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I guess it's a dating sim? I dunno, at least in Hanako's route you never really go on dates, except for one right near the end where she admits she's a lesbian. (Not really, but anyone who's played her route will get the joke.)

It felt more like just a novel with pictures, to be honest.

Ohwaitvisualnovelnotagameriiiight

In my opinion, visual novels with sex scenes shouldn't be skipped, because it's part of the plot. I mean it's just sex. It's not like we all haven't seen it.

Also thanks for the spoilers Smash. Heh. I already knew it though, sadly. I sort of spoiled a few bits of the game for myself on accident. I'll probably finish it with Kyle though. I like visual novels a lot. I do indeed love a well written story.

She isn't a lesbian, I was joking. Trust me, it'll make sense in context. I haven't spoiled anything, don't you worry.

I feel silly now.

This post has been edited by MintyLimeGreen: 02 February 2012 - 06:49 PM

SuitCase, on 02 February 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:

I'm saying by standards of games like it, it can hardly be called a game. I however believe it is a great game, novel, whatever you want to call it because I enjoy the time I spend with it and it made me come back immediately to do Lilly's story after Emi's.

Like I wanted to do all along.
(Hanako you are next)

MintyLimeGreen, on 02 February 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:

Ace, on 02 February 2012 - 09:35 PM, said:

I wouldn't call it a "fangame" either despite that it was created by a bunch of anons from /b/ (or /v/? 4chan anyhow). I've never "played" anything like it, but it felt like reading an Anime. I enjoyed it; albeit the Anons who made it make me cringe with how weeaboo it was. I sort of wished the developers kept to what they know (western culture) instead of emulating "Japanese culture," but I'm sure that's the real appeal to people who like this kind of stuff. Also, the track scenes were incredibly laughable and poorly planned.

Moosack, on 04 February 2012 - 06:22 PM, said:

Common misconception! Probably half of the dev team was recruited from elsewhere and there's nobody who frequents 4chan.

esalaka, on 04 February 2012 - 07:11 PM, said:

I think I actually meant /a/* originally (not /b/ or /v/ as I said earlier), but I take your word for the dev team being from elsewhere. I'm more just astonished that they actually got a group of anons working together to make a game than I am of it's development team's origins.

Oh no.... oh no nononononono

I didn't think the game had bad endings! I just... oh gosh no, Lilly!
I need to cry in the corner for awhile guys...

I love the ending where you fall off the top of the school.

Remember kids, no homo.

And I'm right back to playing with Hanako's route

Dammit I need to stop playing this. It hasn't cut into my schoolwork but my precious free time, where have you gone? To the careless whims of weeaboo bullshit.

I should cry about this but I'd be kidding myself if I said I didn't enjoy it.

Started playing (reading?) this, seem to be going down Emi's path first. It's really interesting. I'll probably play again and see where the other paths lead.

Grass, on 06 February 2012 - 03:18 AM, said:

Manly Picnic is the only true ending.

Is there an ending where you push a stupid ho down the stairs

Play and find out catsby. Plaaaaaaay

I am playing. It's very boring. The only characters who interest me so far is that nerd boy with the glasses and Hanako.

Also, I really wanna push a stupid-ass punk down the stairs.

So far it's fairly boring, the only characters I like are Hanako and Rin, and I'm guessing I'll take Rin's path.
Kenji is hilarious though, I agree.

The funny thing is that there are already fan characters named Rin and Kenji in the BCB comic.

I see why people find hanako the best although I stubbornly will go back and do Lilly's story again to get the good ending! I can't let it go.

Pffhaha, I was playing in public with the sound off and I got strange laughs when I burst out laughing at the Hitchhiker's Guide reference.

Ace, on 07 February 2012 - 06:26 PM, said:

Lilly's path is the only one that really slams on the main character's heart condition, making it really a subplot rather than a detail.

I got that Ending for Lilly and I'm happy I did, it gives a lot more closure than the others (so far). Time to do shizunes! (actually I like her devious nature so heh this should be cool)

Pffhaha, accidentally ended up with Kenji ending, it doesn't even get into the second act, it just ends.

At first I went went through with Lilly, got a happy ending, I thought it was pretty great and I really liked the game. I then try again with Shizune, it was so boring, I was just waiting for it to end. Anyone know how the writers split up the work load? Would they have done a storyline each or something? Because I am not sure if I am just imagining it but the text in Shizune's seemed to really have a different style to it.

MiwAuturu, on 10 February 2012 - 04:15 AM, said:

That was my point Esa.

Oh. So there's a thread about this.

Alright then.

I found it about a week ago, now I've done all the paths except Lily's, which is odd because she was the one I was leaning on finishing first.

Got the Hanako bad ending first and almost quit there, then I said "Fuck it, that can't be all there is to it" and got the good ending. Which resulted in me playing it obsessively for the next 3 days.

I liked Emi's route the most, although there were a couple of times I had horrible flashbacks to Hanako's bad ending (if you played it, you know which parts)

I finished it in five days (playing it whenever I could because it's looong). But then again, it would take a while considering there are five different girls and... thirteen different endings.

To the poster above me, I hope you realize that a couple of characters have neutral endings as well. :x I intentionally got every ending for 100% completion (which gave me an adorable little fanart at the end).

I was going to skip the explicit scenes, but I heard that they had plot relevant things in them, so it would be a bit pointless. And, usually they were at least somewhat relevant. Though a few of them felt random and just there because.



Anyway, it was a lovely game (well, story, more like) that I'd recommend to anyone who has the time to play. Well, unless you're looking for a challenge rather than a story. xD;;

This post has been edited by Lux Aeterna: 06 April 2012 - 04:05 PM

Yes, I'm aware. I've got 100% on all of them except Lily.

Goddamn it I need to finish it. Everybody keeps talking about her endings.

Emi's was the only one that made me genuinely laugh at some points: "I'm gonna kill the captain, that was nowhere near as fun as he said it was" nearly had me crying. I still don't understand half of Rin's, and I think Hanako's is probably the sweetest, especially with that


Shizune's was... uh... interesting. Almost felt like they were BCB characters.

If I had to rank the endings... then it would be something like Lilly = Rin > Hanako = Emi >>> Shizune. In my opinion, anyway. Don't get me wrong, I liked every ending, even Shizune's, but Shizune's felt the most... empty. With every other person there was emotional tension all the way to the end. But with Shizune...



And, yeah, you're supposed to be a bit confused by Rin's route. It's taking a journey into the incomprehensible mind of an artist, but Rin takes it up to eleven. I mean, the entire conflict is that she can't even understand herself and she won't let Hisao in to help her. Her bad ending is also the most disturbing, considering...


I just like Emi's a lot because I can empathize with how Hisao felt about not being let in /so very much/, not to mention I liked her personality and it also holds a special place in my heart for being the first route.

Hanako's route was kind of... well:


Lilly? I liked it in general. Nothing wrong with it except the random sex scenes which felt so out of place. And the ending oh my goooood (DON'T CLICK THIS BLAZERNARM DON'T) ;__;

Haha I had clicked the spoiler open then I saw "Don't click this Blazen" and closed it immediately.

Whew. Close.

Finished it. Pretty glad I didn't read that spoiler ahead of time because you hit the nail on the head.