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Sindai posted:I might have posted this before but I'd really like to know how Stranger Danger ranks in popularity polls compared to the others. He's got to be last...right? He consistently comes in last in all of the fan polls I can find, but I can't find the official data for the Konami poll. Kei consistently takes first place, which is a testament to the power of Green River Light Voice. DoubleDonut posted:Will Stranger Danger get mad if you call him "Pops?" Because if so (or if he hates anything else) you should definitely do that. He hates it. It's something the fandom calls him a lot, too.
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The really weird thing about Stranger Danger is that he would be significantly less frightening if they at least didn't give him the moustache and glasses. But they did. It was like they were intentionally trying to troll their potential new audience with their first game.
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It also doesn't help that you aren't even given the courtesy of being 'But thou must!'ed into the back of his candy van. If he were creepy and Goonko sensibly treated him as creepy, that'd be different.
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Actually, there's an event I stumbled on (seems to be DS exclusive...Maybe? I can't find how I'd describe it on the lists) where he goes "casual" and, if I recall, might ditch the glasses (or, at least, he does something different with his hair). The result is somehow even more frightening. Maybe it was the white polo-shirt. I wish I'd screenshotted it.
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But they didn't add a mace to the face event? Bad marketing all around
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D3m3 posted:Actually, there's an event I stumbled on (seems to be DS exclusive...Maybe? I can't find how I'd describe it on the lists) where he goes "casual" and, if I recall, might ditch the glasses (or, at least, he does something different with his hair). The result is somehow even more frightening. Maybe it was the white polo-shirt. I wish I'd screenshotted it. I will make the sacrifice and Google for it...  Also, I finally found a fanart for "That Scene" that's coming up, the one I couldn't find during the stream. Get the Brain Bleach ready for the future update that features it! 
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Catalina posted:I will make the sacrifice and Google for it... Now I want you to picture that and watch this. Thank me later.
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Catalina posted:I will make the sacrifice and Google for it... My first thought was 'that isn't too bad, really'. Then I noticed the mustache.
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If he didn't look and act so creepy, he'd be alright as an love interest. For an adult woman, not a teenager.
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:Now I want you to picture that and watch this. Thank me later. Ah, I see they made an anime version of my autobiography. 
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Kaja Rainbow posted:If he didn't look and act so creepy, he'd be alright as an love interest. For an adult woman, not a teenager. If it wasn't for what's at least a ten year difference and the fact that he is an authority figure in charge of underage teens, he wouldn't be so creepy.
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Yeah, it's the situation and general attitude that's creepy. Mustache aside he's not actually all that bad looking.
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Yeah, superficially other than the stache and (usual) hairstyle he's not bad. Unfortunately he is in a game about high school and preys on his teenage student that was written to go along with it  WHY
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A lot of people, myself included, are going AUGH WHY at the inclusion of Stranger Danger in the game, but in addition to going AUGH WHY, I would genuinely like to know why this character was included in this game. 'Japan' is not an answer. If this is some Japanese cultural thing that I have heretofore been unaware of, or some weird clash between Japanese and American culture (like the whole 'what do you mean blackface is racist' thing), I expect an effortpost. If not, however, I would like to hear from anyone who has any actual information on why someone thought this character would make a good addition to this game.
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I don't know exactly why it happened, but the first thing that comes to mind is that it's a fetish. Also, the Tale of Genji, the world's first novel, involves the titular Hikaru Genji, who at one point kidnaps the 10-year-old niece of his lover, and then raises her to be an ideal wife. When his actual wife dies in childbirth sometime later, Genji marries the girl he raised EDIT: Like, in context it's relatively not as creepy, because it was based on the life of Japan's imperial court and the politics of the nobility in every single culture are notoriously riddled with all kinds of sordid affairs like this. But still. Examples of Hikaru Genji-type stuff in more modern media include the ending of the Bunny Drop manga. Tarezax fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Nov 13, 2014 |
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Tarezax posted:I don't know exactly why it happened, but the first thing that comes to mind is that it's a fetish. Well, the whole Tale of Genji thing is seen as romantic in Japanese culture, sooooo take that as you will.
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Maybe they wanted to incorporate an "oyaji" character, as it is a trope and the whole "older rich man" thing is often romanticized. The problem is this game takes place in a high school setting and they went with the goddamn principle. They really didn't think it through... Uncanny
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Best way I can think to spin his existence in the game is "originally he was designed to be Goro's life partner and secretly wrote some sort of love column on the internet too maybe, with his main mission being bringing love and cheer to the high school world and making sure no high schooler gets the forever alone ending, but it wasn't approved and we promised another love interest so we just sort of re-wrote all of his appearances for it at the last minute". Cannot think of a kinder explanation for him being there and being so creepy. His role sort of seems to be 'the promoter of the high school love legend' but he's just too hands-on and creepy about it since he also happens to have a route.
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:Now I want you to picture that and watch this. Thank me later.
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Also, just in case you weren't disgusted enough yet, the Tale of Genji has spawned a fascinatingly terrible manga. I mean, it's spawned lots, but this one happens to give more actual information on the novel itself rather than attempting to retell it in modern times or whatever. You'd think a series that was trying to be smart and accurate like that would be less awful... I do not endorse actually reading this manga. It's several times worse than the summary makes it out to be. Fair warning!
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From checking around the internet, I found that this is his save file image: It's like even the game knows how wrong it is.
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Hurry Goonko, run! Don't let anyone get a picture of this! 
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Raitzeno posted:Also, just in case you weren't disgusted enough yet, the Tale of Genji has spawned a fascinatingly terrible manga. I mean, it's spawned lots, but this one happens to give more actual information on the novel itself rather than attempting to retell it in modern times or whatever. You'd think a series that was trying to be smart and accurate like that would be less awful... quote:Minamoto-kun has a face pretty enough to make people think he's a girl. Because of his face, he was bullied by the girls in middle school who were jealous of his face. He developed a fear of women due to the trauma and ended up attending a high school for boys. Just as he enters college and makes a promise to himself to overcome the trauma of his past, his father remarries and asks him to move out of the house. His father arranges him to live with his aunt (Minamoto-kun's father's younger sister) for the time being. She is an extremely beautiful woman who is also a non-tenured professor at his college. When he arrives at her apartment, she shows him her breasts and tells him that he will be her "guinea pig" in her reverse Hikaru Genji project.  Raitzeno posted:It's several times worse than the summary makes it out to be. 
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At this point anytime you see the word "project" in the same sentence or sometimes even paragraph as "Hikaru Genji" you can already assume things are going south.
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There isn't a  big enough for Stranger Danger. He's just so gross!  In a perfect world, there would be an option to tell him off so he never bothers you again. I suppose we'll have to settle for constantly rejecting him and giving him Goonko's atomic Valentine chocolate. I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone's reactions to the bungee jump!
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FractalSandwich posted:In a perfect world, there'd be an option to have him arrested. Actually, yes, that is the better option. If he was a real person, he'd have been behind bars by now.
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Like, I see where they were coming from with the Stranger Danger concept. Maybe some of the female developers were all "Ooh, let's have a Handsome Man in a Position of Authority!" "Yeah, that's another classic trope we can work in there, sure." (Alt: "Sure, as long as he's not a teacher, because that'd be creepy.") But it just seems so much weirder to NOT BE ABLE TO TELL HIM TO gently caress OFF. Like, for all the other characters, you can at least passively turn them down. "Nah, I'm busy this week... and every week..." But not him. Nope.
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Stanos posted:I didn't really pay attention (because he's STRANGER DANGER and everything) but he's not a secret character right? Which means that somehow he could bomb you? Or even worse, call you during a date. He's not exactly "secret" as you can easily run into him by simply raising your stats in a certain way. But since he's not part of the regular staff of high school boys you don't get his contact information, which means that you couldn't call him for a date if he was theoretically bomb you. The one secret character you can't even see his affection progression because he's entirely event based (the guy with the horrendous english/japanese e-mails). Same goes for the extra secret character in the DS version (a proper delinquent type -with a heart of gold, of course!-). As for Stranger Danger's existence I can only imagine he's in the game pretty much as a joke. It's just not a funny joke if you think about it for more than a second. SPECIALLY because he will only notice Goonko if she's pretty. Yet another downside of the Kei game. The Icehouse relationship is also very creepy, but it's very slightly toned down by the fact that you have to jump through so many burning hoops to get him to break his very appropiate professional attitude.
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John Lee posted:Like, I see where they were coming from with the Stranger Danger concept. Maybe some of the female developers were all "Ooh, let's have a Handsome Man in a Position of Authority!" "Yeah, that's another classic trope we can work in there, sure." It doesn't really make sense though, because they already have Ice House. Who, while being a teacher, at least doesn't actively hit on you. ed: ah nvm, it was already said 
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Tokimemo Girl's Side, Chapter 16: I've Got No Strings 8/29: The rest of the cliffhanger  This is only the tip of the iceberg.  Wataru: My knees are still shaking... Option 1: I can't understand what's so fun about that. Option 2: It was over so fast, I didn't really feel anything. Option 3: That was a huge thrill!  Goonko: That was a huge thrill! Wataru: I think I'm done with thrills, dude. Wataru: I don't want any more. Goonko: (I'm so stupid! I made the worst impression!) Goonko: (But I got the best picture! Time to bring all of my friends here!)  Wataru: Oh yeah, they have a parade at night this time of year. Wataru: Let's go watch, senpai! Goonko: Yeah, let's go! Wataru: Alright, we should get to the front for the best view.  Wataru: Dude, Senpai, this parade's really pretty. Option 1: Hey, I can see the seams where that one's been all patched up. Option 2: I feel like can stand here and watch forever. Option 3: It's like we're in a fairy tale. We tormented the kid enough, it's time for something he'd appreciate.  Goonko: It's like we're in a fairy tale. Wataru: Yeah. Wataru: So, that makes you and me the prince and the princess, right, senpai? Goonko: (Yay! A perfect impression!) And, because Wataru has the affection catchup mechanic that almost all of the underclassmen characters in Tokimemo do, he's now happy enough to walk Goonko home.  Wataru: I'll walk you home. Wataru: No matter what happens, I'll get you there safe! 9/3: Wataru's birthday  Goonko: What should I buy him? Option 1: Skullbear children's costume Option 2: Skullbear cell phone pouch Option 3: Monthly Popular Guy's Lifestyle Magazine The cell phone pouch costs 3 Rich, so it's probably the best present. Might as well, Goonko has money to burn!  Goonko: Let's see, where's Hibiya-kun--oh, there he is. Goonko: Hibiya-kun! Wataru: Hey, Fudou-senpai, what's up? Goonko: Today's your birthday, isn't it? Here, I got you a present! Wataru: Wow, I'm honored to get a present from you, senpai! Wataru: I'll make it a Hibiya family heirloom, and tell this story to my grandchildren, dude! Goonko: Sure, sure, open it up already!  Wataru: This is just what I wanted! Wataru: Dude, you know everything, senpai! Wataru: I'll treasure it! 9/12: Taking Shiki to the edge  Shiki: What are we going to ride? Goonko: Let's bungee jump!  Shiki: Sounds like a great idea! Let's move!  Shiki: Magnificent, isn't it? Shiki: Let's fly together! And scream together! Even though he's an obnoxious prat, Shiki sure does have fun at the park. I'll give him that.  Okay that's just awesome.  Shiki: That was a fantastic attraction, wasn't it? Goonko: That was a huge thrill! Shiki: Yes, the thrill certainly improves your mood. Goonko: (Yup! That felt pretty good.) 9/20: Who is this new boy, and can we keep him?  Girl 1: Senpai! What's with that new look? You look really cool! Girl 2: Yeah! I mean, you always look nice, senpai, but this looks even better! ???: Y, you think so? Goonko: (Huh? There's no mistaking that voice.) Goonko: Hey, Hibiya-kun!  Wataru: S, senpai... Goonko: What did you do to your hair? Wataru: It's not what you think. Wataru: I just got back from the class trip a couple days ago. Goonko: Huh? I mean, okay. Goonko: But what did you do to your hair? Wataru: Well, the girls said "We'll make you look a lot better" and-- Wataru: And they surrounded me...  Wataru: They were so mean, dude! Goonko: Hahaha! Is that what happened. Wataru: So, uh, what do you think of it, senpai? Wataru: All of the freshman called it "cool" but I dunno, man. Goonko: It must be nice to be so popular with the freshman girls!  Wataru: What? No, I didn't-- Wataru: I didn't mean it that way! S, sorry! Goonko: Huh? Wataru: Wait just a second, senpai! Goonko: ?  Wataru: Thanks for waiting! Wataru: Hibiya Wataru has arrived! Goonko: Hey, you put your hair back to normal! Wataru: Yup! Goonko: So you're not going back to that other style? Wataru: Yeah, I'm done with it. Wataru: I think this fits me way more.  Wataru: More importantly, senpai-- Wataru: I got you a souvenir! Goonko: Oh... thanks. Goonko: (So what did he get me as a souvenir? Oh, it's a baseball pennant.) 9/23: Taking Kazuma to the edge  Kazuma: So, what'll it be today? Goonko: Let's bungee jump! Kazuma: Oh, that looks fun. Make sure to pose for the camera when we jump!  Kazuma: Holy crap! That's really high up. Kazuma: My heart's racing. Goonko: Yeah... Kazuma: Alright! Time to show you how it's done.  We have clearly chosen the best boy.  Kazuma: Woooo! That felt awesome! Goonko: That was a huge thrill! Kazuma: Seriously. I love that nervous feeling right before you jump. Goonko: (Yay! A perfect impression!)  Goonko: Say, Kazuma... Goonko: What were you like as a kid? Kazuma: Me? Well, I never went home before the sun went down. Goonko: Whoa, were you doing some dangerous stuff?  Kazuma: No, you dork! Kazuma: Ever since grade school, I've been obsessed with basketball. Kazuma: I practiced and practiced every day. Goonko: You haven't changed at all. Kazuma: Yeah? Kazuma: I used to dribble and pass everywhere, even in class. Kazuma: The teachers always used to try to take the ball away. Kazuma: But no one's ever been able to steal the ball from me. Goonko: I... I see. 9/30: What is seen cannot be unseen  Goonko: (Who's that running this way?)  STRANGER DANGER: Oh! Fudou-kun. I was never here! Goonko: (Huh?)  Goro: IIIIKAAAAAAKUUUUUU! Goro: WHERE ARE YOU HIDING? Goonko: (He's turned into a monster! What the hell happened?)  Goro: Oh, my dear. Goro: I know that face anywhere, you're the lady-in-training! Goro: Ikkaku ran this way, didn't he? Tell me which way he ran. STRANGER DANGER I was never here! Goonko: Uhhhh, ummm, I, I haven't seen him! Goro: Reeeeeally? Goonko: N, no sir.  Goro: Ugh, this is awful.  Goro: Look, this is the first design for men I've ever tried my hand at. Goro: I wanted Ikkaku to wear this for me, and help me develop a better image in my mind. Goro: But that bastard ran. Goro: My theme is "shorts for a grown man." Goro: What do you think? Fresh and wonderful, right?  Goro: But that drat Ikkaku said "it doesn't fit my dandy ways". Goonko: (Th, those count as shorts? I definitely don't think the chairman would look good in those.)  STRANGER DANGER: Whew... you saved me. STRANGER DANGER: For the sake of my aesthetics, I had to do everything I could to avoid putting that on. STRANGER DANGER: Now, if you'll excuse me. Quick brain bleach At this point, I would like to step away from the story and show you more bungee jumps. This is Kei and his incredibly disappointing run.  How is this guy popular?  Kei: You did well. Kei: Was it fun? Goonko: It was over so fast, I didn't really feel anything. Kei: Yeah, it's over in no time at all. Kei: Wanna do it again? And this is Mizuki-chama's version, available only during double dates.   Whatta gal  Okay, back to the LP. 10/3: Kazuma and the Lion  Goonko: Let's go that way, Kazuma! Kazuma: ...Huh? Kazuma: O-Oh, you wanna go to that "make friends with the bunnies" area, right? Sure, why not? Goonko: No! The lion cage over that way!  Kazuma: Oh, okay...  Goonko: Wow, lions sure look crazy up close, don't they? Kazuma: H, hey, it's rude to talk to someone like that in front of their faces. Goonko: Hahaha, you're so weird! The lion doesn't understand what we're saying.  Lion:  Kazuma:   Kazuma: SEE? You made him angry!  Goonko: I never thought you'd be such a scaredy-cat, Kazuma. Kazuma: Shut up! I was just a little worried is all. Kazuma: What made you think I was scared? Goonko: Rar!  Kazuma: Eep! Kazuma: I mean, um. Goonko: ...  Kazuma: If you pull that again, I'm gonna smack you. Goonko: (So he was scared.) 10/16: Kei's birthday Option 1: Paisley bandanna Option 2: Full body kitty pajamas Option 3: Small silver vase The small silver vase is the 3 Rich choice and therefore the good one for year 3. With a Kei bomb looming, I had to avoid the gag gifts, which I still feel bad about. The dialogue is unchanged from previous years, and Kei is boring, so I'll skip the part where he actually accepts the gift. 10/17: Year 3 profile interlude This is another chance to check on what people are planning to do after high school, so let's hit up Tsukushi!  The affection chart is about where it should be, except for that horrifyingly increasing STRANGER DANGER rating.  Seems like he's been thinking about continuing his model career.  "The beautiful stand alone" he said, crying.  He seems worried that he's too short to be a basketball player.  His little sister is in my class. She's a lot more mature than her brother.  He plays piano at a jazz club on the weekends, apparently.  Just between you and me... he said that he dreams of raising a lady.  10/25: Shiki humanizes a bit  Goonko: (It's getting late, I should head home.) Goonko: (Hmm? Someone's still in the art room.)  Goonko: (That's Mihara-kun, isn't it?) Goonko: (It's like he's a different person. It's almost scary.)  Shiki: Is that you over there, Fudou-kun? Just a moment.  Goonko: Sorry, did I interrupt you? Shiki: It's fine, it was just about time for me to quit anyway. Goonko: Hey, Mihara-kun. You're like a different person when you're painting, aren't you? Shiki: You saw me like that? Now I'm embarrassed. Goonko: No! You looked very serious, it was pretty cool. Shiki: Yes... I've hit a rough patch and haven't been able to express what I want lately. Goonko: So that even happens to people like you, Mihara-kun? Shiki: Of course it does. Shiki: The more I'm pulled in by the theme, the more I want it to be perfect. Goonko: I think I get it. So what were you painting today? Shiki: A practice piece. I've been drawing the same thing over and over lately.  Goonko: The same thing? Shiki: Never mind, you wouldn't be interested. Shiki: Let's head home! Not only have we seen Shiki express an emotion other than mild annoyance or complete self-absorption, we now see what it's like when he's embarrassed. Alright, maybe he's a good fit for Mizuki after all. We're going to ignore the obvious implication that on Shiki's path he'd be attempting to paint a portrait of Goonko, and imagine that he's trying to paint Mizuki-chama in the perfect light instead. 10/26: Goonko's birthday  Goonko: Yes, who is it? Kazuma: Yo, Kimiko. Goonko: Hey, Kazuma, what's up? Kazuma: W, well, today's your birthday, right? Goonko: No way, you remembered, Kazuma? Kazuma: K, kinda. Anyway, here, I got you a present! Kazuma: I don't really know what girls want, so you might not be very happy with it. Kazuma: So, uh, here it is. Later. Goonko: (Yay! Kazuma gave me a present  )Goonko: (It's a heart-shaped cushion.) Goonko: (This is way too cute! I wonder what Kazuma looked like when he brought this to the counter?) The heart-shaped cushion is worth -5 stress. As a note, if we'd managed to get 3 birthday presents from Kazuma (AKA we had our birthday in February, as per Tokimemo exploit tradition), he would've given Goonko a skullbear plushie, worth +5 Sports and +5 Social. 10/30: The theme for the school festival is set  Class president: We're going to be doing a school play this year, so we'd like everyone to sign up and help out. Next time: Acting!   Sorry this one was so delayed, folks. It's been a crazy couple of weeks! I'll try and get this all wrapped up before Thanksgiving, and spend Thanksgiving weekend cranking out what looks like a quick TM2 run. vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Nov 26, 2014 |
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gently caress. I'll be we never get to find out what "Skullbear" looks like either  Though considering it would give Goonko a sports bonus I'm hoping it's the mascot for Kazuma's future professional basketball team.As for Shiki, he was also dressed somewhat normally for once- vibratingsheep posted:Next time: Acting! Damnit, Shiki.
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