amber_moonlightwaves: (hakuouki_kazama_01)


Nightshade

  • Japanese Title: 百花百狼 ~戦国忍法帖~ (Hyakka Hyakuro ~Sengoku Ninpou chou~)
  • Available System(s): PSVita, PC/Steam, Nintendo Switch
  • Maker/Publishing Company: Red Entertainment, D3P (Otomebu)
  • Translation Available: Yes!
  • Release Date(s): Japan (Switch) - 20th December 2018
  • Info: If you want a hard copy of the game, you must import it from Japan. English translation included in the hard copy of the game! Available also on Nintendo's e-shop worldwide. Includes violence, death, blood, and suicide.
  • Home Page: Nightshade

    Storyline: The story takes places during the Sengoku era where Hideyoshi Totoyomi rules over a peaceful, unified Japan. Enju Ueno is the daughter of Kando Ueno, the leader of the Koga shinobis, and Kagari, who was the sister of the late leader of the now extinct Iga clan. She spends most of her days quietly being sheltered within the Kouga village and hones her skills to be a ninja, hoping she can be useful to the Kouga village. When she is assigned a mission to go to Kyou, the capital of Japan, she gets more than she bargained for and becomes entangled in a complex web of politics, violence, and dark secrets. It is then she must fight for her life, figuring out what future she must fight for.

    Do you like tragedy, suffering, ninjas, and romance? If you do, then this is the game for you! Originally released for the PSVita in 2016, and later rereleased on the PC in 2017 and for the Nintendo Switch in 2018, this game is rooted in Japanese history but not as much as the popular game, Hakuouki. So, no need to worry too much about historical context for this one.

    This game has been a long time coming. I saw this one available on the Switch for quite some time. I spotted it since last year (2019), but I did not pick it up until a friend of mine started playing the game. She raved about how good it was, so I played it out of curiosity. And then, I could not put down the game and finished it within a week. Unfortunately, the review somehow took a little longer to get out there ^^;

    For most reviews, I tend to write it in the order I played the routes in, but I’m doing things a little differently for this game. I will start from what I think is from least spoilerly to the most spoilerly. I will still try my best to avoid mentioning any specific-related plot/spoiler points.

    As always, this review contains my opinions only and no one else’s. So, please take it with a grain of salt ~^^~


    Why did it have to be you? )
  • amber_moonlightwaves: (collarmalice_kei)


    Collar X Malice

  • Japanese Title: N/A
  • Available System(s): PSVita, Nintendo Switch
  • Maker/Publishing Company: Idea Factory, Design Factory, Otomate
  • Translation Available: Yes!
  • Release Date(s): Worldwide - 25th June 2020, Japan (Switch) - 12th March 2020.
  • Info: Previously released on the PSVita.
  • Home Page: Collar X Malice


  • Storyline: Set in Shinjuku, Tokyo, the city finds itself in a lockdown due a series of murders and events perpetuated by a terrorist organization called Adonis. Adonis claims a huge event will take place on the 1st of January in the following new year. This proclamation has the police department racing against time to find and stop Adonis. Ichika Hoshino, a rookie police officer, finds herself involved when she is tagged by Adonis with a deadly poisonous collar around her neck. In return, she becomes involved with the Adonis investigation, meeting five unlikely people who will forever change her life.

    A friend of mine who looked at the game’s story told me to check it out, and I’m sad that I didn’t get into this game earlier! I had such a great time playing this game, and I can see why many people praise this as a phenomenal otome game in the same league as that of Hakuouki and Code Realize.

    As always, this review contains my opinions about the game and doesn’t reflect anyone else’s. So, please take it with a grain of salt ~^^~

    Anyways, you're not my type of women! )
    amber_moonlightwaves: (piofiore_yang)


    Piofiore: Fated Memories

  • Japanese Title: ピオフィオーレの晩鐘 (Piofiore no Banshou)
  • Available System(s): PSVita, Nintendo Switch
  • Maker/Publishing Company: Idea Factory, Otomate
  • Translation Available: Yes!
  • Release Date(s): NA/EU - 8th October 2020, Japan (Switch) - 25th July 2019
  • Info: Includes dark, heavy themes such as violence, death, drugs, and abuse.
  • Home Page: Piofiore

    Storyline: Within the small town of Burlone (Italy), considered the “backdoor” to Europe, there exists three mafia group: the Falzone, the Viscounti, and the Lao-Shu who control various parts of the city. They all vie to take control Burlone and are in constant conflict with each other. At the center of the story is a girl named Liliana Adornato (protagonist’s default name) who grew up as an orphan in the Church and soon comes to learn that her fate is much bigger than she imagined.

    I finished playing the recently released otome game, Piofiore: Fated Memories. I had such a great time and wished to share some thoughts of mine. What I’ve written here are just my own thoughts and don’t reflect anyone else’s. So, please take it with a grain of salt as always~ ^^

    Note: Within the review, I've done my best to avoid any major spoilers for those who have not yet played/finished the game. However, some videos I've included may contain spoilers. If they do, I have noted the videos as such. View at your own discretion.

    Will you bet on me? )
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