DS Love - Girlish Love Revo

With the standards of Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Series, I was hesitant to try other DS otome games for a while until the 3rd Story's english patch is done but I just had to try Girlish Love Revolution.

Girlish Love Revolution

Girlish Love Revolution is about a girl living with the most popular guys and whatnot. Sounds too cliche`? Wait for it. Here, you play as Hitomi an obese high school student and will be working out to lower her weight and the usual raise her parameters for the rest of the duration of the game. The story is really hilarious and the characters are all quirky. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn't help myself and ask for more: now currently reading its manga.

RPG Making

RPG Maker piqued my interest when I was playing the game called Castle Chase. I was well aware of its existence before but it wasn't that intriguing to play given that we already could have better looking sprites/avatars. Yes, I'm one of those: "Smoother graphics = better games". But right now, I'm eager to try these kind of games and play a game for the whole play experience and not just because a game has awesome graphics. Ah, the changes an otome game can make you.

Since we were bored, my friends and I decided to develop a game using the RPG Maker. I, for one, don't even know the basics in creating a game. I guess a little research and practice is in order.

From RPGs to Otome

As an avid gamer myself, I'd rather play a game than post in forums or blogs (although, I do stalk some topics that I find interesting). Recently, I find myself leaning to games like Shin Megami Tensei: Persona Series,  Avalon Code, Harvest Moon, and even Fire Emblem: Awakening. So I thought to myself "All these games have one thing in common: otome elements". 

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning

 

I got hooked up on these kinds of games, I found myself playing Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom and My Candy Love. Then and there I welcomed myself to the world of Virtual Novels (VNs).