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This is primarily for the benefit of everyone else in the Hatoful group who's watching [livejournal.com profile] kjorteo's playtroughs.



There's no time loop of any sort going on here; the basic premise of the BBL route is that Hiyoko had befriended and gotten to know pretty much everyone on the various Otome routes, without every really getting more involved with them than casual camaraderie.

That was one reason I was advocating not worrying about pushing for any particular route in the pre-BBL term, as it ultimately has no effect on the story whatsoever...made the sudden Game Over a bit of a pointlessly rude surprise.

But, in any case, we can basically look at the Otome routes as nothing more than potential timelines that would have happened...had the events of BBL never taken place. They all hold a bit of the truth, but the ultimate outcomes of each of them (Shuu killing Yuuya and Hiyoko, Lord Pudi rewriting reality, Nageki passing on to the afterlife, etc.) we can simply retcon.

Also, what you guys were suspecting about the Archives stuff is true: the "neurotransmitter" thing was indeed talking about Anghel, and that is, in fact, Nageki's journal.

If there's anything else you guys need cleared up, I'll try to answer it as best as I can without spoiling anything about what happens during the final 4 Classes.

Date: 4/8/12 02:14 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kjorteo
Actually, Yuuya fails to answer his phone when invited to the summer festival in every single route except his. The somewhat disturbing implication was that he canonically dies every single time you aren't there and don't specifically rescue him. He does show up alive and well in Anghel's route and Sakuya's extended ending, but ... being an extended ending and Anghel's route, I'm not sure how much they count.

Oh, and now BBL, of course.

Also, even if he escaped and came back, that would be pretty gutsy of him to suddenly start working closely and collaborating with the doctor at every turn as soon as the dome goes up....
Edited Date: 4/8/12 02:16 (UTC)

Date: 4/8/12 04:39 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xaq.livejournal.com
I think it may be best to simply say that the implied fate of anybirdie beyond Hiyoko in the first term simply does not count and leave it at that.
Edited Date: 4/8/12 04:59 (UTC)

Date: 4/8/12 06:33 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xaq.livejournal.com
In fact, now that I think about it...pretty much everything between the first day (after all introductions have been made and whatnot) and the end of the first term could (and as far I care, should) have been skipped entirely, save maybe for just a few days interaction to get those bits of dialogue in.

Date: 4/8/12 09:09 (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] kjorteo
You know, unlocking the BBL path is something you can only do by getting every birdie's ending.

If you are playing BBL, that automatically means that you have literally seen the first day introductions at least eight times* and know where every single one of them leads.


* Since I'm told that you only need one ending per bird; getting the normal and extended for the three that have them isn't required

Date: 4/8/12 09:21 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xaq.livejournal.com
The player has, yes, but I meant from Hiyoko's perspective...at the very least, when things start off she doesn't know Sakuya and Nageki, so for her sake at least they were needed. If she'd never gotten to know Sakuya at all, I doubt he'd have felt any need to help Ryouta with the investigation.


Also, I only went through the intro scenes twice total mself: once on the Otome routes and once again on BBL. I made a save at the "which club do I want to join?" point specifically for the purpose of skipping all that crap. :b

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