So who else was lucky to snatch this highly anticipated sequel to Leaf's last game? I got this from a good friend who managed to get it early (don't ask how; he won't tell me either).
Already quite an entertaining game, and actually very easy and straightforward (as in I was able to get everything, CG's, Memories, and Seiyuu's interviews, in just a few hours). And I've already got favorites. I'll start with my #1 favorite, Silfa.
(note since I'm not so adept at Japanese much of the stories I put are based on speculation)
Spoiler:
Silfa is one of Ilfa's sisters, thus one of the HMX-17 Maid Robots (her designation is HMX-17c). Takaaki first meets her early in the game (she will appear no matter what) when she gets shipped to him in a box big enough to contain a refrigerator (in fact the box itself is labelled to be that for a ref), and when he opens it she falls out of it, naked! (so a h-image already early in the game) So Takaaki dresses her up and activates her, but seems to have trouble configuring her while reading the manual (if all the keyboard typing sounds plus Silfa's moaning and groaning is of any indication).
In many ways she's like To Heart's Multi - not so good at kitchen chores (which she's supposed to be designed for), as in her cooking doesn't look so appetizing (so Konomi's mom Haruka helps out in that department at first), and she's clumsy (judging from the sounds of falling objects now and then). Also, she's very emo for a robot (if Yuma and Ruri were emo enough, Silfa is even moreso, in fact she blushes a lot), starting from being shy and moe at first to becoming a major Tsundere.
Apparently she's problematic enough for Ilfa to show up and help out.
In fact she uses her shipping box as her personal space now and then, hiding in it and sulking when she's feeling down.
Her emotional outbursts and cuteness have earned her my favorite slot, including her really cute avatar in the location menu:
And this is my second favorite, Yochi.
Spoiler:
One of Konomi's two friends from Junior High (the other is Charu; also winnable).
Takaaki can meet her by ignoring the first girls in the game (click on the "backyard" icon until Yochi and Charu show up).
She's energetic and bubbly, and apparently prim and proper - she calls Takaaki a pervert a few times! And she gives him the "Naru Punch" when she catches him staring at Konomi's mom Haruka in a bathing suit in a swimming pool trip.
Spoiler for MILF alert:
And yes she's winnable in this game, much to Konomi's embarrassment. But her story is for another time.
Of course Yochi's reaction to Takaaki's "bad behavior":
There's one really hilarious event where apparently Yochi gets caught in a trap set by Ruuko.
She also has hidden softer sides, like the fact that she's scared to death of Thunder (and clings to Takaaki during a thunderstorm while they're at her house).
And when she gets together with Takaaki