![]() ![]() Not explicitly romance based but tends to have a large cast of male characters. For ease of use and better understanding I will add them here: Throughout my blog I will be using these words. The romance in this otome game is more like a cherry on top of your sundae, though I gotta say the endings did leave me wanting to see more out of it.įire Emblem Engage - Terminology / Key Words. The romance often takes a back seat for the heavy plot, and for some people it may be okay as the plot is quite strong on it’s own. Please also check if they have patched and fixed this by the time you think of purchasing this game.īe warned, if you are looking for heavy romance, easy-going otome game, this is not it, pal. I believe Taisho x Alice is also rated R18 here in Australia.Īlso, during my gameplay the game crashed very often, so I suggest if you are to play this game please, please save often. It’s strange how tight Australia’s rating system is, even the slightest implied or reference to sexual assault is given an R18 rating. Though I doubt all of these lead to even if Tempest to get an R18 rating in Australia as it was rather tame for most part. ![]() Includes content such as: abuse (emotional/physical), scenes of bloodied rooms and blood CGs, descriptive gore/murder scenes, sexual assault (possible implied rape), cannibalism, suicide. Reminds me of a tweet I made wishing there were more games where instead, the guys are comforting the heroine/player through their struggles and help them battle their demons.īefore I get into recommendations/further thoughts, a few words of warning. Though this may be a spoiler, I just love how it breaks the cliche of “the heroine’s role in the story of each guys’ route is that she is his therapist and kisses the booboos away” and instead it is done in reverse (if you get what I mean). I also like how, while subtle there are some “otome cliche” breaking themes in the writing. ![]() I like how the concept of even if Tempest is that our protagonist hell bent on revenge, it’s not very often you get an otome game where the protagonist has such a strong presence in the game, well-written with strengths and weaknesses and has a character arc throughout the story. The story is a mix of tragedy, distressing themes and despair, but it also has these moments of hope, compassion and the importance of relationships with others and the bonds we make. I’d say the beginning and common route is the height of writing, and forms a very strong impression and foundation for the rest of the story. It intrigued me, it captivated me, and that’s more than enough for me. Scenes in even if Tempest felt impactful and rose a couple of emotions within me. But for me, even if Tempest really hits those sweet spots of good writing that it left me hooked playing it. Yeah, you can have the best artists for your game but if your plot is shit or brain dead, then it is not enjoyable. There is some subtle but small meta going on with the story, which I enjoyed.Īlso, I cannot stress how important a good plot/writing really makes or breaks an otome game/visual novel. There wasn’t a point in the game where I was confused or felt like something didn’t make sense logically. There are hints and information given to you throughout the story which allows you to piece it together and have a light bulb moment before the story tells you, which I really liked as it gives players who are observant something to piece together. I love the logic behind the writing, how nice every piece of the puzzle makes a competent plot and the world building of this game is so good. I haven’t played any of the games that Ayane has written ( Norn9 series and Juuzaengi ~Engetsu Sangokuden~), but the writing for this game is pretty good. The only Voltage games I’ve played were prolly some mobile games back when I was in high school and couldn’t afford to import games, so this is probably the only Voltage game that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and it’s probably thanks to the director/scenario writer Ayane Ushio.
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