Re: ★ 自炊 Own Bought Game ★ [150227][minori] ソレヨリノ前奏詩 豪華版 [8088M] (Soundtrack & Theme Song CD Included)
I think my love for this brand is no secret and well I think it is fair that I give my initial thoughts for this one.
To play minori games you HAVE to know 5 things. Hell, I think they show this to interns before working there. 1. No more than 3 or 4 heroines and make 1 the main. 2. Make the girls modestly chesty (Back in the first titles not so much but now it is a must) 3. Put an insane amount of detail on the background cg's (Scenery Porn) and last and perhaps the most important rule of them all. 4. You got a have Yui Kusuhara voicing the best heroine or main. No exceptions and non-negotiable. If you don't like her, probably you are not going to be a happy camper. To be fair, girl does have an exceptional vocal range. I have seen her voicing everything. Don't worry Rino Kawashima, you are the indisputed queen of ero-seiyus in my book. I mean you are not my favorite, hell I don't think you even break the top 5, but definitely the top 10. I say queen because you ARE on everything. I mean everything. You are as hard working as Liam Neeson. When you are not dubbing a drama eroge, you are dubbing an NTR while moaning for a nukige at the same time. Mad props and a true veteran that still schools newcomers.
Shit I deviated from the topic again. Ok back to the game. The thing I like about minori is that they grab 1 single element of the supernatural and put it to work on realistic scenarios, like pain transfer, time travel and emotion reader. No quirky situations. That is the only element out of place. And the other thing I like about their games is that they are not so focused about universe building storytelling as much as dealing with the emotions and day to day situations. Some might not like this. I personally do since it is interesting to see how "normal" people react to uncommon situations. Where am I going with this? This game presents the same formula. Protagonist or main heroine have ability of some sorts that gives them a different perspective on rather common situations and we get to see how they struggle to adapt or use it to their advantage. Repetitive, maybe. Lack of originality from minori, perhaps. But less no forget that no matter what you do there are tropes and archetypes that to storytellers appear to be impossible to escape. But in all do respect if minori does their stories like this because that is what they know, then by all means let them do so. I would rather see Micheal Jordan play basketball than baseball. Play to your strengths and make it enjoyable. That is why I endorse playing this game. minori is one of the very few brands that combines solid story with really good erotic elements. Most story driven eroges I read put the eroticism in a bubble. They isolate it from the story, which is why translators can edit them out so easily from the story. With minori you can't do that since all elements are important in the game. They are a true eroge maker in form and function. They do erotica, not a story that happens to have sex scenes. If you are a fan of minori, you will certainly like this one as well. Is it my favorite? Of course not. It is Eden. Easily their best game. To be fair, Ef the latter tale is also pretty good. It is like saying which one is better Terminator 1 or 2. Both are great but different from one to another.
So that is all, hopefully you read my ramblings. Thank you if you did. If not then: TL;DR: Game follows similar minori tropes but it still quite readable. If you liked previous minori games, you will like this as well.
Now as with most times, some goodies for your time reading the echos of a madman.
Walkthrough
P.S: I am have tried to locate a working save this past 2 days but so far nada...Feel free to post it if you do find it before me.