[Xiao Ji's Fragmented Words]: Personal Reflections on 'Time Sakura Volume' + Preview of the Return of the Novella Content

If I'm not mistaken, when faced with a game title like this, what first comes to a friend's mind is often not an interest in the new game or new storyline, but rather thoughts of its predecessor—the series that brought them emotional comfort and whose music box melody they can still seemingly hear, that timeless classic of pure love… This series has made many people attach emotions to mobile nurture games, and their empty hearts once indulged in love (whether lost or yet to come). Among them is Heima-san (Heima-san must have a special fondness for this series of games, even writing a diary about it… haha, this left a deep impression on me, so I used Heima-san as an example, you won't blame me, right?), and many more people… Of course, this includes me; so when it comes to a sequel to a beloved classic, we do pay attention, but the focus is the same as with watching a 3D version of Titanic—nostalgia… this is also what makes us look forward to sequels with new content.

Classics can be repeated, but they can't be copied.

This game might make the once "time wanderers" download it again, but if it fails to properly reconcile the relationship between the original and the present: to satisfactorily give the predecessor a full stop and give the current main character an appealing colon, then the opportunity for friends to download it without hesitation under the word “time” may only come this once, because this is something a “connected” sequel must do well. As most people think, something copied directly has lost its flavor; if the storyline is similar, no matter how many times you switch characters, it's not fun at all. However, this sequel can still bring some comfort to nostalgia-minded friends, featuring characters that left a mark in the original, for example: key figures linked to the work, Meng Haoyu's mother (uh, sorry, forgot the name... it's “Liu…Yan” —||), the chubby photo enthusiast (who's now Senior Cheng Wang…) Also, the appearance of characters from the original gives them a refreshing new feel: the aforementioned “Senior Wang” now exudes the aura of a professional photographer (though he still drools…); the almost absent original protagonist “Meng Haoyu” steps onto the stage, appearing as a gentle and handsome elder brother figure (his wife is?) Moreover, the plot connections are reasonable, and there are new time-based abilities, a new protagonist, and his romance seems to have quite a few 'mysteries'... Although I said earlier that the sequel is good, its flaws are just as obvious as its strengths: whether it's due to the production team rushing (it took so long to release a new work, but was the work rushed?), many details were not perfected. For example, previously, the protagonist's dialogue would change with the plot during search scenes, but now, before and after the time travel, most scenes are the same... Also, I feel that some hidden plot elements are harder to trigger than in the previous work, and some CG images haven't been unlocked... (I only know that in the prologue, if you go to the bus station to find 'Senior Wang,' you can bump into the 'confused ghost' coming back from the gallery. What she says is somewhat 'meaningful'… who is the mysterious woman… Besides this, I don't know, and of course it could also be my gaming skills.) These are my personal impressions of 'Time Sakura Book.' Naturally, current reviews don't mean much; we should wait until the game is fully out before making any conclusions! \_____ After talking so long, let's focus on a bit of self-promotion, hehe~ I haven't been online on 7723 for a long time, and there are so many new users, I don't even recognize some of the people… (Are there more 'ruffians' now?) I don't know if when I actually use my card to get online again, I'll be able to fit into the current 7723-style chaotic mix. I feel a bit ashamed calling myself a 'ranger.' Err, hehe, I'm going off-topic, but I still need to tell those who miss and support me (friends! Don't think that just because I said this, I've turned 'gay'! I still like girls more! lol): Unless something unexpected happens, I'll be back in June or July! For this, I'll bring a fantasy romance novella—'My Teacher Comes from the Past, and I Like Her'—as my gift for returning, and as the beginning of me picking up writing reviews again. \_____ Chen Fan, an ordinary high school student just living a normal high school life, was about to sink into despair as he lost confidence in his future, thinking high school would just pass by;Thinking back to the days of pure middle school filled with the fragrance of first love, one day, he fell asleep on his desk during class and woke up to find a strangely youthful and beautiful female teacher suddenly appearing, breaking into his monotonous life… However, he had no idea that this teacher was greatly connected to the girl he once loved, who had unexpectedly passed away… \_____ Well, friends who are interested in this novel, please look forward to it! That's all for now. (Uh, you might associate the novel with the plot of “Time,” but the two are actually unrelated. My inspiration came from the fact that my biology teacher resembled one of my middle school classmates.)