Goonko: I'd like to learn more about the people around me.
Tsukushi: Sure. Who do you want to know about?

Shockingly, Tsukushi lets you read all of his notes at once, so you can get every boy's info at once.


Mihara Shiki
Birthday: January 15th, 1987
Sign: Capricorn
Blood type: AB
Height: 174cm
Weight: 58kg
Part-time job: None
Club: Art club
Notes: They call him an "artistic prodigy". Kinda weird...?

Hey, there's no creepy fixation on measurements coming from this gender! What a deal!


Suzuka Kazuma
Birthday: December 4th, 1986
Sign: Sagittarius
Blood type: B
Height: 171cm
Weight: 57kg
Part-time job: None
Club: Basketball team
Notes: They tell me he's a starter on the basketball team, even though he's a freshman.


Hazuki Kei
Birthday: October 16th, 1986
Sign: Libra
Blood type: A
Height: 178cm
Weight: 62kg
Part-time job: Magazine model
Club: None
Notes: The idol of Habataki Academy! His hobby is sleeping.


Himuro Reiichi
Birthday: November 6, 1975
Sign: Scorpio
Blood type: A
Height: 188cm
Weight: 70kg
Part-time job: None
Club: Brass band faculty adviser
Notes: Habataki Academy's math teacher. He's always wearing a suit, isn't he?

It's a pretty bad sign for Kazuma's future when, as the basketball player, he's the shortest character in the cast so far.


This is the current relationship chart. In order from top to bottom, left to right, it's Hazuki, Shiki, Kazuma, Reiichi, and Mizuki.

Yes, Mizuki has a relationship rating, and she's the only character above neutral affection right now. The current mission is going as planned.


Next time: Being a (working) girl is hard.

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Sep 16, 2014

Section Z
Oct 1, 2008

Wait, this is the Moon.
How did I even get here?

Pillbug
If Flower Skull is an art failure, then we can only imagine what wonders will be an art success.

Catalina
May 20, 2008



I really love the art style for the activities in the TMGS series. It's so cute, and the failure animations are so funny.

BlitzBlast
Jul 30, 2011

some people just wanna watch the world burn

quote:

Yes, Mizuki has a relationship rating, and she's the only character above neutral affection right now.

No Goonko, you're supposed to be going after boys this time.

FractalSandwich
Apr 25, 2010

vibratingsheep posted:

Okay, Goonko, let's level a little here. You didn't "pull out a win" -- you forced the other team to cover you at the half-court line because they think you'll hit the J. Do you realize who's ever gotten that kind of coverage? No one. This transcends basketball. You have the best shot I have ever seen. On anyone.
Truly, she's the Donald Bradman of high school basketball.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

BlitzBlast posted:

No Goonko, you're supposed to be going after boys this time.

Gimme some time to get adjusted, it'll happen... at some point.

Poulpe
Nov 11, 2006
Canadian Santa Extraordinaire

vibratingsheep posted:


Mizuki: ...Perfect like me.

:ohdear:
Say hello to the Mizuki complex!

Catalina
May 20, 2008



BlitzBlast posted:

No Goonko, you're supposed to be going after boys this time.

I tried to tell everyone when I gave my thread title Let's Try Not to Date Girls in Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side!

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

Catalina posted:

I tried to tell everyone when I gave my thread title Let's Try Not to Date Girls in Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side!

Out of the dateable men we've met so far, only one out of five is a decent guy who seems cool to hang out with. The next-best male characters are Mizuki's butler Garrison and Goro.

I'll keep dating Mizuki on the side, thanks...

Robindaybird
Aug 21, 2007

Neat. Sweet. Petite.

I really do like that Girls Side actually makes the female characters your friends instead of 'just there' or 'jesus gently caress, you guys are assholes!'

Hellioning
Jun 27, 2008

Robindaybird posted:

I really do like that Girls Side actually makes the female characters your friends instead of 'just there' or 'jesus gently caress, you guys are assholes!'

Jun was cool, and Takumi was only an rear end in a top hat part of the time!

But yeah, at least they your resident friend characters act friendly.

Potsticker
Jan 14, 2006


vibratingsheep posted:

Out of the dateable men we've met so far, only one out of five is a decent guy who seems cool to hang out with. The next-best male characters are Mizuki's butler Garrison and Goro.

I'll keep dating Mizuki on the side, thanks...

Is it the basketball guy? I like the basketball guy.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

Poulpe posted:

:ohdear:
Say hello to the Mizuki complex!

I've actually spent a lot of time today thinking about if I got the point across here. Given the context, she could just as easily be saying "It BETTER be perfect" since her expression and her tone both are really really sad at being forced to study all day. I think I'll update the translation there.

Poulpe
Nov 11, 2006
Canadian Santa Extraordinaire

vibratingsheep posted:

I've actually spent a lot of time today thinking about if I got the point across here. Given the context, she could just as easily be saying "It BETTER be perfect" since her expression and her tone both are really really sad at being forced to study all day. I think I'll update the translation there.

Ah yeah, given the forlorn expression I was really expecting a kind of "everyone is expecting so much out of me" kind of storyline to start up. I didn't get "man studying so much sucks" as much, this is better.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

Poulpe posted:

Ah yeah, given the forlorn expression I was really expecting a kind of "everyone is expecting so much out of me" kind of storyline to start up. I didn't get "man studying so much sucks" as much, this is better.

Thanks to the vagueness of the statement and the way Mizuki says this, that interpretation is also perfectly valid.

Catalina
May 20, 2008



I always just assumed that she was lying about having 10 tutors, and was sad when she realized that you'd catch her in the lie once the exam scores were out. :v:

Alligator Pie
Apr 26, 2008

Give away the green grass, Give away the sky
I wonder if there is a best buddy path where you can just forget about dating and hang out with Mizuki forever. :3:

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
From what people have said, yes. There's a BFFs ending for each girl.

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Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

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



Taco Defender
Unfortunately they're also pretty boring in both gameplay and actual ending, since they're meant as a "well, you didn't get a guy, but at least you're not totally alone" ending.

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