As you progress through the endings, two more paths will eventually open up for you. They kept me interested and made me want to get even more endings to learn more. They are birds.Įach romance path/ending is its own self-contained story, but most contain little hints as to the larger story. The rest the time, you’ll see them as birds. These portraits are shown when the birds are introduced.

They’re also all birds, so really, don’t let the lack of gender options turn you away.Īt the start of the game, you’re given the option to see a human portrait for the birds.

Since it’s a dating sim, it’s worth mentioning that the player character is female and the romance options are all male. It is your sophomore year, and you must join a club, attend classes, and participate in a variety of scenarios to build your relationships and find your special somebirdie. You play the only human student accepted to St. At first glance “Hatoful” might look like either nonsense or just a reference to the writer, but “hato” is Japanese for “pigeon” or “dove,” and it is also a play on the pronunciation of “hātofuru,” which means either “heartful” or “hurtful.” Make of that what you will. The title is actually a quadruple pun, by the way. Far from being a joke game, it drew me into its story until I was returning to it because I was actually interested. It was weirder than I expected, and much, much better. It sounded insane, commenters who had played its original release assured the rest of us it was even weirder than we’d expect, and I just couldn’t pass it up. I pre-ordered it in July as soon as I read GameInformer’s announcement that it would be localized. A pigeon dating sim promised to be a wacky experience, well away from the mainstream. When I promised to review Hatoful Boyfriend back in August, I meant it as a half-joking indication of why I might be out of touch with games the majority of people buy.

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