Bumpy Trot/Bumpy Trot impressions!

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:08 am

Connie likes donuts and honey. I don't know about Savory.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:36 am

I gave Savory some jewels (Connie doesn't accept them) but they don't seem to hold much sway over her.

I'm hoping to find a hidden lingerie shop.

Post by **Delphine** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:30 am

Savory likes a particular type of jewel, but I can't remember which one. Might be peridot. She also likes music and a spoiler. Connie likes donuts and honey, and if you play your cards right when you invite her over, she'll tell you what the third thing is that she likes.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:46 pm

IS IT PENIS LOL

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:08 pm

For the record, that dress you can give her basically gives you an extra "heart" on the little meter during your dates.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:30 pm

I'd rather do Basil, honestly. I like that I was actually able to say so to Connie, even if the game didn't give me the option of actually carrying out my plans.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:49 pm

There is that arena operator, though. I never really pursued that path, though. Can you do anything past an incredibly awkward date?

Post by **Delphine** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:13 pm

<i>Basil?</i> That little shit? Honestly, Zeta, I thought you had better taste than that.

Now, what I wanted was an opportunity to date Mallow. I mean, the guy <i>gives you his necklace</i>. No straight guy gives another guy jewelry, unless they're related or under 10, and even then it's iffy. I'm just saying.

Locit wrote:There is that arena operator, though. I never really pursued that path, though. Can you do anything past an incredibly awkward date?

Nah, I tried to go back in the room and Beany gets a weird feeling and won't go in. He just giggles at you when you talk to him.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:19 pm

Locit wrote:For the record, that dress you can give her basically gives you an extra "heart" on the little meter during your dates.

You mean the expensive one? Because she also wears it during concerts. Basil and Marjoram wear tuxes and it makes me feel really inadequate in my default rags. I think next time I'll wear the Michael Jackson suit.

Also, how... how do you take her on a date?

Post by **Delphine** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:24 pm

You have to rent a room in whichever city she's in and then just talk to her. I'm not sure it can be done at the point you're at because of the plot getting in the way.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:43 pm

So if I want to take her to my pad in Neuhafen, for example, she actually has to be in Neuhafen.

I should put some furniture in it before I bring a chick over anyway.

What about Savory?

Post by **Delphine** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:53 pm

Same deal. She's always in Happy Garland, until, uh, plot stuff. It might even be too late at this point.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:08 pm

You need at least a bed if you want anything interesting to happen.

Also, the Li'l Swabby.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:29 pm

Are they ever in Neuhafen after the cruise ship gig? Because I don't think you can rent anything until after that. I even splurged for the apartment on the good side of town!

Connie's off at her mother's where I'm supposed to meet her and I know something is going to happen when I get there, but I believe Savory is still in Garland, or at least was the last time I passed through. Can I rent a room there too, or will it void my Neuhafen lease?

Or hey, what about Ciboulette? She's my real favorite.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:06 pm

Yeah, you can date Ciboulette. Those are your three options, really.

Post by **Delphine** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:33 pm

If you have a table you can get her to cook for you. Oh, and having the girl's particular poster up is probably a good idea, too.

Plorpus III · Post by **Plorpus III** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:58 pm

So...
Is there sex?

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:46 am

The screen darkens, and you hear them moan and go "That's good cocoa."

That's it.

I was dissapointed.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:54 am

Oh, and having the girl's particular poster up is probably a good idea, too.

What... what if you have all 3 girl's posters up? Does that upset them? Oh nevermind, I'll find out.

This is a good game, if you can stomach the load times.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:35 pm

Zeta wrote:The screen darkens, and you hear them moan and go "That's good cocoa."

That's it.

I was dissapointed.

In a game where most of the villains are actually happy go lucky rapscallions, what were you expecting?

Also, it sort of seems like a dig at the 'hot coffee' GTA minigame, yes? Or am I giving them too much credit?

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:22 pm

One other question: it seems I am, conveniently enough, missing a single gem from each dungeon. I plod in and out, but I only end up getting duplicates of gems I already have. Is there some trick to getting the last jewel out of each, or do you really just have to go in and out until it eventually appears randomly or until you die of old age? Because that shit pisses me off.

Ciboulette, incidentally, makes for the most delightfully awkward date ever.

Post by **Delphine** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:39 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:do you really just have to go in and out until it eventually appears randomly or until you die of old age?

Yeeeeup. Have fun.

aso · Post by **aso** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:22 am

I'm only a short ways in - I've only just gotten to Happy Garland, but the entire time's been very entertaining and just full of compelling stuff thus far. Hell, even the manual came off as a decent read, full of far more personality than the standard dull as dishwater manual that comes with most games.

The one little thing that gave me a major stumbling block was that dress in Nefroburg - at 12,000 UR it's quite expensive. And by the time I was getting around to saving up for it, [plot] happened, and the next thing I knew, Connie was apparently set to leave. So I panicked, figuring I'd have to get the dress there and then. Most of my gameplay time after was spent playing on the piano for tips at the Aphrodite Bar in Nefroburg in order to get Connie that expensive dress. Thank god the people at the bar were apparently loaded.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:42 pm

For the record, Play-asia just slashed the price on the Japanese original from $65 to $20. So if you're like me and must own the game in its most pristine, unspoiled state, all you stand to lose is an Andy Jackson. Grab it now before the Best version comes out, complete with its hideous yellow stripe.

So don't say I never did anything for you wretches.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:21 am

Your obsessiveness clearly knows no bounds.

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