I've been slowly going through
ラブラブル～Lover Able～+
同棲 for the past week, clearing Kaho and Tsugumi's routes. I kinda liked how in Kaho's route, the brother/sister incestuous relationship was so openly admitted to everyone around them (and eventually the whole town through various events), it's a nice change from the usual 'secretive' ways these stories go. That said, the two contests at the end of the main game were not the best part of the game, but were thankfully short enough. Also, for once parents (at least one) who opposes it instead of being all too understanding and even supportive, but not too stubborn either, they were pretty nice but nowhere near as fun as Satsuki's.
Tsugumi's route started pretty bad with a hint of 'trial' relationship. Even though Tsugumi's lie was pretty obvious I've seen enough games in which both parties are pretending to be interested in someone else while they in fact like each other, and the relationship gets fucked up in all sorts of ways because of that. I was also not too big a fan of the MC downgrade during her route, he really plays the fool a lot in both the main game and the fandisk. It's an act the MC is used to (as revealed in Kaho's route), so I'm willing to accept some of it since it's all just to let Tsugumi plays the serious/supportive role she wishes to have. Still, didn't feel very honest to me.
I haven't finished any VN from June yet and July releases are already showing up next week. Here's what I noticed after a quick browsing session on Getchu:
Rewrite＋ : I haven't played the original game, this might be a good opportunity to catch up on it. I know next to nothing about the game but since it's Key, I'd expect a good story and a good amount of tears and drama.
フローラル・フローラブ : The latest Saga Planets game, which seems to be a respected brand but of which I haven't played anything yet. I tried a couple titles but alas my laptop was unable to render them correctly, so had to pass them. Maybe this time will be different? The premise looks alright, heroines with quirks is something I tend to like, all of them being super popular not so much though. Akino Hana and Kusuhara Yui as main heroines is certainly a big plus.
千恋＊万花 : Newest release from Yuzusoft. I liked their previous game Sanoba Witch and the main writer seems to be the same guy, that's a good thing. Seems to be a light/comedy game with some supernatural elements, that doesn't sound too bad. The CV cast on this one also looks pretty good, with Kiritani Hana as a main heroine, and Kotorii Yuuka whose voice I liked in a few previous games.
アマツツミ : the new game from Purple Software. I played their previous release Chrono Clock and was not too impressed with it, in fact I didn't finish it but only did a couple routes (Misaki and Michiru if I remember right). The MC's ability to control people doesn't sound too appealing, I try to stay as far away as I can from all the Saimin/Hypnosis stuff as I can and that looks awfully like it. The MC is described as honest but also unaware of society rule and prone to rely on his ability too much, I can see accidents happening already... Still, Akino Hana and Ogura Yui as CVs is mighty tempting.
In other news,
1分の2恋ゴコロ got delayed once again, one month this time. At least the demo's out now, so that must mean they're making progress, maybe..?
