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A_Midsummer_Day's_Resonance_Bonus_Content_Guide.md

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+# A Midsummer Day's Resonance Bonus Content Guide
+
+*A Midsummer Day's Resonance* is a very good kinetic visual novel that was translated for al|together 2005. While the story does not have any interactive elements, the author included bonus post-completion content which requires correctly applying a code. I encourage you to try to figure it out on your own before using this guide. However, note that this guide has nothing to do with the story of *A Midsummer Day's Resonance* and contains no spoilers regarding the game or the bonus content other than how to access the bonus content.
+
+## Steps Prior to Spoiler
+
+1. Read *A Midsummer Day's Resonance* to completion. The extra content requires the player to complete the story once through in the save file.
+2. Watch the end credits. Wait for the sound that accompanies Kasumi's phone to play after the credits finish. Look at the bottom right corner of the screen and note the four numbers that appear: 0374.
+3. When you return to the title screen menu, note the appearance of three new menu items: Shortcut, Gallery, Music. Take a look at each menu item and consider how the 0374 code could be used. Note that the author of the game [stated on his website](http://www.re-sonance.com/resonance/index.html) that you do not type 0374 in using the numeric keys on your keyboard.
+
+## The Method
+
+I present the solution if you find yourself stuck.
+
+1. Open the Gallery menu.
+2. The Gallery menu has 12 clickable items. Each one reveals a different chapter card. ON and OFF are the prologue and epilogue respectively. 1-0 represent the cards for each chapters, with 1 being the first and 0 being the 10th.
+3. Click on cards 0, 3, 7, and 4 in that order. After you click on one card, left clicking again will bring up the chapter menu. You should input the 0, 3, 7, 4 sequence without ever returning to the main Gallery menu.
+4. After following the sequence through 4, you will hear a sound effect and be taken to a secret menu with six new gallery items. Enjoy -- I think they are worthwhile. Note that after leaving the secret menu, you will need to go through the 0374 sequence to see it again.
+
+## Bonus Tip
+
+Read the beginning and end of the game's 0.txt file. The beginning includes a humorous dialogue between two of the characters about visual novels. The end features a statement from the author.
+
+## Other Links
+
+* [My Review](https://thenewleafjournal.com/a-midsummer-days-resonance-vn-review)
+* [2007 review at Sleepless Nights with bonus content solution written as a ROT13 code](https://blickwinkelsan.blogspot.com/2007/07/mid-summer-days-resonance.html)

Midsummer_Haze_Endings_Guide.md

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+# Midsummer Haze Ending Guide
+
+*Midsummer Haze* is a very short visual novel in theory. One can read to both of the two immediately accessable endings in about 10 minutes. However, there is a third and fourth ending. These endings are a bit strange.
+
+In this case I recommend reading my guide before playing Midsummer Haze so that you have a better idea of what you are getting into. You may want to reach the first two endings first. My guide focues on the third ending and the hidden fourth ending. Note that I am only discussing how to reach the endings. This guide contains no story spoilers whatsoever.
+
+## The First Two Endings
+
+The immediately accessable endings are:
+
+* Ayako End
+* Chiho End 1
+
+There is a choice mid-way through a run from the beginning of Midsummer Haze. Choosing the General Store leads to the Ayako end. Choosing the bookstore leads to the first Chiho End.
+
+## The Third Ending (Roulette time!)
+
+After reaching the Ayako and first Chiho Ends, you must turn to chance. Every subsequent time you select the bookstore choice, there is a chance that you will trigger the second Chiho ending instead of the first. However, whatever the chance is, it appears to be very small. I tested it four times and it took me the following number of attempts to trigger Chiho End 2:
+
+* 43 (first run)
+* 19 (after having already unlocked the Chiho end)
+* 30
+* 28
+
+One reader on Visual Novel Database [reported slightly more than 12 attempts](https://vndb.org/t13882). The odds of triggering Chiho end 2 seem to be very low.
+
+I confirmed on my fourth test that you can reach the second Chiho ending my loading a save file at the choice scene wherein you choose between the general store and the bookstore. That is, this is not a case where a seed is planted at the start of the run. My guess is that the Chiho end version is determined when you choose to go to the bookstore. When starting from the choice, the fastest way to power through is:
+
+* Choose bookstore
+* Immediately hit skip on the top menu bar
+* Click at the end of the credits to return to the title
+
+You can cycle through all the Chiho 2 endings in about 10-15 seconds if you are doing nothing but restarting to try to trigger Chiho 3.
+
+## Fourth Ending
+
+The fourth ending is hidden but much less annoying than Chiho 3. After triggering Chiho 3, an Extras menu will be added to the title page. The Extras menu has an afterword (which seems to apply to endings 1-3 in a general sense) and statements from the creator and translator. None of this is relevant to the secret fourth ending, which only becomes visible in the Endings menu after triggering Chiho 3.
+
+Return to the choice scene. Now in theory, you must choose between the general store and the bookstore. However, after triggering Chiho 3, there is a third choice. Do nothing to trigger the final ending (I will not spoil its contents here). I recall it took about 10-15 seconds of doing nothing for the scene to transition to ending 4.
+
+## Other Links
+
+* [My review with installation notes](https://thenewleafjournal.com/finding-manatsu-no-kagerou/)
+* [Installation journey](https://thenewleafjournal.com/midsummer-haze-visual-novel-review/)
+* [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v62)

README.md

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-# altogether_visual_novel_guides
+# al|together Visual Novel Guides
 
 A repository for text file guides to select visual novels from the 2005, 2006, and 2008 al|together translation festivals. Consider spoiler notes/concerns before reading.
+
+To learn more about al|together and my review project, see my [collection of al|together articles and reviews](https://thenewleafjournal.com/collection/altogether/) on *The New Leaf Journal*.