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otome_gamesWhat's everyone been playing? Any recs? Made some fanworks? Post here! Lurkers and first-time posters are always welcome :)
Also, a reminder to post to the introduction post if you like.
Also, a reminder to post to the introduction post if you like.
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Date: 2020-11-15 14:31 (UTC)Today I bought "Our Two Bedroom Story" on special on the Switch, a standalone version of some stories from the Love365 app. I played Akiyoshi's main story and it was pretty fun, in a cheesy otome about dating your grumpy boss who is also your step-brother and secret roomate kinda way. Tomorrow I might play some of the continuation of his story, I never bother with those on the the Love365 app since they cost extra but a chunk of them are included in this version. I doubt I'll buy any of the DLCs though.
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Date: 2020-11-15 15:59 (UTC)I really truly did not expect where this sentence ended up going. That's so...much. :D
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Date: 2020-11-16 11:36 (UTC)Voltage are never afraid to throw in extra tropes.
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Date: 2020-11-17 00:03 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-11-17 00:26 (UTC)So far: Goemon, Chojiro, and Hanzo, and part of Kuroyuki's route. Here's my reactions so far (except Kuroyuki since I'm not done with him yet) https://alias-sqbr.dreamwidth.org/823691.html
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Date: 2020-11-15 15:58 (UTC)And I started Gilbert's route and liked it a lot. It's very sweet and I love Liliana in that route, how curious she is about guns, how quickly she decides he's a friend and decides to be loyal to him, and how it actually feels like their values align. But I lost steam because I got a bad end. Not a Bad End, just a bad end, and I thought I was doing so well! D: I'm increasingly curious about the secret character and the worldbuilding though.
Piofiore has been occupying enough fannish headspace that I wrote Lili/Orlok fluff for it. I don't think I'm out of steam writing for it yet.
I'd like to finish the game before next check-in and start working on my backlog of PC games.
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Date: 2020-11-16 11:34 (UTC)You're braver than me, I'm generally too afraid of unexpected bad endings to play without a walkthrough.
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Date: 2020-11-16 16:36 (UTC)I also don't usually go playing for bad ends, so if I don't experience them first, I don't experience them at all.
I find that a good bad end can turn a mediocre route into a good route for me, and some of the most memorable routes to me are the ones with great bad ends that I experienced first (...and then the good end kind of fell flat for me, Amnesia's Ikki -- just break up with him, MC, date literally anyone else! -- and Nightshade's Kuroyuki and Cinderella Phenomenon's Waltz).
I do eventually give up and use a walkthrough for some of the harder routes, because I'm not made of time and there's only so many bad endings I can reread before I want to just throw the console against a wall and find the secret option to punch the guy in the face. :P
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Date: 2020-11-29 13:33 (UTC)I have definitely had some amazing experiences on my first, walkthroughless playthrough of games when I stumbled into bizzare bad ends.
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Date: 2020-11-17 00:11 (UTC)Also, your Lili/Orlok story was super cute~! I loved the part where he kissed her since it was in the play directions, but he was actually being serious. A part of me wishes they had more moments like this in the actual game, lol.
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Date: 2020-11-17 01:23 (UTC)And thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the fic. I also wished for more happy scenes -- the short story wasn't enough. :)
I saw the 1926 previews for the fandisc on Youtube and I'm hopeful for more canon development for them! They definitely have a lot more relationship-developing to do.
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Date: 2020-11-17 00:30 (UTC)I've also been playing another otome game series called Diabolik Lovers. I've started playing the one that has been ported over to the Switch, which contains the first two games released for the series. I'm still playing the first release/game, and boy, I have never felt so conflicted about an otome game. I love the voice acting, the artwork, the character design, and the music. But I am not a fan for some of the characters' personalities and their actions are, at best, questionable and head scratching to me ^^;
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Date: 2020-11-17 00:58 (UTC)Diabolik Lovers always looked so consistently pretty! I've heard enough about it to be curious.
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Date: 2020-11-17 02:12 (UTC)Yes, agreed! I never got tired of staring at the art with all of the pretty boys XD So far, I feel this game has lots of fanservice, but it also has an intriguing story and, to the game's credit, none of the routes feel repetitive. However, the game has darker themes/elements with death, murder, and abuse (both mental and physical) being the biggest ones. So, it may not be everyone's cup of tea ^^; But I still like it despite feeling conflicted about it, lol.
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Date: 2020-11-24 13:45 (UTC)I've started playing Cafe Enchante and am having a great time so thanks for the rec! Il and Canus are the two that immediately grabbed me, too.
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Date: 2020-11-26 07:33 (UTC)