Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 3rd Story – Konno GET!
11.07.10 / Japanese, dating sim, konami, nintendo ds, otome game, romance, tokimeki memorial, video game / Author: admin
Tags: junpei, karen, konno tamao, kouichi, miyo, ruka, tokimeki memorial
Konno-sempai is mine at last, tra la la la! I thought he would be harder than that, but I just went by my usual method and it worked out fine. I identified Academics as his most important stat and raised it like crazy, and then I raised all the other stats normally and got him in the end. I had something like Ac – 238, Sp – 160, Soc – 260 etc, etc by the end, but since I didn’t raise my Charm that high, I wasn’t elected Rose Queen. Doesn’t matter though, ‘cos I got to be in the school play twice, first with Konno as my prince and then with Miyo and Karen (who looks spiffy as a prince, TMGS4 really needs a girl-girl option).
My verdict on Konno? His route actually blew me away. The guy himself is on the dull side, but he’s a kind, decent, hardworking and respectful character without being a complete milquetoast like Sakuya in GS1. Even on the worst of dates he never gets nasty or snippy with you or tries to order you around. I mean, this is a guy who spends his Christmas Eve playing Santa for little kids in hospital! He’s like the model boyfriend, right?
Even better, his route appeals to the overachiever in me because even in games I hate getting bad results in exams. On Konno’s route you can study like crazy and get praised for it. Remember how Madoka in GS1 would get all cool towards you if you were too smart? I hated that. Konno’s end is good too: you both go to a first class university and keep dating, and with a stable guy like that, you might as well vote this “Ending most likely to end in a Wedding and Four Kids.” It’s an ending with a future, catch my drift?
More importantly, for some reason all his CGs are really easy to unlock. I mean, really easy, you just walk around town, bump into and bam, new CG. Or you go on a date, pick a certain store and bam, new CG. For most other guys you often need a FAQ: “Spring, Year 2, Affection must be XYZ, Go to store X and do YYY while holding ZZZ and singing AAA”, obscure stuff like that. I got all his school CGs except one, all his love CGs except one and all his (that other one) CGs, again except one. And I love getting CGs, so Konno’s path was the most satisfying for me so far.
On the minus side, he really is a bit of a bore. I mean, just a bit. They went a little overboard on the Mr. Perfect Guy thing (did I mention he’s totally hot without the glasses?), so even his attempts at angst and depth – the whole “nobody really sees me for who I really am” bit – come across as a bit shallow and empty. And since he’s your senior you don’t get to compete with him on grades and you don’t get to go on the school trip with him, which is a bit sad. But he’s still a breath of fresh air from gruff old Kouichi or weird Ruka or playboy Junpei so I’ll take him any day.
What’s next? I’m trying to find some detailed FAQs or walkthroughs because I want those secret characters! I ran into one at the bookstore, some old-looking guy, I’m sure there’s at least one or two others. And I hear you can date your teacher, which I do NOT want to do. I mean, that’s just wrong on so many levels! And he’s not even cute. Anyway, the search continues!
Comments: 8
ahh! I’m trying to get those secret characters D: hope you hit a pot of luck with the walkthroughs will wait patiently~ |D
Yesss! Konno is actually a sweetheart, I couldn’t understand most of the dialogue (I’m crap at japanese) but man was he cute!
I got junpei and was like
did not like.
Seiji looks weird though, I’m hesitating trying his route. XD and oh my god Arashi is so picky and hard to please. With touching and stuff. Ugh. Arashi is actually MORE of a bore than Konno, trust me. He’s pretty 2D, unless I’m missing something in the dialogue. :/
Ahhh we should just start our own walkthrough. XD
this post is very usefull thx!
Konno was my first route! He’s sooo sweet! His CGs were also super easy to get yes. I agree. I loved the Fireworks scene where the old lady thinks you and Konno are the little kid’s parents
I just got Niina. He’s really cute too.
Lol, I thought of it but it’s really not that hard if you’ve played previous ones.
I found Arashi rather sweet, really. Not crazy affectionate but not a cold fish either.
gosh i love konno too! i like all the characters (i thought all the guys were hotter compared to s1 & s21 guys), but konno was just the cutest of all! and love his personality too. love the fireworks CG!
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Congratulations! Konno really is a bit of a bore but I love how he and Shitara always bicker at each other xD At least he’s got some spine for talking back to grouchy Shitara, no?
How about going for Shitara next?
After my first playthrough with Ruka I thought I was spoilt for all the other guys for good, but somehow I ended up liking Shitara best o_O
Funny how my first pick never turns out to be my favorite at the end of all TMGS games… (I picked Madoka/Wakaouji first and ended up liking Hazuki/Shiba best in GS1 and 2).
The Japanese wiki page is constantly being updated if you can read Japanese http://www29.atwiki.jp/3rd_story/
You can also find a guide for GS3 in the LJ comm of TMGS ( http://community.livejournal.com/tokimemogs/ ), but you need to join the community since all guides are friends-locked.
Ooh, thanks. I’m thinking of going in this order next: Shitara – Ruka (for the ‘true’ story) – Junpei – Oozako. Then we’ll see where I go from there. And I still haven’t tried any of the Triangle Relationships paths yet.