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Heartache 101 ~Sweet Into Sour~ (BxG)

#1 by topostarlight - Nov 27 2011

I just found this game the other day and have been totally addicted! It's a dating simulation that has you raising stats and each day you go across a board game style area and meet and chat with the various girls. There's a customization mode also, but I haven't taken the time to mess around with that yet.
The girls' stories are fairly interesting from what I've seen so far. I went for Tsubasa first, the wannabe detective.

The main site is here: (Dead link removed)

And this site has some info as well: http://rpgmaker.net/games/3229/

#2 by cursebreaker - Nov 28 2011

Yup. I'm playing this right now. I went for Tsubasa the first time too! Any idea how to make Akari, Hinami and Chiemi appear?

#3 by topostarlight - Nov 28 2011

I have not met Chiemi. I've bumped into Akari randomly, but I know she likes a guy with high soul, so I think you bump into her more if you've been raising your soul. There's also a scene where Riho asks you to throw a ball and you can toss it behind you, if you do that it will hit Akari on the head. That's how I met her my first time playing.

Hinami you meet through Akari, if you have high enough looks (think it just has to be above 30) you can run over and talk to them.

Chiemi must be the hidden character? I know it has to do with the random letters you get when visiting various spots in the city, but I haven't figured it out past that.

#4 by cursebreaker - Nov 30 2011

Oh. thanks. I got a random letter once at the station, it says "Day of Golden" or something and it mentioned the Game Center but when I went there the next day, nothing happened. I guess that's it?

I also found a way to meet Akari, but I had to "sacrifice" Tsubasa for it (I never met her). When Miki asked me if I had an idea how we could both get dates I said "I have no idea" and then Keika set me up/introduce me with Akari.

I'll try your way next time. Thanks!

#5 by kyoli - Dec 2 2011

ok so so far i have gotten shiho, shihiko, miki, and akari's endings. (i hate shihiko. and i love shiho and akiri, akari being my fave so far)
trying to figure out how to get keika's ending!

#6 by topostarlight - Dec 4 2011

I just got Keika's. Make sure that when she mentions going somewhere with her boyfriend (like the pool), that you go there after school.

All I know with Cheimi is that you have to figure something out with her letters, like if you know the kanji I think? That's the only hint I've seen. The creator of the game mentioned about the days of the week, but I don't know what he meant by that..

#7 by Muse - Dec 8 2011

I think your link in the first post is bad. It kept telling me my account was suspended (when I never had one or been there before).

But the link on RPG maker website worked, which is http://heartache101.3eeweb.com/

Too bad I can't play it anyway since it's Windows only.

#8 by topostarlight - Dec 8 2011

The link worked last week but I noticed the other day the site is down. Too bad cause that's the game's official page..

#9 by hanako - Dec 9 2011

Moving sections as this seems to be freeware.

yay

#10 by Naiomi666 - Dec 15 2011

I love this game a lot. Each of the girls has a lot of content. My only problem is the endings. They are all fit the same mold(I'm up to 4 endings). I would have liked to have seen some variety.

#11 by Indalecio - Jan 1 2012

So I tried it and got Ruri's ending. It may just have been me, but she seemed to start out at friendly with my character. I wasn't sure how hard this would be, so I kinda went along with it. As it turns out, I probably shouldn't have worried. I'll probably go with Shoko next time. That who'll "not speaking" thing was kinda gimicky, but cute. I even got her to the blushing stage.

One thing that does puzzle me, is the max amount of girls you can meet in a game 9? I seemed to stop meeting them after that, but then again, I wasn't really looking.

One of the things I would've really liked for the game. To be able to use those orbs on upgrading stats or something. They're a little hard to come by, but the only real use I got out of them was upgrading my cell plan once.

The other thing that bugged me was the limited opportunities to get cash. You get a job once a week, but there doesn't seem to be anything else beside that. Anyone manage to get all the rolls of TP? Yeah, me neither.

#12 by Odjin - Jan 3 2012

I haven't met all the girls yet but the ones I have Tsubasa and Shiho are my favorite girls.

#13 by Indalecio - Jan 29 2012

Went for Shoko this time. Dated her a bunch of times, but at the end, I only got her generic ending.

Last time I played, and this time as well, I didn't run into Akari, Tsubasa or Hinami. Anyone know whats the trigger?

#14 by phoenixgirl - Mar 8 2012

Hi all,

I've been trying out this game and love it so far. I do need a little help, though, so I hope that anyone who's gotten a best ending for one of the girls can help me out.

I have a question or two that are related to gameplay. I'm trying to get-I think-are the best endings for certain girls. I tried to get Tsubasa's since I went for her the first time but I only ended up getting her generic ending #2. I'm wondering how to get the best ending. Do I have to keep raising the like/love meter by getting to know the girls, dating them, etc.? And I'm wondering how the ache meter factors in. Is it better to keep the ache number higher or reduce it as much as possible?

#15 by phoenixgirl - Mar 16 2012

Ok, I figured out the answers to my questions so no need for an answer now. XD

It's probably late for me to answer how to get certain girls to appear but for anyone still wanting answers, I'll provide them.

For Akari, she appeared after I refused to help Tsubasa on her case. Another way is if you choose to have Keika set you up with her but I think you might need pretty high soul if you want that option. For the first option, I didn't have my soul very high and I met Akari that way. Then there's the option where you catch the ball and when Riho asks for you to throw it back, you don't choose that option and the ball hits Akari's head.

For Tsubasa, the quickest way I met her was when Miki wants to race you, I chose the shortcut option. Another way was when you get the option to meet Shihoko but choose to wait instead.

For Hinami, you can meet her through Akari. When you see Akari with another girl, you can choose to meet Hinami if your looks are high enough. Another way is if you choose to get Miki's phone for the 3rd (?) time and meet Hinami that way. It'll reduce attraction points for Miki but you'll meet Hinami that way.

#16 by D_A_Renoir - Aug 1 2012

How do you save the darn game? I'm slogging through it and I can't figure out how to save so I can leave.

How to unlock Chiemi, Akari, and Hinami

#17 by airibreathisblack - Aug 23 2012

cursebreaker:

Yup. I'm playing this right now. I went for Tsubasa the first time too! Any idea how to make Akari, Hinami and Chiemi appear?

Chiemi

Starting - Friday(Day 11) - Station
Day of Gold - Friday[Day 18] - Game Center
Day of Wood - Thursday(Day 24) - Greenhouse
Day of Water - Wednesday(Day 30) - Beach
Day of Fire - Tuesday(Day 36) - Stadium
Day of Earth - Saturday(Day 40) - Park
Day of Moon - Monday(Day 70) - Fishing

Notes:
(1) Must spend at least ten days at the internet cafe to unlock above locations.

(2) Must continue to visit the city after park confrontation. Then you will confront her in the train.

(3)After running into Miki at the end of school you have to go to the convenience store to get the next note. (This should occur before day 70)

(4)Keep visiting the convenience store. (I went on day 75 afterwards)
Then she will meet you at the school.

(5)Make sure no girl loves you other than Chiemi, even if this means being rude to the other girls.

The way I did this was all trial and error and took much longer than it should have. If you go to the right place at the right time it should be less difficult.

I would also recommend multiple saves that way if you miss a day you can stop the game and go back to the last save point.

Akari

This one is actually pretty simple. Just be nice to Miki and Keika and keep your Soul points at 50 or higher When Keika asks if you need help, beg for it. It may take some time to figure out the right things to say, so again make sure to save frequently.

Hinami

In order to unlock this character, when asked if you want to say hello to Akari and the other girl say yes. It is important to have you Looks at 50 or above as this will make it much easier to attract her.

I am currently playing through as other characters (Shihoko, and Riho) so if I notice anything different about Akari and Hinami then I will update.

Note: It is good to level up your Looks and Soul side by side to at least Lv50 when trying for either Akari or Hinami. It saves a lot of replay time to have multiple saves.

Hope this helps!

#18 by Kiran - Oct 23 2012

I have the same problem as Renoir. I save my game, but the save gets erased when I close the game. Somebody knows how to solve that?

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#19 by bonvo - Apr 1 2016

I find it funny, Akari was the first ending i got. just luck of the draw? I'm curious though, do the girls find out about each other? I'm on my second play threw and currently 2 of the girls are very interested. I know in reality that would cause problems, but what about in game?

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#20 by Darth Pegasis - Jun 14 2016

Does anyone know how to turn clean mode off? I don't even really know what it is, but I want to download some custom characters and most of them say to have clean mode off.

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#21 by KitCat - Sep 26 2016

Test it at past, not lucky at work... .
Nice pictures...