Posted February 12, 2021 by KigyoDev
Deep Sea Valentine is a little different from other dating sims, because the route isn't determined by "affection points" or a similar stat mechanic. You're free to say whatever you want to the other characters, and it won't affect your chances of going on a date with them. This means it can be difficult to figure out what does affect the ending, though. That's what this guide is for!
I recommend you only read this guide after you already tried a few things yourself. It contains a few spoilers and is meant as a last resort to prevent you from growing frustrated with the game.
There are exactly three points in the game where your choice will affect the route you get:
This should already give you everything you need to get all the endings on your own. For the fastest 100% run, just save the game right after freeing Tae, before making your choice for the crab, and when you're given the opportunity to turn back in the cave.
The Route Shortcuts feature added in Version 2.0 should save you even more time!
You'll find more details about it further below.
If you're only missing one more ending, it would be frustrating to try out all the combinations all over again.
Here's what you need to do to get the route you want:
Triche is both the hardest and easiest to romance. Aside from the "bad" ending, you could technically always end up dating her. Details in the next section.
Below are all the correct answers that will allow you to go on a date with your girl of choice:
You can also get a "bad" ending where you can't romance anyone (including Triche) by doing the following:
The shortcuts button is a new feature from Version 2.0. It let's you jump right to an ending if you've read the relevant scenes from the common route.
The "relevant scenes from the common route" involve the following factors:
If you do all of these things across your playthroughs, then you will also unlock all shortcuts.
The most efficient method only requires two full playthroughs of the game to get all seven endings:
*The order or exact combination doesn't matter here, the important part is that both runs have the opposite choices.
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