After so many years spent enjoying otoge, I’ve been through a lot of good or even amazing games I’d like to replay; but since there used to be so many new releases, I couldn’t even manage to keep up and I always ended up having a huge backlog.
For this reason, I’ve never fulfilled one of my deepest desires, which is replaying old games that left a great impression of me years ago, when I was still new to this genre.
But maybe that time has finally come!
Since otome games moved to Switch and I still haven’t bought this new console, I think it could be the perfect time for some nostalgic replaying of games that made me fall in love with this genre.
Since I absolutely adored Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly, I decided to replay it at the beginning of this year and it moved me like the first time.
That’s why I decided to buy Diabolik Lovers Grand Edition for PS4, since this series is one of the first I discovered and enjoyed about 6 years ago, in the good old times when the PSP was still the best console ever. I’ll probably write a separate post about it, just to let you know how my opinions and feelings have changed now.
I’m really enjoying this experience, so I decided to dig out from the dust of time old games I’ve played and loved when my knowledge of Japanese was very basic.
The first title that comes to my mind is Gekka Ryouran Romance.
It was one of my first games, so I never actually got the chance to write a review and I regret it a lot. Well, it’s time to fill the void!
Brothers Conflict Passion Pink could be a great candidate too, but I don’t know if I’m ready to challenge that terrible gameplay once more. Let’s face it, that’s bad. But it’s still the game that makes me feel more nostalgic.
For more recent games, I’d gladly replay 7’s scarlet or Reines des Fleurs. There’s also a route in ChouChou Jiken which deserves more attention, since I decided to ignore the bad ending back then.
If I had to write my new opinions after replaying, would you find interesting to know how my opinion changed after years? Maybe I’ll appreciate way more some games, or maybe I think they were more boring than I remember.
Is it weird, if I find more exciting to replay old games, instead of the new ones I have on the shelf now? I guess I just played too much, I need to find again the good vibes and emotions I felt when I was still a newbie and everything seemed perfect and amazing.
If there’s a game you’d like me to replay, feel free to ask! What is old for me, it may be new to you; or maybe you want me to reconsider my opinion about a game you loved dearly.
Well, see you soon with my Diabolik Lovers review!
But before that, it’s my blog’s anniversary soon!
Dexterraca
I’ll be very curious to know your opinion about Reine Des Fleurs, i can’t wait to see your review about Haunted Dark Bridal, best Otome game ever.
otomeland
I’m probably the only person who appreciated Reine des Fleurs back then, I’m really curious to know if I’m going to hate it too, when I replay it. I haven’t dared to write a review because I knew my opinion was different, but who cares now? it’s not like I have a good reputation to keep up! 😀
Dexterraca
Aw you shouldn’t care about what others thinking about games, if you have appreciate it you should write a review about it.
Dexterraca
They probably earn more if they stop milking to death Dialovers with useless produce, i’ll crossed fingers hoping finally for a release date for Dorico No Toshokan.
otomeland
I even wonder if that game still exists honestly… I still remember a couple years ago, when I went in front of Rejet building and the lights were still up at 8pm, when I hoped they were working on a great game! I wish I could do it again next year.
Dexterraca
I wouldn’t put to much faith in them if i was you, they probably just working on a new way to milk Dialovers.