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  1. 1. Best Route?

    • Narusawa Rikka
      9
    • Shinozaki Marika
      1
    • Okihara Misa
      1
    • Yukimura Touko
      2
    • Ousaka Sora
      4
    • Segawa Natsuki
      4
  2. 2. Best Heroine?

    • Narusawa Rikka
      6
    • Shinozaki Marika
      1
    • Okihara Misa
      2
    • Yukimura Touko
      2
    • Ousaka Sora
      4
    • Segawa Natsuki
      6


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9 hours ago, wyldstrykr said:

in various routes, piZZa moon is mentioned. curry piZZa is also mentioned in segawa route. that implies that the setting takes place near the setting of hatsukoi and probably the time is after hatsukoi

This made me wish they had added some more elaborate easter eggs. It would have been pretty funny if Kyou herself actually showed up at some point to deliver pizza, and maybe the Hoshi Ori characters would start comparing her and Natsuki, since they're pretty similar in both character design and attitude.
 

10 hours ago, wyldstrykr said:

i wish that they reduce the number of h-scenes and increase the number of hcg in h-scenes. that would be better imo.

Yeah, a few scenes with different positions would have been much better than a whole bunch of h scenes with one position and a ton of filler text.
 

10 hours ago, wyldstrykr said:

but i should recommend fureraba instead. 

I might have agreed with you if it wasn't for the fact that Fureraba's protagonist is waaay too hyper and annoys me to no end because of that. He needs to get some treatment for that ADHD and chill out.

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I haven't realized this game had its own thread. Since the thread has been necro'd, I might as well copy my impressions from the "What are you reading?" thread ;)

  TL;DR - One of the better moeges I've played - strongly recommended if you can stomach (or, like me, love) Slice-of-Life :)

On 8/17/2022 at 10:38 PM, adamstan said:

I started with Sora, since she was first both in the walkthrough, and on choices list ;) I'm still somewhere around the first half of the route, I guess (just reached the first kiss ;) ), but I'm loving it so far. Sora is so cute :abilove:

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On 8/24/2022 at 7:58 AM, adamstan said:

Yesterday I finished second route in Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai. This time I went for Marika's route. It was extremely heartwarming and wholesome experience - especially in console version, which adds one of the most heart-melting scenes near the ending.

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Console version expands upon the topic of pregnancy and waiting for the baby - those additional scenes have Ryousuke and Marika getting all excited when they feel the baby kicks and such similar stuff. It was really sweet.

(+18 version seems to have only preggo sex scene instead 😕 )

Based on the two routes I read so far (Sora and Marika) I can see why this game is a love-or-hate thing - but for me it definitely lands on the "love" side, since I don't mind pure SoL at all, and the (let's admit - heavily idealized) way it portrays love also scratches all the right itches ;) It isn't the kind of VN I'd read one after another, but once in a while it's great. Just like with sweets I guess ;)

After those two routes my gameplay clock reads 47 hours, and completion rate is at 30%, so this will be a looong journey.

Now I'm starting Natsuki's route. Then I'll go with Misa, and I save Rikka and Touko for the last, since apparently those two routes are quite different from the rest - at least that's what I can get from reviews I saw.

 

  

On 8/27/2022 at 1:21 PM, adamstan said:

Continuing with HoshiOri, today I finished Natsuki's route.

While "school" part of the route wasn't anything special (decent, but not outstanding), I really enjoyed her after story. It was - as it's standard with this VN - "just" a series of SoL scenes, but somehow they really clicked with me.

Also, I think this was the first route that featured prominent additional "story" content as replacement for skipped h-scenes.

(The console edition (+17) goes for the "off screen sex" approach, but it doesn't pretend that sex didn't happen - quite the opposite actually, it just doesn't show the act itself)

In Sora's and Marika's case those were mostly afterglow/pillow talk scenes, but with Natsuki's route there was much more.
 

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First, summer festival date in the school part:
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And second - numerous bath scenes in after story, where they had some really sweet conversations:
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Also, during the beach date in the after story, there's additional CG, and Natsuki has new swimsuit:
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Besides those, there were also other smaller story-enhancing additions sprinkled here and there - really good job :)

I have to admit that those additional scenes heavily contributed to my enjoyment of Natsuki's route - they were really well thought out, and I was surprised to see them missing from original +18 version, since they felt like they should be there right from the beginning.

So now, after 60 hours of reading, I guess I'm near the half? Now there are Misa, Rikka and Touko left.

 

  

On 9/2/2022 at 7:14 AM, adamstan said:

Yesterday I started the famous Rikka's route in HoshiOri. I'm just a few days into it (still in June - I played only for 2 hours) but it's on another level already 😮:100:

Look's like I'm in for a treat. And Rikka seems to be awesome character. I already liked to see how she opened up to others during other routes - I'm really looking forward to how they elaborate on that in her own route. For now she seems to be one of the cutest tsunderes I encountered so far :abilove:.

  

On 9/6/2022 at 7:22 AM, adamstan said:

Yesterday I finished Rikka's route in HoshiOri

It was indeed quite different from the previous four routes when it comes to the structure and style, and it was great :)

Rikka's school arc was amazing - both the first part, where she gradually opened up to Ryousuke and the rest of the girls, and the second, where she confronts her inner conflict. Meguru was also very welcome side character :) BTW the story of two pianist sisters reminded me about Yui and Rea from Parfait - the stories are different, but for some reason I immediately thought about them.

After story was also very nice and heartwarming. BTW - I'm a sucker for marriage endings, so this VN so far was truly a feast for me ❤️ It's also worth noting, that console edition got vastly extended post-credits epilogue. In the original PC version it was just single scene of

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Rikka and her twin daughters sitting at the piano.

and the game ends there. In console version we get another arc after that - basically an after-after-story, and it was great

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The whole Shionagi-friends group gets together once again and prepare a special guest performance for school festival. It was great to see the whole group doing something together again ❤️ It ends with Rikka and Ryousuke going on the night date on the beach, talking about their plans for the future - among the other things, Rikka suggests going to the love hotel, and speaks about having a third baby  ;)

So now, with 102 hours under my belt, my feelings towards this VN are similar to @Seraphim's - my top routes are definitely Rikka and Sora, although I'm not sure which one wins. While Rikka's route was definitely of "highest quality", Sora's route had a bit higher emotional impact on me. Maybe it was because I read it first?

Now let's see, what Touko's route has for me :) I honestly have no idea what to expect, since Touko remains rather mysterious character, but I'm eager to find out :)

The only hint I can go by is that some people say that there's minor spoiler for Touko's route in Rikka's route. The only thing that comes to mind is

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When Ryousuke walks near the park with Rikka and they observe children (and among those, one girl) playing soccer, he mentions that when he was little, there was also a girl that used to play with them. Rikka asks if that was Marika, but Ryousuke replies that no, since during that time she wasn't leaving the house much due to her illness. Could this girl be Touko - making the route's setup a bit like Sora's? Let's see :)

 

  

On 9/11/2022 at 7:20 PM, adamstan said:

Today I fininished Touko's route, and with it - after whopping 123 hours - I have completed console version of HoshiOri :)

Touko's route is even more "odd one" than Rikka's - but that doesn't have to be bad thing. It has rather slow start, but once it gained traction, it was pretty enjoyable. Touko's cat-like personality was quite amusing, and the character development she undergoes is great. The thing it was missing the most (IMO) was the presence of other friends in after-story. On the other hand, there were few really nice thoughts about love and commitment weaved into it. Also, the school arc of Touko's route further cemented my love for Sora ;)❤️

Additionally, in console edition, similarly to Rikka's route, Touko also got very nice and heartwarming post-credits epilogue.

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The went for their honeymoon trip to the Australia, had some fun in the sea, and the story ends with them watching the stars in the mountains, and talking about future - including planning the names for their kids. I absolutely loved the part, when Ryousuke saw the falling star, and came up with the name "Hikari" for their second child ❤️

So now, I guess it's time for some summary.

It's very good moege, but only for die-hard slice-of-life lovers ;) I'm one of those so I enjoyed it - although due to the sheer length it can get a bit tedious. However, as I said in my previous post, the formula worked for me, even if it wasn't the best moege I played - that title still belongs to Mashiro Iro Symphony ;)

The main highlight of this title for me is that it's oozing with heartwarming wholesomeness - which is especially pronounced in console version ❤️

As for ranking of routes and girls... while I fully acknowledge the very high quality of Rikka's route, my personal favorite after all was Sora :)

I actually liked all the routes (with different intensity), so it's a little difficult for me to rank them, but I think that going from top to bottom it would be something like Sora = Rikka > Touko = Marika = Natsuki > Misa - but they're all very close to each other.

The VN looks beautiful, and I especially like the art style of sprites - I just wish there were more of them for side characters too.

Considering all of this - it's a solid 8/10 for me :)

 

On 9/11/2022 at 7:20 PM, adamstan said:

Now let's take a moment to talk about differences between console edition and original +18 PC version. The console edition is rated at +17, and it takes similar approach to Princess Evangile - the sex happens off-screen, but it's fully acknowledged that it happens. Additionally, there some added story events (according to credits, it was done by original scenario writers). It's actually pretty bold for the console version at times - including the use of nude sprites if there's only close-up used in the scene (so the nipples aren't visible).

The additional and replacement scenes actually enhanced the experience for me - the writers did pretty good job to convey the intimacy between characters, and added epilogues for Rikka and Touko are simply great.

I skimmed through original adult version, but I found the amount and length of H-scenes to be overwhelming, and also some of those felt rather out-of-character, adhering too tightly to the porn cliches and tropes. OTOH, the lack of some additional scenes from console edition also was painful, since they felt really natural.

Below I'll list the most significant changed/new CGs for each route.

The common thing is, that each girl received additional pillow talk/sleeping together CG, if it wasn't there before.

1. Sora

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New event CGs: Hamburger date and planetarium date ;)
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Pillow-talk CG:
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I was quite suprised to see that naked-apron and bunny-girl CGs were kept, although they've been cropped to hide naughty bits ;)
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Hot springs CG got the usual "nipple hiding" treatment.
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2. Marika

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First bath CG from common route - it's there, just the water was made less transparent to hide the nipples:
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Super-sweet pillow-talk CG:
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Two foreplay / making-out CGs - cropped, but kept:
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With bunny-girl outfit we got additional birthday-party scene with a CG (and with sex implied afterwards)
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And then the two ultra-wholesome pregnancy scenes I mentioned in my post about Marika's route ❤️
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3. Natsuki

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Additional summer-festival date CG
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Natsuki already had together-in-bed CG, but there she was naked and fully exposed, so they made soft version of this, covering her up with bedsheets ;)
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Additional bath scene(s) and beach date CG I mentioned in the post about Natsuki's route:
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The scene with the two browsing the photos while lying naked together has been kept, just slightly cropped:
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4. Misa

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New in-bed CG:
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Additional story event (during the typhoon night)
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Lotion-spreading CGs during the vacation:
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5. Rikka

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New making out on the bed scene with two main variants - for school arc and after story
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The pillow-talk CG got nipple-hiding treatment ;)
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New bath scene(s) in the after-story:
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Final CG from the added epilogue:
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6. Touko

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The CG of them sitting together in the unused classroom got cropped to hide panties - I actually found it strange, since there were already pantyshots and even bolder scenes in this edition as well:
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New together-in-bed scenes - with many versions:
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The CG that leads to the H-scene after the school festival has been kept - it just stays with Touko's yukata intact, with the main act happening off-screen:
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And finally the scenes from additiona epilogue - Touko riding floating banana, and stargazing in the mountains:
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And that's it. I know I'm the weird one, but I wholeheartedly recommend the console version. If the additional scenes have been indeed ported over to PC for Perfect Edition, then that might be also worth checking out for h-scene lovers ;) Although I've seen some reviews complaining that the merging was done sloppily in some places.

 

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