Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Café Enchanté - Exclusive Card Set & New Release Date


Today Aksys revealed that an exclusive 6-card set featuring the main characters will be included with first run copies of the game. Aksys currently hasn't announced anything like a limited edition, so these cards would be some cute merch to own!

While the game was originally slated for November 20th, it seems that Café Enchanté will now be released on November 5th!

I'm not the only one who's noticed this, but as a side note: I wonder why they wrote Misyr's name like that when the official romanization on the Japanese website is Miser? (Aksys also did the same with Sisi/Sissy in Code Realize) 🤷

Until next time! 
 

P.S. Considering Aksys' track record, I'm still not sure if I want to buy the English version or import hng

Friday, September 18, 2020

Cupid Parasite Regular Edition Unboxing + PlayAsia Review


A bit belated posting this but... My copy of Cupid Parasite safely arrived!! I've been looking forward to this game so much and at last it's in my grasp. Babbles below + a review of my PlayAsia experience.

The 3DS is Now Officially Retired

 
The 3DS had a lifespan of almost a decade, but alas all things must come to an end. The 3DS housed an impressive amount of games, and had unique features like StreetPass. And of course its 3D feature, although it tended to give most people headaches and drained the battery. However, while many lacked in backwards compatibility, the 3DS was capable of playing DS games as well, which made it even more valuable to gamers (like me) who still had their previous gen games they enjoyed replaying.

As someone who grew up on handheld consoles, I'll be a little sad to finally see support for this go. But with the massive success of the Nintendo Switch, it only makes sense for this to be the next step. However, I definitely won't be letting mine go just yet as there are still tons of titles I've never even touched. But hopefully this system's retirement means that 3DS games will finally lose their "Nintendo tax" and drop prices so that many great titles can finally be experienced!

Until next time~

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Taisho x Alice Episode 2 Will Be Releasing Early!

 

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Great news for TaiAli fans anxiously awaiting the next installment of the series! A tweet just went out that TaiAli Ep2 will be releasing a month early. Instead of in October, it'll drop on Steam either the 17th or 18th of this month!

Having a game release early is really exciting in general. I think it was also a smart decision from a PR perspective. Piofiore is also releasing in October, so the two games would've had to fight for publicity. But this way, each game gets its time to shine. 😉

Don't forget to support the company! The more copies that are sold, the more inclined they may be to localize the entire series. 😊

Until next time!

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Ladies from 5 Otome Games That I Wish Had Routes

Yeah it's No Simp September but that's not gonna stop me!! Lmao.

After I made my "Otome Games That Let You Date Girls" post, I of course had to make a list of ladies that I wish I could pursue a romance with! I never used to wish about female characters having routes because my brain was like "well this is an otoge, so why bother thinking about it when only guys are allowed" lmao. But hey, a little dreaming never hurt anyone! This time, I'll also be including an indie game. And who knows, maybe I'll come back with a part 2 someday~

Sunday, September 6, 2020

The Divine Speaker - Extended Demo Impressions

Extended Demo Release: August 12, 2020
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"Does fate not exist after all?"

"The Divine Speaker" is an upcoming fantasy BL game by indie dev Two and a Half Studios. The demo is SFW with some slight spiciness but the game will be 18+ at release and in multiple languages. (Maybe I can replay this in multiple languages to help with my foreign language learning. 🤣)

Follow alongside Raen - an orphan from the secluded city of Aurelia Cavella, the only civilization on the entire planet... or so they're told.
Abandoned for his poor Judgement, the "destiny" given to him by the Divine Speaker, he grew up thinking his life would be plain and unexciting, and that's exactly how he liked it.
However, that all changes when he's expelled from his home on a death sentence, cast out into the vast and dangerous forest that surround Aurelia Cavella.
Raen must finally come to terms with the fact that there might be something else out there after all - and there's more to Aurelia Cavella than first meets the eye.

Honestly it was a complete accident finding this game and I'm so glad I did! Lots of gushing below the cut because this was such a delight.