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I can't remember if I've posted this but it's been weighing on my mind for the past few years

Top tier fail girl extremely relatable my favorite idiot sandwich with a maximum of 5 brain cells at any one moment the one the only Katarina Claes

Ladies and gentlemen...

She.

obsessed with them <3

finally caved to the part of my brain that has been desperately wanting to buy Hamefura Pirates and I am so glad that I did this game is wonderful and it reminds me of how much I've missed the anime <3

Virche Evermore: Error Salvation - Thoughts & Review <3

Super excited to be sharing my thoughts on Virche now that I've finished all the endings! This game had some great moments and I kept detailed notes on all the routes as I played them. I have a spoiler-free review here on backloggd in case you haven't played the game yet. Otherwise, I'll be detailing my thoughts here with spoilers under the cut!

The game as a whole is a 4/5 for me with an interesting storyline, beautiful art, and compelling characters. However, the game's biggest strength is its tragic romances and compelling bad endings. I am a huge fan of tragedy and I adore bad endings, so this is certainly a game that speaks to my interests directly. I really liked this game and I highly recommend it!

Now for my thoughts on the characters and routes...

(Note: Comments in the pictured slides are from my playthrough notes, written as I played the game. Comments underneath in the post are written after completing the whole game and reflecting on it.)

Starting with our lovely princess of Death...

I love Ceres. I think she's a great character. While she doesn't quite make it to the top of my favorite heroines list, she's a pretty strong contender. Her outlook on life and death was unique, and I enjoyed seeing the story through her eyes. Her little sprites in the corner were adorable as well, and I liked that her outfits changed in some routes.

Next up, I've listed the LIs in the order that I played their routes!

Scien Brofiise - The scientist (3/5)

I expected to really like Scien when I started this game. He reminded me of Shiraishi from Collar x Malice, so I thought he'd be a great contender for my favorite in this game. However, his route just doesn't hit the same as the others do. I played it first and enjoyed it a lot, but when I went back to play his good ending I was underwhelmed and disappointed. That's not to say his route is bad, though! I loved his tragic ending, and I found it fun to watch Ceres spend time with him and his weird little attitude. It's always fun to watch the supposedly heartless characters fall in love, and seeing him grow to love Ceres, seeing him change the aims of his scientific mission so he can continue loving her, was a really nice experience. Scien's route is good, and I liked it! But I liked others more…

Mathis Claude - The writer (5/5)

My god, this route surprised me. I didn't expect to like Mathis, but while I was playing his route his interactions with Ceres were just so cute. The twist in his route was unexpected, but fascinating and well-foreshadowed, and I was completely invested in the story. His tragic ending hit hard and his good ending subverted it extremely well. I really grew to adore Mathis in this route, and returning to play his good ending only solidified that feeling. He and Ceres aren't my favorite match in the game, but this route is really, really good. There's not much else I can say without spoilers, but I highly recommend playing it.

Lucas Proust - The teacher (2/5)

This is an unpopular opinion. I know Lucas is very well-liked by other fans, and his route is certainly very interesting! It just wasn't for me. Lucas was the third route I played and it met my expectations pretty well (my expectation being that I wouldn't like it). I think his character is very interesting, and I enjoyed the plot in his route, but I can't say I was all that interested in Lucas and Ceres' romance. His tragic ending is certainly tragic, but his good end wasn't really my favorite. It was more interesting to read than Scien's good end, though.

Yves Noirge - The guardian (5/5)

Yves is my favorite love interest in this game, and the best match for Ceres. I loved seeing them together. This route is locked behind the first three, and it's extremely plot heavy with a lot of big reveals about the lore and the nature of Ceres' title of Death. Yves and Ceres are adorable together, and I loved getting to see more of Yves' character in this route. There's not a ton I can say without spoiling things, but it truly feels like these two were made for each other. The bad end is extremely tragic and the good end is perfectly bittersweet. They're the exact same kind of weirdo, and they deserve to be clingy and in love forever. <3

Le Salut - The finale (3/5) (Ankou: 4/5, Adolphe: 2/5)

My biggest frustration with Le Salut is that it makes you replay so much of the common route before actually adding anything new. Once the plot diverges, things start to get a little more interesting, but it doesn't really pick up until the final third of the route when all the plot pieces begin to slot into place. This is a joint route is for two of the love interests: Ankou, the mysterious Watchman of Death; and Adolphe, Ceres' protective foster brother – a combo which makes a lot more sense once you finish the route. The plot reveals in this route were foreshadowed well, and I was able to figure most of them out ahead of time. The writing in this route was good, and I liked the complexity and intrigue of the plot. The major plot twist really incorporates the game's themes of tragic love and unusual relationships with death really well. My main issues are that it took too long to get going at the beginning, and that I don't really care for Adolphe. The Salvation ending of Le Salut is essentially the game's "true" ending – as close to a happily ever after as you're going to get for most everyone – and after playing it you can return to other routes to play their good endings too.

And finally, the Rankings:

I took the opportunity here to showcase some of my favorite cgs of my top 3 that didn't make it onto their main slides. Yes, of course, Yves is my favorite. As much as I like the other characters, it wasn't much of a competition lol. His romance with Ceres was my absolute favorite plot in the game, and I love their story. Second place is Mathis, as he was this game's big surprise for me. I truly loved his route despite my initial low expectations. It's always a joy to be surprised by a route that's better than you thought it would be! :)

Virche is a great game, and I would definitely recommend it to any fellow bad ending lovers out there. <3 Thank you so much for reading, and please let me know what you thought about Virche! I'd love to talk about this game with y'all! :)

slideshow was adapted from this template <3

you pretty , he pretty , you swan , he swan

children of ill omens and superstition

need to make a joke about virche evermore but it involves a MASSIVE spoiler for Le Salut so i'm hiding it below the cut - click at your own risk.

Still not 100% sure how I feel about this reveal lol because on the one hand WOW amazing plot twist and really cool but on the other hand I am a huge Ankou fan who finds Adolphe incredibly bland and kinda irritating soooo...

I'll post more Virche thoughts as I manage to write them all up - currently my playthrough notes are just rambling lists in my Backloggd journal lol. Going to play through all the good endings soon <3

What did you think of lover pretend?? I kind of wanna pick it up but I'm scared I'm not gonna like it lol (゜゜;)

I haven't completely finished Lover Pretend, but I enjoy it every time I pick it up! For me it's a good game for when I need a break from the more dramatic or violent plots I play most of the time, but it's sometimes harder to stay invested in it if I have another game I'm more interested in because there's not a ton of action to it. I tend to categorize otomes based on the movie genres I feel they emulate (ie: Cupid Parasite is like a RomCom, Bustafellows is more like an action movie, etc), so I would describe Lover Pretend as a typical romance drama with a film-making theme. I think that whether you like it or not mainly depends on whether you like that sort of romance drama and whether the guys interest you or not.

I picked it out because the fake-dating gimmick is one of my favorite tropes, and in the two routes I've played it's been a fun addition. There's little gameplay segments where you have to pick the right answers in time to lie to people about your relationship, so that's fun.

As for the boys, Kazuma's route is one of the only childhood friend routes I've enjoyed in all the otomes I've played, and Makino was my immediate favorite because he's a really sweet and super adorable weirdo lol. I'm planning on playing Sena's route next, but I'm not 100% sold on Nishijima or the not-so-secret route character yet.

Overall it's a pretty sweet game for what it is, and it's a nice feel-good game for when I want to enjoy a cute romance, but it's not the kind of game that 100% demands your attention with crazy plot-twists and action.

I hope this helps! It can be kinda irritating to buy a game and end up not liking it. I tend to only get games I'm not sure of when they're on sale so that I at least didn't pay full price if I don't like it, y'know? If you do end up playing it, I'd love to hear your thoughts! :)

reposts a relatable dahut

The Le Salut experience

[Translation] Shuuen no Virche -ErroR:salvation- Visual Fanbook Short Stories

Lis ~Innocent• Pure Love~ (Yves Short Story)

Laurier ~Glory • Betrayal • I won’t change until I die~ (Lucas Proust Short Story)

Pulsatilla ~Love unable to be conveyed – Love betrayed~ (Mathis Claude Short Story)

Sureau ~Zeal • Joy • Pity~ (Scien Brofiise Short Story)

Chrysanthème ~Flowers of the dead • Unchanging Love~ (Adolphe Short Story)

Lycoris ~I only think of you~ (Ankou Short Story)

Watchman of death my ass he’s French!

the first rule of shipping is get aromantic with it. the second rule is that gender and sexuality are what i want them to be. the third rule is have fun and be yourself

Reblog and put in the tags if you can remember where you got the shirt you're currently wearing.

gnosia MC - hanina 🛰️

ex-mercenary, but she won’t hurt you. in fact, she’s pretty harmless. someone get her out of here

reposting some more gnosia art, feat my MC

my faves!!

Ah, eto... Bleh!!!

nights at the hushed honeybee 🐝

Ace Attorney Deaths: They say the defendant bludgeoned the victim with a convenient flat object. The circumstances themselves aren't impossible. But the information about the motive is coming from a parrot on the witness stand. Danganronpa Deaths: I thought we were all friends here but it seems SOMEONE couldn't resist killing someone and then dramatically revealing the body in some crazy, dramatic fashion. No thanks to whoever probably tampered with the crime scene to make it more interesting. Zero Escape Deaths: It's all normal murder. The weird part is that the victim came back to life as a clone, or everyone's killing each other, or there's cross-timeline transportation and the destruction of humanity involved. AI The Somnium Files Deaths: Who is the killer, and why would they keep doing THAT to the corpses? And can people stop dying for five minutes, we're only one route in and I don't know what's going on! Buried Stars Deaths: The murders are all kinda normal but we're a small cast and we're not solving this ourselves. Time to call in the big guns... the toxic Twitter feed. Process of Elimination/Tantei Bokumetsu Deaths: You take your eyes off this group for five minutes and they've somehow Rube Goldberged each other into the cruelest and most unusual way a person can possibly die, all without anyone noticing. Gnosia Deaths: The two options are "vanished into thin air" and "chucked in the freezer", and the second one's democratically sanctioned. But there's a secret third option, which is "thrown out the airlock for misgendering someone", and a secret fourth which is "slime". Your Turn to Die Deaths: It's not the murders that are cruel, it's the player's participation in the murders. Ghost Trick Phantom Detective Deaths: The first step of trying to keep someone from dying is watching them die and going, "THAT'S how you died?!" before rolling up your sleeves and fixing the situation. Paranormasight Deaths: In any other game, deducing how someone drowned in the middle of a field while bone dry would be the subject of a huge Ace Attorney style courtroom segment. In this game it's just "probably this one specific curse stone", and the hard part is finding out what criteria they fulfilled on a technicality to activate it.

obsessed with this part of Scien's route - Dahut really said "You can fix him!" 😭

last vid of 2024 !!

yvesceres the world

the saying "til death do us apart" does not apply to these two

pien olympics

That post about death note being "everyone's first anime" (untrue statement) made me curious and now I want to gather data for science

Can you reblog this and tell me where are you from and what was your starter anime?

apollo justice ace attorney takes place in 2026 which is less than 13 months away from now

i hope we'll celebrate all the important in-game events such as kristoph getting his shit wrecked, phoenix getting hit by a car, klaviers guitar getting set on fire and kristoph getting his shit wrecked (2)