Ranzo

HOLY SHIT THE PROTAG ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE SEX! IN A VISUAL NOVEL! WILL WONDERS EVER CEASE???

So I've decided to once again dramatically switch tracks completely in the tonal change department.
I started playing Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai, and I have to say my fucking god is it so much better than Hatsukoi! Like holy shit, it's like the difference between night and day.
Ryou is an actual character and not some frothing, slime excretion that was shat out by some deformed pestilence.
The male best bud is not some loser pervert whose soul reason for being is to make the protag look better by comparison. Plus, he has an actual girlfriend! It's amazing!
I pretty much like all the girls for the most part which was not the case in Hatsukoi (rip kyou and maya..you deserved better)
Here are my initial impressions on them
Ousaka Sora: She's cute and has blue hair so she already reminds me of another blue haired girl that I like so she's alright with me.
Shinozaki Marika: On the spectrum of childhood friends I think she is pretty decent. I tolerate childhood friends a lot more when they have spent some time apart and not just lived next door to the protag since forever. I hope she doesn't pull some childhood promise shit though.
Segawa Natsuki: She's a real spitfire and she reminds me of Sachi from Sharin No Kuni so I quite like her.
Narusawa Rikka: More proof that moody girls with long black hair are my weakness
Yukimura Touko She's also a real spitfire and she seems like she could have a nice teasing game going
Okihara Misa: She's probably the character I'm least enthused about but she seems like she could be a little interesting.
 
An there you have it folks

Finished two pretty short vns
Over The Hills And Far Away
The setting was very unique and I'm a sucker for historical background
The two main characters were well done and had a good rapport
Unfortunately, I thought it was pretty short and the ending felt very rushed. It was bittersweet but I kinda saw it coming( I thought it would have been even more bleak)
The ending was abrupt and a bit disappointing, I thought there might be a small epilogue but no, story ends.
I also played Lake of Voices which I thought was surprisingly good. The quality of the voice acting was even more surprising. It was tense at times, the art was good, the mc was good.
Bemelle was the best and he had the best voice for the role.

So I decided to take a detour from playing genuinely well made vns and play some trash instead
This is the trash I ended up playing
The only real entertaining part of it were the bad endings, those were some good ole wholesome fun
I rate it: Kinda toilet/10

I've been finishing a lot of visual novels lately since I decided not to have a productive summer in any way
These are some of the vns I have recently completed
The Falconers: Moonlight
This turned out to be really interesting I especially loved the amount of world building this relatively short vn had and I liked the main character quite a bit. Having it set in New Zealand of all places during the 1800s was a interesting change of pace.
A Light in the Dark
This was another short but quite good vn, the atmosphere was really intense and the story moved along at a great place. The only problem I kind of had with it were the timed choices, I didn't feel like they helped the story any and were more of a nuisance than anything else. It was a bit preachy about its message but I thought it was a decent enough one so I let it slide.
The Expression Amrilato
I found this to be a very good yuri title and I thought the setting and the focus on language was very unique. The protag was good and the romance was sweet and satisfying.
Some of the lessons really just became a bit of a chore but thankfully you can skip out on it in the settings. I want to come back to it at some point just to read some of the text that was in that other language.
Neighbor
It was a pretty spooky ghost story and I found it to be very enjoyable

I finished playing Cupid
I really enjoyed it, interesting premise, good writing, and it was pretty dark and twisted.
If I had to choose a song that encapsulated this vn it would be this one
 

Hmmm good banter is my fucking jam
I'd say the banter in G Senjou and Sharin No Kuni is the stuff of legend
  Campus Notes - Forget Me Not has some really fabulous banter as well
All the Key games that I've played have some pretty good banter between the characters Clannad and Rewrite being the best for it.
 
 

Kare Kano is a pretty wonderful series even though it gives up the ghost towards the end
I'd also recommend Kimi ni Todoke though I've only read the manga for it. I think I only saw the first two episodes
The manga itself is wonderful but I'm sure the anime would be pretty decent

I finished playing Steam Prison and I liked it quite a bit
The protag was good, the world building was pretty solid, and I enjoyed playing through all the route, well, except for Valentine's.
 
I think the true route was the best out of the bunch
Also,
 

Yeah, Yandere was pretty fucking garbage. That scumfuck deserved everything he got.
Crimson Gray and it's sequel is actually very enjoyable however.

https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=75127022

https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=75127022

https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=75127022

Well I finished playing Cinderella Phenomenon and I got to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think that is almost entirely due to how great and well developed the protag was
She felt like a kindred spirit and I felt I could really empathized with her, I also liked how she showed a remarkable amount of growth without sacrificing the things I liked about her personality
The dudes were alright except Rumple, boy was he aggravating as a character and his route was the worst out of the lot.
It was a mistake to play his route last
I might give it a 7 or and 8
If I give it an 8 than it's all due to the protag
I'll probably play steam prison  next