Slowly making my way back through Team Anpim's entire catalog of wonderful Yuri games, I arrive at One's Lonesome, Two's Company. The entire pacing of the game feels quite different from their newer titles. Immediately you're thrown into Kotone getting beaten up, with Hibiki being introduced soon after. It's not apparent that either are lesbians, instead focusing on getting to know one another and becoming friends first.
Our two main girls are both great in their own ways, I'd like to briefly touch on what I liked and disliked about them. Starting off with Kotone... She's actually a very responsible person, despite some of her quirkiness that can make her appear as a delinquent at times. In contrast, Hibiki who has a more uniform appearance is actually in need of help when it comes to school work which I thought was entertaining. When it comes to things I would've changed, I have two things that come to mind. Hibiki is the daughter of a yakuza which I think could've been utilized more in the plot to make some interesting encounters. In regards to music, I thought the tracks chosen could've been better. My final nitpick is actually with Kotone's sprite believe it or not. It didn't match my expectations of a Team Anpim design. While in the CG's she looked great, having her always staring off into the distance made it hard to picture her talking to other people. This is only my opinion, but I wanted to include a few thoughts.Taking just slightly over two hours to complete the game, I was thoroughly happy with it. Each of these games I've played has managed to feel comfortably familiar, while being distinctive as its own story. It's nice to go back through and see a team who is incredibly consistent on releasing high quality games. Team Anpim has a wonderful artist and writer, who I only wish was able to dedicate themselves full time to creating wholesome Yuri novels.
I can fully recommend playing One's Lonesome, Two's Company in addition to their many other titles that I'm sure you will enjoy too!