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Otome Jam 2023 Reviews (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://itch.io/jam/otome-jam-2023/entries

If you've read any of the new entries in the link, please leave all thoughts here in this thread. I've read a handful so far and wanted to dive in in the comments. Keep in mind the comments may have spoilers.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I initially couldn't get past the introduction either, but I went back and played the rest. I agree that introduction is rough, and I find it confusing because it doesn't seem to reflect her personality in the rest of the game either. I think the author should have had the parents die at the beginning of the story while she's in college rather than when she was 17 and showing it in a flashback. If the main events of the story take place a couple of weeks/months later this whole thing would be way more believable. Once the story gets to the Mafia part it's fun. The LI's all have distinct personalities, though their character sprites don't look that good imo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@Catch42

I personally don't think flashbacks ever go well in a visual novel. I'll take a couple of lines during a "didn't you see I was the villain all along? " Or detective wrapping things up. Everywhere else, come on. Change the story to make it work present time.