diversity win this Yuri romance is still uninteresting as shit
Did not go into this expecting to love it as much as I did, but the charm put into every character really creeps up on you.
I have small gripes here feeling that there were some missed opportunities to explore the rules of the death game, but they are minor in the end and far overshadowed by just how great the character writing was. Miharu especially was a star of the show in that department, though Rinka, and almost everyone else endeared themselves to me by the end. Really great read overall!
I have small gripes here feeling that there were some missed opportunities to explore the rules of the death game, but they are minor in the end and far overshadowed by just how great the character writing was. Miharu especially was a star of the show in that department, though Rinka, and almost everyone else endeared themselves to me by the end. Really great read overall!
a game about the dumbest lesbians you'll ever see
liked this a lot more than i expected. the writing at the start is a bit rough but it picks up fast and never lets go from there. the characters are all likeable, fully realized, and complex which is a rarity even in visual novels
A really cool premise but they somehow managed to make a killing game boring, monotonous, and have no stakes. The protagonist is so bland beyond belief, she's been told that she has another chance at life and has been put in a killing game, what does she do? She's concerned about going to school and running her cafe. I wish we spent more time on the other characters POV because at least they actively play the game and try to find info on the other contestants. Even though the whole premise is about the killing game, we spend so little time actually within the divine selection, there's no strategising, no bargaining, not even the option to nominate someone. Instead, the only options you get are for pointless things that barely impact the narrative. The game advertises itself as being a killing game when the majority of the game is just boring slice of life fluff.
I think the story won't work nearly as well if you get the different endings in the wrong order, definitely feels as though there is one "correct" way to complete the game and if you stray from that the story beats probably won't work as well, however the game does a pretty good job of herding you to the correct choices so it worked well for me.
Fun ensemble cast in a death game can't go wrong!
Fun ensemble cast in a death game can't go wrong!
Just did not grab me at all.
This review contains spoilers
The genre feels a bit over the place, switching from “Kyaa! Her crush is Oblivious to her Love! What will we do! In Highschool!” to “we need to take down a terrorist”.
I think the strongest point of this game is its characters, I surprisingly grew attached to them despite my first impression being that they were walking cliches. I’m not saying that they’re #deep but they were more than what I was expecting and are lovable. It does the job.
The story/plot to unveil feels a bit weak, but I did enjoy the process to get to the truth. I really liked the Divine Selection parts.
[SPOILERS UNDER THIS]
Rinka being oblivious about her Miharu’s crush stops being funny after the first time. Rinka only realizing that at the VERY END OF THE GAME despite Miharu being like /that/ is excruciating. They’re cute when they’re dating though. I guess.
Why did it take so much time for Rinka to notice the picture of Dianna. You’re telling me she didn’t flip through the pages of the book??? God.
The reveal of Lethe being the man in the dream is less of a twist and more of a liberation if you caught it the first time Lethe showed up.
Despite all of that, I still did enjoy playing it!
I think the strongest point of this game is its characters, I surprisingly grew attached to them despite my first impression being that they were walking cliches. I’m not saying that they’re #deep but they were more than what I was expecting and are lovable. It does the job.
The story/plot to unveil feels a bit weak, but I did enjoy the process to get to the truth. I really liked the Divine Selection parts.
[SPOILERS UNDER THIS]
Rinka being oblivious about her Miharu’s crush stops being funny after the first time. Rinka only realizing that at the VERY END OF THE GAME despite Miharu being like /that/ is excruciating. They’re cute when they’re dating though. I guess.
Why did it take so much time for Rinka to notice the picture of Dianna. You’re telling me she didn’t flip through the pages of the book??? God.
The reveal of Lethe being the man in the dream is less of a twist and more of a liberation if you caught it the first time Lethe showed up.
Despite all of that, I still did enjoy playing it!