Why do good things always have to happen to others? While today’s common Nintendo Direct and Indie World Showcase was full of great updates to existing games and announcements of new projects – such as a Traces in the sky Remake – one of the best announcements of the day, which was only broadcast in Japan. Konami’s groundbreaking dating simulation, Tokimeki Memorialgets a remaster.
If you have never heard of it Tokimeki Memorialthen you should check this out six hour long video from the former My city Contributor Tim Rogers explains why the game is so important. But if you don’t have all day to spare, let me give you the short version. Released in 1994, the game isn’t the first dating sim ever, but it helped codify the genre’s tenets by putting players in the shoes of a high school boy pursuing relationships with a series of cute girls to flirt with.
Tokimeki Memorial has some excellent characters, wonderful writing and deceptively deep gameplay full of secrets to discover on your journey to love. The game has become something of a beloved classic, even though it never received an official English translation. Fans have been craving one for years and the announcement of a remaster that is still exclusive to Japan is a little disheartening. The remaster is an updated version of Tokimeki Memorial: Forever with youthe 1995 version of the game for PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Windows 95.
This remaster with the official title Tokimeki Memorial: Forever with you Emotionallywill be released sometime in 2025 and will come to Konami promised The series would receive some big news for its 30th anniversary. Hopefully the outcry from fans will convince Konami that it is finally time to Tokimeki Memorial into English and other languages.
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