RPGM - Completed - Winter Memories [v1.08] [DojinOtome]

My ideal sequel is one that maintains the good qualities of the original game while putting its own original twist on it, to make it stand out both as a sequel and as its own game. Winter Memories doesn't really do that. It's more DLC than anything, but the core of these games are strong enough that this still ends up being a worthwhile game.

Because this game features the heroines from the first game, who are already willing sex friends with the playable character, the question becomes: how does this game meaningfully develop their storylines in an erotic way that will continue to escalate from the first game? The answer the game comes up with has its good and bad.

Let's look at the main heroines for example. In the first game, each main heroine had their own storylines that made them each unique. The aunt had a netori storyline, the blue-haired one showed a nuturing type of character becoming more willing to do dirty acts like giving rimjobs, and the blonde was the hot college girl who you fucked, which made her suitors heartbroken and jealous. For Winter Memories, the aunt continues the netori storyline, but in a way that is basically the exact same as the first game. The other two have weak storylines that barely match with the first game at all.

Regardless, the sequel isn't without its positives with how it handles the heroines. From the very beginning, you're able to have sex with any of the heroines while the others are also present, something that was only present at the end of the first game. And there are some sex scenes that are much longer than the ones in the first game. I'm just someone that thinks the situations contribute a lot to the overall eroticism of a game.

The game expands the side heroines to the point where they basically have the same features given to the main heroines. You can have sex with the side heroines in their own homes, for example. The storylines here are mixed. The bug girl from the first game was boring, and here, in order to try to make her interesting, Winter Memories basically reuses what the blonde heroine had in the first game, which was cucking her suitors. We've seen it before, so it's boring. On the other hand, the fortunetelling girl continues her tsundere storyline of warming up to the playable character, which is cliche, but seeing her become lustful and loving was both appealing and meaningfully continued her storyline from the first game. She was a big positive for me. Notably, the housewife from Succumate also makes an appearance (who was the best character from that game), but here she ends up feeling redundant due to fulfilling basically the exact same netori appeal as the aunt.

In terms of gameplay, this still has the fantastic and clever meter management from the first game, but it also ends up over centralizing the Menko game. In this game, you can basically play Menko with any character, which ends up providing the vast majority of the means to level up. So, that means playing the game dozens, if not hundreds of times.

Now don't get me wrong. If you liked Summer Memories (like I did, it's probably my favorite adult game), this is worth playing. The fun core gameplay loop, the great pixel animations, and the buxom character designs are still here. I just feel like the sequel ends up feeling like it didn't really know where to take the characters from the first game.

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This review is based on the assumption that a sequel's obligation is to surpass its prequel.

2 stars from someone who adored Summer Memories+

Version played:
Played 1.0.0 when it came out with english MTL, encountered some softlocking bugs that I easily fixed by restarting this piece of software and loading my savefile and finished with harem ending in onsen.

What's good with Winter Memories that is better than Summer Memories ?: (Sorted by most deciding in descending order)
+Two new female heroines such as the Menko girl's mom (iirc divorced, single mom) and a bored housewife of a newly-wed(?) couple
allowing for some Netori action besides the one you already get to do with your aunt & uncle.
+Straight up sex action in the first 15 minutes and access to a few freeroam sex options with the cousin family members.
Very crucial game design for porn games to get straight into the sex for some to see if 'le grind" is worth the sexual content.
(By the way, it's wrong to deem this game's tasks as grindy. It's really easy and you should play more, older, H games with actual grind to see what I and some others here really mean.)
+extra animated sprite windows for a lot of sex positions with the family members.
The few pixels on the world animations were to few for me so this is a HUGE deal for me.
+Bigger map with every heroine having their own fully implemented homes with it's own personality matching the heroine.
Allows more locations to have sex at and more rooms to decorate with your cum spray. Sheesh!
+Passage of time and it's time management is more lax which is good. Time is scaled on minute by minute for every hour and time moves as you move, sort of,
and you can do last minute emergency actions to fix an your route/stats before you move on to the next hour which triggers every possible event.
Giving you the option to do a lot of things in just one time of day e.g. you can get your whole day routine done in the morning with
few hours to spare and there is a skip time button once you think you're ready for the next hour, anytime.

Neutral points:
~~There is a variety of sex positions and special sex positions. I think it has a 1 or two more for both in terms of numbers. (THERE IS NO TELEPHONE SEX WITH AUNTY ANYMORE AAAAAAAHHH)
~~It still has sounds like in the prequel. Be it partcially voice acting in sfw and nfsw areas or environment and UI and they're important to have and they're good for what it serves.
It has them and that can't be said about every h game, sadly.

What's bad with it ?: (Sorted by most deciding in descending order)
--It's just more of the old at the end of it all.
The female heroine cast consists overwhelmingly of members from Summer Memories and that makes the whole game to me a big DLC with snow, a Summer Memories++ or Summer Memories+ 2 if you will.
There is more story/events to each heroine from the first game and it's DLC. There is more shown how they live for each heroine.
It all feels like you're chewing on an old gum that has lost most of its taste and you're on the lookout for a bin to toss it away.
--The two new heroines (my main reason playing this game) only appeared VERY LATE in my 1st playhthrough.
I played first time blind and barely had time to complete either story for the two and I'm pretty sure the dev made it so for replayability motivation.
Yes, I know if I go for a 2nd playthrough I could get to start their story maybe early-mid-game with some planning but this is not a short game that could justify replayability.
It's a longer game and I want things to complete in 1st playthrough for such games. Atleast for the story.


Conclusion/TL;DR:
If you're a newcomer to this series, play Winter Memories > Summer Memories+.
The handling through out the game, be it the gameplay system and the time management, difficulty, sexual animations and presentation etc. are all an improvement to its prequel.
The pacing is better, too. It gets much faster to the sex events and other sex stuff which is why most of us come to play h games. That's another improvement from its prequel.
If you've already played summer memories before and played winter memories later, then you should recommand winter memories to newcomers, anyways.

Actual TL;DR:
However,
it's just Summer Memories++winter map with x-mas and new years scenarious. And this just ain't flying with me.
Praises for the few improvements, but concerning lack of actual new and exciting things that are especially NEEDED for Winter Memories to become better then its prequel Summer Memories.

A sequels' obligation is to surpass its prequel, right ? If not, wouldn't it be better for it to be a DLC instead ?

If i had to show someone a game to get them into the world of eroges i'd 100% show them this series, not only because of the quality of the content, but also to get them used to the painfully boring mini-games in every rpgm game out there.

Don't get me wrong, overall the game is amazing as every other DojinOtome game is, but i hate when the grindy mini-games don't have anything to do with the H content, like seriously, i wanna fuck the girl, i don't wanna get fucked by simple math reminding me how dumb i am.

However, even if i find the grinding annoying, everything else is just so superb and really well done: The art is great, the animations are amazing, really good scenes, music is nice and the general presentation of the game is just pleasant to look at.
Though not as good as the previous title, winter memories is still a 10/10 because god damn it hits on the right spots and almost no other games in this site do that for me.

tl;dr: play summer memories first and enjoy this moment because this breath of fresh air comes once in a few months.

Some of the download links are broken, and the AI translation is... NEARLY good, but if the uploader had simply bothered to play through the game even once to correct it then it would be perfect.

Otherwise the game only has a few minor bugs.

A fan of Summer memories. I was looking forward to playing this game. Lots of scenes, events and also moans. The characters are various and have unique routes.

I play this game on mobile using Maldives. So it's a bit difficult to control or interact with objects (in mini-game “serving restaurant” i can’t use double finger to trigger right-click but it's not working, or when you want to play Menko you have to use 1 finger to hover at the character then touch another finger to trigger right click). When playing on mobile, sometimes I got bug like freeze screen (have to forced close the game, not saved yet), so remember to save your progress often.

• Graphics: 9.5/10. There are animations and h-scenes quite good for me
• Story: 9/10. Sequel to summer memories, it still keeps the story line and logical logic
• Gameplay: 8.5/10. Most of mini-games you have to interact with the bar on your right, not’s many things to do. But yeah, it’s an H-game so I don’t really expect much.
• Sound: Umm… I'm not a music connoisseur

I am sorry if my English is not very good. Thanks for reading

If you have played Summer Memories then you gotta play this.
If you haven't, then play Summer Memories before playing this as this is its sequel.

Anyway, onto the characters, this sequel is similar to its prequel, but with the addition of new characters Kanae and Hikari. If you love Miyuki, then you will certainly love Kanae as well (both cheating genres). And if you love flat chested characters like Akari, you will love Hikari as well.

Next, mechanics. They no longer implemented the Laying Down Doggy style position, but added a Hotspring Enema position. Toilet position is still included like the prequel, with the exception that heroines no longer doing leg lock to MC (since leg lock is my kink). However, they added a new "anime" feature where you're able to see the heroines animated faces, asses, pussies, etc. via the bottom right of your screen. Love hotel is added as well, and the 4some is excellent (hopefully a haremsome can be included in the future). Fingers crossed, pregnancy too (saw a glimpse of Miyuki pregnant albeit in a dream sequence). Oh, love mating press and the internal view/x-ray too (idk why it isn't included in the tags).

Conclusion, a great sequel to Summer Memories. Hope there's more dlcs to come. Can't wait for the Steam release!

This game is a direct sequel to Summer memories, so its recommended that is played first.

The additions of the close up shots, and the graphics, even pixel, shows much improvement.

Fun for multiple runs.

Can't wait for the official steam release!

This is a worthy continuation of the main game.
The gameplay is smoother and the content is plentiful. New characters to meet and experiences are included. New mini-games are included. The map is bigger and you have more things to do. I like the new experience points system. As you gain experience by fucking the heroines, you can level up in no time to improve your gaming experience. The artwork is the as good as its predecessor and you even get a little anime to watch while entertaining the heroines. I really like the new drag and drop system for sexual encounters. I think it's a better game than its predecessor, but I highly recommend playing the first game. If you do that, you will better understand the relationship between the hero and heroines. But "Winter Memoirs" can also be played individually and provides a lot of entertainment.

If Miyuki has a million fans, then I am one of them. If Miyuki has ten fans, then I am one of them. If Miyuki has only one fan then that is me. If Miyuki has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against Miyuki, then I am against the world.

Then again another beautiful game made by DojinOtome, You can pretty much expect what you can get if you played the past game, but imagine you have more heroines, which basically is all mature adult women (Which is MY type)

It's Summer Memories but with different theme and expanded content, new mechanics and new minigames.

I can still feel the same for what I felt on the prequel 9/10


But the Mentai Story line was funny and goofy aahh 10/10

A well written story with lots of harem characters & intuitive interface, all wrapped in a highly entertaining mechanics. I think DojinOtome are virtuosos of game story writing and masters of RPGM game dev.

Having said all that, I wish there'd be more stronger "pregnancy" or "breeding" aspect in all of their future updates/releases.

The sequel of Summer Memories is still a good game, however, worse than the first.

First, there's a HUGE amount of reused assets; things like that speed up the game, but when 90% sex scenes and scenarios are still the same it becomes a problem.

Secondly, there's less content, events, etc., in summer memories you had events for each heroine when they reached a certain number of lewd / service / perv., we had several holiday events where we could chose an heroine to see an event (now we only have 1)

Overall, it is still a good game, hunting achievements is fun, but it's a worse game than his antecessor, mainly due to lack of new animations / content.

This game was a perfect sequel to Summer Memories. Hope we get a spring game cause this one was absolute heat. Definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the first game. keystroke keystroke keystroke

The sequel to one H-game that I opened my eyes to the wonders of eroge, I was highly anticipating this game's release. And does it live up? My heart and dick says FUCK YES.

The entire cast (and VO cast) return with 2 more sub-heroines joining in at the late game. I'll say that the animation has been stepped up a bit, especially as the sex now has more smoother animation. The ladies' voices are not just copy and pasted back in this new game as they now have new lines, as well as voice when orgasm is achieved and the afterglow. I love little touches like these.

The minigames are easy to comprehend, and they are fun too. There are slightly more areas to explore and you get to meet some of the girls in their homes.

And don't be fooled by the game's day cycle being shorter than Summer Memories. Here, it's not divided just be energy points, but by time minutes and hours of the day. And there's so much you can do in this game. Taking pictures of almost everything and all the girls (and achieving panty shots and ecchi shots).

To put it simply, if you're into shota and incest and "onee-san" eroticism, this is the one for you! If not, you're missing out on of the best eroge games.

P.S. I will definitely buy this game on Kagura Games to show true support for this game and the dev.

P.P.S. Whatever the dev's next game is, I shall await! And it doesn't have to be "Spring Memories" either.

I've always liked Dojin Otome's games and this one's fantastic just like the rest. The translation needs some fixing though but nothing that stops you from progressing. Just a slight annoyance at times

good game, decent sprite animations (download the improvement mod, as it genuinely makes the game better)... anal, oral, boobjob, handjob, vaginal.

however anal there is only one position, and no sleep options for it.


fun story, good continuation...

look forward to more

wishlist: Shota/shota content, or shota/trans shot/futa shota/male content, also more options for anal sex, rather than just doggy, allow the toilet and bath interactions to have them, sleep too, and the other positions, ass licking. and fuck id love some MC on a character with a peen, tons of anal there.

worth a play, the gameplay LOOP is incredibly tediously repetitive, and it can get quite boring and dull due to how tedious it is. but its still fun, in doses

This game, Winter Memories (WM), is pretty easy to review - whatever you rated Summer Memories (SM, the original), you'll give this the same rating. It uses all of the same characters from the first game, but there are some new mechanics, new story, and other additions/changes that really make this a perfect sequel to SM. I'm worried you'll interpret this as "WM is just straight up better than SM". That is not what I'm saying; I'm saying it's a perfect sequel. It keeps the core that made the game what it was, but tweaks certain elements and adds others that make it feel like a different game. Not a better game, not a worse game either - just a damn good sequel.

Don't think too much about it, I've probably written too much as it is - go play Summer Memories (literally doing yourself a disservice if you don't start with that game). Whatever rating you would give to that game as the original, you will give the same rating to this game as its sequel (for similar but different reasons).

Sometimes, a good sequel is just more of the previous game, with changed or altered mechanics and a different plot.

Winter Memories is that kind of sequel.

The H-Scenes are largely the same, with a few added nice details. The events have new CGs, obviously, and with all of the girls the progression of their story and availability of their H-Scenes have become largely the same (do this thing, talk to her or wait until this time), with sex being available from the beginning for the main trio and being open pretty early for everyone else. It's a direct sequel to the first game, and there's no "did you did you not" when it comes to whether you did everything in Summer Memories. The game treats it as if you 100%'d the game previously, albeit without any of your skills, items, money, or stat limits.

Overall, it's a charming game with a couple neat stories and some nice variety as it delivers (mostly) age difference hentai.

Similar to how I felt about summer memories, game is just pretty damn good. Overall a very healthy amount of scenes, and this time around all of the "side" characters get all of their own proper progression and scenes.
It truly is just Summer Memories 2, largely just improved in areas, with the same general idea.

I'm not a fan of shota MCs, but I'm willing to look the other way for what is overall just a fantatic game.

On it's own it's a pretty great game but as a sequel it's just kinda more of the same, there's not really a whole lot that feels new.

I think the story and characters are a lot more fun this time around but the sex content is...just the same, which makes it feel kinda vanilla. It would be nice if the girls could actually interact with each other, I don't even get the point in the group sex mechanic since you just screw one while the others stand around, it's kinda boring. It would be great if they'd eat each other out and there were scenes where you could catch them having fun with each other instead of it being entirely one on one action.
Maybe they'll do something like that with DLC, being able to get a strap on so they can help you DP someone would be hot.

So yeah there's nothing bad about the game exactly but it's not much different from the first one. I found the minigames a bit more fun to actually play this time but even if you don't like them you can unlock a skill to just instantly win, the achievement stuff is probably one of the best additions and I definitely hope it sticks around.

It's solid. It knows what it is, and that's something relatively simply and cutesy - and that's fine. It's an extension of Summer Memories in everyway, so if you missed on that then, well, you won't be happy here. That does mean it plays out extremely similarly, though, and while things are refreshed they're definitely all familiar. There's a couple of new side-characters to interact with.

The main change, though, is that it (obviously) takes place after Summer Memories... 's harem route. The first day you bang the trio, setting the mood. The returning side characters all got railed to bits, although you have to (quickly) unlock hooking up with them again. It sets a very different mood; the main trio are all in on it, flirting and teasing openly, the side characters mock you for being a sexual hellion (before taking you home) and etc. And it's good; it's not a retread, it's a continuation.

It's not a high in depth title, but it's also like ten bucks with production values out the wazoo. You get what you would allegedly pay for, you pirate.