[SUBBED!!] Tokimeki Memorial 2 Taisen Puzzle Dama - Mei Konjou Mode Run (Hard), 1 Continue, pt 1/3

Part 1 of 3 of a Tokimeki Memorial 2 Taisen Puzzle Dama (on PS1) playthrough, with Mei as a character, and on Konjou & Hard Mode.

Here is a second playthrough of this game, and again this a request, this time from Iceray8 ( http://www.youtube.com/user/Iceray8 ), who asked me for a subbed run with Mei Ijuuin, the perky science-nuts sister of Rei Ijuuin of Tokimeki Memorial 1. A request I was utterly glad to complete, as this character is my second fave ex-aequo with Maho Shirayuki in TM2. :D


It's a playthrough I'm pretty proud of, and probably so far the best one I ever did in any iteration of the Taisen Puzzle Dama series : played in Hard Mode version of the Konjou Mode (in other words, the hardest you can get in this game), and having used Continues ONLY ONCE !!

Especially hilarious, as this was my second recorded try : the first one was an utter catastrophe, with me gotten defeated at least one by nearly all the opponents, and getting the Bad End to boot ! ^^'''


This Solo Mode playthough is played under the following conditions :

- Difficulty Mode "Muzukashii" ("Hard").
- Game Mode Konjou ("Perseverance")
- Puzzle Mode : "A-Type : Tokimemo Mode"
- Zendamas, Akudamas, and Kuidamas are desactivated.
- Character : Mei Ijuuin.


Subs made in AceNoctali ! Enjoy ! ;)

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Tokimeki
• Memorial
• Taisen
• Puzzle
• Dama
• ときめきメモリアル
• 対戦ぱずるだま
• Mei
• Ijuuin
• 伊集院
• メイ
• Konami
• PS1

[CatMuto]

Ah~ah, I would've kind of preferred it if the pinkhaired girl (I forgot her name) had really committed suicide instead of moving to another school ..

C-A

[AceNoctali]

@CatMuto

You mean Kaori. Well (but I guess you already knew this), the game's creators too, on their own admission, were tempted with the suicide option, but considering the series' nature, finally chose the "retiring from school cursus".

And when you see the technical failure of Mitsumete Knight (sold well, but definitely not as well as they expected) and the utter failure of Tokimemo 3, both of which didn't shy away from the death factor, we can say their choice was ultimately right.

[CatMuto]

@AceNoctali I don't know TM3 .. but I thought it failed because it took so long and the graphics weren't good ..

I dunno, I wouldn't've minded one suicide, if you could prevent it if you knew her well enough.

C-A

[AceNoctali]

@CatMuto

TM3 indeed failed for a number of reasons (graphics, gameplay simplified), but I wouldn't be surprised the moodier atmosphere would be another one.

IMO, I feel Kaori suiciding would have been too much & would have tainted in a bad way the game. Her retiring from school out of depression is the perfect balance, making you feel very bad, while not tainting the game's mood : the balance between wacky comedy, fluffy romance, and drama that made TM2 the most popular entry in the series.

[Firelily7]

I like this game! If it was ever sold in Canada, I would buy this game! Like, you are the best at this game! :D

[AceNoctali]

You can try to order this game, if you want it : get a look at Nippon Export (w w w [dot] nippon-export [dot] c o m), they can get basically any goods you'll order to them, from CDs to games to artbooks to goodies. ;)

[AceNoctali]

Kaori is an excellent volleyball player, and was basically the ace of her club when in Junior High. When she lost all confidence after being betrayed by her friends in Junior High, she dropped volleyball, but if you manage to gain her trust and make her fall in love with you, in 3rd year of High School, having regained enough confidence in herself, she'll enter the volleyball club.

[Iceray8]

I can't seem to figure out the reason for Kaori's vollyball animations.

Is it supposed to be related to what she said in the Hikari run about wanting to change?

[AceNoctali]

You're very welcome, glad you like those vids and the subs I did. :)

Concerning the "no da" bit, it's a colloquial form often used in anime and informal speech for everyday's life. I've heard it from kids and teenagers her and there back then when I was in Japan, but (ab)using it like Mei does is clearly a childish verbal tic that will make you look ridiculous in front of people.

[AfroThunder3]

Thanks for posting these. I'm a big fan of Tokimeki Memorial 2. The best part of these though is your translation and your notes. How did you know about Mei's "no da"? I've looked "no da" up in a pretty reliable japanese dictionary and a couple of other sites and I haven't seen that anywhere.....