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Assuming the role of a male high school student in Japan, the player will meet, interact with, and date a number of female characters with the goal of winding up with one of them at the end of a 101-day calendar. Yeah, you've seen this all before...or have you?
In other romance sims, there's little reason to replay the game again once you've pursued all the characters you're interested in. But Heartache 101 allows for a variable female cast. The number of characters in the game is completely open-ended!
You can create new characters and add them to the game, share them with other users, and add characters created by other users. You can create the images for custom characters from a template, or use images you created yourself, or images from any source. (only "standing" images of characters can be imported; there is no event CG in the game) A simple scripting language is provided for writing story events. You can also customize some of the music.
The game system itself is in part a visual novel interface with gameplay that include conversational decision-making, board game-like mechanics, stat management, financial management, and more.
Assuming the role of a male high school student in Japan, the player will meet, interact with, and date a number of female characters with the goal of winding up with one of them at the end of a 101-day calendar. Yeah, you've seen this all before...or have you?
In other romance sims, there's little reason to replay the game again once you've pursued all the characters you're interested in. But Heartache 101 allows for a variable female cast. The number of characters in the game is completely open-ended!
You can create new characters and add them to the game, share them with other users, and add characters created by other users. You can create the images for custom characters from a template, or use images you created yourself, or images from any source. (only "standing" images of characters can be imported; there is no event CG in the game) A simple scripting language is provided for writing story events. You can also customize some of the music.
The game system itself is in part a visual novel interface with gameplay that include conversational decision-making, board game-like mechanics, stat management, financial management, and more.
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Since I've been asked many times if I would ever make a sequel to Heartache....
Well this is not a sequel. In very many ways it's radically different. But some might find that it partially retains a bit of the same feel?
So I'm posting the first public screenshot here, and whoever is interested, look for a game page up in the next week or two with the title "Where One Citizen". Game is not complete yet, but after 10 years of development it's about time to start showing it!
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It’s a RPG Maker fanfic! And a love story! Yay!
This is a fanfic of the super fun RPG Maker date sim “Heartache 101 ~Sour into Sweet~” by flowerthief, which you can find, well, here. XD
This story came to be as a result of RMN’s 2016 Secret Santa event. It’s my gift to Zakariya. Writing this took a lot longer than I expected so it didn’t get published till now. Plus it’s Valentine’s Day so I thought it would be nice to publish a love story now.
As it’s somewhat long (~21000 words), I couldn’t post it directly here. Instead, to read the story please follow this link:
http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/1222986/heartache-101-sour-into-sweet-comedy-game-highschool-japanese-romance-fanfic-youngadult
Hope you find some enjoyment from this story and Happy Valentines!
This is a fanfic of the super fun RPG Maker date sim “Heartache 101 ~Sour into Sweet~” by flowerthief, which you can find, well, here. XD
This story came to be as a result of RMN’s 2016 Secret Santa event. It’s my gift to Zakariya. Writing this took a lot longer than I expected so it didn’t get published till now. Plus it’s Valentine’s Day so I thought it would be nice to publish a love story now.
As it’s somewhat long (~21000 words), I couldn’t post it directly here. Instead, to read the story please follow this link:
http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/1222986/heartache-101-sour-into-sweet-comedy-game-highschool-japanese-romance-fanfic-youngadult
Hope you find some enjoyment from this story and Happy Valentines!
Garage
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author=watermarkIt is, in fact, mentioned in game. If you concentrate on Miki you'll have to help her become the school's announcer.
The name of the High School is never mentioned in the game right? I can't seem to find it anywhere. So I can make something up? The reason I ask is because I'm writing a fanfic on Heartache and would like to get canon facts straight.
If you succeed, she'll greet the school in her first announcment. By name.
By the way: that very same announcment settles the question of when exactly the bet was made, too.
She says: "midterm exams will start next week". If we assume it's summer or spring during the game (suggested by the coloring of outdoor pictures) we're probably in the first term (i.e. between April to July), midterm would be somewhere around June 1st.
Since that announcement is made pretty late in her route (read: at least 50-60 days into that bet) it indicates that the bet occured very early in the school term.
The name of the High School is never mentioned in the game right? I can't seem to find it anywhere. So I can make something up? The reason I ask is because I'm writing a fanfic on Heartache and would like to get canon facts straight.
author=Marrend
To the best of my knowledge, there's no male characters that are published (outside the aforementioned Takuya), or even in the works.
Though, if it's any consolation, there is this screenshot of Heartache featuring Hanamura Yosuke, from Shin Magami Tensei Persona 4. However, I don't know if the files involved were ever published.
Aaaaa, that's too bad. I do like the game though, so thumbs up for that.
To the best of my knowledge, there's no male characters that are published (outside the aforementioned Takuya), or even in the works.
Though, if it's any consolation, there is this screenshot of Heartache featuring Hanamura Yosuke, from Shin Magami Tensei Persona 4. However, I don't know if the files involved were ever published.
Though, if it's any consolation, there is this screenshot of Heartache featuring Hanamura Yosuke, from Shin Magami Tensei Persona 4. However, I don't know if the files involved were ever published.
I don't want to be a bother or anything, or know if I'll get a reply here. But, I do have one request or rather a question?
About Takuya... will there be more male characters or something? I don't mind a lilyaoi if you know what I'm saying. But from what I've read he's not complete and there is currently no plans for a dateable male character right now or never?
About Takuya... will there be more male characters or something? I don't mind a lil
author=Marrend
how long was it until we discovered the "Hayauchi High" comment from Miki's content?
It takes much sooner if you look in the files. :P
That name is easy for me to forget. XP
I don't think flowertheif ever gave guys in his content family names. I could easily be proven wrong on this point, though. I mean, how long was it until we discovered the "Hayauchi High" comment from Miki's content?
author=watermark
Question:
1. What is Masashi's last name?
2. What is Takuya's last name?
Which got me thinking: Do guys have last names in this game?!
Very few of them do, and most of the males with last names are in the "custom content" stories.
Question:
1. What is Masashi's last name?
2. What is Takuya's last name?
Which got me thinking: Do guys have last names in this game?!
1. What is Masashi's last name?
2. What is Takuya's last name?
Which got me thinking: Do guys have last names in this game?!
Garage
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author=MarrendHow one sees them is subject to interpretation, I think.
The move I'm thinking about is something along the lines of this survey. I dunno about using Google Forms, but, it would essentially be a list of all the available characters (so far) and ask people to fill in their vote for top five, or whatever.
The list of available characters would probably be pulled from the OCCD listing, plus the original cast.
*Edit: Though, if I had the wherewithal, something like that might make a cute blog.Riho: Take that, sis! I'm winning!
Shioko: Well, shoot. I guess I'm going to have to step up my game.
Riho: W-what do you mean by that!?
Tsubasa: Don't forget, everyone! A vote for Tsubasa is a vote for justice!
I dunno. I've done some crazy things in my life, but, that might be a little much. Especially since I don't know the characters that well!
In my opinion your exchange between Riho and Shihoko should be close to the mark. Maybe Shihoko should be a little more surprised to rank lower then her sis ...
Tsubasa would probably see her self way above such unproductive nonesense. Most of her stories depict her as being focused on following in her dads footsteps and not on how people see or even rank her.
The move I'm thinking about is something along the lines of this survey. I dunno about using Google Forms, but, it would essentially be a list of all the available characters (so far) and ask people to fill in their vote for top five, or whatever.
The list of available characters would probably be pulled from the OCCD listing, plus the original cast.
*Edit: Though, if I had the wherewithal, something like that might make a cute blog.
I dunno. I've done some crazy things in my life, but, that might be a little much. Especially since I don't know the characters that well!
The list of available characters would probably be pulled from the OCCD listing, plus the original cast.
*Edit: Though, if I had the wherewithal, something like that might make a cute blog.
Riho: Take that, sis! I'm winning!
Shioko: Well, shoot. I guess I'm going to have to step up my game.
Riho: W-what do you mean by that!?
Tsubasa: Don't forget, everyone! A vote for Tsubasa is a vote for justice!
I dunno. I've done some crazy things in my life, but, that might be a little much. Especially since I don't know the characters that well!
Garage
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author=Marrend
Given how many characters there are, a top three (five?) picks might be cool. Though, I'm not sure how to implement that, outside of comments!
Letting people pick their top 3 or even 5 would be my suggestion, too.
And to quote inja6398: "I'm game"
author=Marrend
Given how many characters there are, a top three (five?) picks might be cool. Though, I'm not sure how to implement that, outside of comments!
Perhaps post it in a status?
I know who the most disliked character will be eventually.
