It will also get depleted quickly depending on how much affinity you’ve acquired in a dialogue option, or the dialogue “tier” you’re selecting from. Minigame bar/timer/gauge – This bar will slowly deplete as time passes during each heart-to-heart minigame.Being able to, ahem, have a “special” conversation with your partner later is also dependent on the mood status. The higher the mood status, the more the affinity points you’ll gain.

Mood status – This signifies how much your partner likes your flirting.

Heart icon affinity level – Inside the heart icon is your partner’s affinity level.

It’s like a “rhythm game” of sorts where you need to press a button at the right time. The goal is to pick a dialogue option when the heart is at its biggest to earn you more affinity points.

Heartbeat mechanic/heart icon – The heart icon will consistently beat and pulse.

Later, you’ll be able to zoom in closer (right thumbstick) to see additional “tiers” of dialogue options.

Dialogue choices – These are the options you have when speaking to your partner.

First, refer to the image below for the different mechanics that are part of the heart-to-heart minigame in Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris:

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