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Hijikata Toshizo from Hakuoki~
//My current general husbando is G'raha Tia from FFXIV though
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Definitely gonna keep watchin this, I like the dynamic between yoshino and kirishima. Yoshino especially is a breath of fresh air as a protag. I didn't expect her to actually
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sell her own kidney tho??? :::
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huh, that's weird it didn't appear for me on lemmy for hours :0 Now it's there though, oops
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My original reply from goblin.band didn't seem to federate, so I'll try again:
Thank you <3 I'm actually not done yet! There have been several new demo releases for Steam Next Fest :D
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Yay :D It was originally a submission to Otome Jam 2024 so I've had my eyes on it for a while already :3
cross-posted from: https://goblin.band/notes/9zdtdtgfhex8ccrd > **Supernatural Horror Otome 9 R.I.P. is released for Nintendo Switch** > > Story: > > In this town, there is a long-standing rumor about people being spirited away… They also say that people with lots of anxiety or those who are struggling are more likely to get spirited away. You think you’ll be okay…? > > In the beginning of autumn, during her second year of high school, that’s what Misa Isshiki, was told by her best friend, causing her heart to skip a beat. > > I’ll be fine, I don’t really believe in any of that stuff anyway. > > That’s right… She doesn’t believe in that kind of thing… It’s just… Her life had been filled with so much stress, all related to what her future would hold… > > That’s when an eerie voice reached out to her… > > Why don’t we take a look and see what you should do with your life! > Let’s put you on the right path… > > And that’s when all the strange things around Misa began to happen… > > [Nintendo Store](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/9-r-i-p-switch/) > > [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v38068) > > There are already several reviews you can check out before you grab it: > > [@blerdyotome@mastodon.social](https://goblin.band/@blerdyotome@mastodon.social) > > [https://blerdyotome.com/2024/10/08/9-r-i-p-otome-review/](https://blerdyotome.com/2024/10/08/9-r-i-p-otome-review/) > > [@otomeology](https://goblin.band/@otomeology).com@web.brid.gy > > [https://otomeology.com/9-r-i-p-review-when-romance-meets-paranormal/](https://otomeology.com/9-r-i-p-review-when-romance-meets-paranormal/) > > [@otomekitten@mastodon.social](https://mastodon.social/@otomekitten) > > [https://otomekitten.com/2024/10/10/9-r-i-p-review-nintendo-switch/](https://otomekitten.com/2024/10/10/9-r-i-p-review-nintendo-switch/) > > [@otomegames@ani.social](https://ani.social/c/otomegames) > > [\#Otome](https://goblin.band/tags/Otome) [#OtomeGame](https://goblin.band/tags/OtomeGame) [#OtomeGames](https://goblin.band/tags/OtomeGames) [#VisualNovel](https://goblin.band/tags/VisualNovel) [#9RIP](https://goblin.band/tags/9RIP)
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This was meant to be a reply from goblin but I somehow accidentally created a new post, I'm sorry @Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social I already deleted it on the home instance but it's still showing up, could you remove it? Sorry T_T
Mirage Noir is a detective VN focused on found family, inspired by games like Ace Attorney and Bustafellows. Story (quoted from the Steam page): Play as a detective, solve cases, and try to catch an elusive serial killer in this mystery visual novel focused on found family (inspired by games like Ace Attorney and Bustafellows) When Yunie graduated from college, she believed she had her whole life ahead of her. Returning to her hometown with a shiny new dream job, it seemed like nothing could stand in her way. However, two years later, not much has changed. She hasn't made any new friends, isn't allowed to investigate anything worthwhile, and feels like she's stuck in mud, moving in place. So when an unexpected opportunity arises, she doesn't hesitate to take it. The case is a weird one, but it introduces her to an eccentric team of people she immediately connects with, and she decides that no matter what, she won't regret getting involved. Even if it means crossing paths with a serial killer. Full game coming in 2026! The demo covers the entirety of the prologue. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048330/Mirage_Noir/) | [Itch.io](https://studiochawan.itch.io/mirage-noir) | [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v51565) They'll also be running a Kickstarter from Oct 22 - Nov 21 [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1303122279/mirage-noir)
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I finished Suzu's route in Jack Jeanne! 🎉 There were several parts I didn't really vibe with, but it was pretty sweet overall.
I think I'll do Soshiro's route next, I really liked him in the latter half of my first playthrough and am really curious how his route will differ~
BTW, I already read that the common route in Jack is long but wow, it's long long.
Edit: Also played Nekopara Catboys Paradise yesterday after seeing a catboy and short-circuiting :D The artstyle is pretty, but the production quality isn't ideal apart from that. It's also a typical "cute boys doing cute things while being absolutely infatuated with the protag" story, which isn't really my thing.
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I'm still playing Suzu's route in Jack Jeanne, and currently in the rehearsal phase for the fourth play out of five!
So far, the performances have been consistently getting more elaborate and interesting; this one is a big departure from the formula both in plot and cast choices, and has caused lots of drama between the students 👀 MC is put in front of a big challenge as well
In the course of the last performance, the "power hierarchy" in the class has been heavily disrupted and students who played big roles in the first plays are delegated to the sidelines or getting completely different roles in this one, everyone is struggling (and cursing Neji, the director 😆)
BTW, I haven't really continued playing Love And Deepspace of Tears of Themis. I'll put these games in the what I'll call "perfect boyfriend simulator" genre, since a huge part of the gameplay is texting, calling and interacting with the LIs (even if there hasn't been any build-up through the plot beforehand). I think this format is really not for me, I'd prefer having some plot first to get attached to the characters before the game throws them at me :/
Little anecdote: I played this game while a gacha banner with some kind of sauna (?) theme was going on. It was kinda refreshing to go into the gacha screen and instantly get greeted by loads of abs and half-dressed sweaty ikemen for a change lmao.
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I mean, I like Katawa Shoujo as well, but there's no need to be that condescending towards other games😅
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I curate my home feed by mostly following accounts that put politics and stuff under a CW.
You are able to filter posts by searchterms and tags, but that might not remove everything, so I'd use the local and federated timeline with caution if you're worried about that.
I personally use the filter feature to remove all genAI images and that works pretty well for me so far^^
It also helps that I'm mainly a..proactive? user and tend to seek out interesting posts with selfmade feeds instead of solely relying on my timeline.
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dhskhda I forgot to put it in the original post but I added it afterwards, I hope it shows up for you 😭
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So that means that if you find a game you don't like, you should send it my way...? 😆
I personally just really like if the protagonist's gender doesn't really matter and they're treated as an equal. I've stopped playing otome games just because I couldn't deal with how the LIs tended to treat the protag. I also learned that I absolutely despise games where the MC is a complete blank-slate for self-insertion purposes (looking at you, Amnesia). Otomes don't seem to have fleshed-out MCs that often, so I often get my fix from BL games instead :/
In the case of Jack Jeanne, I'm also ok with the cross-dressing, since the setting is very clearly inspired by the Takarazuka Revue, an all-female musical theatre troupe. (I had actually played a Yuri-VN that was heavily inspired by Takarazuka before.) The protagonist plays both female and male roles and really grows through that, so I think she doesn't really care about being perceived as a girl or not, I think.
At no point, female roles are treated as less desirable than male roles, and actors who can convincingly play a female role enjoy lots of admiration from their peers, which I find pretty neat. The plot hasn't really addressed how the MC feels about privately cross-dressing though 🤔 It doesn't get brought up unless there's a situation where she might get found out.
I can totally understand if the cross-dressing is a dealbreaker for you, though^^
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Several things! I like how it's focused more on the drama school plot and the MC's personal development as an actress than on romance. There still is gradual and consistent development with your chosen LI, but it's all in the context of the greater plot.
The whole setup is also very interesting since the protagonist is a girl pretending to be a boy at an all boys drama school where they play both the female and male roles. So there's just so much cross-dressing going on all around 🤭 It's not only that the characters are all playing around with gender-presentation as part of their training (and just for fun), but also that MC is essentially putting her LI's in a General Shang situation (if you've seen Mulan).
Also I'm just a fan of Ishida's art style and rythm games 😊
The only thing that I'd criticize so far is that the rival classes aren't really getting enough focus. You aren't even told what their plays are about :/ You just get pretty CGs in the first round of plays and that's it
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How about blorbo.social? It's a fandom-centric instance and I'm following a bunch of accs from there!
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BlerdyOtome also has a "proper" mastodon account aside from the bridged one: https://mastodon.social/@blerdyotome There's also ebi-hime, who does different kinds of romance VN, less otome though I think: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@ebihimes
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I've been playing Jack Jeanne, the otome game by Tokyo Ghoul author Sui Ishida! I'm in the middle of Suzu's route and really enjoying it so far~
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I didn't censor it. The original says "my bals" but there's only a single "bal" at risk here, so I adjusted it (badly) to fit the joke
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Got myself a Switch and started playing Cult of the Lamb and Jack Jeanne! Cult of the Lamb is incredibly fun, and I've just started the second dungeon~
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I've mostly spent this patch making glamours and doing dailies now and then. Motivation is kinda low :/ Regarding 7.1, I'm just curious about the Alliance raid and possible news about the exploration zones tbh. I really hope the AR story won't be an exposition dump like the Stormblood AR storyline was
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22490667 > Synopsis: > The year is 1995, and you're newly single and ready to mingle in Stradania, the dysfunctional micronation whose chief exports are pig iron, human misery, and radioactive souvenir mugs. Sample the nightlife, try a VR trip or two, and maybe even find love - just try not to get your organs stolen. > > [Steampage](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3136150/Dates__Wires_Augmented_Edition/) > > [Itch.io](https://ioblack.itch.io/dates-and-wires) > > [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v31255) > > [The co-writer and artist for this game is on fedi btw!](https://mastodon.art/@cryodraws) If you're interested in this game, consider giving her a follow~
Synopsis: The year is 1995, and you're newly single and ready to mingle in Stradania, the dysfunctional micronation whose chief exports are pig iron, human misery, and radioactive souvenir mugs. Sample the nightlife, try a VR trip or two, and maybe even find love - just try not to get your organs stolen. [Steampage](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3136150/Dates__Wires_Augmented_Edition/) [Itch.io](https://ioblack.itch.io/dates-and-wires) [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v31255) [The co-writer and artist for this game is on fedi btw!](https://mastodon.art/@cryodraws) If you're interested in this game, consider giving her a follow~
The Dev Talk community has released recordings of talks held by seasoned VN devs! [How to get more out of your assets for your Visual Novels by Shino (VN Dev Talks 1)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuWGs5bddnY) [Lessons from Improv for Interactive Narratives by Vimi (VN Dev Talks 2)](youtu.be/XuWGs5bddnY) [Marketing Visual Novel Tips from I just Want to be Single Dev Tsundere Studios (VN Dev Talks 3)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_OaqTd7yLY)
[Thingiverse link in case you want to print one for your own hardworking kitty](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5414232)
[It's a 3D print in case you're interested for some reason](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6744505)
It has the latest news on relationship-focused indie games~ [Itch Link for Download]( https://amaregames.itch.io/amare-new-bulletin-2024/devlog/791694/issue-23-released-aug-16-aug-31) [Tumblr Link for Web View](https://www.tumblr.com/amaregames/760397115765784576/issue-23-of-amare-fortnightly-bulletin-160824?source=share)
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/21139026 > cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/21139024 > > > Story: > > > > After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life. > > > > [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903060/The_Final_Prize_is_Soup/) > > > > [Itch](https://4noki.itch.io/the-final-prize-is-soup) > > > > [VNDB](https://vndb.org/r113622) > >
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/21139024 > Story: > > After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life. > > [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903060/The_Final_Prize_is_Soup/) > > [Itch](https://4noki.itch.io/the-final-prize-is-soup) > > [VNDB](https://vndb.org/r113622) >
Story: After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903060/The_Final_Prize_is_Soup/) [Itch](https://4noki.itch.io/the-final-prize-is-soup) [VNDB](https://vndb.org/r113622)
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