How to Unlock All A Sides (except リンボ)
(See the threads for Chapter 1-4 for リンボ’s)
This is being read as part of the Visual Novel Book Club. Another VN, 9-nine-ここのつここのかここのいろ, is being read at the same time, feel free to join both clubs!
Info on Choices
To unlock each route’s A side, different choices have to be in chapters 1-4. Just start a new game and pick the choices from a route below and when you reach the end of chapter 4, a new route’s A side should have unlocked.
You can skip all text you’ve read previously. Standard settings will show text you’ve already read in a different color.
The choices will be under double spoiler. So you can unblur one choice at the time (minimizing spoilers). OBS! Some choices have a time limit.
Guides if you want to check choices yourself (link to English guide for those reading on PC)
These are the general links to the guides. You’ll need to navigate to the current route yourself.
Japanese guide #1 ← This is the one used for choices
Japanese guide #2
English guide - this is a review (that links to all the guides), so don’t read past the walkthrough links unless you are okay with spoilers. It does note when minor spoilers start and then major spoilers. Reader beware!
One last note, unlocking a specific route don’t seem to be very strict. Meaning if you compare multiple guides you’ll see different choices recommended for the same route. And lastly, following all these might not exhaust all possible options so maybe not all memorabilia from the chapters will be unlocked.
シュウ’s Route
シュウ’s route is a little special. It has two different memorabilia connected to his good end in his A side.
As far as I know, there should be no problem with setting up both at the same time, except for keeping track of the saves and the fact that you might notice a trend in what is different for the choices. Since they are both a part of the good ending, both of them will use the same choices in A side.
If you only want to set up one/go in completely blind, I think I’d recommend setting up option X (do realize though that different guides picked different options as the “correct” first path). And this is because as far as I understand you won’t need to play through all of A side for both and therefore I’d pick to do the one I think is better first.
If you don’t care about the spoiler, or think the spoiler is fairly minor (I don’t know how much if anything changes beyond what memorabilia you get): Option X is telling/encouraging シュウ to quit smoking, Option Y is not encouraging him to stop smoking.
I’ve noted on both options where you save to start the other option. So if you use that save for the next option, then ignore the choices up until that save point (it is the same place for both options).
Option X
Chapter 1
表
この街の人間について
シューホーンだった
シガーバー
※セーブする1 (for Y)
健康には良くないよ
ちょっとムカつく人だと思った
お金よりも特ダネが欲しい
Chapter 2
煙草止めればいいのに
そうだよ
みんな仲が良いんだね
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
※時間切れ
勝負する
人差し指でコインの外側を擦る
Chapter 3
私も会いたいな
やめておく
Chapter 4
No choices for this chapter. But the cat’s name from the previous chapter, who approaches テウタ about a letter, and which swimsuit she wears (late in the chapter), lets you know if you are on the right path.
Option Y
Chapter 1
表
この街の人間について
シューホーンだった
シガーバー
※セーブする1 (for X)
嗜好品なんてそんなもの
ちょっとムカつく人だと思った
お金よりも特ダネが欲しい
Chapter 2
あっちに喫煙所あるよ
そうだよ
みんな仲が良いんだね
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
※時間切れ
勝負する
人差し指でコインの外側を擦る
Chapter 3
私も会いたいな
吸ってみたい
Chapter 4
No choices for this chapter. But the cat’s name from the previous chapter, who approaches テウタ about a letter, and which swimsuit she wears (late in the chapter), lets you know if you are on the right path.
モズ’s Route
Chapter 1
表
この街の犯罪について
シューホーンだった
※時間切れ
かっこいい人だと思った
お金よりも特ダネが欲しい
Chapter 2
煙草止めればいいのに
そうだよ
みんな仲が良いんだね
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
※時間切れ
勝負する
人差し指でコインの外側を擦る
Chapter 3
私も会いたいな
やめておく
Chapter 4
No choices for this chapter. But the cat’s name from the previous chapter, who approaches テウタ about a letter, and which swimsuit she wears (late in the chapter), lets you know if you are on the right path.
ヘルベチカ’s Route
Chapter 1
表
この街のエンタメについて
シューホーンだった
※時間切れ
かっこいい人だと思った
正直言ってお金は欲しい
Chapter 2
煙草止めればいいのに
そうだよ
みんな仲が良いんだね
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
※時間切れ
勝負する
人差し指でコインの外側を擦る
Chapter 3
早く見つかるといいね
やめておく
Chapter 4
No choices for this chapter. But the cat’s name from the previous chapter, who approaches テウタ about a letter, and which swimsuit she wears (late in the chapter), lets you know if you are on the right path.
スケアクロウ’s Route
Chapter 1
表
この街の人間について
シューホーンだった
※時間切れ
かっこいい人だと思った
お金よりも特ダネが欲しい
Chapter 2
煙草止めればいいのに
そうだよ
優しいんだね
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
※時間切れ
勝負する
人差し指でコインの外側を擦る
Chapter 3
私も会いたいな
やめておく
Chapter 4
No choices for this chapter. But the cat’s name from the previous chapter, who approaches テウタ about a letter, and which swimsuit she wears (late in the chapter), lets you know if you are on the right path.
Discussion Rules
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