First off, thank you to the developers! We can tell the hard work you all put into this. The script is fantastic and the story just really drew me in. I found myself thinking a lot about the characters and longing to dialogue with someone about this game lol
I also love that the game is very open-ended, you known because of all the unlimited “potential” and “possibilities”. I can shamelessly write fan fiction and say it is canon lol JK
So if anyone wants to share their thoughts, please respond! (SOME SPOILERS AHEAD but I will try not to disclose too much)
First of all, yes. I was using this game to distract me from the real world and I knew it lol. Even before it even got to the subject, I was telling my Bible study group that I have been distracted and was using a game to escape. Let’s be real. I am a single parent, I work a lot, and I have been craving intimacy for a while. A very long while... So why not cuddle up with my favorite guy from an Otome?
Bruh. This ain’t your average Otome and that is what I enjoyed. This is a darker psychological game and the endings do not necessarily give the closure and warmth that other games in the genre do. You can’t simply charm your way into these guys lives and have the expected ending. Nah. These dudes have their own minds, opinions, wills and motives. They seem very human (special kudos for that) and the game is realistic on navigating through a relationship with troubled individuals. (It ain’t all sun shine and rainbows).
Let’s start with Heath. He was the last guy I went for. Right off the bat there were some red flags that had me turned off. I used to be in an emotionally/mentally (sometimes physical) abusive relationship; so some of the things Heath did was a trigger for me. Heath always seemed to have an ulterior motive. There was something that was always off about him, even when he acted selflessly... I felt like I was somehow being used. I was like “Nah dude. You got something up you sleeve.” And the fact that he basically love bombed my character had me on alert because of real life experience. He was sweet, but also manipulative (one of the House special power mind you). My last straw was the love scene. This was another trigger lol
I was like Peter on Family Guy. “...Why wouldn’t you look during?” Lol! I can’t stand a selfish lover. Facts.
At the end I was mad at Heath because he was emotionally draining and taking life away from my character (ironically this was one of the reasons he didn’t like feeding on humans hmm 🤔). He was looking for someone to save him and wouldn’t look at himself and get the help he needed. It’s unrealistic to meet someone and just have all your problems solved in a week. Heath is battling depression and is trying to get something that drugs, eye glazed sex and even the admiration of peers cannot buy. This guys has abandonment issues as well as misguided resentment. He could not see his worth. I wanted him to get help and be better. Be the man that I know he can be. He has so much promise. But that is a decision he has to make, not my character.
Maybe in another twist of fate, my character could be a true vampire psychologist. Lord knows the Iscari House needs them.
Sorry for long post lol
Next topic will be about Vandal. I mean...Randal. 🤤