Cupid Parasite Animate & Stellaworth Limited Illustrations Revealed

If you buy the limited editions of Cupid Parasite from either Animate or Stellaworth, an A4 clear file with unique artwork will be included. However, those designs were hidden for some time.

At last, Otomate has revealed the special bonus illustrations! Drawn by Yuuya (who has also illustrated Cafe Enchante and Jakou no Lyla), the left image will be included in the Animate bundle while the right will be with the Stellaworth bundle.

Both illustrations are super gorgeous but I am absolutely in LOVE with the Stellaworth illustration. I tweeted this earlier but I just gotta say it again: The deep cut nightgown.... the thigh grab... omg... 💦

This makes me really sad that I probably can't get either limited edition because uh wow that art is so good haha. I wonder if I can find the merch and files on auction sites eventually... 👉👈

Until next time!

Blast from the Past - Palais de Reine in English Available Now!

 

SURPRISE!! Play KOGADO's classic diplomatic sim + medieval fantasy romance "Palais de Reine" on Steam NOW, remastered and in English for the first time! Lead your kingdom to glory, woo hot knights, and challenge the status quo! 20% off for a limited time! https://t.co/r5JjvuPlyz

— Degica Games (@DegicaGames) June 18, 2020

With absolutely no warning, Degica Games dropped an English version of Palais de Reine, available to play now! 

The player acts as the young princess of a kingdom who never expected to ascend to the throne. In the last year, her father died, and her older brother went missing. During the coronation ceremony, some of the leaders of the 12 provinces in the kingdom say they don't believe she can lead the country, and refuse to give their allegiance. 

The aim of the game is to win over enough leaders over a year to be accepted as the kingdom's ruler. This can be accomplished through different ways, including sending gifts, having your knights challenge the leaders to jousting competitions, and trying to assassinate them. You must also keep your kingdom fairly prosperous and quell civil disturbances and unrest. 

While doing this, you can also 'romance' characters, including the 12 leaders and your knights.

Wow she can't catch a break can she? 🤣 The first part of that summary also gives me Fire Emblem Sacred Stones vibes oop

Originally a PS2 game from 2006/2007, it's now remastered for PC. As a sweet bonus, this game is on sale for 20% off until June 24th.

This game came out before I got into otome, so this is all new to me! It's interesting that this is part strategy simulation rather than straight VN, and there's a looooot of characters. 

Gris [Switch] Review

First Release: 2018

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality. As the story unfolds, Gris will grow emotionally and see her world in a different way, revealing new paths to explore using her new abilities.

GRIS is a serene and evocative experience, free of danger, frustration or death. Players will explore a meticulous designed world brought to life with delicate art, detailed animation, and an elegant original score. Through the game light puzzles, platforming sequences, and optional skill-based challenges will reveal themselves as more of Gris’s world becomes accessible.

Gris is a puzzle-platformer game released by Spanish indie developer Nomada Studio. It's published by Devolver Digital and is available to play on numerous platforms.

The controls for this game are very simple, and you learn more abilities as you progress through the levels, allowing you new ways to explore and interact with the changing environment. 

I would also like to point out that I was today years old when I discovered that "gris" means "grey" in Spanish... which is the color the world begins in when you start the game. 

Summer Game Fest - PC Gaming Show Highlights

Summer Game Fest is going strong with continuing their streams, this time bringing coverage about upcoming PC games, some of which were sneakily added to Steam. Even though a lot of developers were present there actually a ton of games I was interested in... But below are my favorites from the stream!

I would just like to point out, I can't believe their intro included this meme lmaoo. 

Pc gaming show really knows their memes #PCGamingShow pic.twitter.com/HgrWseI9la

— Joseph29 (@Joseph29_SSBU) June 13, 2020

Also to anyone who'd like to watch the stream in its entirety, you can find it here.

PS5 Reveal Event Livestream Highlights

On June 11th, Sony had a live stream that revealed how their newest console would look, along with a fair amount of games that are already slated for a PS5 release. Below are my personal favorites. (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ And for anyone interested, here's a twitter thread of my really quick impressions as each trailer played, some roasted more than others.