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.

A "Normal" Saturday

After all the excitement of the 2-day Atami trip, it was kinda nice to settle down again and just play a "normal" day with Rinko. I made a mistake in the morning, though - I meant to go to the Electronic Store (in Electric Town) to buy a memory card for my in-game camera...but I went to the Maid Cafe by mistake! D'oh!

With that out of the way, I met Rinko a couple of times at Fountain Park for short dates. I only have two locations open in Shin Towano for short dates at the moment - Fountain Park and Winning Burger. Poor Rinko. I promise I will work hard to unlock a few more locations over the coming week.

I had a small event with Rinko in the Library this afternoon. I'm not sure what it was all about, but I kissed her once, and then towards the end of the event an icon appeared at the top of the screen with two hands holding each other. When I clicked it, Rinko initiated another kiss (without going through the skinship process). Hm, interesting. I'm not sure whether this will be an on-going feature in the game or not.

I decided to try a couple of the password-protected special items from the 3DS game, and was surprised when they worked in NLP+. I was able to exchange items for a total of 400 Rich, which should be enough money to upgrade my camera early in the game without worrying about going broke. I also got a nice watch to give Rinko for a present. I'm so surprised that these old password-protected items still work. ^^

I've also booked a date with Rinko tomorrow (Sunday), which will be my first actual date in the new game. I'm interested to see how it goes. At least the Atami trip gave me lots of opportunities to get used to the new Skinship & Kissing process, and I'm quite good at it now. Well, when I say "good", I mean that I can get one hard almost every time. I'm taking Rinko to the Amusement Park, and then hopefully on to the Italian Restaurant (which she always loved in NLP) for lunch.

I finished up the day with a short meet-up at Winning Burger.

Busy Saturday

After the up-and-down events of White Day, it was nice to settle back to an ordinary half-day at school today. It started off with Rin-chan arriving to make breakfast for me.

I've also found that, if you're very quick and push the camera button at exactly the right split-second, it IS possible to grab a photo of your girlfriend eating. The camera button doesn't normally appear until just AFTER the food is in her mouth, but there is a teeny, tiny moment when you can do it. That's how I managed to get these couple of shots below.

Trouble was, I was super-busy in the "real" world today, and didn't have a lot of time to play or take photos in the later sessions. I've started work on developing a manga, and it's chewing up an awful lot of time lately. But I did book a date with Rinko in the Mountain Area tomorrow. Sure, I don't have a lot of hearts left after our mid-week Premium Date, but it's hard to spend a weekend without dating my sweet Rinko-chan. ^^

Half Day Of School

Before today's half-day of school, Rinko came to my house to make breakfast for me. I was quick with the in-game camera today, and managed to grab this shot of her eating (almost).

I was so busy in real life today that I didn't have time to play much, though. Much of the talk with Rinko lately has been about White Day (coming up next Saturday), so I thought I'd better get down to the Shopping Mall and pick out a present for her. Funnily enough, Rinko was there too, and she seemed VERY interested in what I was buying.

I managed to finally give her the slip and bought a very nice (expensive) watch as a gift for White Day. I hope she likes it.

Sunday's Date...

I had a very pleasant date with Rinko, but sadly I deleted more than half of the photos by mistake!! All I've got left are these shots from the Sushi Restaurant (you will see that Rinko has gone back to this cute semi-long hairstyle again).

Well, the sushi looked great, anyway. Then it was time to say goodbye.

It was snowing when I met Rin in the afternoon at the Convenience Store.

But at least it was warm inside the Combini, and you can always kiss there...

I'll have to be more careful with deleting photos from the in-game camera next time!

A Busy Saturday

Well, in real life today was WAY busy at home, so even though I played New LovePlus in every session, I didn't get to take a lot of photos with the in-game camera. This is an interesting pose for Rinko (very thoughtful!) which I snapped in the afternoon sun.

Mostly I am looking forward to tomorrow's date at the Hot Springs. I hope everything works out and we actually go there, because this will be a new LovePlus experience for me.

A Quiet Monday

Well, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, which is sure to be an exciting time in Towano. But today was a very quiet Monday, with nothing much to report. I met Rinko at Aisha Dining a short while ago for a chat...

And then I walked her home. This is an interesting angle with the in-game camera, showing a detail of one of the shops in the background (usually out of sight when you play). The amount of effort that has been put into the design of LovePlus never ceases to amaze me.

And I finished off the day by calling Rinko out again (quite late) and meeting her at the Video Rental Store.

I can't wait to see what New Year's Eve has in store - and after that, it will be another year of magic in Towano. ^^

Wednesday

Today was another pretty ordinary school day in Towano...which means it was wonderful, of course. It was a bright, sunny morning, and Rinko was waiting to walk me to school.

And she met met with a boxed lunch at lunchtime...

I managed to grab a close-up of the moment where Rinko picks a grain of rice off my face. I love the zoom lens on the in-game camera, and I really hope all the camera features get carried over into the new game next year.

This afternoon I went to the Shopping Mall, because tomorrow is my three month anniversary with Rin-Rin in the new game. I bought her a cheery red scarf with yellow stars. Perfect for winter.

Then tonight, I took Rinko to Dixies for a snack and a quick meet-up.

It's hard to believe that I've already been playing this latest game with Rinko for three months! Time passes so quickly in LovePlus...and I think this means that I'll try to transfer my data to New LovePlus+ when the time comes. It would be a shame to lose all this work that I've put into our relationship - even though it will be tempting to see the whole game from the get-go on that shiny new (big) console!

Saturday's Study Date

Rink met me this morning for the usual walk to school, and the day looked promising - nice blue sky.

I grabbed a shot of her waving goodbye on her way to class. You can see in this photo (if you look closely) the blue ring I gave Rinko a few weeks ago. She's worn it almost every day, so I guess she really likes it. The blue ring I gave her for our one month anniversary (which was much more expensive), however, I've never seen her wear. Hm.

In the afternoon, I'd planned to go to the Shopping Mall to get a present for tomorrow's date...but Rinko cornered me and demanded another study date. When this happens (just before the exams), whatever session you've booked gets cancelled in favour of study.

Thanks to my Guide Book, I passed the first three questions and had a sweet treat for a reward...

When I passed the second set of questions, Rinko rewarded me with a change of outfit - but she chose the cheerleader outfit again. Maybe because it made me so crazy last time??? I would have preferred to see her wear something different, though...

And the next four shots are from the Intimate Photo Session, after passing the third lot of study questions. I'm getting much better at using the camera during these sessions, and I'm now able to get a full 360 degree view of Rinko's bedroom. I've never noticed this weird poster on her wall...

And the final three shots are interesting, just because it's rare to have the chance to shoot Rinko from the side or back without her turning around towards the camera.

And that looks like a pretty decent hi-fi system in the background, too...

And you can't tell by looking at the next couple of shots, but it snowed tonight in Towano for the first time! I find that snow in New LovePlus creates a very romantic mood. Rinko seems pretty out of it in the first shot, though...

We stopped into good old Dixies for a snack and some conversation. It's weird that no matter how many times I take Rinko to Dixies, Nene is never around. It would be interesting sometimes if the other two girls showed up in particular situations (but it could also be awkward, I guess).

I'm looking forward to my date with Rinko at Amou Mountain tomorrow. I'm hoping there will be snow - lots of snow!