Code: Realize Lupin's route

Lupin's first chapter is already reaching my expectations. Finally the story ends up where I wanted it to end up. 

He is a very gentle person. He calls the girl Lady and his smooth talking unexpectedly worked on me. 

He is the guy I usually go after for the first look, but his personality actually totally different. I don't quite like the smooth talkers, but Lupin didn't make me angry at all. All his talks and flatters just suited his gentlemen style, and I felt it pretty honest. Maybe because he is one of the LI's in an otome game. Should be perfect.

His story also gave me what I wanted for first. Actually.. I missed a proper ending from all the routes. I think the story should have ended even if we aren't fall in love with Lupin. 

This is the first route where it was possible to see Isaac Beckford who we all are looking for. 

In the meantime I realized, why I wasn't right earlier. Impey's and Saint-Germain's route really did spoil Lupins route a littlebit. 

I finally came to understand what a true ending means in this game. It actally means, the others didn't reach an end only a love end. ? 

Lupin's last two chapters are the longest in the whole story. It gives us a proper end to the story. He is a complete gentleman, and pretty cute. But at this point, let me be honest... I haven't quite fall for him. Hard to admit, but in the whole game Impey and Victor are the best and for me... Impey won the prize. Even if he fell into my MUST AVOIDS labelled basket (long haired guys).

However, he was pretty cute and he even gave us signs in the common route not as all the others. 

Code: Realize Impey's route

 

Let me tell you, I am the most impressed by the fact, Impey's route was my favourite. 

I left him for last before Lupin, because... I have a pretty swallow reason, but how else could I choose without knowing them.. I just didn't like his long hair. Actually, I don't like long haired LIs. Fact. 

BUT

After the scene which taken place right before the illegal airship battle, I guessed, there will be a little more in Impey than a dumb womanizer.. But the great hit came in his route. 

I wasn't very intrested in him so I was like... Let's go through it fast to get Lupin. Since... Lupin is just my type. 

I tried reading it pretty fast at the beginning, but after the first choices when I could actually give him positive feedback, made my heart flutter. 

He is pretty precious. He is even kinder than Victor and he is a funbag, which is kind of annoying... I know, I like fun and I like fun guys, but joking with my feelings isn't half fun. And also I know how much I love Seven from MysticMessenger. But he is actually fun from the beginning. Impey needs some time to be understood. 

When I've seen him being an engineer, I though that I could like him with short hair... But I didn't mean it this way. 

He came up with this idea of the moon which is kind of ridicilous in the victorian england. And he was joking about women, also with my non existing love stuff. Isn't it... Weird? 

But after telling him stuff, he grew on me. 

Hes cute face after hearing me saying I'm happy being his soulmate or seeing him being happy after telling him I loved him out of panik... Well... Made me seriously like him a lot. 

Also.. After I didn't really like Saint-Germain's route, because of several different reasons, it was pretty refreshing to jump into Impey's route. This route gave this cute feeling that I'm in love with a pretty normal guy who is actually pretty weird and crazy in a way, but also serious towards "me". 

He would sacrifice his life for mine. And I know, I know... Every single one of them would. But for an immortal and a war sinner it is different. 

Impey was the only one out of 4 who wasn't broken under the pressure of hes own sin. He was the one character suffering from the sins the other characters carried. And you know what?! It was another busstop on the love express. He has a pure heart, and it was another refreshing fact after so many revenge. 

I will even go that far to state Impey's route was the most enjoyable for me. 

Hes personality had several bulletpoint that eventually melts my heart. 

1, he is passionate about his goal (it is even better that it's in connection with the space)

2, he is fun. It is annoying at the beginning, but honestly I usually like fun guys. 

3, he is pure, innocent and worthy for love. 

4, he is also a pretty good engineer.. That could be the victorian version of a hacker (I'm usually crushing on hackers) 

Also... I was absolutely aware of the girls poison, but Impey was the first Character I wished he would kiss that girl. He had the opportunity but he didn't show his beast side. I hope that will change in future blessings. 

Code: Realize Saint-Germain's route

 I was a little surprised. It was a very nice change for first. We're kidnapped by Saint-Germain and he made these little hint's about him being creepy. Brrr.

He had a pretty good reason to exterminate "us" so we should be understaning. But still. I'm not the type to hate the yandere type. I was also fond of Toma in Amnesia, but Sain-Germain was different in several differen ways.

Honestly, this route came as lightning. I was pretty happy, that I didn't go with him for first and second. Also I think, Impey's route which I have left, won't be able to beat it. I think this is the game where you have to do everyone in a good order and Saint-G goes as last before Lupin.

I read something about one route spoiling other routes, but it can't be true, as the story isn't the same. There is games like Mystic messenger where the background story is the same and you are just there to experience it from different angles.

Code: Realize isn't this type of a game. Each character has different route with different enemy, which only makes sense if you look at the routes as individuals. 

Saint-Geirmain's route was the first, where someone ever mentioned a thing about Isaac Beckford. They are looking for this guy, and I just never understood, how can we reach a good ending without finding what we are looking for..? 

Also a thing I didn't quite like. Their progression was far too fast at the beginning, and the whole thing turned out just too fast. I had smilar feeling with Victor an Van Helsing as they are only 5 chapers long too, but this one was soo promising idea, and it could have been a little more detailed for me. 

Anyway. An interesting idea and I loved Omnibus. She looks like my grandmother's sister. She was quite heart warming. The headquarters was also a pretty nice place. Stuck in a very nice spring afternoon doesn't sound half bad. To be honest, it might sounds a little boring but I could imagine myself in a life like that. For a while. Or so.

The happy ending didn't seem as happy as it was for the others. First time I thought it was a normal end that I'm getting. It just finished to promise a sequel... 

I was definitely thrilled when Saint-G opened his eyes for the first time. He looked much better, than before and he was also weird but cute. He didn't become my favourite at all, but I liked his extra. 

I liked, how many possibility I had to die from only one mistake, but apart from that, I'm sure if it is not possible to reach a normal or bad ending at the very end. I looked up on the normal end and someone managed to reach it. I tried rejecting the offer from Omnibus but I still had the same ending. 

Code: Realize Van Helsings route

To be honest, I liked him so much. I thought he will be more... Well... Rude, or so. I thought we might even fight, but  this heroine isn't the type.

I'm getting used to the fact, the plot isn't quite what I've expected after reading the description. I thought there will be a bit more "I can't touch/kiss you, but I want to... So badly." I'm a little dissappointed, because I was looking forward to see their longing for eachother.. 

I got a little back though in Van Helsings route who is way more sexy than cute, so he gave us a hint, but nothing more than a hint. I especially enjoyed his extra. I felt filthy because I misunderstood instantly. Am I the only one who expected him to do something else? I doubt that. 

Also the heroine used to call him Van Helsing... Whilest she called Frankenstein by his first name. Another thing I missed... Once again, they got rid of the Lupin gang for a romantic ending. Now they didn't even say goodbye to eachother, but again, they didn't find anything about Isaac Beckford and I know there is still 3 routes left for me to play, but even if she doesn't fall in love with him, Lupin made a promise about freeing her from her poison and in Van Helsing's route, they didn't help her at all! 

Also I know there is another games to add to this story, but for now, we didn't get the ending we (or maybe just me) were waiting for. If this game was new and I had to wait for the sequel another years... for the money of a new nintendo switch game's price, I would be as happy with it as I am now. 

Fortunately it is 2023, and I kind of like it just yet. I've got the future blessings and the wintertide miracles at hand, so I don't intend to complain. I hope I'll be happy at the very end too. 

Now, have a nice evening everyone!

Minagi over and out!

Code: Realize Victor's route

 

I've just finished with Victor's route, and I don't even know where to start to keep all the spoilers for myself. 

I cried at the end, even though I didn't reach a bad ending. It was sweet and happy. Honestly, I didn't cry over Victor or the Heroine. I cried because of Victoria. First of all. Victoria is one of the most respected ruler of the Great Britain  and there is another thing, but don't rush that much. 

So we have this girl. Usually if I end up playing an otome game, I give the name, Minagi and this way I make her be me. 

It is not happening in Code: Realize. This is a very complex story, it's not only based on romance and the most important brick in this story the heroine itself. She has this poison in her which can even kill whoever she touches. Apart from other otome games, where the heroine is you and this way she can't have a heavy past or rich background story, in Code: Realize, the Heroine is really the main character and the boys are just here to help and give her love and support. 

To be honest, I just couldn't wait to end up in a route and it took me days to reach my goal. Then, it took me 1 afternoon to finish what I was working so hard for that long. 

I personally think, Victor's route (I still have the others left) was short, but intense. I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed him, this gentle, kind hearted man. So clever, so brave so precious. I loved, how shy but cute he was and this slow process of falling in love with him. I didn't cry over his past as the heroines past was about similar on the horrible gauge. 

In this route... somehow... I ended up having an unusual favorite. I cherish him a lot, since he is a pretty good person. Leonhart. As much as I didn't like him at the beginning, I came to like him for who he was. Also I pitied queen Victoria.

Let's just be honest, the best voice actor in the game is undoubtedly Victoria's. She was ridiculously cocky as a queen against just Victor, a wanted person and just an innocent girl... But.. As we reach the end which we are not disguising right now, Seeing herself in a different light she changed. Seeing Leonhart's actions I just could feel her voice giving an intense feeling, I wasn't able to keep my tears back. Her last scene took the whole show. Her play was amazing, that is why I checked it out to pin it here to advertise her name. Naomi Iida. It was just soo filled with emotions, it was moving. 

I liked this route, and I'm looking forward to the others. Especially Lupins, but I'm also quite interested in Van Helsing. 

Bakemono vs Kaibutsu

 Whilest I'm playing Code:Realize, I had an important question. There is usually a word I hear in japanese, and it means monster, but in this game they call the heroine kaibutsu instead and it's still translated as monster. So to get my answers, I spent some time surfing on the internet, looking for the answer. 

It turned out, Bakemono (化け物) and Kaibutsu (怪物) aren't quite has the same meaning, but still they are very close. As you can see, mono and butsu are written with the same kanji and the meaning is the same. 

Whiles bakemono means a thing that has "changed", it can be a ghost or a ghostlike thing, a shape shifter or people or animal that can turn into a monster. If you take a quick look on Parasyte the maxim, they call those parasites bakemono, because they are non humans and can change their shape to melt into the crowd. They also use this word quite often in Mayoiga, the lost town. (I watched that anime by mistake when I planed to see Free and I just didn't pay attention on what am I playing on crunchyroll. It was my best mistake, I enjoyed it even more than Free.) In this anime, they arrive into a hauned town, where noone lives. They dissapeared, and they call these ghostlike things bakemono. 

I've seen kaibutsu as a title for a more beastlike anime. It means "unkown" thing. It's usually an unnatural, huge strong, beastlike thing, however an earthy way of using it is for suspicious and mysterious things or people. 

I hope this helped you out too! x

New year otome plans

 Hello all, and happy new year! I hope you will have a pretty wonderful time this year. 

The past year was a rollercoaster for me. I quit my job I've done for the last 5 years, and spent a generous time for myself and self improvement this year. I'v started an online japanese course, which I find very effective, and I wish I was less lazy, I could learn so fast if it wasn't for my laziness.  Probably I would be able to play otome games in japanese already... 

Also this year... I started playing an otome game on my laptop. Just in november... I've been into these since the march of 2021, but I played them only on my phone. I didn't know, there is so much high quality otome visual novels these days, and I've been missing out from so much! 

That is why in this past december, I gathered all my courage to buy a nintendo switch lite. You can read about in my previous post. 

Since then, I gathered a few games I want to play this year. Take it as my New Years Otome Resolution. 

Amnesia Later & Crowd

My top priority game this year. I MUST play it through. So this is the game made me spend a whole bunch of money on the game itself, which is a fortune compare to the steam price (I bought it for £3), and a nintendo switch lite, and then again... cute stuff for my lite. I'll show them in a different post + instagram. 

So, the game is a sequel and contains two shorter games. I loved the so many choices in the first one, and I loved how it all depends on me. I really could feel that I am the one telling this story with my choices. It really a must! 

Code:Realize Guardian of rebirth

To be honest, I already started the game, because I couldn't just wait any more for Amnesia to arrive. It is a very nice steampunk story. I'm not quite feel that usual otome feeling with the heroine though. I don't know if I like it or not. It suits this story, but I usually like to think, that the MC is me. Might sounds weird, but that emptiness they usually have, gives us the freedom to feel however we want. I'll talk about this later in a review kind of post. At the beginning of the story, I was afraid that I'll won't like it but it gets just better later, keep up playing!  I know it's not a new game, but it's one base stone for otome gamers, and I just can't miss out from something like this. 

Code: Realize Future blessings

It is also a must, after I played Guardian of rebirth. I read some positive thoughts of it. Some said, it gives a lot to the story. I'm looking forward to this one aswell. 

Code: Realize Winter Miracles

I sincerely hope, I'll be able to play this through in january or february the latest... or let's hope for some snow in march...? maybe... I don't want to rush with the other two, so I'm ready to play it in december if it doesn't work out, haha. It sounds like a cute winter story. Must for everyone already played the previous games. 

Piofiore Fated Memories

This is also a game I see a lot in the otome community. I just can't wait to play it, since I've seen this guy with the eyepatch. They are all very good looking, the drawing looks the type I really enjoy too. And the way they dress... just caught my eye. I wish I could start all of them in the same time, but that wouldn't work, so I have to wait for these guys. I'm considering the new sequel, Piofiore episodio 1926 for the game, but I already feel ripped of after buying this lot of games and a switch lite + cute case and thumb grips, so let's see. 

There is also a few games I'll keep an eye on. For exaple, Collar x Malice, Cafe Enchante and many more,  but I believe this is enough for now.