That being said, I love when VN protag’s male friends are more than just a throwaway character, when they have their own goals and aspirations, when they exist to do more than just Help Protag Get Girl. I remember from Charlotte (which overall I think is pretty bad but had good moments) that there was a male side character that was probably a similar character, maybe more of a mixture of Ryouichi and Tenzen together than anything else. Tenzen was basically love at first sight. I wasn’t particularly into Ryouichi immediately, but he grew on me the next scene I saw him in.
After completing the game, it’s possible she did, but I’m not sure. Who was this mysterious old lady that was going around gossipping to everyone? I remember scrolling back to see if he had actually said it out loud, and convinced myself that she had heard his thoughts somehow. I thought it was a one-off choice, but soon learned that everyone would be referring to it. Right off the bat, I was charmed by the opening narration with the immediate choice of who Hairi metaphorically was. Full spoilers ahead! It’s time for an ADVENTURE! Going into Summer Pockets, I didn’t really know what was waiting for me, aside from my general idea of what a Key game was. I’ve always found myself particularly interested in the “mysterious island” setting it never gets old for me. I’ve read a variety of VNs, from 20 minute long EVNs to 50+ hour JVNs, from murder mystery to nakige to moege, so you can say I’ve been around. So, for all intents and purposes, this was truly my first Key game. I did have a general idea of what made a Key game a Key game, but hadn’t properly experienced it myself. Previously, I’d seen the anime for Clannad, Angel Beats!, Charlotte, played Planetarian, and read a good chunk of the Angel Beats common route.
I went into Summer Pockets having basically no experience with Key.
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