There are several tracks the protagonist can take, and each one is more unexpected than the last. However, player’s presumed low expectations between predictions of the game quickly change when they become immersed in it’s story. All of which becomes infinitely more interesting when one fact is introduced: Everyone is a bird. What is typically a formulaic gameplay gets turned on its head when players are surprised with various plot twists, character introductions, and even other romance stories that run parallel to the protagonist’s. Each bird is given a specific, if not cliched, identity to represent different personalities throughout the game (and even include a human profile to complete senpai potential!). In this case, her decisions decide which bird she will pursue romantically. In traditional Japanese VN-style, the protagonist makes decisions throughout the course of the story that will impact her future. However, as players invest more time into the game’s story they find that Hatoful Boyfriend is actually more insightful and critical than was previously expected. On the surface, Hatoful Boyfriend seems like a ridiculous VN concept (well, MORE ridiculous than usual Japanese VN concepts) that aims for shock and comedic value to grasp people’s attentions to a world where humans and bird coexist intellectually and romantically.
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The protagonist must overcome the obstacles of being the only human in a school full of birds, as well as raging teenage hormones, wacky hijinks from various bird characters, and the ever-present bird puns presented within the dialogue. The protagonist, a human female, aims to win the love of her “pigeon senpai” over the course of a year at the prestigious St. 2011 game, Hatoful Boyfriend: A School of Hope and White Wings, that can be played (both in Japanese and English) on the PC, PlayStation Vita, and the PlayStation 4. Hatoful Boyfriend is Mediatonic’s high definition remake of the PigeoNation Inc.
This Is What It Sounds Like When Doves CryĪre you bored with Visual Novels (VN) today? Do you ever finish a VN feeling unenthused with its lack of feathers and dark romances? Does senpai STILL not notice you? If you find yourself asking these questions, then look no further than Hatoful Boyfriend!
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