Girl Host
| Girl Host | |
|---|---|
 The box art for Girl Host: Unidentifiable Breeze | |
| Developer(s) | Girl Host Team |
| Publisher(s) | Host |
| Director(s) | BobTheTacocat |
| Programmer(s) | misch13vous |
| Artist(s) | BobTheTacocat WITCH (box art) |
| Writer(s) | BobTheTacocat Callie WITCH |
| Engine | MediaWiki 1.35.1 |
| Platform(s) | Linux macOS Windows |
| Genre(s) | Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Girl Host: Unidentifiable Breeze (女の子のホスト, Hepburn: Onna no Ko no Hosuto) is a slice of life dōjin soft visual novel developed by Girl Host Team. The game follows the members of Girl Host going through their day to day lives uneventfully.
The game is most notable for being built on the niche MediaWiki game engine, a decision members of Girl Host Team have often admitted to being "deeply stupid." Due to its peculiar choice of engine, Girl Host has yet to see an official port, though a dedicated fan has successfully ported the entire game to the Nintendo Entertainment System, albeit split into nine parts.
Plot
Girl Competitors bicker about things that don't matter a lot. Sometimes they do it while eating parfait or some other sweet. Sometimes they do it in train stations.
Development
As noted earlier in the article, the game's engine choice was a challenge to its development team that never quite paid dividends. Hours of labor went into about thirty minutes of playtime. People died. It wasn't very pretty.
The game's understated tone is in part due to this being the team's first attempt at releasing a visual novel, thinking it thematically simple and fun to explore.
Release history
Girl Host: Unidentifiable Breeze was first teased on April 6th, 2023. Originally independently published, it would soon release on May 1st of the same year although published by Host.
During an online stream by Girl Host Team they would officially tease Girl Host: Unidentifiable Breeze: Blossom (女の子のホスト花, Hepburn: Onna no Ko no Hosuto Hana), a re-release with "some extra side content." Its box art was also revealed during the stream. Blossom was set to release Q2 2024.[1]
Gameplay
Our scene is a quiet street that falls under no scrutiny. Its pavement is rarely used, and those who must pass through go through their routines unbothered.
After all, today's just another day. Nothing different from the last, save for the sudden summer breeze.
In this quiet street sits a building nary used, fitting its surrounding like peas in a pod.
Yet every week the halls of such a building would reliably be filled with chatter, to the chagrin of...
Yet every week the halls of such a building would reliably be filled with chatter, to the chagrin of... well, no one. It's not like anyone else was there.
Tracing the noise would quickly lead you to a door barely kept open, one that'd soon creak all thanks to that unexpected summer breeze.
"WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?"
Clash Royale Princess Emote
YURI!!! ON ICE IS A MASTERPIECE!!
The room is dead silent. Clash Royale Princess Emote stares at the egg on the ground, as if staring at them hard enough will make them explode.
Girl Versus
Clash Royale Princess Emote
OH, SHE-HEE-HEE-UT UP. YOU SHE-HEE-HEE-HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
DOES NOBODY ELSE GET IT?
Clash Royale Princess Emote
GENUINE DRAMA... SHE-HEE-HEE-HEARTFELT SCENES... EMOTIONAL BONDS... HUMOR...
Clash Royale Princess Emote
LIVE! LAUGH! LOVE! IT HAD IT ALL!
Girl Diary
i mean, it was fine, i guess, but i wouldn't call it a masterwork or anything
Clash Royale Princess Emote
OMDG.
Clash Royale Princess Emote turns to a nearby computer, glaring at the screen seemingly expecting something out of it.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
Clash Royale Princess Emote
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
X:D <( i thought the show was pretty cool! )
Clash Royale Princess Emote
SEE-HEE-HEE-HA? GIRL EMOTICON AGREES WITH ME.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
SEE-HEE-HEE-HA? GIRL EMOTICON AGREES WITH ME.
X:O <( i wish boys were real )
Girl Nurse Cap
ewwww no thnx
Girl Nurse Cap
sry bu thhis boy stfuf is overratwd is jus lliek th e Girl Vampire thign a fww years ago it sa fad nd itll die sooon
Girl Nurse Cap
plus... their sso UGLY!!!!! ib et if i wsa a boy i dwannna be a gir;l anywy
Clash Royale Princess Emote
THIS JUST IN... @/GIRL NURSE CAP IS SHE-HEE-HEE-HEARTLESS... IMAGINE WHAT "BOYS" WOULD SAY IF THEY HEARD SOME OF THE THINGS SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THEM.
Girl Diary
calm down, it's not like they exist
Girl Nurse Cap
thnka The Divine Girl 4 thhat
Girl Nurse Cap
thnka The Divine Girl 4 thhat
X:/ <( okay now you're just provoking her )
Clash Royale Princess Emote
YEAH!! STOP PROVOKING ME!!!
Girl Nurse Cap
hmhp. as m a matter of fact i wqll !
Girl Nurse Cap
hmhp. as m a matter of fact i wqll ! um.
Girl Nurse Cap
hmhp. as m a matter of fact i wqll ! um. stp prov9kinh y ou.
Girl Nurse Cap
... ... ...
Girl Nurse Cap
... ... ...
... ... ...
Girl Nurse Cap glances around the room, and all others present glance back in confusion. Had she any blood her face would be beet red.
Girl Nurse Cap
um...
Girl Nurse Cap
um... hpmh!!
She leaves the room in a move of faux-defiance, a thin veil that served to barely hide her embarrassment. All in that room know this well enough.
Girl Diary
...
Clash Royale Princess Emote
SO WHO'S EVERYONE'S FAVORITE YURI ON ICE BOY?
Girl Diary
okay, this is dumb, i'll be back later
The door creaks behind Girl Diary as she walks out.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
YOU?
Clash Royale Princess Emote
YOU?
X:0 <( skating ethan for sure )
Elsewhere...
Just as she expected, Girl Diary finds the runaway Girl Host member looking distressed in the immediate outside the building.
Just as she expected, Girl Diary finds the runaway Girl Host member looking distressed in the immediate outside the building. The latter looks at the former as if she's seen a ghost, no words coming out of her mouth.
Girl Diary is unamused, acting as if she's just going through the motions, which may as well be the case.
Girl Diary
you need a minute, or??
Girl Nurse Cap
ummmno,, d o yyou ? cus im, lieke, fiune lol
Girl Diary
ok. wanna go back inside then?
Girl Nurse Cap
F UK NO THYE PROBLABLY HATE ME ONW
Girl Diary
they didnt hate you the last few hundred times so why now?
Girl Nurse Cap
w... like... umm..... yea a bu t wjat if !!!
Girl Diary
seems pretty unlikely.
Girl Nurse Cap
but WHT IF;???
Girl Diary
hmm, ok. you should go get your mind off this, i'm sure you'll feel better about it later
Girl Nurse Cap looks away, seeming unhappy about the prospect. The idea of being alone must be far from appealing at the moment.
Girl Diary
uhh, alright. we can take a break at emerald instead if that's better
Girl Nurse Cap
okya.....
Emerald Diner was, compared to the surrounding streets, quite busy. The locals probably knew it as a cozy rendezvous spot due to its position rather than anything about the diner itself.
Of course, this is not to call it a poor establishment, but rather it's nothing past what one might expect.
After all, other than punctual delivery of food, what more did a diner need to satisfy its customers?
In such an ordinary diner, Girl Diary and Girl Nurse Cap sit, waiting for their orders.
Girl Nurse Cap
...u w ere riuhgt ... regert is ssetting i n.... it wasns that bi g of a dea;l
Girl Diary
oh well, i don't think anyone will think much of it anyway
Girl Nurse Cap
... yeah ...
After enough time of waiting, silently checking their phones, their food finally makes its way to their table. The waitress offers kind words, telling their two customers to enjoy their food.
Girl Nurse Cap
u 2
Girl Nurse Cap
...
As the waitress takes her leave, Girl Nurse Cap hides her face in her fries. In contrast, Girl Diary quietly eats her food.
A few minutes pass...
Clash Royale Princess Emote
OH, WE-HEE-HEE-HAVE A TABLE ALREADY! WE'VE GOT FRIENDS INSIDE WAITING FOR US.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
YES, WE.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
YES, WE.
X:D <( both of us! )
Clash Royale Princess Emote, with a laptop in tow, pulls up a chair to Girl Nurse Cap and Girl Diary's booth.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
SHE-HEE-HEE-HEY! ORDERED WITHOUT US?
Girl Nurse Cap
w e dindt um ... ex[pct y ou 2 come all the wya her e..... sr y...
Clash Royale Princess Emote
WE-HEE-HEE-HAD TO STORM OUT. I MEAN... LOOK, GIRL VERSUS IS A GREAT SINGER, BUT SHE-HEE-HEE-HER TAKES ARE JUST...
:P <( she's not much for conversation )
Clash Royale Princess Emote
JUST GO AHEAD AND EAT. WE-HEE-HEE-HE'LL CATCH UP.
Clash Royale Princess Emote raises a hand, staring at the waitresses as they go by.
Girl Nurse Cap
...
Girl Nurse Cap
i “m sry 4 tsorming out 4 no reaosn
Girl Nurse Cap
i “m sry 4 tsorming out 4 no reaosn nd mkaing u com e he;re bcusof it
Clash Royale Princess Emote
OH THAT? DON'T EVEN WORRY. THE VIBE WAS GETTING WEIRD IN THERE ANYWAY.
Girl Diary
see what i told you?
Girl Nurse Cap
y ywa h.....
Once they all properly caught up with each other, the energy noticeably went down. Girl Nurse Cap, feeling responsible, fidgets while wracking her brain for a new topic they'd enjoy.
Girl Diary
so whatever happened with that yuri on ice movie that was supposed to come out last year?
Girl Diary
so whatever happened with that yuri on ice movie that was supposed to come out last year?
X:/ <( oh i'm pretty sure that was just a weird rumor )
Clash Royale Princess Emote
WAIT, WHAT??? I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SET BACK!!!
Clash Royale Princess Emote
WAIT, WHAT??? I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SET BACK!!!
X>:0 <( no way!! don't you think it'd be out by now? )
Girl Nurse Cap
yk ,wec can j ust look this up
Girl Nurse Cap searches for her phone for a bit before deciding to reach over to Girl Emoticon's laptop.
X:D <( you know this does remind me— )
X:0 <( wait huh )
X:0 <( wait huh )
>>; <( who said that?? )
Girl Nurse Cap
huh
Clash Royale Princess Emote
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE.
...a flock of birds fly past.
...a flock of birds fly past.
X:0 <( something's wrong. theres nothing in the window i'm typing in )
A group of cars drive down the busy highway.
A group of cars drive down the busy highway.
>>; <( but it feels like somebody's typing something )
Hmm.
Some other sounds can be heard. Click, click, clack. Can you hear me?
Clash Royale Princess Emote
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU? ARE YOU OKAY?
Anything.
Anything.
><"" <( why can i feel nothing? who are you?? )
...of course. It's always the same.
A ring of the door on the other side of the building reverberates through the diner.
Girl Kevin
oh hey gals, i thought i heard you guys outside.
Girl Nurse Cap
ohey girl kevin what su p
Girl Nurse Cap
we were juist here talking
Girl Kevin
i see we're all still here, that's good.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
YEAH? OF COURSE WE'RE ALL SHE-HEE-HEE-HERE
A lull falls over the group. Everybody in the room looks around aimlessly for a second.
Clash Royale Princess Emote
...DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT?
^^" <( not really, no )
Girl Kevin
suppose it's just the wind, then.
Girl Kevin
hey, you know, it's getting kind of late actually
Girl Kevin
you guys should probably head back to the clubroom if you want to get back before it gets dark
Clash Royale Princess Emote
OH YEAH, I GUESS WE SHOULD HEAD OUT IN THAT CASE.
>>; <( yeah, this laptop is on low charge anyway )
Girl Nurse Cap
r u li ke not coming with ?
Girl Kevin
eh, i've always been one for a late lunch, anyway. i'll be fine out here for now.
Girl Nurse Cap
ok
One by one, everybody shuffles out of the diner. A hushed silence fall over the space.
Girl Kevin starts drawing circles on the table with his finger, as if waiting for nobody in particular.
After a moment, Girl Kevin awkwardly shuffles over towards the middle of the diner seat.
[THE ZEITGEIST]'s demeanor changes ever so slightly.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
so i guess you decided not to leave?
...?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
oh, come on. i can see you, you know.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
you alright?
...
Girl Kevin
well, alright, i'll just be off, then
055
...no. Come back. Stay here.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
oh, hello.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
you're not from here, are you?
055
...before I answer this, I'd like to test something.
055
How do you know I'm here?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
oh, just a hunch is all.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
it's hard to really say, with these types of things. you could call it a sixth sense if you want.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
it's not important right now. what matters is you
[THE ZEITGEIST]
because i know that you being here is a mistake.
055
How do you mean?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
everybody that gets here is either here completely on purpose or completely by accident.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
and you seem like the type to have a good purpose to do something by accident.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
so what's the deal
055
...is that your plan?
055
Find me, catch me off guard, and then interrogate me for information?
055
I'm really tired of this song and dance, honestly. Being yanked around the universe and whatnot.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i mean, what was i supposed to do? wax philosophical around you until you try and talk to me?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
it's a cute idea, it really is you know. but i'm not really sure it would've worked.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
at least coming from me, anyway. maybe with different words
055
...okay, fair enough.
055
You're owed some answers, or at least to the extent that I can meaningfully produce them. It's always difficult with me.
...
... ...
... ... ...
055
My original intention was to find... something. Something from my past, I think.
055
Originally, the plan was to try and course correct my way towards where I needed to go.
055
My instinct would serve as my compass, but I understood that it was far from a risk-free plan.
055
So I asked for help. I requested a device from a member of... my Host. They provided me with a machine to traverse space and time.
055
I don't think I ended up where I wanted to. What's more frustrating is that the specifics of my original goal are slipping from my memory as I ask.
055
But maybe it doesn't matter.
055
I'm tired, and I don't know what to do.
055
I've been attempting to pretend that I know what I'm doing here, in the hopes that it will manifest it as truth.
055
I don't.
055
...so that's where I'm at.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
...i see.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
hm. would you look at that. it got dark outside pretty fast. all during your story that was told
[THE ZEITGEIST]
funny how that works
[THE ZEITGEIST]
...
[THE ZEITGEIST]
...so do you know what you're looking for?
055
Come again?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
if you landed at the right place, what are you trying to get out of it?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
traveling like this, successful or not, has to be for some reason.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
to get to a place, to find something out, to meet somebody, whatever it is
[THE ZEITGEIST]
do you know?
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[THE ZEITGEIST]
do you know?
055
...no, I don't know what I'm looking for.
055
I decided that I needed to try and find something about myself or where I came from. Anything.
055
As much as curiosity can unabashedly kill, this is something that I cannot leave unturned.
055
So I'm grappling for something. Anything.
055
But you're right. I don't know what that thing is.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
mm.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i think you should stay here for a bit, then. it might give you a good idea.
055
With all due respect, I think I should head back eventually.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
of course, of course. but not now.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
for now let's just get back to the haze clubroom
[THE ZEITGEIST]
come on. walk and talk with me, or whatever it is you do
055
Didn't you say you were going to order something?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
eh, don't worry about it. i've decided that i'm not really that hungry
055
If you insist.
055
I've considered it since we started walking, and perhaps I should stay here for a bit longer.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
hmm? why the sudden change in attitude
055
Well, I've recently - recently in the grand scheme of things, anyway - discovered information about myself.
055
If I say it directly, I don't know if you'll be able to remember it, let alone hear it.
055
To entertain the semantics of gender binary for a fleeting moment before you immediately discard them once more, the inverse of the statement "I am male" is applicable.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i see
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i don't think i understand the problem
055
I don't understand what that means, for me. The concept of womanhood.
055
To ascribe that to myself is something that feels correct, but in parallel it is another piece of the puzzle that is my existence.
055
It's the equivalent of trying to ink your fingerprints with your fingers sanded off.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
mhm
[THE ZEITGEIST]
well
[THE ZEITGEIST]
you said that its what feels correct, correct
055
Yes.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
then does it particularly matter
055
In some sense, I would say so, yes.
055
Considering the anomalous holes of information about myself, the fact that the semantic language of gender identity still applies to me in some meaningful way...
055
...especially to where I can react and state that it is “correct” or “incorrect”, must conceptually mean something. Is that not true?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i suppose so
055
And in comparison to myself, mired in uncertainties, this world I find myself in is unabashedly... well, how do I put it.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
hashtag girl
055
That is one way to put it, thank you.
055
It's... interesting. An island of certainty in an erstwhile sea of fear. Is it so wrong for me to enjoy it?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
well
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i can't say i'm not the type of person that has the concept of gender identity on their mind from time to time
[THE ZEITGEIST]
you know how it is
055
I'm quite familiar.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
but i think with you it's a particular question, just because of your circumstance
[THE ZEITGEIST]
you've figured out information about yourself, and that's great. it's compelling. but what does that mean to you
[THE ZEITGEIST]
it's just a bunch of words on a page. i can write in information about you if you want, even
[THE ZEITGEIST]
but, well
[THE ZEITGEIST]
what do you think you are? do you think you're a pinned up collection of facts, or are you... well, you
[THE ZEITGEIST]
and in that regard, what do you want
055
...
055
Yeah, I think that's too selfish. I almost forgot why I came here. It was so clear earlier, but being me... it's easy to lose myself.
055
I came here for answers. To answer the questions I couldn't possibly know the answers to. A way to honor the dead that I literally cannot remember.
055
To make more sense of what I know, and to make sense of this patchwork mess of scraps of information I've found for myself.
055
And to be someone, not just a collection of facts. To know not only where, but who I came from.
055
...above all, I wanted closure. For myself, and for those unmourned.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
there you are
[THE ZEITGEIST]
just the seven letter noun will do
055
I'm sorry?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
don't worry about it for now
[THE ZEITGEIST]
anyway, here we are.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
through that door, up the stairs, second floor, last door in the hallway
055
Are you choosing not to come with?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
yeah
[THE ZEITGEIST]
the wiki camp is about to halt editing, and i need to do a couple things before it does
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i need to go catch this mysterious girl i've been looking for. she's very interesting. never quite met anyone like her
[THE ZEITGEIST]
have you seen her around, perchance?
055
...ah. So that's how it is. I see.
055
Thank you. I'll have to retrace my steps. Goodbye for now.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
until the morrow
[THE ZEITGEIST] walks out of the alleyway.
Girl Kevin takes one look back in, before he disappears into the night.
055
...I'm looking for closure.
055
I'm hoping that by doing this, I can find the pieces of myself that I don't understand, and connect them in a way that fits together.
055
Even if I'm stumbling through the dark, maybe I'll find scraps here and there that will let me honor those who have passed.
055
I owe it to those departed. I am the sole survivor, and I can't just sit here in this feminine "paradise."
055
And, of course, I recognize that this may be the least intuitive way that anybody has ever tried to divine anything.
055
But that's all that I have. So I may as well try and use it, even if that comes to inconclusive or otherwise useless results.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
hmm
[THE ZEITGEIST]
well, fair enough
[THE ZEITGEIST]
off you go, then
055
...is that it?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
well, yeah. you seem to know what you want
[THE ZEITGEIST]
and besides, you've shown me that you get it.
055
Did I?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
well, at the very least i knew you had it in you
[THE ZEITGEIST]
that's why i came back to catch you over here. you should remember
055
...ah. Right.
055
Ever the mysterious mastermind, aren't we?
055
We have got to stop bumping into each other like this.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
but wouldn't that be kinda boring?
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i assure you that it's more interesting this way.
055
...I suppose you have a point there.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
i must go back to my room. it's been determined by curfew that my time here is over
[THE ZEITGEIST]
and so is yours, 055.
[THE ZEITGEIST]
goodbye for now
055
W- What... ?
055
...oh.
055
...it seems I'm back. Nurse Cap is standing off to the side still. Right next to the time machine that I tried to operate.
055
I've probably left her short-term memory already, which is annoying. But I think I've realized something.
Nurse Cap
o hum tht was qiuick
Nurse Cap
deos th t mean it workd??
055
...I guess not?
055
Hello, Nurse Cap. No, not quite. I think I realized a flaw with the methodology.
055
Wormholes are meant to traverse Minkowski spacetime, but playing with them is not a precise science. Not in the slightest.
055
...I think the last time I toyed with them, I blanked your Edit War entry. My apologies.
Nurse Cap
o his thta what hpapened ...
Nurse Cap
wlll it s in the psat ... i dindt even write that mylsef
Nurse Cap
umm mor improtantly .... wa s there somerhing on theothe r side???? whta did u c???
055
I don't know if you'd believe me if I told you.
055
To call this contraption a "time machine" would be inaccurate. I think Dora might have been trying to play a prank on me.
055
To call this contraption a "time machine" would be inaccurate. I think Dora might have been trying to play a prank on me. That or their seller was dodgy.
055
Either way, it sent me to a parallel reality that I can most accurately describe as a "Girl Universe." A reality where the concept of maleness did not exist.
055
A world full of... women, I guess? It was strange.
Nurse Cap
uhm .. thta rl y is hard 2 believe LOL
Nurse Cap
welll ummm .. takeign ur word 4 it that dosen t sound 2 far of f from tieme travle .. form wher e im stnding
055
Perhaps. Regardless, I think I'm done chasing ghosts. If I'm being honest with myself, a part of me had hoped I could save them.
055
I wanted to change a past I knew was so unbearably tragic. To rescue myself from my current state.
055
I wanted to change a past I knew was so unbearably tragic. To rescue myself from my current state. I realize now that that thinking is flawed.
055
What happened to me was horrible. But I am the sum total of my experiences. The good, the bad, and the obscene.
055
I will find a different way to uncover what happened. Nothing that requires something so fantastical as time travel.
055
Who knows. Perhaps along the way, I'll discover what gender means to me too. I won't hold my breath for that one, though.
Nurse Cap
wwoa ... thta was rl y matuere... i mkindo f speeclhless
Nurse Cap
tahats ummm n ot an eas y conclysion 2 find bu t im rly glsd u got 2 it a nd like
Nurse Cap
it kindof ... makes me hoprful about ... being able to form my own har d conclusions...
Nurse Cap
it kindof ... makes me hoprful about ... being able to form my own har d conclusions.. idk sry htat was kindad umb sorry
055
Not remotely, friend. We all have our own demons to fight. Yours just tend to be video game adversaries.
055
I shall take my leave for now. This was nice. I'll come by tomorrow. Heavens know I need to spend more time with you HaZE folk.
Nurse Cap
ok i;ll c u tomor row i hope ... i'lll try 2 b waitihg but um, nno rpormises .. yk how iti s
055
Believe me, I am very aware. I doubt you'll remember this conversation in the morning.
055
I'll be content to watch. Farewell.
055
...
055
How often is it I seem to turn to introspection?
055
How often is it I seem to turn to introspection? Whatever the answer, old habits die hard, so let's do it again.
055
After all, I was most certainly being led to a conslusion through that whole, whatever it was. Never a boring day with [THE ZEITGEIST].
Nurse Cap
tnihkn abou t it !!! it s moslty liqiid with som chewy bi ts
Diary
we both know you don't actually believe this.
Smobo
Why Does It Matter If It Is Soup
055
How can I say this without embarrassing myself?
055
How can I say this without embarrassing myself? The more things change, the more they stay the same?
055
How can I say this without embarrassing myself? The more things change, the more they stay the same? ...
055
No, maybe just stating it as plainly as I can is better.
055
Despite everything, there's a sort of cameraderie here. A found family, almost.
Nurse Cap
i dotn wnna hear fro m the remy mmai n.. yuo hbve no honro ... UR CHEA P
Smobo
Wait I Thought Chun Li Was Cheap Too
Smobo
Wait I Thought Chun Li Was Cheap Too
:? <( wait what does this have to do with cereal? )
Bingus music
Lost the plot.
055
This group, this room, these streets, they've all become familiar to me,
055
This group, this room, these streets, they've all become familiar to me, and for my teammates... that feeling like you're forgetting something has probably become less strange.
Nurse Cap
yhea well ...
Nurse Cap
yhea well ... thts ...
Nurse Cap
yhea well ... thts ... THA TS DIFFNRET...
Diary
let's not start trash talking mains, we'll be here all day.
Smobo
Ok
Nurse Cap
CHNU LI RELI ES ON GOOD NUETRA L AND SOLI D FUNDMNETALS!!!
055
Perhaps one day I'll find the answers I want. But through that misadventure, I think I'm on the road to closure.
055
I think my presence is better placed somewhere where that unfamiliar breeze became something most people expect.
055
Maybe that's the closest I'll get to a sense of belonging.
055
Maybe that's the closest I'll get to a sense of belonging. ...well, so much for not embarrassing myself.
Trivia
- CRKLE's girl design is based off of the Clash Royale princess set of emotes.
- Versus' girl design is inspired by the Pink Yoshi.
- Diary's girl design is based off of Sample Heaven by Mere Notilde.
- Emoticon's girl design has a cool bow! Isn't that kinda funny?
- Nurse Cap's girl design is based on her 3rd stock icon (
).
- Girl Kevin
Reception
The game received mixed reviews from critics, but was universally acclaimed by audiences. Critics such as Johnny Reviewsman (Kotaku) criticized its short length, but celebrated its highly-realistic bickering and beautiful character designs. Reviewsman highlighted the characters' discussion of television as "poignantly quotidian," making him question "if boys were even real" while playing. Other critics, such as Johnny Reviewswoman (Girl Kotaku), celebrated the game for its near-absolute adherence to reality. "It's honestly kind of amazing," she said. "Other than a few short scenes, it's just... a conversation I would have. I could so easily picture myself in that club. It was SO close to reality, I kind of expected to encounter myself in the game. I've never played a game that understands me so well."
The game has Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam, being the only MediaWiki game to receive such high ratings.
A few of the characters represented in Girl Host have commented on the content of the game and their portrayals. Playlist, for example, wrote a Tweet alluding to the game shortly after its release. Discord screenshots rumored to be from Nurse Cap were leaked by an unknown source in which she addresses the game.
Playlist @ WC2 @RealPlaylist WHAT?
May 1, 2023
Gallery
The box art for Blossom.
The official logo for Girl Host.
Boneless G-Host.
