Bullet Butlers: Final
Final
Having finished this VN for the second time, there were a number of things I took notice of in a different way from the first time through... but perhaps the biggest one is simply that I was surprised at how many of the most important details I remembered. I had to laugh when I realized I'd subconsciously solved the riddle of the path themes in my first read through, and they came back almost immediately after I entered them.
First, with Valeria's path, it is straight-and-narrow love and the mixture of hope and despair it creates. Like all the paths in the good Propeller games, it is a highly emotional story, and the stories of both the antagonist and the heroine are described in intimate detail, giving life to the characters to a degree that is very pleasing for someone who wants both emotional and intellectual value from his VNs.
Second is Yuki's path... this one is, above all, redemption and faith. The theme is perhaps not as simple as it might sound. For one thing, the focus of faith theme is a man who hates the god he worshiped and desires to be hated by him... and is instead the obvious focus of that god's love. You don't get much more ironic than that. The redemption theme... can only really be touched upon by spoiling everything, so I'll leave it at that.
Third is Selma's path... and this is perhaps the least obvious of the themes. It is basically 'the nature of a hero' and 'desires hidden even from oneself'. The former is brought out through the recognition of what it means to be a Mystic One (the 'inherited heroes' of the setting), and the twisted lifestyle it forces on those who inherit the title and power. The latter... is again one you can't touch upon without spoiling things horribly, so I'll leave it at that.
So... what is my overall conclusion? I really, really want to replay Chrono Belt, right now, lol.
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