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Hi! It's been a really long time and if you're surprised I'm doing a revival for this blog, then you're not alone as I'm also surprised at myself for deciding to do this rofl. It's been five long years (pre-COVID time!) since I last posted, and honestly I'm not that inclined to post my thoughts as much as I did many years ago.
I got to play this game around last month while I was
grinding to tier on UtaPri Shining Live. Lately, grinding on SL can range from
taxing to tedious, or both. To lessen the feel of that burden, I play it in front of my PC and either play a visual novel or read manga online at the same time.
Supposedly, I was to review Amnesia -Memories- because that was
the otome game that I played after Nicole, to which was the last game that I did
a review in this blog. When I finally found the motivation to write a blog
post, I found myself wanting to make a write up on Cinderella Phenomenon. I do
have to warn you that I still feel a bit lazy, so I’m just putting it out there that
the game synopsis and character descriptions are copy-pasted from this site. The
rest will be my own opinions, so yeah.
I am also going to letting you know that I will talk about some stuff that may or may not be spoilers for the reader, so (mild) Spoilers Ahead!
Heys! It's been such a long time; thought I would make a blog entry °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
First and foremost, I would like to say that I won't be making any updates on the Hakuoki games on iOS/Android and PS3. You can send me a message for help about it though (as I've been getting some recently) and I'll gladly help you to the best of my knowledge.
Sooo after not getting over my FFXV hype yet, I got this game this month and played for a week in order to finish it. I've been eyeing this game on Steam among several others, but I think I kind of got motivated to get and play this game.
Synopsis from Steam:
Nicole is thrilled that she managed to get into her first choice school
and is looking forward to experiencing college life there. However, as
soon as she moves into the university dorms, she finds out that there’s
been a series of mysterious disappearances going on around the campus!
So far, three girls have already gone missing and Nicole could be next
if she’s not too careful – not quite the ideal college experience Nicole
had in mind.
Soooo there has been an activity at Okita's post (walkthrough/guide) at the comments section and my curiosity got the better of me. I decided to download the iOS/Android version of this game on both my iPad and android phone, but then decided to play it on my iPad since it runs smoother. (Don't get me wrong though, I'm a huge android user!) However, I was kind of dismayed that you have to make several purchases in order to get all the routes, and it's really not that exciting to purchase a game that you already know the content about.
I was having doubts about playing the game since I already bought the PS3 version which I have yet to play through, so I decided to contact the game publisher to get things clear. Basically, I asked them to compare the game content in terms of story, extras, and other unlockables from the PS3 and iOS/Android versions. Here's what they replied:
Interesting. ( ★ω★)
And now, the story begins. Mou ichido.٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ
Am I still alive? Why yes, very much so. Juggling in-between full-time and part-time work, love life, finalizing wedding plans, watching anime, reading manga and books, watching GoT, finding companions in Journey and saving Cocoon, I'd very much like to die now, thank you very much. With things going as they are, my schedule's going to be even more hectic from now on. Just. Kill. Me. Now. x_x
Here's the official trailer for Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi to make all fangirls happy. I'm late in updating, but better late than never. Then again, I'm not too entertained by how they recycled scenes from the anime and the original game. I will be buying the game, though. I'd like to buy the limited edition, but I have to admit that the package doesn't look that tempting. Just give me SSL and I'll shut up complaining.
Okay, I have to admit that the announcement for this new game isn't entirely new since the news came out sometime late October 2013. "oTL
I happened to stumble across this title at the Aksys website since I was trying to find some updates on the SSL game. 'Lo and behold, this game came up.
(please excuse the dirty analog stick. i don't see the point of cleaning it atm when i'm not done playing with the game. plus, i have to constantly use it to move around in-game ~(>_<~))
it's been awhile that this game was released, but i got some extra time off and am now playing this game (yay)!
i'm not entirely sure that i'll make a guide out of this game since it's a lot unlike the first Hakuoki game, and, looking around the net, there isn't that much guides made. i'll just see what happens depending on my mood.
So, apparently this game is coming out next month (Febuary 19 to be exact); a year after Hakuoki Demon of the Fleeting Blossom came out. I'm not sure if I can play or get the game right after it's released (since my PSP broke down and I have to get it repaired ~_~ plus tons of things to get done), but I'm definitely keeping an eye out for this!
I have this annoying habit of reading random blog posts even though my mind is already set on making a blog entry. It's like facing a blank page with the icon blinking, ready for me to type, but then I click several links from my blog roll call, read, and -- oh look, buttons!
Chikage Kazama's route is basically a combination of Okita's, Harada's, Heisuke's, and some of Saito's routes so it's a bit confusing which of the choices you have to make. Without a guide, it's difficult to know which ones you have to pick since there's a chance that Kazama's chapters won't be unlocked in order to finish his story line.
I decided to publish the last two character routes right away since I already finished them today, and while my sentiments are still fresh. Heisuke's route doesn't really pose much of a challenge since you can immediately predict the right answers. Also, his cheerful character already made me guess before hand that tackling his route would be a walk in the park.
I'm very much excited to play through Harada's route because, for those of you who didn't know, he's the only one in the anime who didn't become a fury. Although I was kind of disappointed that he didn't have a "blood" CG like the others, still his route is pretty much enjoyable.
Imagine myself shouting for joy and running around in circles as I find myself finally free from obligations albeit briefly, and being able to post this guide up! I've finished with Saito's route last week but I wasn't able to type the guide down since I've been pretty busy with my job and other obligations. I've already started with Harada's and I know that I have to get these published right away.
I'm finally done with Hijikata's route and I have to say that his route is really a long one ;A; I had a couple of save and load process since there were some choices that seemed to be the correct one to stay on his character route, but with the help of Google translate and a Japanese guide, I was able to sort those out.
I've been a fan of the Hakuouki series ever since it came out as an anime. Even though this particular PSP game has been out in the Japan in 2009, it recently came out this month as an English version and keeping their original Japanese voice actors! (*o*)
