Got my copy of #LoverPretend early! Gosh the character designs and UI's signature colours are so lovely, and all the swirly decorative fonts and icons make me so happy! 💖 (The main font could stand to be thicker though.)
I love that Otomate's UI designs are always something to look forward to. Otome games are a real treat for the senses. 🥰🥰
#otoge Had a blast with the common route, what a lovely combination of showbiz, personal ambitions/career, comedy/romance and a dash of mystery!
Three routes later, I still have a decent time, but neither the romances nor the characters are memorable. The relationship progression seems both too quick and unbalanced; it feels like the individual routes are all about the guys, whereas the common route's forte was the protagonist.
#otoge The fake dating part often doesn't feel necessary and all the bad ends seem tacked on rather than offering anything of value.
I left Riku's route for last since he's truly charmed me in the common route, and I heard his route is the most balanced overall! Can't wait to get home to play.
#otoge Finished the game, very lukewarm overall. It's a rare case of an otoge that neither charmed nor annoyed me, i.e. it's the equivalent of a mediocre romcom film you sit down with one evening with your brain turned off, then move on from without looking back.
The setting is a nice change, but the writing in the individual routes felt uninspired, one-sided and often made the impression of just going through the motions.
#otoge This is most evident in some unfocused epilogues that chain like five scenes together rather than emotionally committing to one. The relatively large amount of unlockable side stories also had nothing to offer. Considering the screenplay writer element of the game, all of this is very ironic.
All in all, a decent filler best bought at a discount, but no must play.
Lethe
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