Suzu Fanatic Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 I'll give this a try. thanks! I just hope the drama doesn't feel as forced as implied here seeing as that's bad storytelling. As said, i don't really mind drama, i just mentioned earlier the type of drama i don't want to read right now Hope this doesn't mean the protagonist keep desperately clinging to girls who aren't interested until he prevails in the end. That would be a pathetic read. Anyway, as i said, this VN is worth a short at least. Hmm, not sure how to best explain his personality - but I will at least say I found him much more tolerable compared to a lot of anime/VN protags. I really liked Isuzu (why everyone insist on using her surname...). She is like a cute kitty that try very hard to bite your fingers - you can't hate her for that! It's also not her fault, that her route is absolute garbage... I skipped her route, lol~ I think the problem is they didn't give me any real motivation to try - they didn't bother with a hint that peeked under her mask in the common route (at least to my memory) Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 His post wasn't properly quoted for some reason :S Fixed for you Wait what? The one they lay out in the beginning as the main heroine is the only one without a route? What on earth is this? Quote
Nosebleed Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Wait what? The one they lay out in the beginning as the main heroine is the only one without a route? What on earth is this? She does have a route.. it's just... You'll see when you get there (it'd be a pretty big spoiler to explain). Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ok, thanks. Doesn't sound like something to look forward too though the way you guys talk about it but i'll go ahead and play this. This is a bit off topic, but is the menu untranslated or something wrong with my game and patch? Quote
Zantax Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Mare is one of the cutest (loli) girl that you can find in VN and enough reason to read Hoshimemo, but sadly she doesn't have regular route... just short 'bonus' route. However you will meet her a lot in common route, and she is present (having smaller or bigger role) in every other girl route, so you will get your dose of moe anyway. Also true route isn't about Mare, so she isn't a 'main heroine' in a typical sense. Quote
Suzu Fanatic Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ok, thanks. Doesn't sound like something to look forward too though the way you guys talk about it but i'll go ahead and play this. Best way is to find out for yourself, and make your own call on it. I've read stuff people said was great, that I found terrible - and vice versa. Quote
Abyssal Monkey Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 She does have a route.. it's just... You'll see when you get there (it'd be a pretty big spoiler to explain). Quote
Nosebleed Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Heh. It was pretty lame. *giggles* Quote
Abyssal Monkey Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Lame is an understatement, it was such a tacked on route I felt like the game flipped me the middle finger after all the shit it put me through lol. Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Well, sounds like i'm better off putting it on hold until the eternal heart has been translated. I don't know anything about it, but i know now that it expands on the routes. Sounds like this ends with a cliffhanger or something thats bad enough to piss people off. If it wasn't a 30+ hour game i wouldn't care, but investing so much time and getting some unfulfilling cliffhanger is not appealing. Guess i'll try Majikoi instead. At least both games are translated. Quote
Nosebleed Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Well, sounds like i'm better off putting it on hold until the eternal heart has been translated. I don't know anything about it, but i know now that it expands on the routes. Sounds like this ends with a cliffhanger or something thats bad enough to piss people off. If it wasn't a 30+ hour game i wouldn't care, but investing so much time and getting some unfulfilling cliffhanger is not appealing. Guess i'll try Majikoi instead. At least both games are translated. You're misinterpreting things lol. The problem with the last route is that it's basically just tacked on and feels very unfullfilling. Especially because you can only unlock it after completing all other routes, so it kind of makes you feel like all that effort wasn't very worth it, unless you really love Mare. But the game has a conclusion and a true route and everything ties in at the end, so you won't finish it thinking you just wasted all that time, unless you absolutely hate every single character. Eternal Heart is just h-scenes and random slice of life, it's not a requirement to enjoy Hoshimemo, and don't expect the project to be complete anytime soon, not in the next couple of years at least. Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ok, thanks for the clarification. I don't know anything about Mare, but as for what i see in the start, it's the person the main character is looking for so i guess i didn't want anything anticlimactic when i know the continuation is being translated atm. True route unlocking after the rest of the heroines in the end is nothing new to the genre. I managed to spoil something though. Typical search where the first thing you see is a major spoiler. It was pretty disgusting though, mare raping the MC. Can't say i like the girl after reading that, but we'll see where the VN heads Quote
Suzu Fanatic Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ok, thanks for the clarification. I don't know anything about Mare, but as for what i see in the start, it's the person the main character is looking for so i guess i didn't want anything anticlimactic when i know the continuation is being translated atm. True route unlocking after the rest of the heroines in the end is nothing new to the genre. I managed to spoil something though. Typical search where the first thing you see is a major spoiler. It was pretty disgusting though, mare raping the MC. Can't say i like the girl after reading that, but we'll see where the VN heads lol, don't worry, that spoiler is a lie. My best advice? Try not to be swayed by preconceptions, based on the words of others. Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Thanks for the heads up. Would be rotten if it was true. Quote
Nosebleed Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ok, thanks for the clarification. I don't know anything about Mare, but as for what i see in the start, it's the person the main character is looking for so i guess i didn't want anything anticlimactic when i know the continuation is being translated atm. True route unlocking after the rest of the heroines in the end is nothing new to the genre. I managed to spoil something though. Typical search where the first thing you see is a major spoiler. It was pretty disgusting though, mare raping the MC. Can't say i like the girl after reading that, but we'll see where the VN heads I don't want to spoil too much, but let me just say you're already mistaken about certain things in the plot. You'll have to keep reading to figure it out though. Eternal Heart is not a sequel in the truest sense of the word, it's just extra porn for the game, it doesn't expand the game's original plot very much, and all the big mystery is already resolved in the original, so there's no real reason to wait for Eternal Heart, unless you love Mare. Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ok, then it's definitely no point waiting. But i've already decided to finish this VN now! Ohh, and i asked before. Is the options and such untranslated? It's only the main menu and in game text that's in English here, and all options are in Japanese. Quote
Nosebleed Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ohh, and i asked before. Is the options and such untranslated? It's only the main menu and in game text that's in English here, and all options are in Japanese. I think there was a patch fix for the options, I'm not entirely sure, but you can find the translated options here. Quote
Suzu Fanatic Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Ok, then it's definitely no point waiting. But i've already decided to finish this VN now! Ohh, and i asked before. Is the options and such untranslated? It's only the main menu and in game text that's in English here, and all options are in Japanese. Make sure you have everything from this page d/l'd and installed correctly (if you haven't already) - you might have a out-of-date TL. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221211427/http://staircasesubs.com/hoshizora-no-memoria/ Official game bugfix (by Favorite) Complete English Patch 1.0 English patch update 1.2 1. Install official game bugfix 2. Install Complete English Patch 1.0 3. Install English patch update 1.2 Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Well, this was certainly a downer. Getting this crash each time i try to pass this dialogue. Is this a known error? Make sure you have everything from this page d/l'd and installed correctly (if you haven't already) - you might have a out-of-date TL. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221211427/http://staircasesubs.com/hoshizora-no-memoria/ Official game bugfix (by Favorite) Complete English Patch 1.0 English patch update 1.2 1. Install official game bugfix 2. Install Complete English Patch 1.0 3. Install English patch update 1.2 Thanks, worked brilliantly. Although i don't know if it was the complete english patch or the bugfix that fixed my problem. I have no idea if the bugfix was even installed since i don't understand a thing it says Quote
Sonicboom2.0 Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 I liked it. I think it's worth reading if you want a good laugh and good love stories. Quote
wyldstrykr Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 by the way what happens to the hoshizora no memoria running gag (the post that they count "onii chan, onii chan onii chan?" Quote
iamnoob Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 A bit late but I'll say my piece. Mare Ok nuff said. Quote
Stormwolf Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 This won't turn into another of those VN's with heroine paths that ends up being a complete waste of time will it?`Little busters, Rewrite and to a lesser degree, G-Senjou made me pretty damn irritated when the final routes just threw away everything. What was the point of even doing those routes? I really enjoy reading this VN thus far, but it's giving off some weird vibes. Star obsessed mysterious girl, she saying she wants to rid you of your nightmares, Ludicrous restaurant with a star themed menu, a heroine with a star accessory in her hair. If this ends with everything being a dream or it being a fake place and nothing really happened apart from Mare, i wouldn't be surprised. I much prefer when each heroine was a perfectly viable end even if it wasn't the "correct" end. Quote
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