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>>46250394
Better than the second, if you ignore non "main-heroine" routes, if you ask me. The girl herself doesn't matter, but it's the only route where the mainstory continues past common. Common itself can overstay its welcome a little, but it's worth sticking to it. You can obviously still read the other ones, but they are very typical moege fluff, aka not the strength of the game in my opinion.

My favorite was Tokihate though, it had the best pacing. Shame there was never a follow up. Technically Mori Dreamers 2 takes place after Tokihate and acknowledges its existence, but it's a sequel to Mori Dreamer 1's common route of sorts. And that comes with its own issues related to the story. Still worth playing though, but the main story doesn't quite come close to what Mori Dreamers 1 ends up doing, and it never answers any questions either due to how it branches.


I did play the "Nostalgia" game as well, and in a way it was a precursor to the next games. I 100% recommend doing the twintail route (non sister). If you like the direction of the final part of that, you should at least try Tokihate. Pic related was definitely something.

>>18685097
Don't like most of the ones who are heroines. So it's a little different.

https://vndb.org/c2848

https://vndb.org/c23429

https://vndb.org/c52251

https://vndb.org/c38093

From yandere over psychological nutjobs and generally characters where the whole "imouto" thing isn't just ignored or waved away after 2 minutes of drama.

So. Tokihate done. I'm not completely sure how I got from the beginning to the end, but okay. I think I had fun. It's just kinda funny to look back at the different plot elements when you got the big picture at the end. Feels so.. distant.

In the end, the game kinda feels a bit like a mix of ideas that could've and probably should've explored a bit better in detail, though I personally don't mind the way it ended up being. It was a journey. One that most definitely ended way different than one would assume (for a good time), but hey. It makes sense at least.. I guess. And while I would've liked more in regards to the ex.. I suppose there is not much one could do. Poor thing.

Route-wise I gotta say, the first two routes are a little of a disappointment. They aren't bad (aside of weird and not very fitting romance elements), but they are pretty much identical, just with the girl swapped. It's fucking weird. (and yet makes sense in story context.. kinda) I'd say you can safely skip one of them, if you'd want. Probably better to just read Komako and not Eri, but it doesn't really matter. The skip-function unfortunately doesn't really work too well, if you want to read both, as the text is mostly different as well. The girl is different after all, even though the story related events are pretty much the same.
After that you got the imouto route. Gotta say the game sure lead me on a wrong track and I was disappointed at first, but in the end I still kinda got what I hoped I'd get just in more weird, with less answers and kinda different than expected. That said, many question-marks. Especially in regards to the heroine. I can think of a few theories but it's just fucking weird. On thing I know though. The girl is fucking crazy. And I like it. Who knows, maybe Mori Dreamers 2 solves some of it. It is the same world. (and time as its private-detective is a cameo of sorts) I sure wouldn't mind.