This really is the type of game where you just want to write essays of comments about. You go into the game expecting brothel/sex game where you want to bone everyone and watch the carnations go through crazy sex games. But then the immaculate writing and character depth make you care about the characters in a way that tosses everything on its head. When you’re helping decide which carnation will win a week’s challenge, I found myself asking who I thought needed the win more opposed to which one was sexiest and preformed the best. You have Ian, who is thrown in as the spoiled douche best friend who’s girlfriend you’re going to save, but then the game writes Ian as the most loyal to a fault loving best friend ever. And now, even though you want Mina and see that the relationship is clearly toxic between her and Ian, you feel this sense of betrayal towards a friend who idolizes you. The game puts you in a tug of war between that primal desire, and the natural empathetic response. It’s interesting to feel these conflicting emotions throughout the game. I often find myself feeling a sense of excitement for the new week of the exhibition in equal measure to a sense of dread that something’s going to go horribly wrong for these likable characters. You look forward to the off time you spend with Hana and Mina, as a break from what happens in the club, and because they are such sublime characters in their own right. So much so that I feel like I even prefer the content with those two, not that the other content is less than amazing. I feel like I learned a little bit about myself too by the way I’ve reacted to the various scenarios in the game, which I never expected to have happen. It’s a minor thing, but take for example the reward scene where Kathleen explains the enjoyment of auditory stimulation. I’ve often found myself enjoying voice acted works (you know kamadevasfm, desiresfm, etc) more than their counterparts. I also reaaaally like dirty talk and just written dialogue in general during sex scenes, which I assume could be considered a subset of the concept. I never realized that was a thing though and it kind of clicked for me; it was interesting to have it explored. The dialogue in this game really kills it too. It’s really kinky but keeps you grounded in the emotions of the moment. It never feels like you’re fucking some nameless piece of meat. I’ve always really liked yuri and futa, but aside from the fact that the yuri in this game is sooooo gooodddd, I feel like it made me realize that I enjoy the power fantasy element.
It’s the kind of game that challenges you every step of the way in what your choices are, and I have no idea where the story is going to end up, and I’m absolutely looking forward to it. But it has been practically confirmed that Hana and Mina are going to get lesbian with it, and that in and of itself would have been enough to keep me invested.
