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I can vouch for Bastien's route! I just played Leopold, Guillaume, and Bastien in that order...

Leopold was amazing and everything I wanted

Guillaume I really disliked for 90 percent of his route and it was painful to get through with everyone else being mean/unfriendly

Bastien was sad but way more believable as an actual romance as well. He really starts resolving and working on difficulties he has while communicating with you in a very sweet way. And not in the end of the route like Guillaume but about halfway through. He is no where near as mean and annoying as Guillaume and your brother is with you for support and hilarity.

Def play Bastien's route <3

ArisaLilac2 years ago(+1)

Yes, I loved Leopold's route! For me I did like Guillaume just hated how he didn't always give the MC priority over his Father. I'd probably give him a 7/10 as a character/route. (Leopold is a 10/10 of course!)

Glad to see that Bastien is way sweeter! And the MC has her brother's support!

I will definitely play it!

skmccord2 years ago(+2)(-2)

I'm glad you're willing to give Bastien a shot! He was much better paced and so sympathetic <3

I really felt like Guillaume was toxic... The MC sounded scared when waiting for him one evening, he constantly was yelling and then saying he loved her, felt like walking on eggshells all the time, and then he does acknowledge he was wrong but they both just laugh it off. His "getting better" happens practically overnight at the very end too so IDK. I would not be able to laugh off verbal abuse that has lasted for months and just go forward being happy like it's fixed now...

ArisaLilac2 years ago(+4)(-1)

I'm looking forward to Bastien's route! I know that him not being a noble is going to be a struggle for him but I hope he can still have the MC's back and defend her and stand up to others.

(Spoilers ahead) Yeah, Guillaume was bipolar, being sweet and a few scenes later he yells at her and expecting her to be his pretty wife to be at his beck and call (As if the MC doesn't have better things to do) God, and when he didn't put her name down to be under the Vilquine and was refused entry like WTF, how humiliating. I was looking forward for a scene in Leopold's route where she needs to come in the room and see that Leo more than likely did note her name down on the Stavizzi side (but alas she didn't have to enter the room.) Though Leo did invite her on his ally meetings which Guillaume didn't.

As for Guillaume getting better I did feel like it was a progressive, because MC had told him many times (or at least in my playthrough) that she didn't like him talking to her like that or pointed out that his Father was in the wrong. So when he had his breakdown, he spent some time being quiet and thinking about what he learned and about his mistakes. before talking to the MC and deciding to be King and apologizing for his behavior. The MC did forgive him quickly, I would have let him repent more and to beg for her forgiveness but well just agreeing to be King was a milestone for him and time was of the essence so it wasn't so. I wish he would have found out way sooner so he would have 'changed' sooner and they could have been more partners in crime like Leopold and the MC in Leo's route. Since I felt the MC had her hidden agenda (making Guillaume king) way longer than I would have liked since he took forever to decide to fight for the throne.

I also would have demanded to have my own throne, like wth, she did way more than him and she can't even sit in the damn chair.

skmccord2 years ago

She forgave him way too fast yes! They were literally laughing about it the next day... I would not be able to move on from him ignoring me in public, yelling at me every day, and treating me like a servant after one heart to heart and maybe 24 hours... He was such a turd! And yeah!! Even if you're pregnant, he doesn't get a chair for you... You just stand there and say to yourself that you know you'll have to be out of commission while you're in your last trimester and for a while after birth but "I'm ok with that". Probably worse that I played Leopold right before Guillaume because dang. Leopold is even kinder to you in Guillaume's route!

ArisaLilac1 year ago

Yeah, he did get better but I wish he would give her priority instead of following tradition. Leopold said screw tradition and gave MC her own throne AND got crowned at the same time instead of him putting her the crown 'as though I were some mere aide.' (His words exactly) Wish Leopold got the extra story like Guillaume and Sofia did but alas the kickstart backers made their pick.

skmccord1 year ago

Yeah I would've loved an extra story for him :) I can see how it would be hard to tell exactly how characters would act from one game to the next though. Guillaume was one of my favorites in the first game, so I might've backed his extra story had I heard about it sooner... So glad I didn't '^_^

ArisaLilac1 year ago

Yeah, he was my favorite as well. Leopold was actually the last character I romanced in the prequel game lol (Out of the 3 guys, since I didn't romance the girls) He was a nice surprise and I enjoyed his route but my liking only increased in the sequel.

skmccord1 year ago

He seemed cheeky and fun so I saved him until second to last because I try to leave some fun ones until last :) I completely agree that my love for him has only grown (^_^).

ArisaLilac1 year ago(+1)

My love as well!

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