Romance and bad jokes in Feudal Japan! Let's Play Yo-Jin-Bo

Well, the people spoke and the people want the insane megane in santa clothes. So C I guess, since A is probably Jin&Yo and B is Mon-Mon&Bo ?

Last video until we're quite a bit further along Ittosai's path:

Resuced?

LET ME LOVE YOU

Although truth be told, I love all of the characters in this game. This game is just. Everything I ever wanted and more. And then the company went out of business, I found out about them a year after it happened, I can't find ANY of their translated games anywhere, and ended up buying Yo-Jin-Bo online and I cried because I want the PS2 version of this game so badly.

So badly.

Because Harumoto. And a ninja. That's all I ever needed.

And now I will go back to catching up with this thread instead of derailing by accident I AM SO SORRY

ALL OF THE LUVVINZ. ;u; Thank you for showing me that I am not quite as alone with my Harumoto attraction as I thought. I didn't know there was actually a PS2 version until I checked the interwebz to see if Harumoto had some super seekret route thing. And then I was mad, and sad, and utterly destroyed by the fact that I can't read Japanese, and therefore can't follow the walkthrough of the route on youtube. And WHY has someone translated Kasumimaru's route, but no-one has bothered with Harumoto? I am crying, internet, crying womanly tears of mourning.

That'd be because Kasumimaru's route is amazing. I'm a fangirl now. (Sorry Harumoto fans!)


Also, naps are awesome.


What was I supposed to do? Even if I stayed quiet, I felt like I was supposed to be introducing myself...But how was I supposed to do that without asking his name?
Stare at him like a lovesick puppy until he asks you what you're doing! That'll work!


Also if something goes wrong we can go running to Muneshige for help. Let's make an impact on our love target!



So far so good!



"I want to write Mrs Sayori [your surname] on my books but I can't if I don't know your name! haha~"
Sayori is much more modest than me and explains that it'd be nice to know what to call him.


Success!


Sayori manages to successfully interact with the psycho megane! Just as planned.


I'm sure it will! ....maybe. And that concludes the chapter.

(I also did a stupid little doodle for this chapter but I'm having scanner issues right now. I'll share it later.)
Next update: more successful human interaction! Peeping Toms! Fanservice!

Wait, who stole our shoes?? I bet it was Bo.


The shoe thief notes that there's nobody pursuing us. Maybe it's because he stole all their shoes too. Jin is positive about this development!


"Stabbing people is my only joy"


We're on his route Jin so we're not that bothered. Honestly! Ittosai notes that we're bound to run into the ninjas sooner or later.


Jin doesn't get it.


Jin: Wellacoward? What's that?
Reminder: this guy is holding our protagonist on the main menu.


Can't really hate on someone whose favourite movie is Back to the Future though.
Jin: Oh, that sort of "chicken"! You Jerk!
The mouse finally reaches the delicious cheese!



...Or not.


Yo: What, you want in?


He's just mad because he hasn't watched it and can't contribute.


Yo SERIOUSLY can you stop stealing my thoughts already


Mon-Mon: "Just before her wedding"...what a nice phrase.
Muneshige: If you react that way, you're not going to be one of the characters you can get at the end of the game anymore.


I still believe! Believe in yourself Mon-Mon!!! Yo then calls him a sub-character as if to undermine my cheerleading.



shut up Yo we're not romancing you either. Mon-Mon doesn't understand girls either. He should form a support group with Jin.


Broken Forum gets a shout-out!!!


He has a point. Well apart from with Bo. Nobody cares about the shoe thief. There's some rustling in nearby bushes. Our enemies have finally caught up with us!


You WERE pretty noisy, especially for a scouting party. You fail as a ninja.

Ittosai wants dibs.


His eyes had somehow looked especially alive just then. The man was definitely scary. How could you like killing people that much...?
I'm sure we'll soon find out and then we can change him right? Right??? oh god what if he stabs us in our sleep


Mon-Mon really is the most medium-aware character in this game.


This sounds like backstory. Tell us more!


UGH fine you're such a drag I wanted to hear more about Ittosai.


We're still pretty tired because we spent most of our resting trying to talk to Ittosai. So we get this, uh, proposition from Mon-Mon.

So, do we ride the perverted meta monk who wants to be Ittosai's bff?

Oh, Mon-Mon, I agree. I voted for you, honest. AND YES. RIDE DA MONK, RIDE HIM !

Sure, let's get a piggyback ride.

We should totally ride the monk. I don't see how this could bite us back at any point in time.

Definitely. Mon Mon is adorable.

Piggy back rides are fun!

Ride Mon-Mon! Oh my, all of these pop-culture references is killing me.

RIDE HIIIM!

(Just a really quick update before I go to bed. I wasn't planning to go through the entire chapter tonight but I forgot how hilarious this one is and couldn't stop. The rest will be up tomorrow~)

Hell yeah let's ride the perverted monk!


Muneshige agrees! Maybe he's wishing he could get a ride on him too.


I THINK WE MADE HIS DAY.


Why are you not thrilled piggyback rides are awesome.


Yeah we made his day. Good work Sayori!


....Where IS your hand right now young man?


You're just mad because you didn't think of touching her butt when you were giving her a ride.



Trust the nice man! I'm sure his intentions are pure!
Sayori: But in any case...yes! This is my stop! Ding ding ding ding.


This is the weirdest kidnapping I've been part of for a while.


Aww look Jin's concerned for Ittosai too :3 but you better back off because he's OURS.


DAMN IT YO GET OUT OF MY HEAD


I refuse to believe a man with Sephiroth hair and a lavender cape doesn't know what slash is.


But noticeably NOT California.


You're better off, you innocent lamb. Bo asks why he's worried about Ittosai.


Something bad has definitely happened to him.


OH YEAH that's a good question


The subtitles lie. He's actually making barnyard animal style noises. You so weird, Mon-Mon.

This is why we should have romanced Mon-Mon.

...Okay. I took two steps forward in liking Mon Mon previously and one and a half scuttles backward because of that last scene.

Lol, this is part of why I like Yo; he's so aware... of the fourth wall! And our thoughts Yo, get out of my head! I wasn't thinking of romancing you...this is just for reference!

Legal shota option. It's high time a game had this option!

Mon-mon is kinda adorable...but our heart belongs to the man wearing glasses! For now, anyway...

Eeeeeeh Mon-Mon ! We would get along so well in real life ;_;

I absolutely love Mon-Mon.

(By the way, I finally romanced Yo. It was really disappointing. Now I only have to go for Ittosai and Jin.)

When I played it, I only got to almost-Yo's-ending. I took the right path, but didn't got to see the ending. =(

It feels rushed.

If you haven't played it already, Mirai from Seduced in the Sleepless City might be for you! He's only the shota in that he's 19 when your character is 26. Also he's way more awesome than most shota choices.

MEANWHILE, UP IN THE TREES...


The ninjas perched among the trees used mirrors to signal the whereabouts of their prey to their comrades on the ground. The noose was gradually tightening around the princess.
These are some surprisingly competent ninjas.


Probably because while their leader has questionable taste in what's acceptable in a relationship, he's pretty good at his job and has only been stopped by the laws of plot so far.


I HOPE SENPAI WILL NOTICE ME NOW.


...A squirrel? Really?? I mean they are nimble but...


They're too cute to be menacing :3 Unless you're a peanut.


Trust me, it isn't that "secret"


We return to Yo being meta!


Yeah well I'm controlling Sayori I'm allowed to watch!


Oh wait it was Ittosai, my bad.


Or not. It's probably ninjas. Sayori finally gets off Mon-Mon's back and things get SERIOUS as shown by the sudden silence. We have Yo, Mon-Mon and Muneshige at the front of us and Jin, Bo and Ittosai behind us.


The tension is getting to us! Quick, let's try to talk to our future boyfriend!


Things are very serious at the back. We feel pathetic about it but we decide to go for it anyway to get our fighting spirit back.


Yes, ask him about blood, that's a good start.


Sayori: No, but...
Ittosai: Their blood splashed on me. But more importantly...
Sayori: Yes?
Ittosai: Shut up and walk.


JUST LET US LOVE YOU.


You'll warm up to him! uhh hopefully


Night falls, and Muneshige wants to take us to a bathhouse. Oh my!


Yeah if anyone's going to responsible for any "trying to look into the women's side" shenanigans it's going to be Mon-Mon.

Hahahaha... Wait, no, that's actually creepy.

Who? Ittosai or Mon-Mon?

Ittosai is being psychotic and murderous. Peeping IS creepy D:

It's ironic that in this scene, Ittosai is the least creepy out of them, and that includes Sayori.
Personally I'm not bothered by this scene, apart from what Muneshige says in this update because DUDE SERIOUSLY NOT COOL, but that's because it's really overblown and Sayori's wish to bath alone is actually respected and nobody spies on her. But I understand why other people would be because peeping at people is not okay at all.


Sayori my poor innocent flower I have led you into a den of indecency. I'm so sorry.


You must stink but I'm sure the others smell worse than you. Mon-Mon has an important question to ask.


Muneshige is going to hurt you for that.


awww :(



Yes I'm sure your motives are pure. I'm watching you!


Pass, I'm sure you'll wear your cape in there.


HAH you don't fool me I know for a fact you've hit puberty!


Jin, meanwhile, is imagining her naked and having a panic attack over it.


Sayori shuts them down.


You are busted, old man.


I don't know if that makes it better or worse. Sayori asks if this was when Hatsu was little. And Muneshige then talks about our butt and our birthmark shaped like an elephant which he called "Mr Elephant". Seriously dude??? Not okay to tell a bunch of strangers this stuff. At all.


But we're not married yet!


Yo starts hitting on Jin instead now that Sayori has turned him down. He also gets shot down by Jin, who's probably still thinking about Ittosai.


!!!


Do you also understand acceptable boundaries? You're the best.


I think you just made that up


ust. The fight is stopped by the fact we've finally arrived.

Ooooh Ittosai DOES have a non-"raving psycho" emote ! Hello there little one, are you lost ?

Of course. You're such an old man.



Damn it, you should have done that! Wait, you don't have any shoes right now, nevermind.


Naturally this is the first thing about us that's impressed him at all. New plan of attack: we act like a kindergarten kid with a crush and attack him with a toy truck or similar.


Ittosai: What? ...Are you into SM?
Mon-Mon: The only size I fit into is XL.
Ittosai: You know I'm not talking about clothes!
Mon-Mon: Ah, that was the first good straight line you've given me. Have you gotten used to this a little?

Says the guy who was talking about our butt. Bo and Jin weren't listening and started getting naked.


Aww :(



WELL.


Oh Sayori, you're too innocent for this world of perverts.


No comment.


THANKS FOR CLARIFYING JIN.


A gentleman never boasts.


Jin: What's with that attitude? Wait...did you just laugh when you looked at me? You jerk!
Oh my god the sexual tension between this two. Seriously.


It's too late our innocent eyes have seen too much! We close our eyes and while they're shut this happens:


Again, no comment.


I'm sure we can! Finally we escape from all the naked men and get time to have a bath by ourselves.

.................

I'm not able to get married anymore? D=

Ouch poor Mon-Mon. I'm rooting for you \o/

Ah, I'd been so shocked back then, though. All of them taking off their clothes in front of me...It was the first time I'd seen a naked man up close. And there had been so many of them!
Great, now I was remembering it...How embarrassing.
It's normal for a girl of your age!

As she relaxes Sayori wonders how things are back home, and what's happened to her real self. She also wants to go home as she's sick of seeing people die, but she knows that she has to have faith in her mission to get through it.


This is all going according to plan. Sayori wonders if everyone else is still bathing, and HELL YEAH WE'RE GONNA GO CHECK.


EXACTLY. WHAT IF SOMEONE NEEDS CPR?? We decide to go check on Bo since Ittosai said he wouldn't go in...


FANSERVICE. Awkward, awkward fanservice.


Yes tell us more about his weaknesses.
Ittosai: You think you know me? Pathetic. You think I'm afraid of that? When I'm not even afraid to die?
Bo: Well, then. I apologize. Anyway, there's something I've been wondering about. Do you mind if I ask you a question?


A wizard did it.


WIZARD. We think they're going to fight but Ittosai just stares at Bo instead and we might have another love rival on our hands. When Bo asks what it is he says it's nothing. Damn it, Bo, stop undermining our position!


Even our heroine can feel it!


I've read enough BL involving hot spring trips to know where this is going. Cover your eyes Sayori.


Our perving time is over. Yo asks us how our bathing was.


You told a bunch of strangers about our birthmark YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO LECTURE ON THIS.


AND HE TOLD THEM ABOUT OUR BUTT.


Maybe it was a good thing there was no public education system yet. They all seemed like the sort who'd throw spitballs at the teacher, with the possible exceptions of Bo and Ittosai. And Ittosai would probably throw rocks.

And then some ninjas appear to ruin the moment.


"Get your pants on and fight!"


Not everyone can be as smooth as you Kasumimaru. Then a late arrival helps out!


Is it the source of your powers? The whole gang appear, all of them clothed! Good because swordfighting with your other sword out is a bad idea!


Mentally making a note of the location to try to convince Harumoto to go on a trip there with him later, Kasumimaru retreats.

We're also nice enough to retie Jin's belt for him.


You're cute when you're flustered, and I'm going to assume that you're just blurting out the first thought in your head than being creepy. Naturally this sets off a chain of belt untying from the rest.


As are YOURS.


!!!
YESSSSSS


He asks us what's so funny and we lie. He cannot yet know our plans, that can wait till the next chapter.

Next update: I play through my least favourite chapter and hope that I don't tear my hair out in frustration.

Well, Ittosai is funnier/cuter than expected, that's a relief surprise

Okay, that's a fourth creepy and the rest all hilarious.

Question, I'm assuming you get options to pick Ittosai for conversation. Do Sayori's thoughts center around the guy you pick?

Only as far as the game branches based on decisions to interact with one specific guy over others. For example, the decision to stay put and rest and introduce herself to Ittosai led to some narration specific to him, but this moment here about Ittosai's belt occurs, I am pretty sure, no matter what you've chosen up to that point.

Yeah, the belt scene plays out the same no matter who you've been favouring in your decisions up till then. It's not until the next chapter that the branching really starts. Speaking of which, the next update is coming up tonight because from tomorrow I'm not sure when I'll be able to update next. Just so nobody thinks I've ditched if I don't get a chance to update for the next threeish weeks.

Also this happened when I advised a fake American to watch period dramas:

Wish I could introduce him to Ittosai just for the hilarity that'd follow.

We open in familiar territory of being chased by ninjas, and being, uh, motivated by one of our guards.


I see someone's learnt about otome probability!


But what if he's not a particularly good monk? Does it still count then?


Bo points out the obvious that being attacked from three sides is not good. Thanks, Captain Obvious!
Bo: We're running in the one direction that the arrows aren't coming from...but maybe that's what they want us to do.
We're really bad at this avoiding traps thing aren't we.


This is both a good and bad thing.


Go Yo, Go!


Uhhh I hope that's not a chestburster.


Smoke bombs! They disable us with coughing fits as well as the ninjas. Well done.


Everyone's wheezing like a forty a day smoker so yeah, I think you did. Everyone else starts complaining.


People! People! We should be struggling together!
Mon-Mon: Yo, this isn't the time to take jabs at me. I can't see...


Suuuuuuuuure



If he's blind he can't behold our beautiful face, that's what's wrong Yo.


Yo: They're not gym shorts! They're capris! Capris!
NOT helping your case dude. Mon-Mon gets onto the mockery too.


Again, not helping your case.


Someone's decided to play sensible again I see.


Yes let's come up with a plan instead of arguing with each other about shorts. Muneshige suggests an aggressive defence to take our enemies by surprise. In order to do this, the guards will be split into three teams of two. One as a decoy, one as escort and one at the rear.


As this isn't a horror game this is a pretty good idea.


Or we could do this instead.