Tick! Tack!
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Tick! Tack! is the second eroge
visual novel
in the Shuffle!
series created by Navel
for Microsoft Windows
. The game is the first sequel to Navel's first game, Shuffle!
, continuing Nerine's path.
The basic set-up is that Rin, Nerine, Itsuki, and Mayumi find a strange watch that transports them back in time, where they met Forbesii before he is married and has Nerine. While he is engaged to Ai, his maid, Sage, is also in love with him, causing a love triangle. The players actions determine who Forbesii ultimately ends up with, and thus who is the mother of Nerine.
, the player will encounter events that will ask them to choose some option. Choosing one of them may cause an event to happen, while choosing the other may not have any effect on the game. This feature returns in Tick! Tack!. However, the company has included a new feature by displaying an antique watch on the top left-hand side of the screen. This watch is a gauge that shows the player Nerine's changes as a result of the player's meddling with the past.
When the player chooses an option, the watch will either tick anti-clockwise (the green side, by making random contacts with all the characters), clockwise (the red side, usually by making contact with Sage and diverting her interest away from Forbesii), or may not tick at all. When the green or red gauge reaches a certain level (around either 3 or 9 o'clock), Nerine will change her form to either the red-haired form or the "lolita" form. There are also reports that if the player plays Nerine's route correctly, both green and red will be full and synchronized, this phenomenon will temporarily change Nerine to her clone, Lycoris.
: The princess of the makai world, Forbesii’s daughter, and the person whose destiny is the main focus of this game. Rin and Nerine were lovers. Because of the historical change, her appearance and her personality also change, it was like a her but not herself. The player meets three versions of her in the game depending on the decisions made.
: Artificial life form No.2, Nerine’s clone. The ‘hidden character’ of the game. Her appearance is the same as Nerine, but only her eye colours are different. Her eye colours are purple/violet, and Nerine's are red.
: Makai's young prince, also the future makai king. Is really torn between Ai and Sage, and it’s the player's involvement that determines who he chooses.
Mayumi Thyme :
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: Forbesii’s fiancée in the earlier timeline. Hair and eye colour and appearance just like the same as Nerine.
: Forbesii’s sister, and Lisianthus’s future mother.
: Forbesii’s butler.
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Closing Theme: Never Say Goodbye, by YURIA.
Insert Song: Pieces, by Miyuki Hashimoto
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Tick! Tack! also has a novel titled Tick! Tack!:サンダーキックな恋物語 (Thunder Kick-like Love Story)
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
visual novel
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
in the Shuffle!
Shuffle!
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Microsoft Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 and an expanded adult release for Windows...
series created by Navel
Navel (company)
is a Japanese label of Omega Vision Inc. a publisher of bishōjo eroge visual novel video games. Its name is a reference to the navel orange.-Games produced:By Navel*Shuffle! *Soul Link...
for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
. The game is the first sequel to Navel's first game, Shuffle!
Shuffle!
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Microsoft Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 and an expanded adult release for Windows...
, continuing Nerine's path.
The basic set-up is that Rin, Nerine, Itsuki, and Mayumi find a strange watch that transports them back in time, where they met Forbesii before he is married and has Nerine. While he is engaged to Ai, his maid, Sage, is also in love with him, causing a love triangle. The players actions determine who Forbesii ultimately ends up with, and thus who is the mother of Nerine.
Nerine Watch system
Just like in Shuffle!Shuffle!
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Microsoft Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 and an expanded adult release for Windows...
, the player will encounter events that will ask them to choose some option. Choosing one of them may cause an event to happen, while choosing the other may not have any effect on the game. This feature returns in Tick! Tack!. However, the company has included a new feature by displaying an antique watch on the top left-hand side of the screen. This watch is a gauge that shows the player Nerine's changes as a result of the player's meddling with the past.
When the player chooses an option, the watch will either tick anti-clockwise (the green side, by making random contacts with all the characters), clockwise (the red side, usually by making contact with Sage and diverting her interest away from Forbesii), or may not tick at all. When the green or red gauge reaches a certain level (around either 3 or 9 o'clock), Nerine will change her form to either the red-haired form or the "lolita" form. There are also reports that if the player plays Nerine's route correctly, both green and red will be full and synchronized, this phenomenon will temporarily change Nerine to her clone, Lycoris.
Returning characters
: The protagonist of this game as he was in Shuffle!, which the player assumes the role of Nerine's lover. The change of history cause Nerine looked like the other person. In order to maintain Nerine's back to normal, Rin try to correct the history.: The princess of the makai world, Forbesii’s daughter, and the person whose destiny is the main focus of this game. Rin and Nerine were lovers. Because of the historical change, her appearance and her personality also change, it was like a her but not herself. The player meets three versions of her in the game depending on the decisions made.
: Artificial life form No.2, Nerine’s clone. The ‘hidden character’ of the game. Her appearance is the same as Nerine, but only her eye colours are different. Her eye colours are purple/violet, and Nerine's are red.
: Makai's young prince, also the future makai king. Is really torn between Ai and Sage, and it’s the player's involvement that determines who he chooses.
Mayumi Thyme :
:
New characters
: Forbesii’s maid in the earlier timeline, who is involved in a love triangle. Nerine's 'real' mother.: Forbesii’s fiancée in the earlier timeline. Hair and eye colour and appearance just like the same as Nerine.
: Forbesii’s sister, and Lisianthus’s future mother.
: Forbesii’s butler.
Music
Opening Theme: Be Ambitious, Guys!, by Miyuki HashimotoMiyuki Hashimoto
is a Japanese female singer from Saitama Prefecture. She is signed to Lantis, a label which contribute songs to anime and video games.- Singles :* Koko ni Iru kara... # Koko ni Iru kara.....
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Closing Theme: Never Say Goodbye, by YURIA.
Insert Song: Pieces, by Miyuki Hashimoto
Miyuki Hashimoto
is a Japanese female singer from Saitama Prefecture. She is signed to Lantis, a label which contribute songs to anime and video games.- Singles :* Koko ni Iru kara... # Koko ni Iru kara.....
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Adaptations
Tick! Tack! received a manga adaptation titled Tick! Tack!: Never Say Goodbye which ran in Comp AceComp Ace
is a Japanese computer game and manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. Comp Ace began as a special edition version of another one of Kadokawa Shoten's magazines, Comptiq. The first issue was released on March 26, 2005, and was published quarterly for the first three volumes which had cover...
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Tick! Tack! also has a novel titled Tick! Tack!:サンダーキックな恋物語 (Thunder Kick-like Love Story)