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ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS Tokimeki Memorial (Tim Rogers)
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I've heard of Tokimeki here and there over the years but the most recent I've seen it referenced was in the gaming themed Kamen Rider, where one of the fictional games is a dating sim known as Toki Meki Crisis. The cartoon girl on the game cover even looks like Shiori too.
The next Tokimeki memorial will be on switch. Lets campaign for a localization (will not happen lol).
Even if it did get localized, one has to wonder whether the quality's even still there anymore or if it's a shell of its former self... it is a Konami IP, after all.
ohoho
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So I know Naga the Serpent laughs like this too, I'm wondering if anyone knows where this trope started? Or who was the first anibabe to start laughing with her hand in front of her face screamiing OHOHOHO
This video, as most of Tim's work, and maybe even the man himself, lives right on the edge of brilliance and insanity. You're almost tempted to wonder, as he did, if it's worth it to even watch the 2 hours of playthroughs in the middle, but this entire thing is just wonderfully scripted and woven together in a way that makes it feel necessary. More so when you get to the epilogue and Tim emphasizes that he played the game another 6 times and was STILL finding permutations of events he didn't through an initial RIDICULOUSLY systematic 14 playthroughs. That's without even getting into the labyrinth of game industry tangents, personal stories, and fun facts littered throughout the piece.
The guy is a madman and his work is singular. Very few people in this space can put together a series of videos like Tim has for this first season of Action Button, much less an enormous 6 hour odyssey of a review for an obscure game 1% of the people watching will ever play. It truly doesn't matter what he reviews or whether you agree with his takes, it's always going to be fascinating.
The guy is a madman and his work is singular. Very few people in this space can put together a series of videos like Tim has for this first season of Action Button, much less an enormous 6 hour odyssey of a review for an obscure game 1% of the people watching will ever play. It truly doesn't matter what he reviews or whether you agree with his takes, it's always going to be fascinating.
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I will never play this game but I will watch this entire review. It's almost more interesting that way.
You guys should also watch his translation of Final Fantasy VII series. I've never played the original or the remake and I found it interesting.
about halfway through and it's really great. this is my first video of his that i've watched, outside of the dq one that gets linked around often. i love the deep dive and playthrough. wish he'd do boku no natsuyasumi!
I just finished the first hour. Whelp, I guess I'm in for the whole thing over the next few days. Did not think I would be watching a six hour long cultural analysis of a Japanese dating sim when i woke up today...
Took me damn near a week to chip through this video, but very entertaining look at a game and series I've been interested in since watching the Game Center episode years back. Hi Score Girl brought it back some and had me looking up if a translation ever happened. Turns out some of the Girl's Side games on DS and PSP have English patches. Checking again, there is a partially translated version of the SNES version from 2009 recently recovered. Maybe on day.
The talk of bombs made me curious and it turns out there is TokiMemo representation in Bomberman R:
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This and the mobile picross game are the only times I've seen Konami acknowledge the series in the west.
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Ayako Katagiri Bomber appears as a playable Bomberman in Super Bomberman R. She is based off of Ayako Katagiri from Konami's Tokimeki Memorial franchise. A female high school girl Bomberman, who attends school on the Tokimeki Memorial planet. She is an open-minded and artistic person, who loves...
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This and the mobile picross game are the only times I've seen Konami acknowledge the series in the west.
Bummer that it'll overlap with the end of AGDQ, but I suppose I can have two streams going at once lol
Crazy how he's still finding interactions he hasn't seen before. Will be checking back tomorrow!His Megumi playthrough stream is live now!
I got through almost the whole review in a day (had like 45 minutes left when I had to go to sleep, haha).
Really fascinating game, and an incredible review as always.
Not sure why, but the slowed down, lower pitch anime girl voices made me crack up every time he did it. Absolutely hilarious to me, along with the DOOM shotgun blast when their expressions would change slightly, haha.
Really fascinating game, and an incredible review as always.
Not sure why, but the slowed down, lower pitch anime girl voices made me crack up every time he did it. Absolutely hilarious to me, along with the DOOM shotgun blast when their expressions would change slightly, haha.
Bumping this because:
1. I finished the video, 100% completion get!
2. Watched the Megumi run, Megumi get!
Amazing effort again by Tim.
1. I finished the video, 100% completion get!
2. Watched the Megumi run, Megumi get!
Amazing effort again by Tim.
So, I found a cheap copy of the Saturn version and decided to give it a punt.
I'm not expecting perfection (I know getting something readable would be a huge victory) but has anyone got experience using RetroArch/ztranslate's OCR stuff to read this?
I'm not expecting perfection (I know getting something readable would be a huge victory) but has anyone got experience using RetroArch/ztranslate's OCR stuff to read this?
Ballparking some numbers from earlier in the thread, but looks like the success of this review netted Action Button around 15% more on Patreon, which is great!
...I've only made it an hour into the review myself, so far, but as usual it's incredible. Glad to see it resonating with so many folks.
...I've only made it an hour into the review myself, so far, but as usual it's incredible. Glad to see it resonating with so many folks.
There are so many interesting facts about this series.
Did you know that Konami put up a stock scheme (some strange fund) for Tokimeki 3 that would directly give all financial exposure to the fans that participated in that scheme? Basically that thing was a bust and the most hardcore fans lost a lot of money. Also Tokimeki 3 was horrendous.
I finally finished the whole thing. Easily the best Action Button video so far, I could watch another 6 hours of it.
I loved how he talked in a bit more detail about his novel near the end of Part 5. I hope it gets published rather sooner than later. He's been promising it for years lol
I loved how he talked in a bit more detail about his novel near the end of Part 5. I hope it gets published rather sooner than later. He's been promising it for years lol
I actually wrote about this for Bitmob but they're gone now. My only games piece ever!
I gotta say he kinda lost me a the Tennis Monster part... like is he serious with the 88 unpublished novels or whatever? I honestly can't tell.
It was a fascinating dive into something I had never, ever considered before. Looking forward to the cyberpunk review. Hope he tackles Ibara, now that would be something.
It was a fascinating dive into something I had never, ever considered before. Looking forward to the cyberpunk review. Hope he tackles Ibara, now that would be something.
Such a great video. I loved his karaoke antedote and I always get a laugh when he references the Japanese tough guy talk from his ffvii vids.
This review was a surreal trip. I don't think I have had a bigger motivator to restart my Japanese lessons. The amount of Wanikani reviews I have waiting on my account could fill a parking spot in the Library of Congress's parking lot.
Tim posted the deleted 16 minute "purposefully boring" story from intermission #3 on his Patreon.
It went where this was:
It's an anecdote about the Japanese band B'z, which TM parodies for it's fake concert date band 'Bees' I liked the story! It should've stayed in!
It went where this was:
It's an anecdote about the Japanese band B'z, which TM parodies for it's fake concert date band 'Bees' I liked the story! It should've stayed in!
finished this review, fantastic stuff
but what did happen, does anyone know? lol
I just finished watching over the course of about 5 days.
This is a helluva video. Inspiring, educational, funny, sad, it has it all. Goddamn. All over a game I honestly (even after watching) don't give a hoot about.
Tim Rogers you are amazing. And I love you. Much like you love Shori.
This is a helluva video. Inspiring, educational, funny, sad, it has it all. Goddamn. All over a game I honestly (even after watching) don't give a hoot about.
Tim Rogers you are amazing. And I love you. Much like you love Shori.
I still don't know how I ended up watching this, but I'm glad I did... now I'm going to watch them all starting with Final Fantasy VII remake.
I'm not versed in the Tim Rogers cinematic universe... when He has different hairstyles, are they meant to be different personas?
I'm not versed in the Tim Rogers cinematic universe... when He has different hairstyles, are they meant to be different personas?
Tangential, but Tim did a Wild Arms 5 stream with John from Digital Foundry and Coury from My Life in Gaming yesterday.
I'm only halfway through but it's excellent with lots of funny insights and anecdotes.
The story about Suda giving a makeover to the U.I. Artist from Killer 7 was great.
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I'm only halfway through but it's excellent with lots of funny insights and anecdotes.
The story about Suda giving a makeover to the U.I. Artist from Killer 7 was great.
Wild Arms 5 with Tim Rogers and Coury Carlson
Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/digitalfoundry1John is joined by Tim Rogers of Action Button and Coury Carlson of My Life in Gaming to play and di...
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Is that "BINGO!" audio from Tokimeki Memorial, or some other game?
I love it and I want it on my phone immediately.
I love it and I want it on my phone immediately.
How long is a typical run in Tokimeki Memorial?
TO that I'll have to add at least 50% more for translation.
Ooooh nice!
TO that I'll have to add at least 50% more for translation.
Tangential, but Tim did a Wild Arms 5 stream with John from Digital Foundry and Coury from My Life in Gaming yesterday.
I'm only halfway through but it's excellent with lots of funny insights and anecdotes.
The story about Suda giving a makeover to the U.I. Artist from Killer 7 was great.
Wild Arms 5 with Tim Rogers and Coury Carlson
Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/digitalfoundry1John is joined by Tim Rogers of Action Button and Coury Carlson of My Life in Gaming to play and di...
Ooooh nice!
No, more like, the main part of the reviews is him reading the script in front of the camera. Then as he's editing the material, he sometimes records himself adding little notes or thoughts, more spontaneously. It can be weeks later, I suppose.
Didnt know there was a thread for it. I watched this video while working on my concept art and it was incredible (but i always found Tim's work incredible since he got me with the DQ one).
I really like playing viusal novels, so i would love to play a full translated sversion of this and its sequels.
I wonder why there hasnt been an indie modern studio trying to go for this style of visual novel adventure in full again (ive seen part of this in others, but not like the exact same tin depth thing).
I really like playing viusal novels, so i would love to play a full translated sversion of this and its sequels.
I wonder why there hasnt been an indie modern studio trying to go for this style of visual novel adventure in full again (ive seen part of this in others, but not like the exact same tin depth thing).
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