Tag: Nintendo Switch

Radiant Tale – Paschalia ~ Plot & Character Analysis

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So, Radiant Tale was my most anticipated otome release for 2023. I was very excited about this game, even with my bumpy history with Radiant Tale’s creative team and writers. This is the same team that created the Code Realize franchise and Café Enchante. And if you asked me to tell you what I thought of these games, it would take a while. There are things I love about Code Realize and Café Enchante and there are things I absolutely hated. There is no simple answer.

But, even with my measured expectations of Radiant Tale, I was still sorely disappointed with the common route. Not even sweet Paschalia (VA: Yuuichirou Umehara) could save the route for me.

My expectations for this game and the reality of what it is, just didn’t match up. It doesn’t make this a bad game. This just might not be the game for me.

And that’s okay.

As always, character and plot analysis and spoilers after the cut!

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Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo – Kunitaka Tojo ~ Plot & Character Analysis

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After the marvelously average reading of my first route in Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo, I put the game down for a bit. Honestly, I don’t have a lot of extra time, and I was kind of scared of wasting my time with another average (or worse) route.

Well, I’m glad I gave the game another chance! I really loved Kunitaka Tojo.

His route? Well. Hmmm.

As always, character and plot analysis and spoilers after the cut! Also be prepared for theories that highly affect a main character in the game. This is your warning!

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Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo – Genjuro Kuga ~ Plot & Character Analysis

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So, I was a little hesitant to buy a game that’s known for having emotionless love interests. I mean, I suppose emotionless characters could work for a sci-fi robot movie or a psychological thriller, but a romance story? I couldn’t quite see how a romance story with emotionless characters would do anything but annoy me.

But I was curious, and I am in an English game drought until Radiant Tale comes out, so my husband bought me Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo for my birthday.

Now the question is whether the writers could write a compelling romance story when one half of the couple doesn’t have emotions.

And I found that…

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Nightshade – Chojiro ~ Plot & Character Analysis

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Well, for my second playthrough of Nightshade, I decided to just get through a character I didn’t really think I would like. Knock him out and continue on with characters I was more interested in. I have to say, Nightshade’s Saito Hajime Chojiro surprised me.

I didn’t dislike him.

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Nightshade – Ishikawa Goemon ~ Plot & Character Analysis

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So, after a couple years of knowing this game existed but always passing it by, I decided to try Nightshade. I began my journey with a man I had a hunch I would enjoy. He’s kind, intelligent, strategic, charming, brave, and observant. Who is this all-around perfect guy? Meet the Sengoku Era’s own, the charming gentleman thief Arsene Lupin!

Okay. Not Lupin.

The man’s name is Ishikawa Goemon. But if you put a top hat on his head, he’s essentially the same as his Victorian Era counterpart.  

And I love him.

As always, character and plot analysis and spoilers after the cut!

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