That's not how you spell Hanako!uchytjes said:
ChupathingyX said:
This is exactly what happened to me =D Except I succeeded in Hanako's path because I used a walkthrough (which frankly, I recommend. The way you get onto each path can be really obtuse and I didn't feel like being rewarded or punished for a choice was particularly interesting considering how the choice mechanic worked. The good aspect of the choice mechanic was the story required you to want to be in a relationship with a particular person and choosing allowed this perfectly. Hanako's storyline is particularly effective because of this. But you get that experience better by using a walkthrough)Shdwrnr said:
It is meant to be like that though. And the big negative shock you get from it is exactly whats meant to be felt. I am kinda not okay with it too. Thats a very disturbing thing to force on someone, considering that games naturally promote placing yourself in the protagonists shoes.Jove said:I can't believe it's been a year already.
Hanako's Route:I really enjoyed her route too because of how much she grew as a character, and I'm also a sucker for the cute shy types. My biggest complaint though is...well the sex scene....
Have you got some recommendations? And also should I still look for other VNs if I thought the worst aspect of the game was that it was a visual novel?ChupathingyX said:
Nope, I just got her by pretty much role-playing and asking myself what I would do in each situation. Its how I play any game that involves having to make choices, but I only do it the first time around as a "blind playthrough" type thing to get the best experience possible. I just so happened to end up with Emi by doing what naturally came.Loop Stricken said:
Yes, as in "If I were Hisao, I'd like to not die. Better exercise".uchytjes said:
This caused me problems. Its why I don't think the choice mechanic is particularly well implemented (although at the same time accidentally transcends to near genius). Because my first thought when I saw Hanako was 'Hey I like that person, I want to help get them out of their shell and grow their confidence (can you see why this game had such a big impact on me? =D (this is where the choice aspect becomes genius)) but then at the same time giving up wasn't what I'd think of my character. So I tried roleplaying and I ended up with this huge disconnect as the protagonist went further and further away from what I had in my head. It was confusing, I didn't know why he kept saying all this positive stuff about Emi and eventually the roleplaying attempt was so destroyed I gave up half way, looked up a walkthrough and did it the way I'd intended.uchytjes said:
well I guess that is the inherent problem/positive with having a choice system. Also, I had planned from the beginning of the game to go for Shizune, but that didn't work out (I failed at Risk) and I ended up with Emi and wound up liking her the best.BrotherRool said:
It's not really inherent it would have been fairly easy to fix. They just needed to make the choices more blatant. A couple of the choices worked but all the ones along the lines of 'I want to go to the library/run/go to town' that decided relationships were defeating the point of having choices in the first place. Something as obvious as 'I want to spend some time with Hanako/Lilly' would have served the purposeuchytjes said:
