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SPECIAL POST: celebrating my 100th otome game!!!

I can’t believe I’ve reached this number, but somehow I managed to fully complete 100 otome games, yay! I don’t even know if it’s something I should be proud or ashamed of honestly, but here we are! Looking back at all my memories now, it was really an amazing journey, filled with epic moments, crazy fangirling, but also sadness and rage. Nothing’s perfect.

I wish I could talk about every single game, but I guess this post would become too long and boring; at least, I want to share my most important steps in this awesome fandom.

My first otome game was Brothers Conflict Passion Pink.

I watched the anime in winter 2013, I fell in love with Tsubaki and immediately descended to the deepest hell: you have no idea how much I loved that boy, I can’t even explain. All I did was searching for his pics and sticking them everywhere, I was literally obsessed! (which makes my poor boyfriend look like a sad person, I feel guilty now).

When I discovered there was a game and I could date him for real, my heart was exploding!

It felt like a dream coming true! Of course, from that moment I had to start learning hiragana and the awful system made me ragequit his route a lot of times, but that’s another story.

I’m so grateful to this game, because it made me enter this fandom and meet great people. Also, despite it being quite plotless and predictable, it gave me great memories and I felt a lot of emotions.

I’ll try to replay it soon, because it’s really special for me.

The first otome game I’ve played on my own, without relying on someone else’s translation, was Diabolik Lovers More Blood. My love for that series was so deep, I was ready to learn even the weirdest kanji to understand what was going on.

It probably wasn’t the best game to choose, maybe I got wrong many parts, but I enjoyed it a lot and the feeling of being able to play on my own is one of my best memories.

I felt fulfilled, even if I was very far from understanding everything.

I plan to replay the first game and More Blood soon, so I can see if I made progresses in these past years… I hope so!

After a few years, I finally gathered the courage to start writing my own blog.

I was shy and embarrassed of sharing my opinions, because I’m not confident at all in my English skills. But I’m glad I decided to take this important step and I still remember my feelings when I posted my first review, Code Realize. Thank you for staying with me and encourage me to keep going.

The most shocking otome game I’ve ever played is Moshikami and I don’t think something will ever compare. Still, even if some scenes were disgusting, I’d recommend it for players who enjoy some kind of pain. Same for Black wolves saga.

I appreciated the horror elements and creepy scenes in 7’scarlet too, the plot was interesting and I was really surprised when I discovered the truth.

The game that make me cry harder was Kokuchou no Psychedelica, which is also my favorite game ever; it left me a feeling of emptiness, but also fulfillment.

I loved Haitaka no Psychedelica too, but I think it was a step behind, so I can’t consider it a masterpiece. But it’s a great series and I still hope for a 3rd game.

Despite my love for dark themes, there’s a colorful game I absolutely loved and I’d recommend to everyone, even beginners: Glass heart Princess.

Shinnosuke stole my heart, I’ve became weak to KENN’s characters and butlers since I met him; it was love at first sight. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants a funny but also romantic story.

The most annoying system I’ve ever sit through, was Wand of fortune.

I still wonder how I managed to reach the end without ragequit and I’ve never dared to touch any other game of that series. It’s a shame cause the art is beautiful and the setting could be interesting, but that crazy system completely ruined my experience (and it comes from a person who can handle annoying games like Reine des Fleurs without being bothered).

My favorite historical game was probably Nightshade, since I felt deeply involved with the story and I really appreciated the heroine’s strong will to live and fight for herself.

But I also loved Hakuoki a lot.

The most memorable route for me is Ikki’s in Amnesia Later: even if it’s been 5 long years since I’ve sit through that game, I still remember every single dialogue and CG.

There wasn’t any kind of deep plot, it was just a romantic sequel of the first game, but sometimes the simplest scenes are more touching than complicated plot twists; it made me fall so hard for him, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so emotionally involved in a 2D love story.

I hope some day I’ll be able to fangirl and go crazy again like that, it was a great feeling.

After so many years, sometimes it’s difficult to find again the motivation to complete mediocre games and I wonder if it’s time to move on and find another hobby. But at moments like these, great games come to rescue me and prove there’s still a lot of enjoyment waiting for me.

That’s what happened recently with Piofiore no Banshou and it was a refreshing feeling.

Well, I guess there’s nothing more to say!

Thank you for following me in my short trip to memory lane, it made me feel emotional and nostalgic.

I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to reach 200 games, but I’m sure I’ll always hold dear all the memories I’ve made so far, with these amazing games and the friends I’ve made through this journey.

When I entered this fandom, I had no idea of the happiness I was going to get: I came here for hot boys, but I stayed for the emotions, the feelings and the people who made me feel a loved friend, while caring and supporting me even in hard moments of my life (something real life friends couldn’t do, sadly). This is almost getting sad, it feels like a goodbye but it obviously isn’t.

Thank you for celebrating with me my 100th game, see you soon with my next review!

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4 Comments

  1. elli

    wow you have gotten so far I’ve been with this blog for over 7 months and love every bit keep working

    • otomeland

      Thank you so much! I’ll do my best to keep this place useful and interesting! ^__^

  2. Mahlenneth

    Congrats 😀
    One day I’ll reach 50 otoges xD
    Now that I’m learning Italian I could understand what it means “mi piace” \o/
    Mi piace your blog 😀
    Mi piacciono your blog e your reviews
    See!! See!!! xDDD

    • otomeland

      Ohhh you’re making progresses, great! Keep studying, I understand your struggle but learning new words feels good! \o / maybe one day we’ll be able to have italian conversations! (I already gave up this hope with Finnish, but who knows)

      Waiting for you to reach 50 or 100 otoge! Puoi riuscirci!

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