Tengoku Struggle Strayside Goemon Ishikawa Walkthrough

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Where to Buy: Nintendo Switch | Aksys Games

Route Notes:

Goemon‘s route unlocks after completing Jack’s routes. You don’t need to playthrough the common route again, just load the character select save file and choose Goemon!
Each route has two endings, one Happy End and one Bad End.
Goemon’s Memory-02 (viewable by selecting from the Memory menu) comes with an additional CG.
- Document-Goemon (01) unlocks after full clearing both endings.
Read through Memory Record-04 to unlock Memory Record-05.
After completing Goemon’s Bad End the Goemon Extra will unlock from the title screen. This scene comes with the final CG for this route.
The final Common CG unlocks when you obtain all of the other CGs and complete the Memory short stories.

Goemon Ishikawa Happy End Walkthrough

Common Route

Stage Zero – 00 : A Heinous Villains Death

No Choices

Goemon CG Unlocked

Common CG Unlocked (MC)

Stage First – 01 : The Man of the Mitsuse River

No Choices

Goemon CG Unlocked

Stage First – 02 : Under the Same Roof as Criminals

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Common CG Unlocked (Group)

Common CG Unlocked (Baddies Group)

Stage First – 03 : The Motley Crew Sets Sail

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No CGs

Stage First – 04 : Effects of the Hell Onsen

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Common CG Unlocked (Asaemon)

Stage First – 05 : The Well, the Shrine, and the Red Wisteria

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Jack CG Unlocked (Partial 1 of 2)

Yona/Kikunosuke CG Unlocked

Common CG Unlocked (Group)

Stage First – 06 : Letters and Issues of Pardon

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Sharaku CG Unlocked

Common CG Unlocked (Baddies Group Final Alternate)

Stage First – 07 : Cheers with Hell Cider

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Common CG Unlocked (Group Fanservice)

Note: You cannot save from the Character Selection screen. So, make sure you save when Goemon says, “Even now… I love you.”

Save for Character Selection

Goemon Ishikawa’s Route

Route Content Warnings (Minor Spoilers)

Please be mindful of the following content warnings: Attempted Sexual Assault (mentioned), Attempted Suicide (mentioned), Suicidal Ideation, Attempted Rape, Gang Rape (mentioned), Violent Sexual Assault (described briefly)

Choose Goemon Ishikawa from the character selection

Stage Goemon-01: Give Me Your Life

I can’t go on a date without a partner (Happy)
Because he trusts you (Happy)

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Stage Goemon-02: A Disturbing Portrait

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What should I have said? (Happy)
Don’t joke with me like that (Happy)

Stage Goemon-03: A Blinded Woman

No CGs

I felt like I’d met him before (Happy)
Are you done being full of yourself? (Happy)

Stage Goemon-04: Handwriting

No CGs

We’re getting along very well (Happy)
I’m gonna try (Happy)

Stage Goemon-05: Unheard Murmurs

No CGs

It’s not impossible (Happy)
That’s actually a good idea (Happy)

Stage Goemon-06: The Girl of the Winter Daphnes

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Goemon CG Unlocked

Stage Goemon-07: Binding Thread

No CGs

We could at least ask him (Happy)

Stage Goemon-08: Money Tlks Even in Heaven

No CGs

Bad End Save File

I’m working on it (Happy)

Stage Goemon-09: Egoistic Transient

No Choices

No CGs

Stage Goemon-10: Flower Basket in a Dream

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Goemon CG Unlocked

Stage Goemon-11: Lovesick

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Goemon CG Unlocked

Goemon’s Blood Bond should be at 100% by this point

Stage Goemon-12: Danse Macabre

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Common CG Unlocked

Goemon CG Unlocked (Final Alternate)

Goemon CG Unlocked

Goemon CG Unlocked (Final Alternate)

Stage Goemon-13: True Desire

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Goemon CG Unlocked

Stage Goemon-14: Let’s Party with the Villains

Goemon CG Unlocked

Goemon Happy End Unlocked

Notes: Completing Goemon’s Happy end unlocks the following memory stories: Memory Goemon-01 & 02; Document-Shin (11), Shinobikuni (15), Okuni, Sansaburo (18), and Oshichi (09); Records-01, 02, 03, and 04.

Goemon Ishikawa Bad End Walkthrough

Route Notes:

This is a bad ending, so please be mindful of the content warnings below.
This ending does come with additional unlockable CGs.

Route Content Warnings (Minor Spoilers)

Please be mindful of the following content warnings: Major character death(s)

Load Bad End Save File

Stage Goemon-08: Money Talks Even in Heaven

Only a little bit (Bad)

Stage Goemon-09: Egotistic Transient

No Choices

Stage Goemon-10: Flower Basket in a Dream

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Stage Goemon-11: Lovesick

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Stage Goemon-12: Danse Macabre

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Stage Goemon-15: A Last Gift

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Goemon CG Unlocked

Goemon Bad End Unlocked

Note 1: After completing the Bad End, Extra Stage Goemon (Beneath the Winter Daphnes) will unlock from the main menu. This stage comes with an additional POV scene and an extra CG

Note 2: After completing the All of the Goemon Ends, Documents-Goemon (01), Takamura (07), Kamuro (08), Shiroku (10).

Note 3: After reading Document-Takamura (07), a new Document-King Enma (06) unlocks.