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3rd December, 2020Rhiannon Saegert / News EditorHatoful Boyfriend is the perfect game for anyone looking to spend their weekend crying bitter tears over stock photos of pigeons.
Created by Hato Moa, Hatoful is a visual-novel style dating simulator, a choose-your-own-adventure type game where the player makes decisions at key points to try and make other characters fall in love with them. There are all kinds of different dating sims out there that let players woo all kinds of romantic prospects, but Hatoful Boyfriend is the first to allow players to romance human-sized, highly-intelligent birds. Finally.
Yuuya Sakazaki in his storyline. Screenshot courtesy of game creator Hato MoaFor the uninitiated, dating sims are a Japanese creation and most tend to contain the same anime-esque character types. The stock characters are all more or less present here: Childhood friend, shy bookish one, carefree playboy (playbird?) with hidden depths, stuck-up aristocrat who clashes with our heroine at first, and some joke characters that simply defy categorization. In that way, the game is fairly typical. Well, barring the obvious.
Nageki Fujishiro in the school library. Screenshot courtesy of game creator Hato MoaGameplay is straightforward: The heroine is a human girl attending St. Pigeonation’s Academy, a prestigious school for intelligent birds. Start the school year, meet all the different characters, decide who the heroine should fall in love with and then navigate dialogue options and key choices to make it happen. Some more infamous dating sims familiar to western audiences contain explicit content, but have no fear, there isn’t so much as a kiss in this game (probably because even the creator doesn’t know how that would work). Some birds are kind, some are jerks, some are just insane, and half the fun is picking a favorite. There’s somebirdie for everybirdie. Almost every character is entertaining, but the award for Least Enjoyable Route goes to Dr. Shuu. He has his fans but he’s really nobirdie to lose your head over.
St. Pigeonation’s, the world’s greatest pigeon high school. Screenshot courtesy of game creator Hato MoaThe game is tongue-in-cheek to the point of parody, self-aware, silly and cute in a way that’s reminiscent of the anime Ouran High School Host Club. It delights in poking fun at slice-of-life anime and dating sim clichés while embracing them and taking them even further. Rest assured, plenty of jokes work beyond the “… except with pigeons!” gag. Considering this game was created by one person at home in her spare time, it’s more engaging and better-written than one might expect and that must be acknowledged.
One of the possible 16 endings. Screenshot courtesy of game creator Hato MoaPlayers might be too busy laughing at the sheer absurdity of the premise to catch the tiny breadcrumbs of a larger story each route drops. At one point, the heroine goes for a jog, passes abandoned, crumbling skyscrapers, and fails to find this surprising or noteworthy at all. Nearly everybirdie points out she is the only human attending the school, but as the game goes on it becomes clear she’s the only human character we’ll see. Two routes mention students missing from the school, and the heroine can be killed while investigating the disappearances. The biggest red flag comes if a player does not successfully complete a romantic route by the end of the game, earning an abrupt “bad” ending that throws everything about the other storylines into question.
These hints culminate when, after earning the right endings, players are given the option to either continue the game as normal or “Fulfill the promise.” Choosing the second option unlocks the hidden BBL or Hurtful Boyfriend route, revealing the school’s bloody history, character backstories that are either tragic, horrifying, or both, and finally an answer to the question you’ve probably been asking yourself since the title screen: Why am I dating pigeons instead of people?
The “story that starts cute and innocent but then takes a horrifyingly dark and gritty turn” formula is a tried and true way to gain short-lived Internet infamy, but when Hatoful Boyfriend’s candy-coated exterior melts away and everything goes egg-shaped, the two stories dovetail surprisingly well.
Having to successfully woo most of the main cast to unlock the “real” story works brilliantly. This creates a connection to these characters, or at the very least some investment in the story. In either case, by the time the true story is available, players have willingly drunk enough of the coo-laid to ensure this hidden route holds weight for them. The result, against all odds, is genuine emotional investment in picking the right dialogue option to advance the story and, as previously stated, bitter tears over stock photos of pigeons.
Obviously, this game is not for everyone. For fans of anime and manga, romcoms, visual novels or really bizarre things discovered late at night on the weird side of Youtube, Hatoful Boyfriend is worth checking out. The original game is available for free at http://clione.halfmoon.jp/hatoful-boyfriend/english.html. An updated version of the game with spiffier backgrounds and a brand new romantic route is available for $9.99 on Steam.
Tagsanimebird school for birdsdating simgame reviewhatoful boyfriendpigeonreviewthe dosevisual novelCongratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school. Finding happiness won’t be easy, but it’s not all academic - there’s always time for a little romance in this delightful remake of Hato Moa’s popular visual novel / avian dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend!
Please Note: No birds were hurt in the making of Hatoful Boyfriend. In fact, many found love.
An Avian Love Story: Chat with birds of every feather from narcoleptic school instructors to pigeon biker gangs on your way to flirty encounters potential suitors that set your heart aflutter. Spend time with the ones that strike your fancy and ditch the birds that prove to be a bore!
New Scenario and Ending: Series creator Hato Moa has created an all-new scenario and ending to discover in this exciting update for fans of the original game and brand-new Hatoful Boyfriend players! Game pigeon chess castling.
Replayability to Fall in Love All Over Again: Build your own nest of intrigue within the St. PigeoNation’s Institute with genre-bending intertwining narratives, hidden stories, surprise paramours, and multiple endings sure to send you back to the start to try a new path and a different love interest.
Attend Class and Level Up: Choose elective classes like gym and art class to raise your character’s stats and bend suitors to your will by mixing charisma, vitality and wisdom. Get wise and you’ll pass your classes. Getting fit might save your life!
Fowl Twists and Turns: Not everything is as it seems at St. PigeoNation’s Institute! Uncover dark conspiracies, unexpected twists, and hellish fiends bent on bringing on the apocalypse. Pick your dates wisely, and you’ll flap off into the distance with your one true love. Take the wrong turn, and you might just end up murdered in your bed.
Sensual Birdfeed: Purchase delicious beans as a gift for your potential love interests and wow your feathered crushes with Calm Corn, Country Millet or Bitter Black Beans.