Variable Barricade (輸入版:北米) – Switch

Llegó antes de la fecha, protegido y sellado. Estaba indecisa sobre si comprarlo o no pero al final valió la pena, si te gustan los otomes lo recomiendo; aunque está el detalle que viene en inglés y la mayoría de algunos otomes lo son. Pero si lo entiendes es sencillo.

I have to admit, during the common route I considered returning this because none of the love interests (LI) seemed appealing to me but once I did each LI route, all of the characters became really interesting. I'm glad that I didn't give up on the game in the beginning because this is now one of my favourite otome games of all time. The story is very well written; there is lots of character development, each LI has a unique story, side characters are fleshed out, the dialogue is humorous, and the art is incredible. Can't recommend this game enough!

I'm still fairly new to the otome world, but I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of writing in this romcom game. The MC is intelligent, bold, and not another submissive led through the story like far too many of these protagonists found in this genre. When I started playing, I didn't like any of the LIs, their flaws were very glaring, but as the game goes on, the MC gets to know each of them individually a little before you get to the point of choosing a route. Some of the best bits of the game is how familial all the characters become with one another. The game mixes funny scenes well while not going overboard and ruining the atmosphere of the serious points where the drama unfolds. Wonderful character growth archs for both the LI and the MC. Quite an enjoyable experience! (And my biased opinion with no spoilers, Ichya! Wow! 2nd board reveals left me enamored with him! Ha ha! Thank you game for giving me so many feels! :D)

Compré este juego porque me encantaron los diseños de los personajes y las ilustraciones, pero la historia también me parece muy entretenida.

This is probably my newest favorite otome, haven’t played Cupid parasite yet, but I hear good things about it as well. This one had me laughing for beginning to end. The protagonist is very solid, she has strengths and weaknesses as a teenager which are very believable. I like that we are starting to get more of these types of protagonists instead of ones that are blanks. The love interests seem typical in the beginning but they do really get fleshed out well in each of their stories. It does introduce a new gameplay system I never have seen before in an otome, but it wasn’t anything that detracted from the experience for me. Just a neat quirk. The barricade battles were pretty amusing actually. The only thing I think I disliked was the the scenario involved with the true end. I’ve seen this in otomes before and it’s just not my cup of tea, It was handled better in this game than I’ve ever seen before, which I think helped saved the true end for me. The protagonist being one that doesn’t take any crap and telling it how it is was just so refreshing. Thanks aksys for bringing another gem over to the US