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FredMSloniker
Jan 2, 2008

Why, yes, I do like Kirby games.
Is there a reason you identified Hikari's promise as being worth 1,000 promises?

Also, I see what you mean by a perfect run of the opening. How much does hitting all of those events actually matter in terms of gameplay?

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Catalina
May 20, 2008



I believe there are two more childhood events. One is with Homura, and one is with Kasumi, and both lead to events that happen later. Since we're not going after Kasumi ever or Homura this playthrough it won't matter, but if you anyone wants to go the road to *~Tokimeki Memorial 2 Utter Perfection*~

I found an updated Perfect Childhood guide with how to get those two events in addition to all the other ones here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/576446-tokimeki-memorial-2/67479777

The Homura one happens Days 2 and 4 outside of the store near the small park. It leads to an event in Winter 2001/2002.
The Kasumi event happens on Days 2 and 4 near the billboard near the small park. It leads to an event on 12/23/01.

(If the internet hadn't existed in 2000, maybe I would have done something more productive with my summers than learning to search message boards (then Yahoo! Groups) and FAQ sites for information on games in languages I can't understand. Oh well.)

SuccinctAndPunchy
Mar 29, 2013

People are supposed to get hurt by things. It's fucked up to not. It's not good for you.

vibratingsheep posted:

Miho: God, this is all I want. Let me meet a handsome prince.
Goon: Want me to do that for you?

This made me laugh more than it really should have. Child Goon is remarkably bold.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

FredMSloniker posted:

Is there a reason you identified Hikari's promise as being worth 1,000 promises?

Also, I see what you mean by a perfect run of the opening. How much does hitting all of those events actually matter in terms of gameplay?

Because it involves a ring.

Also, all of these events get a callback in their respective route. Expect a lot of sepia toning and...

Step 1: "Remember that time when we..."
Step 2: Reason the girl will never forget
Step 3: Profit!

Catalina posted:

I believe there are two more childhood events. One is with Homura, and one is with Kasumi, and both lead to events that happen later. Since we're not going after Kasumi ever or Homura this playthrough it won't matter, but if you anyone wants to go the road to *~Tokimeki Memorial 2 Utter Perfection*~

I found an updated Perfect Childhood guide with how to get those two events in addition to all the other ones here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/576446-tokimeki-memorial-2/67479777

Whut?! There's an even newer one than the FAQ on GameFAQs from 1999? Dang! :colbert:

Also:

FractalSandwich posted:

I don't know why Goon and Hikari keep sneezing after they say Kasumi's name. Must be one of those Pavlovian things.

If you would like a primer on Japanese honorifics, who uses what, and what they mean, let me know. Otherwise I'll just consider this a joke.

Kay Kessler
May 9, 2013

I just happened to find a really weird Easter Egg in MGS2. One of the dog tags I found has the name "Kaori Yae" on it.
I'd post a screencap, but :effort:

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

Kay Kessler posted:

I just happened to find a really weird Easter Egg in MGS2. One of the dog tags I found has the name "Kaori Yae" on it.
I'd post a screencap, but :effort:

Now's as good a time as any to link this old gem:


Over Homura's head: My callsign was Leopard! I wanna do it again!
Revolver Ocelot: Why you little... I'll mow you down.
Akane: This is bad!
Under Ocelot: "Revolver Ocelot: The awesome guy who fought with a Colt single action army revolver (an antique) against a SOCOM pistol (the latest model). What a man."

To the right of Ocelot: A note about how Metal Gear Integral has finally been finished. He's watching the DVD of MGS2 and hoping it'll get released soon after taking such a long time. But that dev's favorite games are games like Syphon Filter, Rainbow 6, and Spec Ops....

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Feb 20, 2014

ChaosArgate
Oct 10, 2012

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

vibratingsheep posted:

Now's as good a time as any to link this old gem:


Over Homura's head: My callsign was Leopard! I wanna do it again!
Revolver Ocelot: Why you little... I'll mow you down.
Akane: This is bad!
Under Ocelot: "Revolver Ocelot: The awesome guy who fought with a Colt single action army revolver (an antique) against a SOCOM pistol (the latest model). What a man."

To the right of Ocelot: A note about how Metal Gear (2?)'s "integral" parts have finally been finished and he's watching the DVD of MGS2 and hoping it'll get released soon after taking such a long time. But that dev's favorite games are games like Syphon Filter, Rainbow 6, and Spec Ops....

Ahahahahaha, that's pretty great. Are there any more Metal Gear references in other Tokimemo games?

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

ChaosArgate posted:

Ahahahahaha, that's pretty great. Are there any more Metal Gear references in other Tokimemo games?

Let me check my notes.

Tokimemo 3 has Metal Gear Solid as one of the movies you can see in the theater, while "Metal Snake" is the movie in Tokimemo 4. Tokimemo 4 has an accessory/equipment system, and more than a few of the items are Metal Gear Solid or Castlevania items... I think I wore Snake's Headband and the Alucard Shield once in that game.

edited: A bit of rummaging also reveals that one of the high schools you can play baseball against in the Girl's Side series is Sorido High School. There's also a DDR High, Dora(cula) High, Goemon High, Guradiusu High...

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Feb 20, 2014

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
Haha, I totally thought Homura was a boy when I was watching the stream.

FractalSandwich
Apr 25, 2010

vibratingsheep posted:

If you would like a primer on Japanese honorifics, who uses what, and what they mean, let me know. Otherwise I'll just consider this a joke.
That was a joke, yeah. Maybe not a very good one.

vibratingsheep posted:

To the right of Ocelot: A note about how Metal Gear (2?)'s "integral" parts have finally been finished and he's watching the DVD of MGS2 and hoping it'll get released soon after taking such a long time. But that dev's favorite games are games like Syphon Filter, Rainbow 6, and Spec Ops....
"Integral" was the subtitle of the rerelease of Metal Gear Solid 1. I assume he's referring to that.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

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

FractalSandwich posted:

"Integral" was the subtitle of the rerelease of Metal Gear Solid 1. I assume he's referring to that.

Oh! Totally forgot about that, I thought there was only Twin Snakes.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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

Speaking of Kojima and Tokimemo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9NsQrnPOIg

This is the canonical ending of our Shiori run to me. :colbert:

ChaosArgate
Oct 10, 2012

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

Waffleman_ posted:

Speaking of Kojima and Tokimemo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9NsQrnPOIg

This is the canonical ending of our Shiori run to me. :colbert:

Oh man that's both hilarious and terrifying at the same time. :magical:

TurnipFritter
Apr 21, 2010
10,000 POSTS ON TALKING TIME

I'm might partial to the Megumi ending myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0N6cQw0a-M

Gyre
Feb 25, 2007

If you're a nerd and want to know why EVSing Goon was so complicated, read on! (Disclaimer: I'm only a ling major, go get a professor if you want 100% certainty.)

Japanese uses what we call morae (single mora) instead of syllables. That means you divide words like this:

Gu-n-da-m(u), sa-mu-ra-i, To-o-kyo-o, Ni-p-po-n

instead of

Gun-dam, sa-mu-rai, To-kyo, Ni-pon

Vowels next to each other are separate morae; when they're two of the same vowel they form a long vowel divided between the morae. If a consonant is before another consonant or ends the word, they're another morae. The only final consonants allowed are n* and any consonant that would form a double consonant (Nippon but not Nikpon).

So when we input Goon's name, we have to figure out if it's

Gu-n

or

Gu-u-n

VibratingSheep rightly went with Gu-u-n because in American English the u sound is a long sound 99% of the time, even though we don't distinguish long sounds in English anymore.

The next question is the stress on Goon's name. Now in Japanese, there isn't stress as we conceive of in English, where a part of the word is louder, longer, and higher than other parts. Instead stress in Japanese is conceived of as a pitch accent, and is used to distinguish words for each other. The accented mora of a word has the highest pitch and thus sounds the most like stress to Anglophones.

Here's an example of one word that changes due to pitch: hashi (caps=highest pitch).

HA-shi (chopsticks)
ha-SHI (bridge)
ha-shi ("no accent" - edge)

Now for Goon's name there were three choices:

GU-u-n (start high, then drop)
gu-U-N (start low, go highish - this is closest to "no accent" for a Japanese speaker)
gu-U-n (low-high-low)

Sheep initially went with the first one, but the low pitch at the end messes with our ears. To an English speaker a word like goon sounds especially drawn out because: 1) the u and n assimilate (bleed into) each other and 2) n can be drawn out on its own. Try to actually listen when you say the word goon and you'll find a good chunk of what sounds like a vowel is the n being drawn out. Sheep tried to work this in using nu at the end, but it failed.

The pitch drops hard after a first-mora pitch accent in Japanese. In our Anglophone brains sudden pitch drop = lack of stress = short mumbly syllable, so GU-u-n sounds horribly clipped to us in comparison to how it should be. This is probably exacerbated by Japanese u actually being a different sound than English u; they don't round their lips. I'm not sure how Gu-U-n would sound, honestly, but probably a bit short, too. Even though we don't tend to raise our pitch over a word, gu-U-N sounds closest to us because it sounds the most stressed and thus longest.

Phew!


*Actually not really an n but let's not get too complicated.

vibratingsheep
Nov 2, 2013

Fudou, Gunzou. The Face of the Franchise Killer. 2004.
Chapter 1: Homecoming

After the cut scene of Hikari running after Goon's moving truck and crying, the game rolls the opening movie featuring a now-teenaged Hikari, then throws you to Disc 2. The opening song is sung by Hikari's voice actress and is still a personal favorite, 15 years later - it's just so much happier than the first game's opening song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPMLJSJ84Tc

4/5: Let the games begin!


Goon: It's been 7 years...
Goon: ...And I really have come back.
Goon: Hey, it's Hibikino High.


Goon: This is our new house...
Goon: If this was the old house, I would've been so much closer to school.
Goon: Well, I start high school tomorrow. Time for a fresh start!


Goon: Hibikino High... it hasn't changed a bit, has it?
Goon: Let's see, my class is... wait, what?


Goon: Hinomoto Hikari? Could it be...
(THUMP)
Goon: Whoa!
Goon: Ow, what the hell...


Goon: Are you okay?
???: Ow ow ow... sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going, and... oh!
Goon: Hmm...?
???: Gunma-chan.
Goon: Are you... Hikari?


Hikari: Yeah!
Goon: I haven't seen you since grade school.
Hikari: Idiot... do you have any idea how sad I was when you moved away all of a sudden?
Goon: S, sorry...
Hikari: Don't worry about it. You still remember me, so I'll let it slide.
Hikari: Oh no, the opening ceremony is starting!
Goon: Let's head over.
Hikari: Yeah!

My old roommates used to jokingly call Hikari "the puppy" due to her vocal tic "un!" sounding like a happily yipping puppy. I'll rotate between translating it as "Yeah" "Yup" and "Uh-huh" based on how bored I am of writing any of those words. At this time, I would like to express sadness that no one chose D. Poor Hikari.


Bakuretsuzan: Welcome, new students, and congratulations!
Bakuretsuzan: I am the principal of this school...


Bakuretsuzan: BAKU
Bakuretsuzan: RETSU
Bakuretsuzan: ZAAAAAN

The kanji that appear behind him mean "Exploding Mountain". It's his last name. And it's awesome.

Bakuretsuzan: The motto of our school is "Freedom"!
Bakuretsuzan: Our mission is to respect and nurture our students' independence!
Bakuretsuzan: I want all of you to live your high school lives with no regrets, from academics, to sports, to hobbies, to romance!

Goon: ...What an awesome school. Academics, sports, hobbies... romance?


Why didn't any of you jerks vote for Hikari it would've been so eeeeeeasy, even the game wants you two to get together

Bakuretsuzan: That is all!
Goon: Wait, it's over?


Hikari: Gunma-kun.
Goon: Oh, hey Hikari.
Hikari: Hehehe, I'm glad we're in the same class.
Goon: I just moved back, so being in the same class with you really helps calm me down.
Hikari: If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me anything.
Hikari: Oh, the teacher's here. Later!

Biggest difference between Tokimemo 1 and Tokimemo 2: Your childhood friend acknowledges your existence. And actually acts like your friend.

Goon: (Time to head home...)
Hikari: Gunma-kun! Let's walk home together.
Goon: Hmm? Yeah, let's go.


Hikari: ...
Goon: What's up?
Hikari: You haven't changed, have you?
Goon: Y, you think so?
Hikari: Yup!
Goon: Have you changed, Hikari?
Hikari: Hehehe, I'm not the crybaby you remember anymore.
Goon: Yeah, you really did cry a lot back then.


Hikari: Hey, you're the one who always made me cry!
Goon: Ack!
Hikari: Ahahahaha!
Goon: Ahahahaha!
Goon: (I had fun walking home with Hikari.)


Here begins the first week of Tokimeki Memorial 2! You'll notice a couple of big changes from before:

-The top right of the screen conveniently keeps a list of this week's appointments.
-Goon's stats don't start at flat 40s, and have changed slightly based on his childhood gaming habits. He leans slightly toward science and guts now, while suffering a bit in general knowledge.



The Hibikino Watcher has a lot more going on, so it'll take a few screenshots to see everything.

The bulk of the left page shows the schedule for Hibikino Stadium. Every summer, there's baseball, and every winter, they play soccer.



The far left is an ad for a mail-order product. In this case, it's "Browalker", a product that will make you muscular and popular with the ladies! This section mostly matters for the secret character Maeka.


On the bottom left, an ad for Rehearsal Weapon 4, an action-packed movie that'll be playing until June 9th. And is totally not Lethal Weapon.

The bottom right is an ad for the next movie that will play starting on June 10th, Chinobotsusen Koimonogatari, AKA "Love Story on a Sunken Ship". I wonder what that could be!



The right page has a note on when the museum will open. The exhibit from 6/20-8/31 will feature glasswork.
Hidden behind the text box, is the website "http://www.hibikino.net/walker" - a site that is sadly defunct.


And the last feature that's new - you can actually look ahead more than one month in the calendar! And, more importantly, you can see the 7-day forecast, which affects what events and dates can and can't happen. It sure is nice living in the future!


Our activity for the week doesn't actually matter since I'm going to reload based on the poll result. What's important is the people we're about to meet in the first couple of days. However, I chose to exercise because first of all, those pink shoes have to be shown. Second of all, look! It's the third dimension again! Hello, third dimension! I haven't seen you in 7 years!

4/7: Meet the Guys


Goon: (Time to head home...)
???: Yo!
Goon: H, hey... Sakaki-kun, was it?
Takumi: Yeah, that's right. I'm glad you remembered.
Goon: Umm...
Takumi: I'll get straight to the point. What's the relationship between you and Hinomoto-san?
Goon: Huh?
Takumi: Are you dating?
Goon: N, no, not at... all. We're just childhood friends...
Takumi: Oh-ho... can I get you to give me some more details?
Takumi: And not just stand around talking...
???: Takumi! you ready yet?
Takumi: Hey, Jun! Come on over here and say hi.
???: Geez...


Takumi: This is my friend, Hokari Jun'ichirou. You can call him "Jun."
Jun: My name is Hokari "Jun'ichirou." Nice to meet you.
Goon: Y, yeah, nice to meet you too.
Goon: (Jun'ichirou and Jun...?)

Translator's note: The Jun in Jun'ichirou's name means innocence/chastity. So Takumi's making fun of him every time he says it.


Takumi: Anyway, why don't we stop by a cafe on the way home, so I can ask you the real questions?
Jun: I don't care, so I'll pass.
Takumi: Don't say that, Jun.
Takumi: This is an important meeting about how we can spend our high school lives in being all lovey-dovey with a girl!
Jun: L, lovey-dovey...
Takumi: See? He's pretty innocent, isn't he?
Goon: Y, yeah...
Jun: I, I'm going home!
Takumi: Aw, man... well, whatever. Let's hit up that cafe.
Goon: Um, sure...
Goon: (I ended up answering a ton of questions about Hikari...)


Takumi: Oh yeah, have you ever heard the story of Hibikino's legendary bell?

No, I haven't. Thanks, Exposition Fairy!

Goon: Legendary bell?
Takumi: Yeah, the bell in the courtyard tower.
Goon: What about it?
Takumi: They say that if you successfully confess your love on graduation day and receive the blessing of that bell, you will live happily ever after.

Geez, that's a lot of conditions, don't you think?

Goon: Wow, that's pretty romantic.
Takumi: Well, I don't believe in it myself, but maybe it'll work for you?
Takumi: Whoops, gotta go. Oh, by the way, if you need to talk to anyone about girls, just give me a call.
Goon: Um, okay.
Takumi: It's a matter of give and take. I'll tell you whatever you need, as trade for everything you told me about Hikari-chan today. Seeya!
Goon: (Sakaki Takumi and Hokari Jun'ichirou, eh...?)

Takumi and Jun tangent


Remember how I said that there's a lot more character interaction in Tokimemo 2? Well, Takumi and Jun are a big part of it, and it really helps flesh out the cast to have a couple of high school buddies who don't measure their little sister's busts and aren't secretly girls. While Takumi is the Exposition Fairy just like Yoshio was, Jun and Takumi both have their own lives and interests, which they pursue off-screen to build their stats. Takumi tends toward looks and general knowledge since he's not in a club and just likes to gossip. Jun tends toward exercise and guts, since he spends a lot of time at Kendo practice. Both of them are willing to hang out with you on weekdays and train their stats along with you.

Why do their stats matter? Well, because these two knuckleheads are not only your best friends (non-Hikari division), but they're also your rivals.

That's right - each of these guys will pursue and try to win the heart of one of the girls. If you're unlucky enough be targeting the same girl as one of them, then you'd better be ready to compete with them for it. They'll fight you tooth and claw for the girl's attention, scheduling dates and trying to beat you to the punch. And, if it comes down to it, they're perfectly willing to throw down in an old-fashioned rumble to see who's going to have to back down.

Jun tends to gravitate toward Kotoko because they're birds of a feather, while Takumi... well, Takumi is one of the biggest potential obstacles to a Miho run, to the point where certain guides tell you to give up and restart if Miho is Takumi's target.

Oh, and that Forever Alone ending I mentioned earlier, with the three of you singing away your sorrows at the karaoke box? That's only the ending if all three of you fail in your pursuits - which you can accomplish by actively cockblocking the both of them. It's kind of amazing. No, I won't do it.

End Jun and Takumi tangent

4/9: Hikari's best friend


Goon: Alright, time to head home.
???: Hmm... not really a remarkable guy, are you...
Goon: (What's with this girl? It's pretty rude to stare like that...)
???: Hey, Hikari. Over here!


Hikari: Sorry, Kotoko!
Hikari: Oh, Gunma-kun. Are you heading home too?
Goon: Yeah. Say, Hikari, who's this...
Kotoko: Hmmm... you really have strange tastes, Hikari.


Hikari: Ko, Kotoko! I have no idea what you're talking about!
Kotoko: Sure, whatever you say.
Goon: (??)
Goon: Hey...
Hikari: Oh, sorry! This is Minazuki Kotoko. My best friend.
Kotoko: I'm Minazuki Kotoko. But enough about me, though, let's talk about this girl's...
Hikari: Ko, KOTOKO!
Kotoko: Fine, fine...
Kotoko: Well, nice to meet you.
Goon: Um... nice to meet you too.
Hikari: Hey, let's all walk home together.
Goon: S, sure...
Goon: (Minazuki-san, eh? Hikari said "my best friend", but they're polar opposites.)

Have I mentioned that Hikari would've been easy mode? Because it would have been. I hate you guys.

4/11: A visit from the Exposition Fairy


Takumi: Yes, this is Sakaki.
Goon: Hi, it's Fudou.
Takumi: Yo, glad you called.
Goon: You said you'd tell me about girls, right?
Takumi: Yeah, you can count on me. So, what're you curious about?
Goon:
Option 1: I want to know what the girls think of me
Option 2: I want to know more about a girl
Option 3: I'd like you to tell me about a date spot


This is slightly different from Yoshio in Tokimemo 1, but not really that different. Since I just want to show you Kotoko's profile, it's time to pick option 2.

Takumi: Yeah, sure. So, who is it?
Goon: Minazuki.
Takumi: Gimme a second.
Takumi: Okay, listen up.


Minazuki Kotoko
Born December 2nd
Sagittarius, Blood type AB
Height: 166cm
B86 / W58 / H84
Club: Tea Ceremony
Memo: A traditional woman who loves old-fashioned Japanese ways.
Kinda scary when she's angry.


Well, that's promising. Hey, have I mentioned lately that Hikari would be really easy? Because I feel like I haven't talked about that enough.

Speaking of which, it's time to narrow our focus, since it's almost time to join a club and meet some more girls. Based on our previous poll, there are three eligible routes left (well, five technically, but let's not split hairs here):

So, whose story will we concentrate on in this first run?


A: Minazuki Kotoko
Hikari's best friend, who didn't like Goon at first sight.
Hates Western culture so much that she's allergic to curry.
Spends her spare time practicing traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Favors the Lit stat.
Compatibility with O-Goon: Average
Relative difficulty: Normal (Moderately Hard if Jun is your rival)


B: Shirayuki Miho
Member of the drama club. Good actress.
Hopeless romantic, who loves fantasies.
Spends her spare time reading books and telling fortunes for classmates (and going to karaoke). Collects antique dolls (and designer brands).
Favors the Art stat.
Compatibility with O-goon: Good
Relative difficulty: Normal (Hard if Takumi is your rival. "Oh My God Why" Nintendo Hard under certain circumstances. Actually unwinnable under one specific set of circumstances.)


C: Yae Kaori
Quiet. Aloof. Mysterious. Excellent chef.
Already held back a year for some reason - at serious risk of dropping out of school.
Favors the Sports stat.
Compatibility with O-goon: Great (which could be a problem!)
Relative difficulty: Normal (Moderately Hard if you want to hook Jun or Takumi up with her)


D: Hinomoto Hikari
It's worth a shot.
Relative difficulty: Easy

Voting will close on Friday night Pacific time, when I plan to stream the prepwork for the run that you Goons choose. Unless by some miracle D wins, and I play Tokimeki Memorial 2 Puzzledama in celebration because I get to relax and not have to reload 50 times for some of these paths.

Next time: The 3 year plan!

vibratingsheep fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Feb 20, 2014

GrandHound
Jun 8, 2013

It Doesn't Matter If You're Alone.
I'm gonna go ahead and vote C. A just seems like it'd be cruel given the obvious and C seems a bit more compelling than B.

Son Ryo
Jun 13, 2007
Excuse me, do you know where Saiyans hang out?
Since it seems like you'll have a lot more fun doing it and if you're doing more than one run through this game you've at least got the prep work done for one of these girls, I'll go ahead and vote D.

reignonyourparade
Nov 15, 2012
A, because

TurnipFritter posted:

A, because if Hikaru is the clingy one you should date her best friend instead.

I want Goon2 to be an evil evil person.

SuccinctAndPunchy
Mar 29, 2013

People are supposed to get hurt by things. It's fucked up to not. It's not good for you.
Easy mode is boring! Let's go after Miho instead.

ChaosArgate
Oct 10, 2012

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

I'm up for seeing Miho's route.

Kay Kessler
May 9, 2013

Kaori. Since she wasn't in the prologue we won't have to put up with any flashbacks.

FractalSandwich
Apr 25, 2010

vibratingsheep posted:

Minazuki Kotoko
Born December 2nd
Sagittarius, Blood type AB
Height: 166cm
B86 / W58 / H84
Club: Tea Ceremony
Memo: A traditional woman who loves old-fashioned Japanese ways.
Kinda scary when she's angry.

And her surname is the traditional Japanese name for one of the lunar months, and her given name comes from the name of a traditional Japanese musical instrument?

FractalSandwich fucked around with this message at 12:28 on Feb 20, 2014

Gotta Wear Shades
Jul 25, 2013

Learn to hoist a jack,
Learn to lay a track
Learn to pick and shovel too
And take my hammer, it'll do anything you tell it to
D. Why not take a tour of the game to begin with? We can always ask for a challenge run afterwards.

Happy Blue
Oct 18, 2012
I'll vote for C, since she seems interesting, already has great compatibility with Goon, and because I think it's funny that she actively hates the majority of the cast. Also, we haven't really done a sports route yet. Hikari is annoying, and we've already seen the childhood friend route with Shiori. Kotoko looks like she'll be a pain, and it seems cruel to date Hikari's best friend. Miho looks interesting, and I hope we see her route eventually; that hair-noose she's made irritates me, but the childhood scenes were really cute. Also, mini-Miho and mini-Miyuki were adorable.

Also, Kaori's route should be somewhat easier than Kotoko's and Miho's, if we're less likely to be in competition with our two new male friends. Less close friends should mean fewer bombs when we spend time with her as well, if I understand the relationship mechanics correctly.

Hikari seems to have more in common with Megumi than Shiori. If Kasumi is this game's Shiori...

Happy Blue fucked around with this message at 13:12 on Feb 20, 2014

Rogue 7
Oct 13, 2012
D, what the heck. I like that nickname for Hikari because it would seem that pursuing anyone else would amount to kicking a puppy. So let's not do that yet.

Plus, looking at that other LP, I found out she has the same birthday as me. It is the best birthday, and she should be rewarded.

Nondevor
Jun 1, 2011





catposting
If our Goon is a kind and sensitive soul, he should go with D. I'd like to see some of the scenes with the other girls, but it'd be rather insensitive to ignore your best friend you haven't seen in seven years for months on end. :v:

Artix
Apr 26, 2010

He's finally back,
to kick some tail!
And this time,
he's goin' to jail!
Hey, we had several childhood friends, as long as we pick one of them, we're still technically fitting the bill, right? :v: Go with B.

Benstar
Aug 3, 2008
Eh alright, let's do D.

Charlett
Apr 2, 2011
I say D because I'm already feeling sorry for her. She's so adorable and she just wants to hang out with her friend...

Also because hey, let's just have fun and see the game. Shouldn't be any problem in that.

evilspacehopper
Oct 10, 2012

Hinawa remembered in death as she was in life: endlessly eating birds.
B for Miho!

This is the hardest part of this let's play because I want to pick all the girls really.

Patware
Jan 3, 2005

Miho. B. Don't show pity and back down from frog doll, you bastards.

sincx
Jul 13, 2012

furiously masturbating to anime titties
B, for Miho's amazing neckbeard hair.

resurgam40
Jul 22, 2007

Battler, the literal stupidest man on earth. Why are you even here, Battler, why did you come back to this place so you could fuck literally everything up?

evilspacehopper posted:

This is the hardest part of this let's play because I want to pick all the girls really.

For real. I didn't think I'd ever want to go with Hikari due to the emotional manipulation in the beginning, but now that we're in the game proper, she seems... ok, drat it!

But hand to heart, I don't know if I want to do another childhood friend route so soon after the first. So I'm going to go with C: Kaori, because we haven't met her yet, and I like a mystery. Let's see if we can melt a frozen heart!

EagerSleeper
Feb 3, 2010

by R. Guyovich
A: Because she's all over the box art of this game.

Jenner
Jun 5, 2011
Lowtax banned me because he thought I was trolling by acting really stupid. I wasn't acting.

Happy Blue posted:

Hikari is annoying, and we've already seen the childhood friend route with Shiori.

:colbert: No we have not because Shiori doesn't treat you like a friend at all.

vibratingsheep posted:

Biggest difference between Tokimemo 1 and Tokimemo 2: Your childhood friend acknowledges your existence. And actually acts like your friend.

I really really want to see a Hikari run, but I also cannot say no to the frog. B :getin:


Also:

This song has been stuck in my head since I watched your (first) stream. Catchy as gently caress.

vibratingsheep posted:


I wish headmasters in every Tokimemo game could be as awesome (and non-creepy) as this guy.

vibratingsheep posted:

Have I mentioned that Hikari would've been easy mode? Because it would have been. I hate you guys.

Hey man, at least we aren't asking you to pursue Kasumi. (Because you wouldn't let us, most likely.)

Albu-quirky Guy
Nov 8, 2005

Still stuck in the Land of Entrapment
We did make you sit through over 100 reloads of Christmas in order to do Perfect Mode on the first game, so... I could see my way to letting you coast your way through D for now, at least until we run into someone as goony as Himoo-san again.

sureaboutthatthing
Oct 15, 2013
A, Minazuki

Raitzeno
Nov 24, 2007

What? It seemed like
a good idea at the time.

reignonyourparade posted:

A, because


I want Goon2 to be an evil evil person.

I'm on board with this.

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Kaishai
Nov 3, 2010

Scoffing at modernity.
I dislike Hikari a lot after the preview, and the game is not increasing my fondness a whit by trying to push Goon toward her. B.

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