one night, hot springs

It's cute and short. On my first playthrough I played as if I myself were in the main character's situation, and I got the bad ending which is probably a wake up call for me >3>

Well, the game is free. That's good. But its 95% positive review score seems to mostly just be from affective and/or ideological identification, because the game itself is just not that good and really quite terribly written. First... it's just boring. Effectively nothing happens. There is no conflict, not even in the bad ending. All storylines are basically just "Haru feels uncomfortable, and people are nice to her." The game had the opportunity to present some real psychological conflict, but it failed by keeping everything very surface-level. But also, the story isn't coherent across different routes. If you decline Manami's invitation, Haru just contemplates [spoiler]how nice Manami's parents are and how they took her shopping to buy new clothes after her coming out[/spoiler], but if you get a Manami route, then apparently Manami [spoiler]doesn't know Haru is trans[/spoiler]. Unless Haru [spoiler]only came out to Manami's parents, not Manami herself[/spoiler], then this makes no sense. And even within the same route, the story just doesn't make sense. If Haru is Manami's "best and oldest friend" who she grew up with, then [spoiler]this must be an insanely superficial friendship if Manami somehow doesn't know Haru is trans[/spoiler]. Also, when they check into the ryokan, Haru [spoiler]gives her legal name, Haruto, which the receptionist then reads out loud, right in front of Manami[/spoiler]. Yet, later, Manami [spoiler]doesn't know she's trans[/spoiler]!? That makes no sense. That would be like [spoiler]discovering your female friend Alex's name is actually short for Alexander[/spoiler]. So, then, why do I have like 23 hours logged on this game? Because it's available in Greek. Text-heavy games in Greek are very rare. This was a fantastic opportunity to practice my Greek. But if you're playing in a language you're good at, then you should know that this game is more or less exclusively for people who are trans or already have emotional/political/identity investment in trans stories. If that's you, that's fine, but this game's overwhelmingly high review score is definitely from affective/ideological identification, not its actual merits as a game or story.

The world can be kind too...

[h1] Um romance visual importante pra mim [/h1] Simplesmente não tem o que dizer sobre One Night Hot Springs, foi meio que o jogo que me jogou nesse buraco de coelho chamado visual novels quando eu ainda tava no ensino médio, então é, foi muito bom rejogar ele hoje em dia e o jogo me impactou ainda mais hoje depois da minha transição, mesmo pra quem tem algum tipo de gatilho com coisas como transfobia, ainda é um jogo que é leve o bastante e não acho que vá incomodar alguém. Pode ler sem medo, e aproveita pra fazer todos os finais, é bem divertido ;)

Тёплая, короткая новеллка про актуальную проблему транс*персон. Однако, помимо ликбеза по теме игре предоставить особо и нечего. К тому же, судя по отзывам, сработало не на всех, трансфобы остались при своём мнении. Мне же, как транс девушке были близки переживания Хару, но не хватило глубины. Все ситуации решались с полпинка, без сучка и задоринки. Возможно это и плюс, ведь демонстрирует, что мир не всегда враждебен и даёт надежду, но, по мне, при этом делает нарратив неинтересным. Визуал можете оценить сами, саундтрек не запоминается и достаточно быстро зацикливается. Оверолл, рекомендую, но ожидать многого не стоит.

refreshingly positive portrayal of potential societal experiences as a transgender person. there is hope for the world we live in :> very warm and sweet at times :D

Peak! Just play it, you won't regret! With all storylines, story is not that short as people say. Demonstration of transgender perspective is really beautiful and thoughtful. Characters are also well written, each has a background, it's surprising for such size. Thanks, npckc, that's amazing job! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) However, some of the story decisions weren't clear to me, e.g.: dialogues about Haru's name (Front desk and Erika). Personally, all answers felt neutral to me, somehow some of them are bad. And vice versa, answers I thought were bad, were actually neutral. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Who am I to judge anyways? Still a great game! <3

A darling game that, as a trans person, wonderfully encapsulates one of the many experiences trans women have. I can highly recommend this to both trans folk and allies, especially the latter that may want to understand a little better. While it may just be one example, it's a good one!