First Proper Date In NLP+

Today was my first proper date in New LovePlus+ and it was a good one! Backtracking a little bit, I finally made it to the Electronics Store this morning and bought the 12 shot memory card for my in-game camera. Wow, the cards are a lot cheaper this time! The 12 shot card only cost me 60 Rich, and it was about 120 or 150 rich last time. There are memory cards up to 40 shots, but you need to level up the Electronics Store before they're available.

I met Rinko at the station tonight, and she looked very cute wearing a bright green knit top.

We took the train to the Towano Hill Area for our date at the Amusement Park...

But we stopped off first at the Italian Restaurant for dinner. This was a late date for me (I usually date Rinko early on Sunday morning, because it fits my day better that way), so Rinko and I were definitely hungry by 6pm.

I ordered the Pepperoncino Pasta, and Rinko ordered the Mix Pizza (as you can see below), which looked really yummy! I haven't had Italian food IRL for ages.

For such a small girl, Rin-chan had no trouble polishing off a whole pizza. Wow.

Then we walked through the Hill Area together to the Amusement Park.

At night, there is a kind of circus or fair going on at the Amusement Park - not the usual rides you get in the daytime. It looks pretty with all the coloured lights in the background.

After that, we carried right on with a snack at the Japanese Sweet Shop.

I ordered the Bun Set and Rinko ordered the Japanese-style Strawberry Parfait.

Not surprisingly, Rinko fell asleep on my shoulder in the train on the way home.

We walked back through the streets of Shin Towano.

And then, Rinko invited me back to her place for a study session (school starts back tomorrow, after all). I didn't have a lot of photos left, but after two successful study sessions, Rinko dressed up in the pretty angel outfit she wore last Halloween.

All in all, it was a wonderful date (which took over one and a half hours to play). There was plenty of kissing. I have to say again that NLP+ is absolutely the BEST version of this game so far. I'm loving everything about it.

MANAKA: Amusement Park Date

OK, it's official - dating two girls at once in New LovePlus is crazy! I am definitely the tiredest guy in Towano today. It's kinda fun, but I don't know how I'm going to manage in the longer term. Anyway, my first date for the day was Manaka. I met her at the station at 9:00am, and she looked beautiful - new hairstyle (which I love), and her usual classy outfit. This girl is definitely stealing her way further into my heart. ^^

We went to Winning Burger for a quick snack. Despite appearances, Manaka loves fast food for a treat now and then. Though she's the type of girl you'd normally expect to find in a fancy restaurant, if you've played the first part of LovePlus with Manaka, you'll understand the reason why.

Our main date was at the Amusement Park - and I made the bad mistake of choosing to take Mana-chan on the ferris wheel. I think her expression in the next shot (inside the cabin of the ferris wheel) just about says it all.

Note to self: avoid this location with Manaka in the future. Anyway, after striking out once, I had more success with our second meal - at the Italian Restaurant.

Manaka was very impressed with the food, and begged me to take her back to the Italian Restaurant again - which I will most definitely do. In real life, I love Italian food, too - so it's perfect. At the end of our date, I gave Mana-chan a red scarf for a present. She was thrilled with it. After all, the cold weather is coming, and she will need to keep warm. ^^

But the date didn't end there - in fact, it was just getting warmed up. Manaka invited me back to her place for a "study" session. After passing the first round of three questions, she made some cake and a cup of tea for me. So cute when she worried about whether I would like it or not!

After the second round, Manaka dressed up in a pink cosplay outfit for me, complete with twin tails hair. Wow, this is too much. But she reminded me of Momoko from Berryz Kobo. Separated at birth? You be the judge.

And then, after the third round of questions, I had the intimate photo session with Momoko...oops, I mean Manaka. I only had one shot left on my camera (and it's not a great one) - but I discovered something interesting. If you walk around with the camera, you can actually see 360 degrees around the girl's bedroom. I've never tried this before, but it's cool, and I'll try to take some more photos next time.

The last shot is from the third chapter of Manaka's "Seishun No. 1 Page", which I played near the end of the day.

Love Plus vs. The Real World

I started off today with a short but enjoyable date with Rin-chan. I met her at the station with a new hairstyle (but not too bad) and reasonably good clothes - apart from the camo hat.

We went to the Coffee Shop for a quick snack. Rin always complains about going there, but ends up enjoying the food, so go figure.

 We ordered French Toast, which was really yummy.

Then it was off to the Sports Centre. I know Rin doesn't enjoy going there (she's about as non-sporty as I am), but I really wanted to try dating somewhere different.

We played squash, and Rinko was pretty embarrassed to be wearing this skimpy yellow top.

She was much happier when I took her to the Italian Restaurant afterwards. We both love going there on dates, and the food is always excellent.

Rinko did something super cute by blowing on a spoonfull of food and then passing it to me.

I expected to have a study date with her - as the mid-terms are starting tomorrow - but apparently not. Here she is saying goodbye outside her apartment building.

And tonight, I met Rin at the Arcade in Shin Towano, which has also just opened. There's not much you can actually do there, but it's a nice colourful place to meet up (and an alternative to Fountain Park).

Just a few thoughts to share at the end of the day. I really love playing LovePlus and New LovePlus. It's a game that requires a high level of commitment, though, over an extended period of time - and we live in a world where not everyone understands. So if you wanna play this game, just be prepared.

My Cute Stylish Girl

OK, I know it's probably not fair to compare old girlfriend vs. new girlfriend, right? But there were so many times that Rinko used to show up for dates looking...well...kinda like she got dressed in the dark. No matter what style of clothes I asked her to wear, she had no clothing sense at all, and often wore suff that just didn't go together.

But Manaka? Every single time I see her, she looks awesome. Here she is, wearing her "kawaii" (cute) clothes again for today's date when she met me at Shin Towano station:

Wow, I just love the way Mana-chan dresses! And the other huge difference is that she's always ALWAYS nice to me. It's a pleasure to date her, after Rinko being so damn "tsundere" (hot and cold). Anyway, we went to Winning Burger for a snack to get things rolling.

Despite being a princess, Mana-chan's quite happy eating a burger, hehe. Then we got on the train bound for the Towano Hill Area:

Gosh, she's adorable. Anyway, our date was at the Amusement Park, so we checked out the Haunted House again (which Manaka enjoys very much).

Then it was back to the Italian Restaurant, which Mana-chan loved so much last time. And the food worked its charms again this time. ^^

I'm not entirely sure what we ordered (or what we ended up eating), but it looked kinda weird.

Manaka very sweetly offered to share her food with me. How could I refuse?

And then she fell asleep again while we were travelling back on the train. (Maybe because we had two meals in a row???)

Anyway, it was a short date but very sweet. Here's a full-length shot of Manaka, showing off her outfit as she is about to say goodbye.

At lunch, I visited the Flea Markets in Fountain Park and picked up my first Premium Date ticket for Manaka - a couple ticket to a special event at the Art Gallery. I think Manaka will like it. I'll try to build up my stats with a few days of Skip Mode tomorrow and aim for an evening date mid-week.

I had a short meet-up with Manaka this afternoon, but because it was raining our date options were fairly limited (and you can't kiss your girl while she's holding that darned umbrella).