~ "Metropolitan Blues" GUIDE ~
Released: August 22, 2005
Copyright 2005 Tall Tales Production


Contents
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i.   Introduction
ii.  Hints
iii. Branch System and Scoring
iv.  Unlockables


i.   Introduction
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This guide was created to help players find all of the endings to 
Tall Tales Production's visual novel "Metropolitan Blues." It
includes two different levels of details - a hints section that
can give players a nudge in the right direction and a full-blown
description of the branches and scoring system. 


ii.  Hints
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There are three scores that correlate to the three major themes to 
this game - loneliness, identity, and purpose. The game will branch 
at several places depending on which aspect you choose to pursue, 
and your final choice determines the set of endings that you can get. 
For example, deciding to remain as a guiding spirit at the end will 
determine your ending with the "purpose" score.

If you are reading this guide, odds are that you are tired of getting
the "Banishment" ending. =P It is basically a catch-all ending for 
when you score too low in the theme associated with the final choice.
So even if you managed to choose all the loneliness-related choices,
you can still be banished if you try to find a purpose as your last
choice. 

Also, there are two endings for each theme, and you can get them if 
you score high enough in the designated ending set. What will happen 
if you manage to balance out all three aspects...? ;)


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iii. Branch System and Scoring
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All right, so you're down in this section either because the hints
didn't help much or because you're curious as to how the scoring 
works. =P

Anyways, the different paths can be categorized into four tiers. 
Starting with the top, you move down to the next level until you
reach the bottom where your ending is decided. Along the way, the
choices you make regarding loneliness, identity, and purpose will
increment the coresponding score. 

Below, I will list the choices for each branch and the scores
associated with them. I will also mark which branch it leads to
when applicable.

  Tier 1:
	 "Being all alone." (L, Alone)
	 "Not knowing who I am." (I, Who)
	 "Not knowing why I am here." (P, Purpose)

  Tier 2:
    [Alone]
	 "I should watch her closely."
	 "She might feel like I do." (L)

	 "Imitate her behavior." (I)
	 "Observe her behavior more."

	 "Try to contact her." (L, Contact)
	 "Try to inspire her." (P, Inspiration)

    [Who]
	 "I don't need memories."
	 "I am nothing without memories." (I)

	 "By what I am."
	 "By what I do." (P)

	 "She must know I exist." (L, Contact)
	 "I am just like her." (I, Be Her)

    [Purpose]
	 "There must be something." (P)
	 "Maybe I am useless..."

	 "Just for myself."
	 "For other people." (L)

	 "I can find myself in her." (I, Be Her)
	 "I can be her inspiration." (P, Inspiration)

  Tier 3:
    [Contact]
	 "Become her lover." (L, Lovers)
	 "Be her 'Guiding Spirit.'" (I, Guiding Spirit)

    [Be Her]
	 "Live the life she lives." (I, Live Her Life)
	 "Make her life perfect." (P, Perfect Life)

    [Inspiration]
	 "Her novel is more important." (P, Her Novel)
	 "Our relationship is more important." (L, Our Relationship)

  Tier 4:
    [Lovers]
	 "The two of us." (L, L Set)
	 "For a family." (P, P Set)

    [Guiding Spirit]
	 "I did it all for her." (P, P Set)
	 "That is ME." (I, I Set)

    [Live Her Life]
	 "I know who I am now." (I, I Set)
	 "I am myself when I am close to her." (L, L Set)

    [Perfect Life]
	 "Her happiness." (P, P Set)
	 "To be with her." (L, L Set)

    [Her Novel]
	 "That novel is me." (I, I Set)
	 "I found a purpose." (P, P Set)

    [Our Relationship]
	 "Always together." (L, L Set)
	 "I am a spirit at her side." (I, I Set)

  Endings:
    [L Set]
	 5 L Points - Ending 2
	 3 or 4 L Points - Ending 3

    [I Set]
	 5 I Points - Ending 4
	 3 or 4 I Points - Ending 5

    [P Set]
	 5 P Points - Ending 6
	 3 or 4 P Points - Ending 7

    [All Sets]
	 Balanced (2 L, I, and P Points) - Ending 8
	 None of the above - Ending 1


iv.  Unlockables
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TokyOmake: Get Ending 8
Rio's Artwork: Get Ending 2, 4, or 6
Deleted Scene: Get all endings