MAIN ROUND 1 SUBMISSION: Team Imaizumi Shunsuke/Sugimoto Terufumi

[lysithea]

TITLE: Destination Shunsuke
SERIES: Yowamushi Pedal 
SHIP: Imaizumi Shunsuke/Sugimoto Terufumi
RATING: G
CHARACTERS: Sugimoto Terufumi, Imaizumi Shunsuke, Naruko Shoukichi, Onoda Sakamichi
SIDE PAIRINGS: None 
MAJOR TAGS: None
ADDITIONAL TAGS: Graphic depictions of chocolate, sloppy makeouts, allusions to homophobia
SUMMARY: Find your way to the perfect Valentine’s Day! You play as Sugimoto Terufumi as he navigates the bounds of a new relationship in his quest to become an experienced boyfriend.
WORK COUNT: 3157 words, see spritesheet for images
SCRIPT: script | spritesheet
NOTES: This is a Twine game and is playable both in mobile and web browsers!

 
 

Comments

[babster]

this is really cute! the art and the options and everything!

[lysithea]

Thank you! We're glad that you thought it was cute!

[tripsh]

this made me feel so warm as I played through it! it was so well-thought out and i loved that it was interactive! i loved the options to choose from, and especially the little bits choosing the pink links added to the story too. i got the good end the first time i played and felt so warm and my heart was so happy, but the true end made me even warmer! it was so sweet and heartwarming ahh i felt so satisfied getting that ending and seeing them get such a good conclusion to the story!

your art pieces were all so gorgeous! i especially loved the one in the true end! naruko and onoda's expressions were so perfect! the cover art is so pretty too, and it really pops and draws your attention and got me so excited about playing the game! (also, that title? i love your title so much!) and i absolutely loved your choice to write this in second person. i think second person is really refreshing and engaging to read, especially when it's executed so well, and the style of this entry really worked well in that pov. it was such a joy to read and made it feel even more interactive and inviting that way, in addition to the reader having a choice in options as they played through!

this was a really incredible concept that was so well-executed! i really, really enjoyed this entry! you all did an amazing job!! :D

[lysithea]

Thank you! We took a risk with second-person since we know it's kind of a hit or miss so we're glad that it paid off in your case!

[wino]

this was so, so adorable and this coming from someone who hasn't pedal'ed in a while. the way you formatted it -- with the sections slowly being revealed/expanded -- made it really easy and light to consume while still immersing me in fluffy emotions. it was just so cute omfg

[lysithea]

Thank you! We really wanted this to be something very easy and fun to play so we're happy that breaking it down the way we did made it lighter!

do you have a cure for secondhand embarrassment

[hyalinee]

look hands down like, this is probably my favourite entry.

first off, your sugimoto i'm crying I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE THING but also slowly dying from secondhand embarrassment. i love how you guys chose to present this, it's amazingly well done. the way you phrased things is so typically sugimoto i was sitting there trying to stop laughing and cringing long enough to read the next section. i love the options you gave to mess around with things, to induce bad planning or *perfection*, because after all, you are an amazing boyfriend. how could you possibly make bad decisions?

(also i love the club ofc they were betting smh boys)

my face was aching by the time i finished running through all the routes but i also had a giant sappy smile on my face so. kudos guys, great job!! you guys did really amazing. everything pulled together really great for an experience of a lifetime.

Re: do you have a cure for secondhand embarrassment

[lysithea]

Oh??? My God????? We're so honored??? We put a lot of hard work into this so we're so so happy that you liked it so much. Gosh, I don't even know what to say this is such a nice and lovely comment.

[directorenno]

this was so cute and sweet to play! i loved the little interactions (the pink ones were so cute) and i loved how you got sugimoto's voice down so well. just ahh, really cute and sweet!!

[lysithea]

Thank you! We're glad to hear that we nailed his voice! Combining second-person with correct characterization is always tricky.

[intricacies]

this was absolutely delightful!! i don't know much about sugimoto, but this was ridiculously adorable. the trepidation and nervousness in the beginning, the endings!! i got the bad end first and kind of just :( at my computer but then i managed to go through the rest of the endings. the movie one caught me by surprise with how sweet both the prose and the image were! i loved it!

I LAUGHED SO LOUD WHEN NARUKO WAS JUST LIKE, HEY GUYS, WE'VE BEEN PLACING BETS ON YOU TWO! NICE TO KNOW YOU'VE FINALLY DONE IT! i love that red bean so much. of course the club had been betting on them.

can i just say the mechanics of this entry were really well-done? i loved the way that the pink words/phrases were done especially. the way that certain portions were meant to expand whenever you clicked on particular words/phrases was really well-done and added onto the overall mood of the story you were telling. i don't even pedals much (i only made it past the first interhigh, rip) but this made me smile a lot.

thank you so much for this!

[kythen]

Omgosh this was so fun and cute to play through? I have to admit I got the bad end the first few times but I did manage to get the true end eventually! I love the little options you could customise along the way and the pop ups you could click on and the narration and the very fluffy art. You all did a great job on this!

[ouroboros]

Aw heck, you made me have a soft feeling for this good boy! This was super cute and fun! A good, simple format to get a complete story across and still have a game feel to it. I am gonna go play it again and choose differently to see what happens. Nice work :3

[beltenebra]

Valentine's Day is fraught with difficulties, isn't it?

This was sweet and really well put together! The art style tied into the story really nicely! I got the bad end first but I went back and replayed it a few times to see more of the story. :)

Good work!

[nobetterpicture]

This was SO MUCH FUN to play. I was really happy when you all popped up as a team and seeing this entry...you did an incredible job. Your Sugimoto is a DELIGHT and I had so much fun clicking through things and even though I got the bad ending first, by the time I went through everything and figured out The Perfect Plan For Valentine's Day, I felt like a true *~*experienced*~* Sugimoto when I got the true ending, which made it that much more sweet.

A really really good job, I'm probably going to keep playing because it's such a delight.

[mousecat]

I'm not familiar with this show but this was a really cute game to play! I really enjoyed the way the endings played out and how the characters developed. Well done!

[ellipsometry]

THIS IS SOO FREAKING CUTE WHAT!!! the art was lovely and the writing is so cute and pithy. the pink options in particular were great. fantastic job with this!!

[coyoteclaw11]

oooOOOH my gofff this is??? so ridiculously??? adorable??? lIKE!???? so adorable???????????????????????????? im crying omfg everything about it is just so cute. It was definitely fun to go through the different routes and see what'd happen ;o; omg tho,,, this was,,, so,,,,, adorable,,, GOSH

EDIT: Emo.png asdfghjk mood

good luck in the prelims y'all. Awesome work!

[earlgrey_milktea]

omg this was really fun!! i got BAD END the first time because i was still ?? at how it worked and too intrigued by the writing, but the second time was much smoother, and the true end was. too cute. their teammates gasping and everything. i really like the awkward fumbling and sometimes frustrating take on a relationship, because communication is hard!! especially for these two ahaha but it's okay because it works out in the end!! this was really cute aaa

[headfangs]

I kept shoving chocolate varieties into this boy's face before considering I should probably try something else :D; Haha but I really liked playing through the routes to get the True End, there were some really great character moments between them (and the spies at the end). The artwork was so lively and emotive, really well done!

[jeilovesyou]

THIS IS SO CUTE and such a brilliant use of the format, what the hell?!! I went straight for the bad ending with all my might on the first go because I love pain, so I died a good death and then the other endings resurrected and healed me. This is exactly the flavour I love best for this ship, so thank you for doing them so much justice. My heart is at peace.

[nautilics]

this is SUCH an adorable piece and i had such a good time playing through!! i don't know the source material or these characters at all, but sugimoto's voice is so strong through the narration (and through EXCELLENT use of the pink text, i loved it) and i had no problem with that at all! i was so fascinated by the chocolates that i dived straight into bad end haha, but the ability to 'choose' different chocolates was adorable! in general i had such a good time with the pink text and what they added to the narration and as a way of pacing out different information (i loved their use with the periods throughout the day, and the callback to the handholding/leaning against shoulder/kissing in the true path). the art is also gorgeous and ADORABLE with wonderful expressions, and also, really great detail with the bad/good/true end signs! this was a super fun piece, well done!!!

[justlikeswitchblades]

SUGIMOTO, THE SWEETEST BOY. This idea was so clever and cute (I really enjoyed the second person POV!) and I was smiling the entire time. The use of the pink links to explain more in the hand holding/kissing and the carefully/gently sequences was especially cute, and gosh, calling each other by first name...! I was happy to reach the true end on my first time through, but I enjoy reading the rest, too! Great work from Team Imasugi!!

[ryekamasaki]

this is really cute, even as someone who doesnt know the canon. the art is cute and the story and options even more so. nice job!!

[miyukitty]

what the heck you guys this is so cute!!! i played through all the endings and got the true end last and i'm somewhere between blushing and laughing bc your sugimoto voice is perfect and so embarrassing but genuinely sweet <333 asdasdsada