Visual Novels were never my cup of tea. I remember trying a few but never really getting into them and dropping them so many times over the last few years, but Mahoyo was different. The first few minutes opening with Liszt's most prominent piece grabbed my attention immediately and I found my new love affair.

I started reading Mahoyo at a really tough and weird time in my life where so much change was going on. I was moving away from home, starting a new job, and all on my own in a new place to me. Mahoyo was one of those stories there to provide joyful and comedic moments of respite in that really stressful time for me when I first read those fan translated chapters almost 2 years ago now. I'm so grateful to have been able to read this and see this journey through as it's a special story about three very different humans moving each other forward and picking each other up towards a better future.

Understanding our pasts and learning how to build upon those things that define us to push forward to a more beautiful future is something I really loved coming out of this story and it's done so gracefully throughout. This is one of those stories that really moved me and I will cherish it for a long time. I love these 3 goons so much <3

Unironically my favorite modern Pokémongame since the transition to 3D graphics. Absolutely love the open world gameplay along with the different story routes as well as the new Pokémon that have been introduced. Haven't felt this same level of love for a Pokémon game in YEARS and it felt great to finally get into the franchise again and really eat up this game.

It's hard to ignore the poor performance as it really does drag down this game, but hopefully this is something that will be resolved with that big patch planned for next month. Other than that, really loved this game and I hope they can build on this different formula even further with their next entry :)