(I'm a little late but my perfectionism got the best of me so this took longer to make than I wanted.)
As you know, the internet doesn't forget and neither do I. From the "Twilight Version" of Be my Princess to being trapped in cages, questionable relationships and often times even more questionable english.
This was such a nice trip down memory lane, though I also died a little inside. (Especially the part at the beginning. It's weird to think some people aren't even aware that thing with Voltage happened lol).
Here are 8 years of joy and suffering as an Otome Fan. Thanks for making this blog the fun place it is together with me. I know tumblr can be wack but I truly love all of you and benichi. Here's to many more years :)
Hello~! This is Jellyfish Parade, a small indie dev that makes otome games and VNs. I wanted to share our kickstarter here for our newest game, Belle Automata!
Belle Automata is a science fiction otome game. Play as Aureve [renameable], a sentient tapestry-weaving android who's been given a new life when she is purchased by a mysterious benefactor after the death of her former master. Navigate this new strange world with humans, cyborgs and of course romanceable androids!
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Answer “No” to all questions except the first (Question 1)
Result = Mania
Stop checking
No PAIN No GAIN!
It’s all part of the job, right?
Date Week Begins
Allan Melville
Case 05: Allan Melville
Either way, it’s got nothing to do with you
Pride of Man
(Don’t let Gill bear the brunt)
Joyful Barbecue
Was he mad about something?
Good Night & Good Luck
We should report her to the police
Wasted Love
! Save
(Use Cupid’s Bow) /Common Route Bad Ending (Parasite Harem)
! Load Save
(Don’t use Cupid’s Bow)
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Allan Route
Incubus’s Job
(Serve him a meal)
Cupid in Love
(Let yourself go)
One Page from a Lover
Lie
Demon’s Kiss
! Save
(Stare at him)
Hand over the menu
It wasn’t scary /Allan Normal Ending (Catcher in Los York)
! Load Save
(Tell him what you want)
The Devil Gave Us Time
! Save
Hand over the menu
It wasn’t scary
A night with him
Why do you look so sad? /Allan Bad Ending (Silent Happiness)
! Load Save
Ask what to drink
I’m Not Meant to Be on Stage
It was fun
Kinder than Anyone
! Save
A night with him
Why do you look so sad? /Allan Bad Ending (Never Gonna Let Me Go)
! Load Save
A kiss with him
Why do you help me? /Allan Best Ending (A Love Song for Fallen Angels)
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Secret Route
You need to complete the common route + all five cases in order to unlock the secret route.
Once you start a new game after completion a prompt will pop up titled “Play the _____ Route?”. Simply select “Yes!” and you’re good to go, there are no further choices :)
It’s all part of the job, right?
Raul Aconite
(Talk about what you learned in College)
(Don’t let Gill bear the brunt)
Was he mad about something?
We should report her to the police
{ (Don’t use Cupid’s Bow) }
There’s something I want to ask you
(Peek at his phone)
Say what you’re really thinking
Mulan Rogue
(Stop him)
I don’t want to leave him alone
The plump oyster on the far right
Maybe we should go left…? /Raul Bad Ending (The Final Battle of Raul Aconite)
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! Load Save
Try the Test
Answer “No” to all questions except (Question 9)
Result = Ludus
Stop checking
No PAIN No GAIN!
It’s all part of the job, right?
Date Week Begins
Raul Aconite
Case 03: Raul Aconite
(Talk about what you learned in college)
Pride of Man
(Don’t let Gill bear the brunt)
Joyful Barbecue
Was he mad about something?
Good Night & Good Luck
We should report her to the police
Wasted Love
{ (Don’t use Cupid’s Bow.) }
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Raul Route
Love is Like a Spin Class
There’s something I want to ask you
Unchanging Days
(Peek at his phone)
Unexpected Acting Lesson
Say what you’re really thinking
Like a Muffin Stuck in Your Throat
Mulan Rogue
Finding Love in Los York
(Stop him)
A Mythical Accident
! Save
I’ll leave after he falls asleep
The plump oyster on the far right
Maybe we should go right…?
Why did you do all this?! /Raul Normal Ending (The Part-Time Parasite )
! Load Save
I don’t want to leave him alone
The First Step of Love
! Save
The small oyster under the slice of lemon /Raul Bad Ending (The Dishonorable Mayor Oyster)
! Load Save
The plump oyster on the far right
Treasure Hunter Raul
Maybe we should go left …?
I Desire Nothing, I Reach for All
You won’t get away with this! /Raul Best Ending (A Red Carpet Love Story )
(if you missed your chance to save before the Test pops up you can opt out with the B Button, make a Save and then select “Continue the test”)
{ Try the Test }
Answer “No” to all questions except (Question 9)
Result = Ludus
{ Stop checking }
It’s all part of the job, right?
Gill Lovecraft
Ask about the Sutroen 2CV
(Let Gill handle it)
Was he mad about something?
We should report her to the police
{ (Don’t use Cupid’s Bow) }
Maybe I should, as a reference
I guess it’s not possible
Directly ask about Claris
I’ll cook something
Support him fully
Do you believe in God? /Gill Bad Ending 365 Love Letters
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! Load Save
{ Try the Test }
Answer “No” to all questions except (Question 2)
Result = Agape
{ Stop checking }
No PAIN No GAIN!
It’s all part of the job, right?
Date Week Begins
Gill Lovecraft
Case 01: Gill Lovecraft
Ask about the Sutroen 2CV
Pride of Man
(Let Gill handle it)
Joyful Barbecue
Was he mad about something?
Good Night & Good Luck
We should report her to the police
Wasted Love
{ (Don’t use Cupid’s Bow.) }
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Gill Route
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
! Save
I think I’m fine
It could be possible
Think about Claris and remain quiet
I’ll clean the bathroom /Gill Bad Ending (Another Happy Ending?)
! Load Save
Maybe I should, as a reference
Cross Your Fingers for a Letter
I guess it’s not possible
Memories of Prom Night
Directly ask about Claris
A God-Given Opportunity
I’ll cook something
Lovecraft in Love
! Save
Think about dividing up housework
Is destiny set?
Obey him
This time, I’d like you to deliver this letter to me directly /Gill Normal Ending (Never Give Up!)
! Load Save
Support him fully
I Can Hear The Bells
Do you believe in God?
Looking For Lost Parasite Love
Smack his hand away
Love Letter Rush
I want to read that love letter /Gill Best Ending (Scarily So)
why does Clock Zero not get licensed? It has complex story telling, good (romanceable!) villains and a heroine with a personality. I thought Aksys Games likes serious topics and a darker plot
That is one of the biggest mysteries to me as well to be honest. Especially now that a Switch Version is available I thought that Clock Zero would be a done deal for localization as it is highly praised and often brought up as a wish title by fans.
Maybe Idea Factory will bring over Clock Zero if Cupid Parasite does well since they are the publishers in Japan. So let's keep our fingers crossed that they might finally grant our wish for an english version of Clock Zero 🤞
(if you missed your chance to save before the Test pops up you can opt out with the B Button, make a Save and then select “Continue the test”)
{ Try the Test }
Answer “No” to all questions except (Question 11)
Result = Eros
{ Stop checking }
I’m just glad I could help!
Shelby Snail
(Be honest with him)
(Don’t let Gill bear the brunt)
Was he mad about something?
We should report her to the police
{ (Don’t use Cupid’s Bow.) }
I could pretend to be your wife
I’d want to hire more assistants
I’ll help out however I can too
(Say his name directly)
(Throw it all into the shredder)
It’s alright. I had a lot of fun
(Change the subject) /Shelby Bad Ending (Don’t Cry on the Catwalk)
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! Load Save
Answer “No” for all the questions except the last one (Question 14)
Test Result = Pragma
{ Stop checking }
No PAIN No GAIN!
I’m just glad I could help!
Date Week Begins
Shelby Snail
Case 02: ???
(Be honest with him)
Pride of Man
(Don’t let Gill bear the brunt)
Joyful Barbecue
Was he mad about something?
Good Night & Good Luck
We should report her to the police
Wasted Love
{ (Don’t use Cupid’s Bow.) }
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Shelby Route
Start of A Secret Relationship
I could pretend to be your wife
Work Before Love
! Save
Why don’t I become a secretary?
I’ll help out however I can too /Shelby Bad Ending (The World is the Stage …)
! Load Save
I’d want to hire more assistants
I’ll help out however I can too
Contract Marriages and Secret Lessons
(Say his name directly)
The Wedding of Rome & Julie
! Save
(Flip through the documents) /Shelby Bad Ending (Cupid Treasure Hunter)
! Load Save
(Throw it all into the shredder)
Shelby’s Resolve
! Save
We’ll have to redo the contract
(Say it’s a practice date)
(Ask about it) /Shelby Normal Ending (Pragmatic Love)
! Load Save
It’s alright. I had a lot of fun
Final Lesson
(Change the subject)
A Chocolate Love Song
(Try eating it) /Shelby Best Ending (Anywhere, as Long as It’s With You)
If this is your first route some of the choices will not be available. I’ll be putting those into { curly brackets }. This Walkthrough is also rather long because I’ve included all the Common Route Ending you can get so far.
Hello! I've been following you for years now and continue to do so because your reviews and walkthroughs are high quality. Your thorough, thoughtful, and fair reviews help me decide whether or not to spend my time and money on a game, and your walkthroughs have always been on point. I trust your unbiased reviews and would rather wait for your posts than go rush to someone who might be faster but also might be influenced by a game publisher. So please continue to do what you love at your own pace, you have many followers such as myself who will happily wait for you!
I'm very touched by your words!!! Thanks a lot for taking the time to write me and being around for so long 😢 my confidence took a big hit after I felt unable to keep up, but knowing how many people appreciate my work has given me new strength 💪thanks again, I'll continue doing things my way and focusing on my blog more without thinking about competition and thinks like that too much
Your walkthroughs are great! Obviously you should only keep making them if you personally enjoy it, but many people (including myself) often buy games months or years after the release date. A walkthrough posted a little after the release is just as helpful to any future players as the one posted immediately.
Thanks a lot for your insight ❤ you've shown me a new side that I couldn't even think of myself because I felt too pressured to keep up. I'll definitely keep that in mind going forward :)
Take all the time that you need to put out walkthroughs and don’t feel too pressured by the competition. It’s not just walkthroughs that you put out, but reviews as well which I like because it gives me a different opinion than other creators. ❤️
Thanks for your kind words! Writing reviews is always a bit of a struggle for me even if I do enjoy sharing my opinions. It's a relief that they're being helpful and I'll continue to do my best 💪
I’ve been wanting to make this post a few weeks ago but better later than never I guess.
As you can see I haven’t been able to make Walkthroughs for Cupid Parasite (yet) and I generally wanted to talk about me making Walkthroughs.
Basically the thing is that it’s pretty much become impossible for me to keep up with people that get review copies of games and things like that. CupiPara even went for the EU separate release date which makes things even worse for me in terms of when I can get my hands on games.
This might be solved by trying to get review copies as well which I may actually be able to do. I’m really not trying to blow my own horn but I do think the blog is renowned enough to potentially pull that off.
However, I am against the idea of entering such a relationship with the localization companies. People always say their opinion etc. do not get swayed due to getting a free copy but let’s be real: if you want to have a continous relationship then obviously you’ll be more likely to turn a blind eye to certain things and sugarcoat others.
I’m not sure how to explain this, but I also kind of feel like I’d be losing some of my freedom. You know, I’m not someone who’s constantly or unnecessarily talking smack about localizations/the companies and generally try to be positive/supportive. But, when the occasion arises, I do like to join on having a bit of fun and making memes when funny stuff happens. And I also want to speak my mind freely without anything holding me back.
Which brings us to the current situation. I am in no position to keep up with a lot of the other content creators. I do try my best to be quick because I know that a lot of people enjoy by guides, some even actually waiting for me to upload. But I can’t help feeling some pressure from the “competition”. And I do understand using the Walkthroughs that pop up first, really. If I were using Walkthroughs I’d choose the ones available upon launch as well.
So I am kind of stuck between a lot of different thoughts. I’ve always uploaded my Walkthroughs because I enjoy making them. I don’t want money, I don’t want fame or anything of the like. For me Walkthroughs are kind of a roundabout way of sharing my interest of Otome games which I can’t share with anyone in real life. There’s also the matter of this blog being precious to me. But especially as real life gets more intense and this feeling of being unable to keep up with other creators becomes more prominent I can’t help but wonder if there is still a place for me (making Walkthroughs) in the Otome community.
To be honest I haven’t really come up with an answer for that question yet. This post also got a lot more emotional than I originally wanted it to be, but as I started talking about the situation I guess that feelings I have been carrying with me for the past few months came to light. I guess for now I’ll try uploading the Cupid Parasite Walkthroughs at my own pace and see how that feels.
And I’d also like to thank all of you for being here, supporting me silently or by sending sweet messages.
I just finished piofiore and I unapologetically love yang, he’s the most interesting but I also love orlok lmao, I followed your walkthroughs for this game and I’m curious to know if you’ll be planning on doing episodio 1926? And out of curiosity who are your most favorite to least favorite LI in piofiore?
Yes I'll be making Walkthroughs for Episodio 1926 as well :)
As for my favorites I pretty much agree with you! I have kind of a love-hate relationship with Yang but do find him intriguing. And Orlok I have a soft spot for. I do also like Dante (in his own route lol)
Her entire clan wiped out years ago, Olympia has been isolated for much of her life. Now she must travel to Tenguu Island – the only person who can perform a ritual that will restore the sun to a land enveloped in darkness. The heads of each district there (Red, Blue, Yellow) lead a society governed by rigid class structures.
If she can find a mate who will help her continue her lineage and save the world before it is destroyed, she will reveal to that special someone her heart and her true name.
[Content warning]
This game deals with a lot of unwanted s*xual advances/assaults and also has (implied) s*x scenes (which are not explicit though). Plus topics such as misogyny and the opression of women.
+ Visually and aesthetically one of the most beautiful localized Otome Games. The game flawlessly transitions between scenes and, especially compared to Bustafellows which often felt very clunky, there’s just something so smooth about the experience. Some CG’s have little bits of some awkward anatomy going on but overall I really love Satoi’s style. The Character/World design and vibrant colors are pleasant to look at. And the music matches the game’s fantasy setting well and really helped to set the mood.
+ Interesting set of Main Love Interests. I quite enjoyed everyone and their interactions, both among themselves and with the Heroine, though I have no distinct favorite among the LI’s. There are a lot of sensual scenes which, if you’re into them, might be one of the game’s biggest selling points.
+ The Heroine is smart, proactive and relatable but since the game really pushes these unwanted and often unavoidable assault scenes she ended up in a lot of unfortunate situations. But despite actually having the power to repel these unwanted advances she never uses it. There are people who enjoy this kind of content and there’s nothing wrong with that. But I feel like they should have at least given those who do dislike these scenes the option to actually make use of the Heroine’s power. I’d say Olympia was a likeable Character overall and fell victim to poor writing in some scenes.
∙ An elaborate fantasy setting with some impressive world building... this game is long. Sometimes parts of the story did feel a little too drawn out (a lot of repetitive flashbacks and explanations) but overall Olympia Soirée did a good job at keeping my interest up. There are routes that do a better job at developing the relationship between Olympia and her LI than others, with Himuka getting the shortest end of the stick because his route covered a lot of story, leaving not as much room for romance to develop organically.
- ... but sometimes not elaborate enough. I can’t get into too much detail without spoilers but there’s this weird blend between the use of modern and “old” technology. Basically the overall setting never gets much of an explanation and feels a little thrown together.
- A lot of nasty Side Characters. They’re responsible for most of the unwanted assault scenes which just made them not very likeable (which is a shame because design-wise they actually look pretty cool.)
- Some parts didn’t include a translation. Hello Darkness my old friend - same as with Bustafellows there are parts of the ending that do not offer a translation. Which certainly leaves a dissatisfying feeling, especially because it’s very apparent due to the fact that the untranslated parts come up every time you get an ending and/or enter the main menu screen.
If you can lean back and not think too hard about the overall setting/some of the details and aren’t turned off by the above mentioned content warning then Olympia Soirée is a very aesthetically pleasing visual novel with a likeable Cast of Love Interests, a (most of the time) smart and proactive MC that offers a lot of sensual scenes.
Hey, I wanted to let you know that I appreciate your content and always come here first for walkthroughs, reviews, and questions. Thank you for everything and I hope that real life stuff gets smoother soon! ❤️
Just a quick question: What is Himuka's gender identiy ingame? (I'm hoping for a lesbian romance but I can't tell from the art and googling it is being a bit conflicting)
Himuka is a male, there's no female (romance) route in Olympia Soiree
