Sunday, July 16, 2017

It's Time To Put The Cookies In! +OTOME YUSHA

Hello! Welcome back to another post! For this post I'll be talking about a game called "OTOME YUSHA" by LEVEL-5. This game is not yet out and so far this game is only going to be in Japanese, but I'd still like to talk about it. Before I start though I'd like to say that I got all my information from this website so I'll put the link to the page/post down below, also to the game's official site as well. This is an otome game that is going to be released on IOS and Android. This is an RPG/otome game. You have to save the world by defeating demons with 24 slayers. You get to choose your favorite character and can build up a special relationship with him by finishing stories.

This is the first otome game title by LEVEL-5. The artist for this game is the same one for "Uta no Prince Sama", for the people who find the art style recognizable. This game is also free to play. I actually hope this game comes out in English. It doesn't really matter how long I wait for it, since I feel like it would be worth the wait. Not only that but I feel that a lot of otome game apps get translated much more than otome games on other platforms. (Though the PS Vita is actually getting a lot more English translated otome games. Or I guess I should say they are starting to.) In all due honesty with some of the characters I can't help but feel this "Alice in Wonderland" vibe. And I'm not complaining about it since I'm such a huge "Alice in Wonderland" fan to begin with, so it actually makes me want to play it more.

Of course I don't feel this way with all of the characters, but if you go and look at all the characters I'm pretty sure you will know the ones I'm talking about. Also just like with every (or most?) RPG's there are of course cards! Theses cards will raise the character's power. Theses cards are called 'Spirit' cards. There is also a thing called 'Spirit Burst'. It happens when your character's HP becomes low. This makes the character increase their attack and they will disclose their clothes. Though by doing this the character will have a decrease in defense.

I think I'll end this post here. If you want to know more about this game then I'll leave the links in the description! Also since there are still more things that I didn't go over, plus the pictures of the characters and everything. So go check them out! Or else I'll talk to you guys later!

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Post from where I got this info: http://www.pashplus.jp/en/game_app/smartphone/5333/

"OTOME YUSHA"s Official Site: http://www.otome-yusha.jp/

Sunday, July 9, 2017

An Otome Anniversary Cake! +Mystic Messenger's 1st Year Anniversary!

Hello! Welcome back to another post! The first thing I'm going to talk about in this post is about "Mystic Messenger"s first year anniversary! Around one - two weeks ago Cheritz had a pole to see which character would be getting a body pillow. The results to the pole just came out yesterday. In the pole you could've choose the character you wanted, what they wear (costume), and what characteristic they show/do. The character that came in first place in both International and Korean polls was 707. I didn't do the poll since I love all of them equally so I left it to other fans, but even I saw this coming. In the "Mystic Messenger" fandom there is a lot of 707, so this result didn't really surprise me.

The outfit (costume) that came in first place for him was a butler costume. The characteristic that was voted most was seductive. You can pre-order him now and if you pre-order you get 1st year anniversary mug (version 1 - 707 mug). They also made a body pillow for the 2nd place character also! Again this didn't really surprise me on who it was. The character in 2nd place is Jumin Han, from both International and Korean polls. Now his body pillow is based on the concept "Possessive Jumin Han in Suit". If you pre-order his body pillow than you will get the bonus of "Mystic Messenger" anniversary mug (version 2 - Jumin mug). Both body pillows are $89. They also come with no pillow inserts.

They also have emoticon cushions of all the RFA members (Jaehee, ZEN, Yoosung, 707, and Jumin). These actually do come with pillow inserts. There is a different emoticon on each side of the character. You can buy one for $23 or you can buy all 5 of them in a pack for $89. If pre-order one of the pillows than you get one random character badge. If you pre-order the set then you get all 5 badges. They are also doing something if you go into the app. For their 1st year anniversary, when you go into the app you will get 100 hourglasses, 365 hearts, and 24 hours of free max speed. Also when you go into the app you will be greeted by a character. This was started on July 8th and will go on til July 11th.

I now shall end this post. If there is anything in this post that you would like to talk or comment about then comment down below! For now though I'll talk to you guys later!

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Cheritz's Tumblr: https://cheritzteam.tumblr.com/

Cheritz's shop/market (page to their merchandise): https://shop.cheritz.com/en/shop/character_goods

Sunday, July 2, 2017

A New Order! +Aksys's 2018 English Releases!

Hello! Welcome to a new post! For this post I'll be talking about the new upcoming otome games for 2018! The reason why I'm calling them new though is because they have been out awhile in Japan, but they are getting English translated. So they are going to be new for the English fanbase. Anyways the first one I'm going to talk about is "7'scarlet". This is one of the games that is getting English translated. Honestly right now I'm probably most hyped for this one to come out just due to the fact that it's art style is "Uta no Prince Sama"s and that one of the voice actors in it is also a Utapri voice actor. Though in all due honesty the story is really interesting and seems like something I would totally be into, so I'm looking forward to this one the most so far. It's story/summary (with it's link down below):

The summer holdays.
A town caged by nature, Okunezato.
One year ago in this town, her older brother suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Shaped like a fragment of the moon, a nostalgic atmosphere permeates the town. It is known for having many legends and folklores. As a result of the continued population decline, the amount of modern-looking buildings have increased in the main street. The town is starting to gain attention due to its status as a “mystery hot spot” amongst the youngsters in the underground scene.

One day, during summer vacation, the protagonist and university student Hanamaki Ichiko is invited by Kagutsuchi Hino- her childhood friend in the same university year level as her- to go to Okunezato in order to look for her disappeared older brother together. Hino had found the “Forbidden Okunezato Club”, a website in which its visitors discuss the mysteries and legends of Okunezato. Taking advantage of the offline meeting between the visitors that will take place during the summer holidays, he suggests to look into her brother’s disappearance during this time. With Hino having pushed her back, Ichiko wills herself to go to Okunezato.

The young men from the Forbidden Okunezato Club website had gathered at the Fuurin Hotel- the live-in chef Amari Isora, the cat lover otaku Kushinada Toa, the med student Tatehira Sousuke and the owner of Fuurin Hotel Murakumo Yuzuki. Others such as the genius middle schooler who assists with managing the hotel, Hirasaka Yuki, the landscape photographer Tsukuyomi Kagura, the unsociable novelist Karasuma Chikage and the video game-loving female employee of Fuurin Susano Yua also become involved as they all get caught up in mysterious incidents.

The “other face” of Okunezato comes to light as rumours regarding the “Legend of the Dead” are treated as though they were fact. Everytime they follow the footsteps of her disappeared brother, mysterious events spark. The true existence of the forbidden grounds, and the legendary flower that only blooms in Okunezato…

The truth behind these incidents lead to a surprising and totally unexpected ending.
(END)

The next games I'm going to talk about are "Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly" and "Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk". Apparently from what I read is that you don't need to play one to understand the other or to enjoy the other. Sadly I can only find the story to "Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly", though no matter what this also seems like something right up my alley. It kinda seems like a horror otome game. (Maybe with some mystery.) I love horror and romance stories so these types of otome games always tend to be my favorite types. "7'scarlet" also seems to be like a horror/mystery also. Anyways here is "Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly" story/summary (With the link down below, though I'm sorry I couldn't find the one for "Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk" but maybe you could find it.):

As she fell deeper and deeper into the darkness, she could hear the sound of rainfall.
Also, she heard an animalistic cry.

When she woke up, the young girl found herself in a Western-style mansion.
An unknown, terrible monster rushes to attack the confused girl.
As the young girl ran away from the monster, she thought:

“Where is this place?”
“Who am I, anyway?”

Having lost pretty much all of her memories, she eventually met and joined up with some men in the same circumstances as her.
They all held weapons that were strange handguns.
From there on out, with their lives at stake, they must participate in the “Black Butterfly Hunt”, and collect “Kaleidoscope Shards” possessed by those monsters.

Inside the Western-style mansion in which despair and betrayal swirls, will they be able to find hope in their futures?
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The next and last game is "Code: Realize ~Bouquet of Rainbows~". Now, so far all we know is that this game is coming out on the PS4. This also seems to be a complication of the first game and Future Blessings. Though or else that's really it. Before I end this post I want to say that all of theses games (except "Code: Realize ~Bouquet of Rainbows~" that we know of) are going to be on the Vita. So it might be a good idea for people who don't have a PSVita to ask for one for Christmas or to buy one. I'm also going to say that there is now a set release date for "Bad Apple Wars". Which is September 29th of this year. Also for those who don't know. "Collar x Malice" is going to come out at the ned of this month! Now all we are waiting for is "Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~".

But for now I'll end this post here! Comment down below the game you are most excited to play so far! Or else talk to you guys later!

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Link which I got this info from: http://chic-pixel.com/2017/07/aksys-games-release-7scarlet-psychedelica-butterfly-psychedelica-ashen-hawk-2018/

Link to where I got "7'scarlet"s story/summary: http://gematsu.com/2017/07/7scarlet-coming-north-america-2018

Link to where I got "Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly"s story/summary: http://gematsu.com/2017/07/psychedelica-black-butterfly-psychedelica-ashen-hawk-coming-north-america-2018

Link to where I got more of "Code: Realize ~Bouquet of Rainbow"s info: http://gematsu.com/2017/07/code-realize-bouquet-rainbows-coming-north-america-2018

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Let's Start The Bash! +Steam Summer Sale +Uta no Prince Sama's 7th Year Anniversary!

Hello! Welcome back to another post! For this post I'll be talking about Steam's summer sale first. Now this sale started June 22nd and will go on til July 5th. So that give you plenty of time to spend your money, if you want to. Not only that but in this summer sale there is a lot of otome games and things involving it on sale. Like "Gakuen Club", "The Charming Empire", and "Nightshade" are all 20% off. All of  Cheritz's dummyhead mic DLC's on Steam are 50% off. Which now makes them only 5 dollars. (So I might actually buy them since together it should only be 30 bucks. Which is also quite the good deal, also since I've always wanted them since I've played Nameless.) Not only that but some of their other DLC's and soundtracks and such are also on sale. (Their games also of course. But I think those are 20% off.) Though I just know for sure that the dummyhead mic DLC's are 50% off. Other things are of coursed priced other things with the sale.

Another thing with this summer sale is that they are giving you daily quests to do. If you do the daily quests then you get sticker packs and it's all random and they have their own stickers to get and like a sticker book. So even though it's something random, I still thought I'd share it. Now to move on I'm going to talk about Utapri's 7th year anniversary! Broccoli gave us 7 surprises to celebrate their 7 year anniversary! And even though this isn't one of the 7 surprises I still think I should add this. It is that their rhythm app ("Uta no Prince Sama: Shining Live") which is going to come out is also going to be in Chinese and English! This information came out the day of Utapri marking it's 7th year anniversary!

So they could've planned for them to announce it at that time. Though I'm happy and excited either way. I think that it also added onto the excitement of their anniversary. In the end though I think I'll end this post here. I will definitely put a link down below to the page of all of the surprises for Utapri though! So comment down below they surprise you got most hyped for or liked the most. Also games on Steam that caught your eye and are on sale! But for now talk to you guys later!

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"Uta no Prince Sama"s 7th anniversary page: http://www.utapri.com/sp/utapri_7th_anniversary/

Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Let's Move On To Cupcakes! +Reject

Hello! Welcome back to another post! I'm going to be continuing with talking about otome companies. Though I guess I should also switch it to drama CD's, since this post is about Reject. Reject is known for games like "Diabolik Lovers" and  "Marginal #4", plus many more. Also for making drama CD's for the female audience. Now I can't say much about them since I only know things about them based off of wiki's, blog post's, and the anime's they have for their games (plus also their official sites for games and drama CD's), since I'm not a Japanese speaker. Though just because I may only doing this post off of those few things, doesn't mean I can't talk about it.

When it comes to their games I don't really see any bad reviews. Unless I'm just looking in the wrong places or just not coming across any. I do see mixed reviews but only a few here or there. I mostly just look at the ones for their drama CD's for the most part. Just due to the fact that I tend to find more of their drama CD's through the internet then their games really. Though before I say anything else Reject also sometimes partners up with other companies for games like one company is Otomate. So I may also be referring to some of those games as well.

But when I see an official site for a drama CD by them I tend to be really into it. So I tend to research it more then some games. (Of course with there being an exception to some games and such.) Like I recently came across a drama CD by them called "√HAPPY+SUGAR=IDOL", since I was researching a voice actor and he was in this. (Though I still don't really remember how I came across this CD.) I came across some posts about it, though with them mostly only being about their first one for this series called "√HAPPY+SUGAR=DARLIN". In the end though I really enjoyed listening to their voice samples... Haha...

I noticed though that a lot of people tend to not really know it. At least in the USA. I don't really know how it is in Japan. I think that I will actually end this post here though. If you have anything to say then please comment down below and give me your thoughts! Or else talk to you guys later!

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"√HAPPY+SUGAR=IDOL" Official Page: http://rejetweb.jp/hsd2/

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Let's Continue With The Cakes! +Voltage Inc. Series

Hello! Welcome back to another post! This post is about Voltage Inc's games. I am actually enjoying talking about certain companies and their games. Not only that but it gives me a chance to state my opinion on it. On how I feel about it at this moment in time. Now I will say that I haven't played all of their games. Not only that but every game I've played by them I've only played one route in each. Though I really do want to buy all the routes in only two games right now, which is "Star Crossed Myth" and "Scandal in the Spotlight". Now with this one I'm not going to do what I did with my last post on NTT Solmare's games. This one is more just like state somethings or whatever you want to call it. I will say though that I do like both equally and I tend to be an optimistic person.

There is really nothing bad I can say about Voltage except that the coin system is something I'm not fond of. That is like the only bad thing I can think of at the moment that I tend to dislike. Though I tend to like everything else just fine. I also tend to like how their platform for their paid games are landscape. Since I play all my otome apps on my IPad it tend to be easier for me that way. I have no problems with portrait style either, since I normally like to play otome games on my bed so both ways tend to be fine either way. I do remember liking most soundtracks by Voltage inc also, with one of them being "Star Crossed Myth"s.

Lately I've actually also wanted to buy another route in "Butler Until Midnight" since I remember really enjoying that one also, also with "After School Affairs". (Though of course I'd probably most likely do "Star Crossed Myth" or "Scandal in the Spotlight" first.) Their story lines were really good and when "Butler Until Midnight" came out I played it right away and only bought and played Yuma's route, and since everyone else is now out I would like to check out and play their routes also. Same with "After School Affairs", except I actually waited until Kenzo came out to play it since I wanted to play his route the most. Even when he came out and I played through the prologue it never changed, though I'd still love to check out some of the others since some of the others pecked my interest as well.

I do play one of Voltage's free games though. It's "Sleepless Cinderella" or the paid version being called "Seduced in the Sleepless City". I liked this game better than "Kissed by the Baddest Bidder". In all due honesty I don't mind "Kissed by the Baddest Bidder" and I enjoyed it. It's just I like "Sleepless Cinderella" better in a way. I also tend to remember it better. Though people are interested and attracted to what they like I guess. But this post has kinda ended up being all over the place, so I"m going to end it here. So if you have anything you want to mention then comment down below! Or else talk to you guys later!

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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Lets Take Time To Revisit (and Visit) Old and New Cakes! +Shall We Date? Series

Hello! Welcome back to another post! With this post I'll be talking about NTT Solmare's new and old otome games/apps. I will also mention that I actually got this idea just by being on their Facebook page and reading all the comments in their latest post about their upcoming game. A lot of the comments actually pricked my interest. I also just love reading other people's opinions on things also. Though I've noticed that a lot of people are talking about their old and new games and comparing them in a way. I've also noticed that a lot of people tend to be on the old side of things. Unless that changed or I've only read those type of comments. Though I haven't really played any of the new games recently since I'm just to busying playing other ones, so I can only speak for what I have seen. (So to make things simpler, I haven't played any other free NTT Solmare game after "Blood in Roses+" was out. Though I am still playing their games I'm just trying to finish off other ones first before I start others. Also since I play free games from other companies as well.)

So I'm not really going to state my opinion yet, but I will list some pros and cons (at least to me) on both sides. Let's start with the pros! For the old games you only had a checkpoint challenge every few chapters. Not only that but with their older games there was also an option to just buy the whole route. Since back then they had a paid version of the game and a free one. Though that could also be taking all of this a little to far back but they are still part of their old games no matter what. Though being able to also fully pay for a route has its benefits. I think those benefits are easy to point out so I'll save you some time. You also don't need to spend real money just to read the premium story line if you don't have the required item or whatever. (Though I do think you have to have a certain intimacy level. Correct me if I'm wrong though, since I've been procrastinating lately with playing them daily. So I kinda forgot...)

With the new games some of the pros are that there tends to be a lot more routes. Not only that but you're also getting a season 2 in most of them. So the game will last longer and won't be thrown away as fast. This is also all I can think of.

Let's move onto the cons. (Will also mention that I maybe talking about the free games in a way since I see this stuff more over free games if anything. Though also recently with paid games, but that's for another post.) Lets do the old games first! Honestly their checkpoints. The one where you have to raise charm level is the worst though. They were all pretty bad in a way. Some games were worse than others though. Another thing I would have to say is raising your Love-O-Meter. It is either I'm just super bad at picking the right answers but it is so hard for me to raise that meter almost every route I did. And yet again. Some routes were worse than others. At least I always end up getting the normal ending... For the most part...

Lets move onto their new games now. First there is their premium route split off. Then there is their EVERY CHAPTER checkpoint challenges. Also just some games just never ending that should really be getting an ending, like I swear please just make like a true end or something. Just finish it! Not only that but I just love how they discontinue the games a lot of people love but continue other ones. Like I am so salty over these games sometimes. Reading the comments don't help also. Like I don't know I guess I was a little bias this whole time. This I guess also states my opinion in a way also I guess. In all due honesty I really have nothing against any of their games it's just... Like what happened? The last game that came out by NTT Solmare that I'm actually still super excited to play which I will sometime this summer is "Lost Alice+". Though with "Modern Cinderella" and now this new game. Both of them are just kinda eh to me.

Now I'm not against them at all. I'll always cheer on and support them. It's just these last two just haven't really impressed me yet. Though I guess that if I want a fairytale then I would like it to be like in the fantasy world anyway since that is where the story is from right? Like "My Fairytale+" by them is amazing! I love it so much! Though this is all my opinion. I bet once I give those games a try they will probably be quite fun and enjoyable. There is actually also other things I want to mention but I just can't find the right words to put them in. So for now if you guys have anything to say or add on then please comment down below! Or else talk to you guys later!

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