Harutoki 4 comes out in a month!!!

[iverion]

*is in Harutoki mode* I mean, look! I even changed my icon for this one :3

*does a dance* I've been waiting for this game FOREVER. Actually, since the very first day it was announced ('cause I knew they were going to make one, I mean, Harutoki is like THE otome franchise. It's never going to die. It's just going to keep going on and on and hopefully

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[klistt]

Me want Tomomori but didn't have Izayoiki to mixjoy the pleasure to get him...

Ebil Koei... Why did they make many fandisk for Harutoki 3...

[iverion]

Ahaha...I'm sorry ^^;

But the fandisks are pretty cheap now, so you can probably get a few ^_^-?

[klistt]

I know... But you noticed that many otome games come this year.. My priority goes for handheld games now coz it's the one that I get to play a lot these days...

I actually wish that they port Harutoki 3 to PSP... and not making new harutoki DS games coz afraid of it become like Angelique DS with no voice =_=

[iverion]

I know what you mean. It's like, the floodgates suddenly opened and everyone decided they were all going to publish their games at once XD

Personally, I still play the PS2 and PC games more than handhelds, 'cause I think the quality's better.

Plus, you bring up the whole no voice thing. A lot of DS games can't be fully voiced 'cause the DS can't handle it. The PSP is better, since it has a larger space capacity, but it's just...small. XD I prefer looking at my picture on the big screen ^_^

[lotuseyes]

waiiii I wish I understood Japanese enough to play these and had a region free PS2.not sure which would be more important I do however love the anime and manga based on the first...does that count? ::sighs at the fact America doesn't do such games...that aren't perverted extremely

[iverion]

I think a region free PS2 is more important XD You can actually get through some otome games with little or no Japanese knowledge, and still get the main story and enjoy the games. ^^

[futomimii]

Only 14 days left until the release of the game... I can't wait!

Thank you so much for typing all of that, especially for Harutoki4. My Japanese knowledge is kind of pitiful, especially when it comes to kanji and I hope I won't have a hard time playing Harutoki4 ><; (am already struggling with Harutoki3, but since I know the general gist of the storyline it ain't that bad).

The megumi system is something like Harutoki3's, just a little more refined no? :O And I like the way the world map looks now! I agree with you on how it feels as if you're in an MMORPG when you get to walk around like that.

[iverion]

The megumi system is very similar, however now there are actually two categories for each possible increase. Also, Harutoki 4 takes a lot of the gameplay features from Harutoki 3, including that save feature I really liked, where you can you go through a level and then replay it as many times as you want without repeating the whole scenario all over again. <3

Harutoki 4 definitely looks like it's got a deeper storyline though. When I have time, maybe I'll translate the basic storyline, seeing as I have nothing to do this summer... ahaha...*lazy bum*

[pearlchasm]

I want to fangirl with you! *_* Only that I don't understand Japanese and haven't played the game before *orz* I'm watching the HaruToki series now :)

A few quick comments since I'm supposed to be doing my project things now ^^;
~ Masaomi is simply....gorgeous *_* He made me fall in love with HaruToki 3 when I watched the TV special :D And his name is the first that I remembered as well even though it could be due to the fact that Nozomi said "Masaomi-kun" many times during that tv special.
~ I really like the new heroine's character design. She looks really pretty! And I'm quite a fan of Yi Huan's works, and the heroine just reminds me of a character from Divine Melody :3

I'll probably fangirl more later if you don't mind C:

[iverion]

No problem! I'm glad to have someone to fangirl with <3 Most of my other friends aren't as...obsessive XD

[pearlchasm]

Oh, I know what you mean *nods* Sometimes I wish that I can talk and drool over some of the series I watch with more people. Thanks for translating, now I finally get an idea of how HaruToki 4 works <3

I'm glad that Chihiro has a weapon like Nozomi (it always feel weird to me that the girl is going to stand all alone in the battlefield defenseless while her harem bishies fight the enemies *bricked*)... it makes her more cool :D

Hiiragi...even though I could tell that he's one of the bad guys, I didn't know he was that bad ;_; And I thought Futsuhiko will be a bad guy but apparently he ain't >.> I can probably go on and on about the characters though ^^;

[iverion]

Well, I don't know anymore... >_> I finally got around to watching the PV and reading B-Log and...Hiiragi seems like a sweetie. I don't think I could punch anymore even if I wanted to... T_T

I mean, the guy CRIES while apologizing and wishes he could return/understand Chihiro's love...!! I mean, I don't know any guy sweet enough to actually cry in front of someone they like...although I still don't like the fact he's a traitor, I think he's pretty kind hearted...which means I can't NOT like him anymore.... >_< Yeah...

Oh and Futsuhiko, it might just be me but he kinda annoys me. I'm not sure why yet...ahaha *bricked*

[modorenai]

I came across this post via the otomegame community, and just wanted to say thank you for making such a comprehensive review of the series! I've been dying to play this series forever, but due to some circumstances I won't be able to get my hands on my PS2 until the end of July this year... when I do though, I'm definitely buying the Harutoki games to play! They look like great fun and I'm a huge JRPG fan, so the Harutoki games sound perfect for me. :D I've heard awesome things about the third game so I think I'm probably getting that first, though the upcoming fourth game looks like it'll be really fun too. :D

Btw, I just wanted to ask in case you might know anything about this... I noticed that some of the Harutoki games have gotten PSP ports, and I was considering getting them since it would be more convenient to play on the PSP than on the PS2. Do you know whether the PSP ports are fully voiced, though? If they aren't I'll probably end up getting the PS2 versions since it's just not the same without the seiyuu. >_

[iverion]

Um, I've only ever played the second game on the PSP, but from what I know, the voices are all in there. Unfortunately, I should warn you that NONE of the Harutoki games to date are fully voiced. I don't know why, or if Koei's just being lazy, but the only game I know that they made which was fully voiced was Neo Angelique XD

[modorenai]

Ok, great, thanks for the info. I'd checked the official website but it didn't mention anything about the voices, so I just wanted to make sure.

And well, I don't mind if it's not fully voiced, as long as it has SOME voiced bits. :p Also, I suppose that's MORE incentive for me to get Neo-Angelique (I've already decided I WILL get it, I just don't know WHEN. :p), especially since that game has a lot more seiyuu I like than the previous Angelique games. (Ono Daisuke <3<3<3)