All that talk about stats in the previous post
brings me today to the topic of:
Yes my friends,
today I am going to talk to you about that which is also affectionately known as dating sims.
However, the one that
I am going to introduce to you today is not one that most of you are
familiar with ... (of course, I could be wrong on that.)
Something you might not have known even existed... until today...
This is by respected game publisher
Konami, which has produced a lot of mainstream mega hit video
games, series with remarkable longevity throughout all these years - a mean feat
for video game company.
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and
its sequel - Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss. The natural consequence from a genre initially started off for guys, from this
you know that it was very well received in Japan... it spawned a host of other
merchandise such as soundtracks, albums, memorabilia etc. which sell like hot
cakes.
So what is the premise of the game? Not a big
departure from its prequels tailored for guys - the main character (you!! Yess
you!!) has entered the first year of (senior) high school. So it happens that in
this three years of halcyon school life, you have to net a catch and upon
graduation have one of them confess his undying love
to you. Of course, you could remain single and concentrate on your studies like
every good student is supposed to.. in which case you get the general
bad ending where you end up with no one (you might get the ending where
your kid brother shows up to console you, though) and is definitely not the
reason why you bought the game (or spent all those hours playing
it.)
So, having said that, what choice(s) do you
have?
First of all of course is the catch
- good in everything and handsome but very lansi (arrogant)
one... usually with his own fan club among the girls in the school *KIRA KIRA
smile of sparkling teeth sends said girls into uncontrollable pirouettes of
ecstacy bordering on epileptic*
Oh, he also has the fortituous attribute of being either your early
childhood friend... or your next-door neighbour... who for some reason you
haven't kept in contact with for ages... and bump into on the first day in
school. But rejoice not too early, for this does not help much your case in
staking your exclusive claim on him...
Of course then there's the sporty type who's no
good in studies, the bespectacled bookish type for those who are into that, the
rebel who's no good in school but usually a musician... the artsy-fartsy type
who places a lot of importance on elegance (goes into affected monologue on the
divine beauty of a certain subject matter) ... and the underclassman (kakyuusei
下級生 【かきゅうせい】) of bubbly cuteness for those of you
ladies with shotacon* fetishes (i.e. cradle-snatchers.
xD )
You can also choose to end up with the
headmaster (the mustachioed guy in the video, described by one
walkthrough as the hentai geezer) ... I wonder why would anyone choose
to from their own free will. My, that's a disturbing
thought. (Hold on, I need to disinfect my brain.)
The teacher, however, is rather cool though...
Himuro Reiichi (Ice Room Zero-One) ... would appeal to girls who like mature
guys (or those who like cold guys, too)
Here below is the ending with him. For those of you who
want to practice your dialogue in Japanese.
Or even one of your girl friends... (No such
option, though, in the guy's prequels to end up with your male best friend. Tell
me why.)
So of course you're asking now... how do I know all of this?
Well I've (regretfully) never played this/(these)
games before. All the dedicated hours required to achieve the desired ending
with the desired guy (girl in my case) ... subsistence pastimes call.
However, this all important website
contains all the detailed walkthroughs that you
need to win the heart of the guy of your dreams. In effect, telling you how to
press his buttons - literally. For the Nintendo DS version of the game
incorporates the added feature of "Skinship" (if I remember) where you can use
the touchscreen to lovingly deliver your pixelated affection.
Seriously, guys never had it so good all in the
(guy-dates-girl) prequels.
Now, the FAQs originate from this website, run by
two Singaporean girls ( http://hanegasaki.piyo-piyo.org/about.php ) who played the game in such remarkable detail - even
finishing the game with some of the characters that you'll never want to touch
in real life (gotta disinfect your brain after that.) So here's a plug to their
websites:
Utsukushiki Sekai //. a tokimeki memorial girl's
side walkthrough
Seaside Sketch //. for tokimeki memorial girl's
side second kiss.
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Rather interesting expositions they write there!
:D
Okay children, this post would not be complete if I did not post a PV for the guys here (being the hot-blooded guy that I am, too... ^_^ )
Remember folks, always continue to raise stats for
your loved one.
Until I hear from you again, Ja na...
~
Tokimeki Memorial 3 opening
*The female counterpart of
lolicon, which is no obscure market as there are cafes
in Tokyo with pretty boys dressed in school uniforms to cater to this expanding
market (aging population of lonely single women in Japan...
perhaps?)
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