i love how the plot and features make it look like a normal otome game while it is far from that!
::SPOILERS AHEAD::
i was looking for an otome game, but i didn't have anything in mind, so i just went to my old collection and started read all the vns' plot i had added. obviously, i started downloading them one by one and found this. i read this page from start to end and didn't really find anything intriguing, except the character designs (i literally started simping for all of theme as soon as i saw and read about them). i finally reached the walkthrough column and learned that i am supposed to play this blindly. (this kind of piqued my interest) and saw a warning that the comment section is filled with spoilers. on this, i launched it (i paused fujiwara bittersweet and tokimeki memorial girl's side to play this) and GOD it was worth it!
i played this in the order: adrien<callum<chase (idk why i chose chase last T_T) and remember: i played this game blindly: without an spoilers.
but before all that, i decided to stay home (man what does a tired working woman even do on holidays!?) and the game just ended like THAT with me getting a bad end for sleeping!?
after that, i went with adrien's route (i was kind of interested in him and thought that he was a playboy) and i found him kinda cute that he was blushing and all and asked for my number (no, i did not find his smile creepy at all) maybe because of the impression i made of him in my eyes and i'm glad i did that (i didn't want to spoil myself in any way by predicting the twist) naturally, i was aware that there was a plot twist ahead but didn't know what exactly it was (it was almost impossible to predict because i really liked the heroine: especially her personality.
but THEN, just THEN i realized that adrien was my stalker! because i've seen twists like these in mangas, animes, etc and i'm gonna admit that it was kind of predictable, but did not ruin my expectations. i got a hint of this when he literally came to my office to pick me us at that time and was acting kind of obsessive towards me. but i did not expect him to be that messed up (but i'm really into yans soooo yeah, valid) except the fact that he broke up with me for his band. i was like 'girl, yanderes don't do this' (guess i was too normal for him in the neutral end) though i really liked his bandmates. they were so cool and chill like ('wish i could date one of them' -- is the thought i had because i was too innocent for this world. and in the good end (god the heroine opened the door of something inside me that should have been closed off forever)
overall, i really liked adrien's route (honestly all of them) and the CGs were a piece of artwork (especially in the fireflies scene) and hope you will make another game as you said in the bonus.
~NOPE, THE REVIEW DOESN'T END HERE~
my reviews are generally really long but there's no one i can talk to openly about this T_T (they'd just say: girl it ain't real that's why i don't talk about my interests to anyone irl)
now, back to the topic.
i did not expect all the good endings to be the same but that's the point! the heroine is supposed to be a spice in the spice world and *literally* spice up her bland life (and yes, the c*nnibal*sm idea was brilliant)!
i really liked callum (he was such a sweet dilf like kyaaaaaa)especially in the scene when he lends his jacket to the heroine (hail the CGs) and those CGs have the ability to deceive even the knowledgable.
i really felt bad for him after learning of his backstory and could not believe that the heroine was so heartless that she would kill and eat him (but spices>>>>>>>sweet, lovely and hot guys, you know?) and as expected, she did exactly that! (phil T_T)
overall, i also liked his route and LOVED julia (i love crybaby teenage girls) and yeah, i'm straight.
and last, but not the least: MY SWEETHEART CHASE!
though his was the shortest of the routes but i loved him the most! (i love tsunderes too!) and DAMN he was so sweet i couldn't stop thinking about him, but y'know? the neutral routes? literally no one is talking about them in the comments, like why do the hotties just disappear from my life when all i do is accept their proposals (like why??????)
and i loved the overly-dramatic CG (when he protected her from the ball) and felt like i was reading a shoujo manga and he was not as route and tsundere as i thought! he kind of talked to me about this family issues and all and i fell for him all over again after seeing his moe sprite and wanted more of him... but it is what it is.
i also did not expect his route to end like everyone else's (i don't know why i was opposed to the other good endings when this game is supposed to be a freaking thriller) but somewhere in my heart, i still feel like chase and callum did not deserve this (yes, adrien did. i have a love-hate relationship with him for abandoning me like that, though his puns had me wheezing) but all three of them technically abandoned me but i don't know why i only hate adrien for the act. honestly, i was kind of disappointed in chase because he was the only one so fit and strong and i thought that he would free himself and change her, (but i read in the bonus that 'we don't need an "i will change you" man') though it would not be suitable for a tsundere man and my opinion would be the same anyway, so this game is okay as it is.
i also really liked his route and LOVED his confession at sunrise (obviously, the CGs were awesome and i have screenshots of almost all of them) and because he's a tsundere. so yeah, good work for the writing though i don't know what crazy person is reading to this far but if someone is, please accept my sincere thanks.
i really liked the interface after completing all the endings as it showed the true colours of this otome game and of course, the special ending. honestly, it did not occur to me that the guy was phil until i read the comments but the 'my dad doesn't like fish' somehow sounded familiar. the special ending was solid.
i will always support you three (though i'm basically saying that i have free time in my hands and i'll play your games whenever) and would play the sequel game if you ever release it!
(though i'm rambling about by myself and i'm pretty sure no one's actually reading)
but still thank you for making this game free and the art, CGs, storyline (the plot is pretty unique) and plot twists (again, the c*nnibal*sm idea was great)!
i'm really sorry to say this, but the heroine kind of reminds me of narumi from wotakoi, like an office woman and trust me, even though narumi was so cheerful, i still felt kinda creepy lookiing into her empty eyes and chase kinda reminds me of kabakura-senpai from the same anime and i imagine if callum was a milf insted of a dilf, he would look like hana-chan from the same anime. (i'm truly sorry)
this is kind of an awkward way to end this, but bye... and... um... have a nice day... i guess? (i don't know how to end this because i already said the words to end a review beforehand T_T) um.. okay... REALLY BYE!