beyond incredible
still refreshingly playable, but also STILL ahead of its time. so much nuance baked into each facial expression and quip, an ocean of complexity buried in thousands of branching trees that you will only ever see a small portion of.
TokiMemo perfectly captures the constant worry of high school, in a constant environment of crazy-making conversations where you overthink every possible interaction in every way that it could go. you become the emergent gameplay, even when your character's words/actions betray how you actually feel.
the pain of being on a date with the girl you like and saying something to upset her is a spine-chilling dagger running through you, knowing that you COULD reload and have to relive the same few weeks to try again or you could let your initial choice lie and have to deal with the consequences. do you fulfill a promise you made earlier to your childhood friend you have a crush on who is CLEARLY emotionally struggling lately, or do you choose to spend time with the girl who loving is easy and carefree, who clearly likes you more, who is honest about her feelings toward you? you can only choose one, and the other will be upset. when the bombs start rolling in, you only have yourself to blame.
to play perfectly, you must become a pervert freak like Yoshio. to seek the Perfect Love, you must (in some small way) become a manipulator. to find the love you actually want, all you have to do is wait and consider how they want to feel, how to make them feel supported best, but also offer them new experiences that they might not have had without you.
this is only after my FIRST PLAYTHROUGH also!!!! Mio, i'm coming back for you....
still refreshingly playable, but also STILL ahead of its time. so much nuance baked into each facial expression and quip, an ocean of complexity buried in thousands of branching trees that you will only ever see a small portion of.
TokiMemo perfectly captures the constant worry of high school, in a constant environment of crazy-making conversations where you overthink every possible interaction in every way that it could go. you become the emergent gameplay, even when your character's words/actions betray how you actually feel.
the pain of being on a date with the girl you like and saying something to upset her is a spine-chilling dagger running through you, knowing that you COULD reload and have to relive the same few weeks to try again or you could let your initial choice lie and have to deal with the consequences. do you fulfill a promise you made earlier to your childhood friend you have a crush on who is CLEARLY emotionally struggling lately, or do you choose to spend time with the girl who loving is easy and carefree, who clearly likes you more, who is honest about her feelings toward you? you can only choose one, and the other will be upset. when the bombs start rolling in, you only have yourself to blame.
to play perfectly, you must become a pervert freak like Yoshio. to seek the Perfect Love, you must (in some small way) become a manipulator. to find the love you actually want, all you have to do is wait and consider how they want to feel, how to make them feel supported best, but also offer them new experiences that they might not have had without you.
this is only after my FIRST PLAYTHROUGH also!!!! Mio, i'm coming back for you....