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The game tends to encourage that idea-not all romance options are available on the first playthrough, and unlocking the full plot requires the player to romance every possible bird with all possible endings. It’s far too easy to write Hatoful Boyfriend off as a weird gimmick not worth playing for more than an hour or two.
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A Complex Simulator That’s Not Just for the Birds The game features a “powerful visualization module” that presents the player with a human version of each bird in anime style.
You can choose to pursue the strange and mysterious Nageki, the friendly and flirtatious Yuuya, the creepy school doctor, Shuu, or any of the game’s six other romance options. You get the hang of that pretty quickly – this takes place in a future where birds are as intelligent as humans and each one has its own distinct personality. What’s really impressive about Hatoful Boyfriend is that being the only human in a school for birds isn’t the strangest part of the plot.
In the case of Hatoful Boyfriend, that romance is with several different birds. If you’re not familiar with dating simulators, these are interactive, choose-your-own-adventure stories with a particular emphasis on romance. Let’s just get this out of the way: Hatoful Boyfriend is a bird dating simulator. You Are Reading : Hatoful Boyfriend Review Anybirdie who loves visual novels, dating sims, and birds should check out this gem, and the rest of you should consider it as well.‘Hatoful Boyfriend’ is a bizarre, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes terrifying adventure where you can also date a variety of birds. For more, and for the true plot of Hatoful Boyfriend, you’ll have to play it yourself. I’ll leave you with just a few more screenshots. She “wanted to create something that seems ridiculous and crazy at first glance, but that once you look into the world, you would fall into the depth.” But still, involved storytelling isn’t what you expect from a bird dating sim. It turns out that the writer loves the Ace Attorney games, so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that this game had a good story. It’s worth playing for the BBL story alone. I won’t spoil for you what happens, but this plot will mock your expectations and catapult you into a story of unexpected depth and darkness. The other, the BBL Ending, is much longer, more of a visual novel than a dating sim, and is considered to be Hatoful Boyfriend’s “true” ending. One is a new romance option accessible partway through the game, which brings its own dose of insane awesomeness. As you progress through the endings, two more paths will eventually open up for you. They kept me interested and made me want to get even more endings to learn more. They are birds.Įach romance path/ending is its own self-contained story, but most contain little hints as to the larger story. The rest the time, you’ll see them as birds. These portraits are shown when the birds are introduced. They’re also all birds, so really, don’t let the lack of gender options turn you away.Īt the start of the game, you’re given the option to see a human portrait for the birds. Since it’s a dating sim, it’s worth mentioning that the player character is female and the romance options are all male. It is your sophomore year, and you must join a club, attend classes, and participate in a variety of scenarios to build your relationships and find your special somebirdie. You play the only human student accepted to St. At first glance “Hatoful” might look like either nonsense or just a reference to the writer, but “hato” is Japanese for “pigeon” or “dove,” and it is also a play on the pronunciation of “hātofuru,” which means either “heartful” or “hurtful.” Make of that what you will. The title is actually a quadruple pun, by the way.
Far from being a joke game, it drew me into its story until I was returning to it because I was actually interested. It was weirder than I expected, and much, much better.
It sounded insane, commenters who had played its original release assured the rest of us it was even weirder than we’d expect, and I just couldn’t pass it up. I pre-ordered it in July as soon as I read GameInformer’s announcement that it would be localized. A pigeon dating sim promised to be a wacky experience, well away from the mainstream. When I promised to review Hatoful Boyfriend back in August, I meant it as a half-joking indication of why I might be out of touch with games the majority of people buy.
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