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I didn’t find a straightforward guide how to play Hakuouki SSL (modern day AU game with the shinsengumi) so, here is what I did:

I: Things to download:-

1. Download the emulator. I used Vita3k.

2. Download the english translation patch.

3. Download the game. In case the webiste is not working, here is the dropbox link for a copy of the pkg file.

II. Installation:-

1. Emulator:

The emulator should be easy to set up.

Simply follow the onscreen instructions. Make sure to download and install the files it asks you to.

2. Game

1. Click File > Install .pkg on the emulator.

2. Select the game file from step I.3. Let it complete its installation as per usual.

3. It will ask for a zRIF code which is this:

KO5ifR1dQ+d7BQDtN4TaYmRpDrLf083D0TvUP9TbMzjYB2QGHnBtR+hBCb/2qy136y9KbI85PRrjgxsAAGWlFesA

paste this in the box.

Game should be ready after this step!

3. Translation Patch

1. Extract the zip file of english patch.

2. In the folder, go to ‘HakuoGakuen.Otogelib.Hakuoki_SSL_English_Patch_v1.1\PCSG00297\data‘ and copy its contents. There should be two files- ‘GAME.cpk’ and ‘SYSTEM.cpk’

3. Now go to the game data folder location. you can do so by right clicking on the game in the homescreen on the emulator.

For me, it was here ‘C:\Users\AMY\AppData\Roaming\Vita3K\Vita3K\ux0\app\PCSG00297\data‘

4. Paste the two patch files into the data folder. Click ‘replace the files’.

Done! You should be able to play the game in english now.

Note 1: quicksaving was not working for me for some reason, so make sure to make regular manual saves!

Note 2: There are a series of mini games at the end of every route and since they use a randomiser, they are not translated. It is recommended to play Okita's route first for this reason as his games are the easiest (apparently). I have never played it past the mini games on my Saito route and my sister didn't either past the Harada route. It's not undoable ofc, we just don't have the patience for it xD

Once you finish one ending, you can skip the last mini games in other routes.

Note 3: The keyboard controls I could discern so far were:

c- enter

x- back

v- menu

arrow keys to move around the menu

q- quick save

- Marrguerite Yourcenar, El amante

Me provocas sonrisas, de las curan todo, sanan las heridas y los días maltrechos, de los que hacen de mi vida magia y arcoiris...

Me incitas a amar la vida, a querer ser niña de nuevo y reír a carcajadas, a bailar, hacer piruetas y marometas. A lograr que hacerle el amor a la vida sea posible. Me haces sentir la dulzura que una chica puede tener cuando se enamora por primera vez.

Thanks for the ask! Hope you enjoy the answer + any justifications. For the 9 LIs + Kyo and Amagiri (I haven't seen enough of Iba, Souma, and Sakamoto):

Saito: “There are still good people in Slytherin...” The sorting hat muses before asking him, “Where do you think you belong more, Slytherin or Ravenclaw?”

“Wherever I am ordered to go.” Saito responds demurely.

The hat gives something of a sign. “Of course. Ravenclaw.”

Souji: Souji can’t stop grinning while he is being sorted. He knows wherever he goes, the fun goes. He now has access to magic and is gonna make Hijikata’s life miserable. The world is at his fingertips. “Oh?” The hat senses his boundless need for mischief. But also senses the same lack of goals just for his sake (and not Kondo’s) and lack of sense of self like Saito. And thus, he places him in Hufflepuff.

Chizuru: Hufflepuff. Not that Souji is complaining. He grins even more. Now, what shall he do~?

Heisuke: It would be a toss for him between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. He whispers very quietly to be placed in Hufflepuff, and the Hat knows it’s because that’s where Chizuru is. “N-not that it matters much!” Heisuke says. “...But it would be kinda nice, you know?”

Kazama: Without a doubt, Slytherin. Kyo would also follow him, but Amagiri would end up in Ravenclaw, and have several classes with Saito, whom he respects as a peer.

Hijikata: Slytherin as well. In game, he’s not afraid to be portrayed as a bad guy in order to get the job done, and he’s willing to have a notorious reputation if it has the most overall benefit. He also is capable of fighting dirty according to the baka trio. However, his placement soon causes a lot of commotion between him and Kazama. The detest is mutual. Hilarity often ensues, but sometimes their duels need to be stopped...

Sannan: Ravenclaw, but the hat notices his thoughts need to be kept in check, because otherwise he has the potential to become on par with the most ruthless Slytherins. The hat tells Sannan as such before yelling his decision. To which Sannan gives a small smile. “We shall see, now won’t we?”

Harada: Gryffindor, but is popular among the ladies in all of the houses, especially Hufflepuff. Chizuru, however, is fairly oblivious to his reputation.

Shinpachi: Gryffindor

Yamazaki:  Gryffindor. He is obedient and doesn’t think for himself to a fault, just like Saito. However the hat acknowledges his immense potential to change himself when he is not busy dying in everyone’s routes, which is unlike Saito (not to his extent, anyway).

However, the Shinsengumi would not be the Shinsengumi without each other. Despite their houses, they spend a great deal of their free time together, becoming well known in their time at Hogwarts for being the largest inter-house friend group. Well, except for Kazama. They think he’s shit.