Dallbun wrote:

Awesome. When I opened the topic, I was expecting a text-adventure-style fanfic like John Biles writes, but this is even better.

I just beat the game - very entertaining! I got pretty fond of the protagonist and her... single-mindedness.

Wow, you're very fast!  You must have some previous genre experience   Congratulations!  And thanks for the feedback; it sounds like there were a couple places where I could have made it clearer that something didn't matter, and I have no excuse for what you tried with Akio not working!

winksniper wrote:

SleepDebtFairy wrote:

What do you mean Kozue doesn't date girls?

That's what I was thinking!! 
What about Chigusa, Kozue??

Yeah, but she keepin it on the down low.  Only reason she tells D-Ko is to troll her.

Satyr, this is fucking sweet, and I hope to god it doesn't make me fail out of grad school this fall.  If I get Juri end it might still be worth it.

EDIT: How is violence not the answer to a locked door?  .... goddamn, I am such a fuckin' tabletop gamer.

Last edited by Duelist Megu (08-22-2010 09:37:27 PM)

Razara wrote:

Kozue took part in the only lesbian kiss in the series.

Haha, and I don't remember it at all!  Canon will come bite me in the ass every time.    When does Kozue kiss a girl in the series?  The game is set somewhere around Episode 6, so maybe it's the events in the game that cause the kiss in the series?    But I'm pretty sure your pickup line would work!

I'm so happy people are enjoying themselves and getting pretty far in the game!  I didn't have the patience for a long beta phase -- my brother was my only playtester (apart from myself, many many times, of course) -- so I don't really know which puzzles are too easy or too hard.  So you guys are posting about solving puzzles and winning the game and I'm like "awesome, that means it's working!" 

Where the flying fuck is the key?  The shadow girls are AWOL, Anthy's got her trollface on, I got the damn gloves, and I've searched the whole campus.  This is madness.

EDIT: Thanks for the hint, Raz.  Thought I'd searched all around her, but I missed a spot.

Last edited by Duelist Megu (08-23-2010 01:00:14 AM)

How can you ask about gossips or talk to normal students? I want to hear about Kozue's reputation but... aah

Also. WHERE ARE THE FUCKING GLOVES. GRRR ANTHY GIMME.

Razara wrote:

It took me a half hour, but I figured out the where the gloves were! I just had to think of all the characters who have worn gloves, and recalling a particular character who was shown putting on gloves made me realize where they were. I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. Now I can finally progress in the game.

Gloves gloves.... I'm going to look the entire gallery to remember.

Last edited by Epi_lepsia (08-23-2010 12:24:27 AM)

Uh... I left with camera, and Akio asked to take my picture. So he took it. But when I tried to leave with the camera after the picture taking, he asked to take my picture again. I tried to leave again after that, but he said the exact same thing, and took my picture again. And again. And again. It doesn't seem possible to leave with the camera WITHOUT him taking my picture.

I want to know what happens next! Why won't Akio let me?! This can't be part of the game, can it?

Dallbun wrote:

Razara wrote:

I want to know what happens next! Why won't Akio let me?! This can't be part of the game, can it?

Sounds like a bug/oversight. Have you (spoiler)picked up the photos left in the planetarium afterwards?(spoiler) Maybe that's the trigger that turns off the Akio event.

I hadn't tried that, but after many failed attempts, I discovered that I could break the chain of being Akio's camera-slave by typing "go out" instead of "out" as I usually do. Not sure why that is, but I'm happy to have found a way out!

I might have not scored with Juri yet, but

I FOUND THE GLOVES /tears of joy

Well, 4 in the morning, I'm over, I'll try to find the key tomorrow (I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, KEY). I hope you are proud, satyr

Kozue just rick roll'd me.

Last edited by Epi_lepsia (08-23-2010 10:11:44 AM)

Aghaga. I feel like I'm spamming this thread. I didn't have troubles with the bench etc etc etc, but I got stuck with the indian food hint. I just. Don't get it at all.

satyreyes wrote:

The message is that if you want to know what a person likes, you should ask their friends! 

That's basically what certain red head said. Ahh, I'll keep trying, at least I know for sure that I don't have to break into the cafeteria for indian food again.
Just one question: can we ask things to random students or not?

Can't I just fuck Touga instead? He seems a lot more easier.

EDIT: Oh, nevermind, I figured that out. So, that Tanizaki book was not the answer, after all . Thank you!

Last edited by Epi_lepsia (08-23-2010 12:41:00 PM)

Epi_lepsia wrote:

Just one question: can we ask things to random students or not?

Nope!  It takes a long time to write a character's dialogue (though it's lots and lots of fun!), so I only spent time on the main characters.  Most of them have answers for twenty to twenty-five questions, and writing the answers is tough; you have to make them more or less in character, while relaying the important information, and not leading players down too many false paths.  The Tanizaki book, for example, was a false path I probably should have omitted, since it has nothing to do with the plot -- an even greater sin because there's a library in the game where a player might reasonably try to look for it!  An example of doing this right -- or more right, anyway -- is that many of the characters will mention the planetarium when you ask about Akio, because the planetarium is important to the game, but no one will mention his car, because the car isn't important.  (He still has an answer if you happen to ask him about it, though!)

Glad you figured out your enigma

Frosty wrote:

Any possibility of making this a sticky? ...or at least an announcement at the top of the IRG opening page - cause I would have played this the second I got home, had I known.

I thought about it, but it seemed kind of egotistical to plug my own work in the announcement when I usually don't plug other people's work that way.  But, now that I look at recent SKU posts, I see that there are at least two other major works that deserve to be announced!  I'll plug all of them