98' Line | Certified Yapper and Degenerate
This is where I dump all of my unsolicited opinions and recommendations of games that I think everyone should either play or avoid. I also play the sims, so that's cool
TL;DR: You ever meet bae, but bae doesn't know that they're bae, and they have their own bae when they're supposed to be your bae, so you have to go after the other bae so that you can be their new, main, and forever bae? Did I mention that we were bae in this scenario? I'd imagine that'd be a little more than just inconvenient...
Game Link: https://husbandogoddess.itch.io/a-little-inconvenience
Notable Features: Self-Insert, Yandere LI, Faceless LI, She/Her/Hers MC, POC/Dark-skinned MC
Spiciness: 0/5 -- Nope. None of that. But if you think this is a good, Christian game? Good, yes. But CHRISTIAN???? Lmaoooo yeah, okay. We do get kissed though :3
LI Red Flags: 2.5/5 -- Possessive and....yeah, mainly and mostly possessive. Also some homicidal ideation, homicidal intent, possibly slice and dice happy
Wanna know more? Not unless you're at least 17. The 17-year-olds lucked out, but the rest of you underage peeps are going to have to miss out. Frankly, I don't even want you on my page...well anyways! Let's get into it!
Yo.
It's been a while, hasn't it? Honestly, it's been too long, and I've missed yapping with everyone and anyone who was willing to listen. If you've been hanging out with me for a while, you know that I usually try to post something at least once a month, and I just...haven't lol. Nothing was wrong and all was, and still is, well; I just wasn't feeling very yappy and was doing my own thing. Now that I think about it, I honestly feel that it started to show a little in my reviews, which may explain why I wasn't entirely confident about the last 2 or 3 posts that I had done. That being said, I am back and feeling more unhinged than before, and I'm ready to make it everyone else's problem. I'm yapping about the wrong stuff for too long, though...just like old times. We're so back, baby, and, BOI, did I miss you guys.
Okay, no, anyways. This game. Ooh, this game. I played this one...I think a few hours after it had dropped which was months ago. I had found it on accident, and it was an absolute gem. Y'all, friends, squad? When I tell you that it was SO good. I'll get more into it during the review, though, because y'all know that I'll get real yappy real quick, and it's too soon for that portion. That being said, I'm going to go ahead and get into narration mode and summarize this thing for ya. In case it's been that long and you forgot, or you have no idea who I am and had the quirky misfortune of stumbling across this yappy ass blog, I'll tell you as much about the game as possible without ruining the game itself.
Are you ready for the yap sess, because you best believe that I am locked, I am loaded, and I am about to release the absolute FATTES-- Well, not too fat, but still a fat ramble nonetheless lol.
Anyways, friends? Squad? After literal months...let's get into it.
Oooh, I'm so excited~! I missed you guys so much <3 Snacks to celebrate? We're headed to the convenience store anyways. Okay, that's for realsies enough. Let's get into it.
So boom.
We work at a convenience store (aha, see? Ya see what I did there? With going to the convenience store? Aah~), and, let me tell ya, it can get pretty...actually, it's pretty ordinary, if you want me to be real about it. You can honestly go as far as to say it's boring, because it lowkey is.
I mean, yeah, we get our weirdos in there every now and again, but it's pretty chill overall, and we vibe with it. Does everyone around us believe we're better than an assistant general manager at a convenience store? Yes. Do we care what they think, though? ...A little. But it's like, it's our life. We're perfectly content with where we are, and there's nothing wrong with that...right?
No. Stopping the thoughts right there. We'll go into an existential crisis later, but right now? We have an afternoon to night shift to complete. We're content, we're chillin', and we're good with that.
Anyways, remember those weirdos I mentioned earlier? Well, one of those weirdos became a regular, so he's not so weird anymore.
Even though he wears that bag on his head every day, which is still weird...
Then again, it's more weird that it stays in such good condition despite him wearing it every day. Still, he's a chill guy. Did I mention that his name is Darius? Yeah. His name's Darius, and he works at a fish market.
So anyways, Darius comes in after his shift, like always, and he says that he's happy to see us, like always, and we have our little chit-chat...like always. Now, like, not always, while Darius is looking for his snacks, guess what snack WE got?
Alexa, play the intro to All of the Lights by Kanye West, specifically like the first, like, 30 seconds or whatever, because when I tell you I'm about to give this man the most thirsty ass intro...
🎤😎 Y'all...I present to you our bae. Our future baby's daddy. Our husband who's not our husband yet or even our fiancé but our boyfriend. Our walking wet dream. Our king. Our man.
🗣️📣Tristaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan~!!! <3333333333
//ahem// (;;°_°) I-- I meant...
This is Tristan. Just Tristan. Like, oh, pfft, Tristan? Okay. Big deal. Definitely not more excited about him visiting us today than our loyal Darius who always makes it a point to stop by after work during our shift. Ahaha ha...heh...
...A-anyways! (꒪ᗜ꒪;;)
Well, there actually is no anyways. Tristan left, our excitement was pretty evident, and Darius is clearly pissed about our very public display of affection. We honestly didn't know what else to say after that, so...we don't.
We don't say anything, we ring Darius up, and...he leaves. Not abruptly, like you're probably thinking, but he left pretty dejected. It didn't make it any better that he was like "I just don't want you to get in trouble" and "Have a good night" and "Be safe" and gave us a tip and-- ahhh, it actually sucks that we didn't at least try to acknowledge the situation. Maybe we should've...
...Actually?
There is no maybe; we absolutely should've.
So...I'm not into the whole fish guts thing, but I'm sure as hell into the him being in my gu-- Okay, all right, that's enough. LMAO I'M BACK Y'ALL.
But no, all jokes and whorniness aside, this game was really good. The progression is so good, the art style is crisp, and our MC is canonically a sista y'all!...or at least a person with dark skin lol. Either way, a win is a win. I was extremely excited about that, because you honestly don't see that often. Like, I feel seen whenever the MC is all gray and faceless and whatnot, but like, to actually see the dark skin that I didn't have to physically select? Whaaaaaat?
But no, the plot is plotting, and the lead up is leading. I don't think a demo could've been anymore demo-ey than that, ya know? Admittedly, the summary didn't provide much justice to the actual game, but that's because I feel like I would've absolutely butchered the demo for you if I added any more and because I'm rusty and out of practice. Just a tiny bit more of a spoiler, there's actually, like, an ENTIRE intro from Darius' POV, but I didn't add it for flow purposes, and, like I mentioned, I didn't want to give out too many details.
Speaking of flow, I will stress this point again: the flow is seriously impeccable for a demo. It's mostly narration (duh, right?), background info, and a snippet of drama, but it's all just enough to let you get a feel for what's happening, an understanding of why it's currently happening, and dread for what's possibly coming next; it's the perfect mixture. I mean, the fact that we have a boyfriend? Lmaooooo RIP kid. Remember that dread thing that I had mentioned? I am absolutely dreading the events following the demo because, don't get me wrong, I likes me a faceless hottie, but Tristan? Tristan is FOINE, ya understand? Hella fine, and I'm going to be sick when that man dies, because y'all know damn well that the chosen love interest doesn't usually make it to the sequel like the forced one does... but I mean, hey, we don't know that, ya know? Maybe Tristan will make it after all.
...Well, we still don't know that for sure.
You know what? I don't even see that, because it's crossed out, so anyways :)))))))
For you guys' sake, I tried to avoid this, but can I yap about the art? The faceless hot guy thing has obviously been done before, but like, I absolutely LOVE how expressive Darius. You know how much skill you have to have to portray emotions though a convenience store bag with one eye hole in it? When I tell you that I am OBSESSED with how they drew his expressions--!!
Look. Look at all that. Like, that's some quality shit right there. Give me more bag face expressions, dev (team); don't play with me...respectfully, of course.
But, yeah, no, this game was so good, and I absolutely cannot wait for the full release to drop. I highly suggest that you give this a go for yourself, so much so, I'm gonna put the link right here just for your convenience (aha, get it?). Oh look, here it is again. And again. And one more time. Okay, I think I got my point across. ....Eh, one more time shouldn't hurt.
Anyways! Thanks for hanging out with me again after all these months. We'll link up again soon. Hopefully, it'll be sooner rather than later, because I missed yappin' with ya. While you're ducking and dodging all of the links that I bombed you with -- //ahem// nudge nudge -- consider bombing the dev(s) with verbal and/or monetary support. I'm sure every piece of reassurance helps, just remember to be respectful about it.
Speaking of remembering things! Please remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around~!
I just need to vent about my most recent Sims 4 save. Like, I get that this game is canonically chaotic, but still. The crap that happened to me in this save, you can't make this up...
For reference, my initial storyline was to marry, have a baby with, and build a nice, little domestic life with The Grim Reaper. From there, I would play as my little reaper, who would go on to be a big reaper, and make his own baby reapers. His eldest would continue the reaper lineage, and so on and so forth, because that's how generations work. Okay, cool, except the fact that things were not cool. When I tell you that this save hAS TURNED INTO ABSOLUTE DOODY?!! It is in its purest form.
Assuming that you're interested, allow me to break this down for ya with as little yappin' as possible, which may be hard because, (to me) it's funny, but I'm also lightly salted lmao. Just as a heads up, you're gonna need to buckle the eff up for this, because it's probably gonna be long, and the fan? Yeah, it's about to be hit -- smeared, actually -- with ALL of the doody...
──── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───yappin'─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ────
Just as a heads up, I don't have ("proper")screenshots for a lot of what I'm about to tell you, because I obviously didn't know about the string of absolute BULLSHIT that was going to happen to me let alone think to share it. Thankfully, I sent unsolicited updates with photographic evidence to people and had old files that I could pull from...but I digress. This isn't a review, but I'm gonna say it anyways.
So boom. (iykyk)
It was such a pleasant start to my lil' story. I had cheated some extra funding and got my first lil' opposite aesthetic house that had just enough space for me, and I had bagged a job working under the future bae. I had my little side adventures while I was in the initial stages of befriending, who was going to be, my future baby daddy. My side adventures were including, but not limited to: going on a reality show, getting some inheritance money, meeting up with this wealthy weirdo, and honing the eff out of my thanatology and bowling skills. Nice start right? Lmaooooo, here's when the bullshit started.
I get abducted by aliens.
When I tell you that this has never happened to me, I mean that this has never in the 5+ years that I've been playing the Sims 4 happened to me. This was literally the first time. At first I was like, okay cool! Cute little quirky experience, haha so funny...but then it happened, I shit you not, like another 4 - 5 maybe even 6 times; I literally gained a fear of the dark because of it. I went from NEVER getting abducted to ALWAYS getting abducted. I should've known that this save was going to be on thAT BULLSHIT when that happened, but I paid no mind. I just starting paying more attention at night, and stopped my girl from investigating them lil' random ass lights. Moving on...
I rizz up Grim, Grim rizzes up I. Grim eventually confesses to me. Now, remember this: he confessed to me. I have receipts.
Boom.
That being said, I say "of course", and we get our lil' employee conduct violation goin'. The coworkers catch wind of the situation around the time that I get a few promotions too many, too quickly, and now they're secretly hatin' and openly gossipin', because I'm "clearly doing a different kind of overtime". Like, baby, I worked to get where I am. That lil' promotion was a just reward, not my end goal. ...I am saying "lil'" an unnatural amount of times, and I don't know why...anyways.
Me and Grim take our romance officially and openly out of the office and into the bedroom where we continue to rizz each other up some more, and, boom, here comes our baby reaper.
Y'all. This is my baby, my pride and joy and legacy of the Grim Reaper himself, Ignacio Reaper-Nevermore.
Long ass name, I know, but I lowkey wanted my girl to feel included, especially since they weren't married. Now, I know what you're thinking: "I thought that part of your story line was to get married to Grim?" Correct. It was, but then I was like "If I marry Grim, and he becomes a playable character in my household...who shows up when someone dies?" That being said, I saved my current file, made a side file to test the theory, found out that a whole new grim reaper spawns (which makes sense), deleted that file, decided not to marry him but be engaged to him so that he'd still be the OG Grim Reaper. Enough yappin' about that part, though. This is when the next string of bullshit happens.
Me and Ignacio move out and into a bigger place. Now, here's the part I didn't consider. His daddy is the Grim Reaper. Cool. My baby daddy and current boyfriend is the Grim Reaper. Also cool. What's not cool is the fact that I forgot that this man doesn't just show up at your house...because he's the Grim Reaper. That being said, I can only really see Grim at work and for special occasions, like holidays and our kiddo's birthday and such. Now, in theory, our relationship was still working, but the thing is, our romance constantly takes nose dives, because we aren't around each other unless we see each other at work, or I call him over to my place. Lowkey aggravating, and the insecurity and fear of being cheated on happens, what feels like, every two weeks, but it is what it be's, ya know? Because, not only is my baby growing up and absolutely thriving --
and I mean, thriving (those [main] traits were randomized and the others were earned, mind you) -- I finally worked my way up the ladder and became Grim's right hand. As a "congrats" gift, Grim proposes to me. Now, I just want to reiterate that he proposed to me. I don't have receipts this time, but I ain't trigger that; he did that. Still waiting on the bullshit in question? Lmao, here it comes.
I get my son ready for the day, so that he can go to Scouts later. I get my shower, and I get dressed in the lil mysterious robe and sexy sassy shoes Grim likes. I go to work. I do my assignment. I get back from my assignment anD THIS MUHFUCKA IS BLOWING KISSES AND GETTIN' ALL GOOGLY-EYED AND SHIT WITH THIS NEW HIRE. THE SAME SHIT THAT HE HAD DONE TO ME WHEN I HAD FIRST STA-- Well, actually I pursued him, but that's beside the point. The point was, and is, that this man is OPENLY and BOLDLY playing in my face.
So, now I'm like, "What the fuck is thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis?!" Now mind you--!! I'm standing RIGHT the fuck there, and he proceeds-- !! Let me type it again for those reading this from a distance and/are farsighted, because I can guarantee you read it correctly. He proceeds --!! That means he said "fuck you" and continued!!-- to flirt and give this new hire flowers and shit! THIS MAN NEVER GAVE ME FLOWERS. Boom. I suddenly get the "fear of being cheated on" notif (again). Now, I'm extra salted, because fuck the what you mean by FEAR of being cheated on?! YOU ARE ACTIVELY BEING CHEATED ON, SIS. LMAO WHAT'S THERE TO BE AFRAID OF? THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION? GIRL BYE.
I didn't even confront this man; I just left. I left and started waiting for new job offers, because, what Grim doesn't realize is that people like me. People want me around, not his soul-snatchin', cheatin', "Oh babe, I know we're dating, but your quota--!" ass. You thought that this was where the bullshit ended? Lmao nah; there's more.
At this point, I'm for certain going to break up with this man, and I'm going to do it exactly where it started, at that lil' raggedy ass job. So I call into work the next three times so I could hash out the details; twice for a vacay and once because I was "sick". I don't even know why I put that in quotes, because I was sick -- sick of his ass. Like, no, y'all don't understand. I was pissed, bro lmao. Like, I didn't call him over after Ignacio graduated high school early and got prom royalty, I didn't call him over when Ignacio got into Britechester, I didn't call him over for Ignacio's birthday, and I damn sure didn't call him over for the Harvestfest holiday. I don't even know if that man eats or not, but I wanted him to starve just in case he did. Like, don't bring your ass over here asking for a plate, 'cause I ain't giving you shit.
ANYWAYS. I couldn't mull over him, because I had to get my next spouse lined up, so that I could really smear that shit in his face when I broke up with him at work. Is it petty? Yes, but it's like, we started this whole thing in front of everybody, you cheated on me in front of everybody, now, I'm gonna break up with your ass in front of everybody. Circle of life, bitch.
So, I hop on Cupid's Corner -- remember this: Cupid's Corner. This is assumed to be for singles ready to mingles; I even asked to make sure, and he said yes -- and I find Morgyn. Meh, clothing choice needs a slight tweak, but he had a pretty okay face card, and I vibed with his traits. We talk and we go on a few dates. We hug, we kiss, we make out, but, meh, nothing official yet. Remember the bullshit I mentioned earlier? Did you think it was over? Lol nah, it was just a snippet.
DO YOU KNOW THIS FUCKMOTHER GOT MARRIED TO SOMEONE BEHIND MY BACK?!
Like, full-fledge married! He has a WHOLE ASS HUSBAND. He was messing with ME while his husband was at HOME. ARE YOU EFFING JOKING WITH ME RIGHT NOW?! LIKE, BRO, THAT WAS NOAH KANE; MORGYN GAVE THIS MAN HIS LAST NAME. WHAT ARE THE FUCKING ODDS OF THAT?
So, of course, I confront him! I'm like "...So, who is, Noah?" and you know what he says to me? You know what this troglodyte says to me?
"Darling, you're worrying over nothing. We're just friends."
OH WORD??? JUST FRIENDS??? SO NOW WE LYIN'?! Lmaooooooo I'm about to crash the sjadohn out!
So, I look him dead in his frickin' digitized ocular nerves and tell him "First off, don't call me 'darling'. Second, I know that's your husband. It's either him or me; whatchu gonna do?" Now mind you, ain't no way in HELL I was going to stay wit-- well, actually! I can't even say that I was going to leave, because there was nothing to leave from! Like remember what I said earlier? Lmaoooooo we weren't even official yet!! But it doesn't even matter because you know what he (basically) says?
"I'm not breaking up with my husband."
OH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORD??? I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST YOUR FRIEND, THO???!
At this point, I'm like "You know what? Bet. Lose my number, and I don't mean just romantically. I don't want anything to do with you platonically either. Go ahead, and get to steppin', brah." Now mind you--!! He went behind my back. He got married while still actively messing around with me. He chose to stay with his husband. You know this man got an attitude with me, and says--
-- "All right. Go your own way then."
LIKE WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SAVE? I JUST WANTED A GENERATION OF REAPERS. WHY DID ALL OF THIS SHIT HAPPEN TO ME?! Don't get me wrong, I'm usually all for the chaos, but I literally didn't trigger ANY of this (this time)! This was straight up randomized gameplay, and they just decided to terrorize me! LMAO FUCK MY STORYLINE, I GUESS?
...In conclusion, I told you all of this to say that me and Grim worked it out, and I'm still working as a reaper and his right hand, religiously, on Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from 9am - 4pm. Please enjoy these two family photos of us with our adult son; we made a snow family and hung out at the beach.
What's your favorite sims pack? 👀 Plz don't say batuu 😔
Aha...N-no....Of course, not...
Yeah, nah, I'm just effin' with ya. I do have the pack, but ask me if I've played it. That is definitely my least used and least acknowledged, pack lmao. I honestly forgot it existed until you brought it up. I mean, Batuu? More like pee-yew! Hahahaha!...aha...//ahem// Anyways...
As for my favorite, that's lowkey hard lol, but I have a top 3, if that's cool? In no particular order, I'd have to say:
Growing Together
2. Seasons
3. (It's between) City Living and Life and Death
Mmm...yeah. I'm pretty satisfied with my answer lol. Like, of course I like more, but as far as my favorites (expansion pack wise because I just realized that you said Batuu which is a friggin' GAME pack, not an EXPANSION pack. My bad lol)? These are definitely it, especially since I can wife Grim up without having to sacrifice a random townie every time. We definitely have a workplace romance going on in one of my saves, and them bitches is jealous...and rightfully so 💅
TL;DR: You ever have, like, really specific intentions with someone, but they just keep delaying the process? Like, bitch...is we fuckin' or what? Lol, I'm kidding. This guy actually wants to eat us, but it's like, eat what, ya know? Ahaaaaa....but, yeah, no, he-- he actually does want to devour us, which is not good lmao.
Game Link: https://mimimaofur.itch.io/greedy-for-you
Notable Features: Self-Insert, Selectable pronouns, Yandere LI, Supernatural LI, Short and Sweet gameplay
Spiciness: 0/5 -- Nothing wholesome, but nothing intimate or affectionate other
LI Red Flags: 1.25/5 -- Drugged us and implied stalking, but compared to the other yanderes? He's pretty tame. We could kick his ass...in theory. Literally? Probably not.
Wanna know more? Well, let's get into it!
Reviews being done in a relatively close span like the old days?! Whaaaaaaat? But, respectfully, don't get used to it lmao. Life be kickin' my ass sometimes. Thankfully, it's not typically anything bad; I'm just still learning a lot about being an adult, and I'm still getting adjusted after all these years. Lmaooooo disregard ALL of that...except that last part actually. I had this drafted for weeks, never edited it/finished it, so I never posted it until now. I wish I could say that I'm lying but--
I'm completely deadass. I'm extremely notorious for pulling that, y'all have no idea...
Anyways! Fun fact! Actually, two. First fun fact, I found this one on Tumblr! The dev seemed really excited about their creation, and I am a simple girlie. I see an unstable man with some kind of unhealthy affection towards me, so I downloaded it lol. Second fun fact...I played this at work lmao.
Yes, you read that correctly. I played this visual novel -- and drafted out some of this review -- on the company clock. Do I feel bad about it? Hell nah, and I'd honestly do it more often, but I can't always trust that I won't get flustered or let out a squeak of surprise or something, so it's risky for me. I was lowkey playing with my life lol.
No, you don't understand. If I ever get into the whole "Ooh, let me STREAM this" thing or someshit, it'd literally just be me making side comments to myself, drooling over CGs, screaming about a totally expected character death, and clutching my pearls over a minor jumpscare. Actually, third fun fact: I clutched my pearls at work lmao. There was a part that caught me off guard, and my soul got trapped in my throat. Like, where I work is pretty quiet, and there would've 1000% been an echo had I released that sound, and let me tell ya', it was a-brewin'.
Okay, clearly I am yapping about the wrong things and not about this game, which I'm super excited for the full release of, but I guess that means you'll have to stick around for the review portion to know why I'm so hype in the first place. To avoid anymore yappin', I'll go on and tell you as much about this game as possible without ruining the game itself. Bear in mind that the demo is pretty short, so the summary will be as well, but I'm still going to avoid telling you as much as I can!
Enough of that, though; let's get into it!
So boom.
We are failing at life BIG time.
Lmao great opener, amiright? But, no seriously. Things just...really suck, and the reality of that is really starting to set in. We had pretty much gone out on our own, as adults tend to naturally do, and all we've managed to do is either do nothing to progress towards our goals OR we've done the exact opposite of our goals. What makes this worse is that this was supposed to be a whole "Prove them wrong" type thing, and, right now, they couldn't have been more right. Great. Fantastic even. So how do we deal with these adult sorrows?
With adult solutions, of course. We drink.
Now, admittedly, this was a little bold on our end, but once we get a few too many drinks in us, we, frankly, start bitching to this random guy who had the misfortune of sitting next to us. We vent and rant and rave about how this game of life is essentially unfair because some people spawn in with the hacks and cheats. What are those hacks and cheats? Connections and money, of which we have neither, and it's very clearly apparent. Meanwhile, homie is just over here like:
**intense side-eye** "...K."
Despite this though, he keeps the conversation going, but it doesn't really seem like it's for us. He had this look to him that was just...lowkey unsettling. At the same time though, we were so relieved to just have the opportunity to tell someone what had been on our mind throughout all this crap that we had been going through, so we overlook that predatory look that he had going on.
Like I said, though, this guy wasn't engaged in this conversation for us; it was for him, and it was obvious that he found some kind of amusement from the types of things that he said. Not to mention Mr. "Being a loser? Can't relate" is belittling the hell out of our situation.
"You're being a crybaby", he says.
"You're whining for nothing", he says.
Like, really. Who says that kind of shit to a person they don't even know? Then again, to be fair, who just randomly starts trauma dumping on a random stranger?
We have a bit more dialogue before he's just like "You can just stay with me at my place. I'm barely there anyways".
...Okay, first of all, that's already suspicious as hell. Second of all, he calls us a whiner and a crybaby, but then proceeds to help us? Again, that's suspicious as hell. We lowkey call him out on this, and, of course, he starts backpedaling.
"I-- I was...just saying that that's what most people would think. I don't personally think that!...**ahem**. So are you going to come stay with me, or nah?"
Yeah...yeah, no, this is super sus. I mean, why would we even trust this guy? We don't even know his name.
Then again, our place is...run down, to say the least. Are we really so desperate as to stay with this random guy just so we have a fighting chance at this life thing?
"...How much?"
"No money. It's more of a...symbolic fee, that I have in mind."
We may not be desperate enough to stay, but we sure are desperate enough to seriously consider it.
Let me tell ya, this is a damn solid start to this thing!
I honestly don't have much to say or ramble about other than that the demo was very intro-y, which isn't a bad thing at all. This had the literal flow of a prologue before you get into the actual story. It gives you just enough backstory and interaction to get your feet wet before you actually dive into the story itself. The pacing was done really nicely, and the yandere character is making its appearance with the subtle shadiness, and pastel red flags, and those "Hmm...that's suspicious. That's weird" moments.
It's a relatively short playthrough, which is totally fine for a demo, of course, but damn, do I wish there was more. Like I said, it has a damn solid start, and I'm honestly really vibing with it, and I'm tryna see what this totally-not-a-demon dude is about. Like, I'm just really excited about what this game has to offer and how everything is gonna pan out.
Anyways, short game, so short rambles. If it wasn't obvious, I do recommend a casual little playthrough of this game, just don't fall in too deeply because it's the definition of "short and sweet". It pulls you in just enough, and it's honestly such a tease. Also, if you don't play it, how are you gonna find out what homie's name is? By looking at the tags lmao. Not to mention, you're reading this and the link is conveniently right here and just waiting in you to click on i-- No?! Don't skip over it?! Look, I'll put it right here, too, but now you really don't have an excuse, because it's been provided to you twice in this one paragraph alone.
But seriously though, you'd be lowkey missing out if you didn't at least give it a chance. I mean, come on, it's like...maybe 20 -- I'll say 30 minutes of playthrough for accuracy purposes, but it really is short, and it's taking you longer to bob and weave this link that I've slipped in for you again than it would for you to download and play through it. Just give it a chance. And then--!! After you play it, slide into the dev's comment section and give them some encouraging words. Tell them something like, "Hiya! So this game you made? There's something to this, and it means something to me. Actually, it means everything to me...I'm obsessed. ...So, anyways! Update or nah?"
Oh! By the way! Just as a heads up, when you first load into the game, it'll look like this:
If you've played, like, a ton of visual novels, then you know how to navigate this screen whether it's in a different language or not. Just in case you don't, though, just click that third option from the top. After that, you'll just go to the bottom left and (kinda near -- but not super close or anything -- to what would be the "return" button), you'll see the only English word; it'll, quite literally, say "English". Click on that, and everything will be creamy peaches ... that sounds ... nevermind.
Anyways, I've met my yap quota for the day. Again, please give this game a try! But other than that, the biggest and fattest preesh for making it this far! I always appreciate it when you guys take the time to read my rambling and unsolicited opinions. Please, remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and --
TL;DR: "We're gonna be best friends forever, right?" "Mmm, I dunno. You get kind've annoying sometimes." "That was a trick question. You will literally never be rid of me. Even if I die, I'll haunt you." "All right, all right; yes, we'll be best friends forever. I was just joking lol." "Lol yeah...but I wasn't." "What? o_o" "What? :)"
Game Link: https://billetdoux.itch.io/fallen-devotion
Notable Features: Self-Insert, Yandere LI, Supernatural LI, Selectable skin tone, Selectable Pronouns, Multiple Endings
Spiciness: 0/5 -- No spiciness here! unfortunately But! He does give us a little hug, which was really nice :)
LI Red Flags: 1.75 / 5 -- History of stalking and kidnapping. He's not much of a threat, right now...at least towards us.
Wanna know more? Nah. Not if you aren't at least 18, you don't. Frankly, you shouldn't even be on my page, because I am no where near child friendly. Oh, you're over 18? Well shit! Let's get into it!
I was so excited about this game demo dropping. I was so excited about this game demo dropping. I was so excited about this game demo dropping. I was so excited about this game. demo. dropping. You hear me?
Like, the moment I saw the LI I was just-- those of you who have been rocking with me for a while know that I have a massive thing for alt style men, and baby, when I saw him, it was wraps. I had been crushin' on that man since I saw the initial screenshot on Tumblr.
Anyways, thirstin' aside, I'm super excited to tell you about this one, because so much went down in the demo. Now, am I gonna tell everything that went down? No. But, what I am gonna do is tell you as much as possible without ruining the game itself. Trust me; you're gonna wanna give this a try for yourself after I give you a snippet of what's going down, and bro, shit is going down.
So boom.
Our bestie -- well, ex-bestie -- is dead.
That's already a lot going on in that one sentence, right? Nah, it goes farther than this.
Basically, it started -- at least today -- from us waking up from having a dream. Actually, scratch that, because it more like a nightmare at this point, and it's happened multiple times this week alone. What makes it a nightmare, though, is that it's always about our best friend, but no longer best friend, but not because he's dead, ex-best friend.
Like always, we try to brush it off as best as we can and head into work for some much needed sense of normalcy and, frankly, some grounding. It should really be noted that these frequent nightmares are really starting to wear down on us, though. Now, why is that?
Because, now, we're starting to hallucinate -- ...lmao -- random text messages and attributing random scribbled notes to his hand writing and ish because of it. Like, we seriously thought we saw the man's bike outside of our workplace. The sleep deprivation is real, ya feel me?
"Lol, nah, that's not why. It's because you're trying to act as if the guy never even existed. Did you ever think that maybe the universe or whatever is tryna tell you something? Because, if I was him, I'd be haunting your ass. ...You look a mess by the way lmao. You own a mirror or nah?"
ಠ_ಠ
Leave it to our co-worker to be brutally honest with us. It's almost as if the comment about us clearly trying to forget our best friend, but no longer best friend, let alone non-living ex-best friend wasn't enough. Despite that though, we know that the comment is from a place of care, because we really have been trying our absolute damnedest to drown out all memories and feelings associated with our ex-bestie. It was so bad to the point where we hadn't even gone to the guy's funeral. You noticed how I haven't even told you his name? Yeah, it's that real of an issue.
Now, this whole thing escalates when these first-year college kids come in talking about something called "soul ties". We don't have anything better to do so we unintentionally but intentionally eavesdrop for plot purposes. So, uh, that whole "soul tie" thing that they were talking about? It's basically how, if someone dies and they still have some unresolved stuff from their living days, they can just kinda bunk with someone who they were close to, because, apparently, it's way easy to communicate through their dreams.
(⊙_⊙;)
Well...talk about awkward, because if that's not exactly related to what we're going through right now. Did we hallucinate that ish, too?
Just on the off chance that it wasn't a hallucination this time -- "this time" lmao -- and is one of those signs from the universe that our coworker was going on about, guess what we did when we got home? Hit up the Goo-gley. Nah, I'm kidding...well, only slightly. We actually did search it up on Google, but our laptop kind've crapped out on us, so we didn't get super far.
Actually, I lowkey lied again. See, our laptop crapping out wasn't a coincidence. As soon as our laptop went "😵", a message came up like "Always looking for answers, but never asking the source. That's crazy...". So, now, we're lowkey gaslighting ourselves because ain't no way that's real, right? But it's like...that's clearly 1000% real.
"Will you let me in...?"
(⊙⁄ ⁄ ⁄﹏ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄⊙)
...I mean, shiiiiiiit, when you look like that, I just might, ya feel me?
But should we is the question.
Friends...Squad...the demo came out so good, y'all.
Holy hell, this demo came out so. friggin'. good. I felt things. I felt emotion. I felt anticipation. I felt delulu. Like, damn, why'd our (ex) best friend have to die?! But it's like, the how? Like, ah, the drama!
But no, this really was damn good. Those of you that have been rocking with me know that I get slutty for art style and CGs -- I frickin' loved the art style. Like, it was just so visually pleasing to look at. Shit, Clive -- that was his name by the way lmao -- was visually pleasing to look at, you know what I'm saying? Like, y'all see this?
Like, disrespectfully, speak for yourself MC, because he sure as hell is my type 𖹭 ...visuals wise, at least.
Speaking of things being visually pleasing to look at, can we please talk about our coworker Dariel? Look at him!
The way that the dev drew this healthy (I think) Black man! Actual tears. I love when people draw Black people with Black hair styles. Like, that man's hair is thiquxe. That man has a dedicated wash day. That man uses gyah damn shea butter and coconut oil daily. Like, dude, fucking pop off. I always appreciate diversity in a game, especially when it's done so right.
But anyways, the pacing was phenomenal. Like, the way that it gives you just enough information and just enough "Oh, he ain't wrapped too tight" and just enough trauma and just enough drama and just enough backstory--!! The way that the dev put all of that together was so--!! Bro, I'm in love. Like, I am so excited for the rest of this game to drop. Like, yo, how far is he about to go? Because y'all don't know yet, because I didn't tell you, but like...bro, anybody would be pissed in that scenario, but it's like...Clive is a yandere LI, so that's a different type of pissed for him. What I'm basically getting at is: What is Clive Donovan -- fun fact that's his last name. I didn't know until I was tagging it lol -- capable of?
This is honestly another Perfect Love -- y'all remember that review? --scenario. I could honestly drone on and on and do an unplanned 60+ minute powerpoint presentation on this game and how much I love it, but I will spare you that. What I won't spare you is the pressure I'm applying for you to play this game for yourself. I really hope I'm not overhyping it, but I thought it was really, really, really good, and I am excited for you to experience that for yourself; I need you to experience that for yourself. I mean, the link is right here. Just give it a little clicky click. Hell, while you're there, tell the dev "Hey. There was some chick on the internet foaming at the mouth over this game. I now understand. You're really good at doing the thing, so...keep doing the thing!". Monetary support is always appreciated as well, so if you're in the place to do so, give them that extra "Thank you".
That's not really all from me, because, like I said, I could keep going, but I'm going to stop it there. Highly suggested to give this game a try, but remember, it's just a demo. Don't get invested to the point where you wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night and start obsessively checking the dev page every 2 hours for an update...I'm totally not speaking from experience, by the way. That'd be...silly. ...ANYWAYS!
Here's the link to the game once again, here's a link to the dev's tumblr page, and, dude, biggest preesh for getting this far, because I do tend to yap a lot. I'm glad you stuck it out with me, and we could hang out for a bit.
Please, remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around~!
Bro, Clive really does look good, like I want him to wife me up so bad...
TL;DR: You know when you tell you best friend that you guys are "4Lyferz" and that they'll never be rid of you because they know too much? Yeah, I feel like that this friend of ours means that in the most literal sense. We will literally never be rid of him, and he doesn't like it when we try to do so.
Game Link (original demo): https://itsyaboi328.itch.io/stnaf
Game Link (updated version -- no game download): https://itsyaboi328.itch.io/stnaf-chapter-0-1
Notable Features: Self-Insert, Custom pronouns, Yandere LI, Multiple endings
Spiciness: 5/5 -- Our friend definitely gets a little...adventurous, if you know what I mean. Not only was there a CG of him between our legs, but there's some less than subtle details of what's going down between us.
LI Red flags: 1.5/5 -- Possessive, and it's implied that he's done something shady. He also had like this weird change in emotion, but not much of the "yandere" is coming out right now.
Wanna know more? Aht, aht, aht! Not if you aren't 18+! I don't care if it's been forever since this game has gotten an update, you stay away so that there's still a chance of a release! That being said, if you're in the 18+ squad, let's get into it!
Yo ✌️
How it's going? I hope you're doing super well and that life has been treating you kindly. If not, I hope this'll give you a chance to escape.
Onto the topic at hand though, this is an oldie but a goodie for me. Like, deadass, this is what started my yandere visual novel rabbit hole. This was before Jack. This was before Ren. This was before Solivan. This was before all of them. THIS was the OG yandere bae, and I was down bad for this man, let me tell you lol.
Looking back, though, I'm not even entir-- well, yeah, I am lol; he's cute aye eff, that's why. I just wasn't aware that there were other questionably attractive yet psycho crazy men to choose from, but now I know better. That's what we call growth, folks. I've grown as a person.
Anyways, I'm making a review of this one, because I just replayed the game, and I'm trying to fill the void in my heart since an update hasn't been put out for this game in ages. Well, playable updates, at least. I'll get more into that during the review portion.
Frankly, I don't feel the need to be spoiler friendly, but I'm going to, because it's my thing, ya know? And it's also just on the off chance that someone is getting into their yandere visual novel era, and they haven't heard about this one yet. Shit, I don't even remember how I found out about this one. I just did one day, and I have been down bad for unstable men ever since. Well, at least on a larger scale lmao.
Anyways, enough yappin'. I'm gonna tell you as much about this oldie but goodie as possible without ruining the game itself. Just as a warning though, it may make you anticipate this game extra hard, and there doesn't appear to be any updates coming any time soon. It's okay, we'll cry together later. Just hit me up.
Okay, let's get into it.
So boom.
As these games tend to flow, the first thing we see is an unfamiliar place. Ah, yes, how typical. Upon some very brief further inspection, we realized that we were in the middle of the street. Huh...okay, so threatening and ominous graffiti aside, that's-- that's clearly not normal.
Naturally, we start wandering a bit and calling out into the void, and the void does not answer. A little rude but whatever, ya know, because typical. Also like typical, we hear some footsteps, and it's like "Help! Yay!" but then we see this:
And, now, it's like " ... :') ".
As the script tends to go, this guy is an active threat, we bolt, he goes "RAWR!" and does the whole "I'm GoNnA gEt YoUz~!" lunge, and--
SIKE. IT WAS A DREAM. Did I get you? Probably not because, let's be real, we would've woken up in some weirdo's dank ass basement all chained up with a headache or someshit. Anyways, we reassure our existence on Earth and solidify our awakenedness, and here comes our friend -- quite literally and appropriately named Friend -- waltzing into our house and scaring us out of our soul.
Actual friends, this is the OG yandere bae, Friend. Friend, these are the actual friends. Okay, great, we're all acquainted -- let's move on.
Friend, like the homie he beez, basically came over to offer us a ride to work and buy us a little wake me up as a bonus. Obviously, we couldn't say no to that, so we get ourselves together, get our wack ass uniform on, and get into his car...
...with the ... totally not sketchy license plate on it.
...Anywaaaaaaays~!
Now admittedly, Friend gets a little...handsy during the drive, but highkey? The boy is, and has always been, touchstarved. Like, he's that touchy-feely, always wants to hug, always wants to cuddle and hold hands, and ish friend, so it's like meh, whatever. It'd be more strange if he wasn't like this, ya feel me? At least, he always does the consent checks, which is always appreciated.
We get to the coffee shop, we drink our drinks, he gets all flirty, we lowkey tell him "Down boy", and then we realized that we effed up big time, because we are late as shit. But no worries! Friend being the...well friend, that he is, he's like. "Bro, I have a solution."
"Bro, no way. Tell me, bro."
"You can't be late if you just...don't go."
"...Really? That's your solution?"
"...yes."
"..."
I mean, Big Bang said it best -- 에라 모르겠다. In other words FUCK IT. LET'S DO IT.
So now, Friend is HYPE because we ditched work to hang out with him. He takes us home with a quickness, we get all cute, because we're about to hit up the mall, and--
--this man is CLEARLY thirstin'...but we don't notice for plot purposes.
ANYWAYS. We make it to the mall, and we absolutely had to hit up Scorching Subjects which is totally not Hot Topic and is in no way related to it. While we're in there though, one of the workers gets a little too friendly, at least by Friend's standards, and he gets really snippy with the guy.
This causes a weird thing between them, and the weird thing between them causes a weird thing between us, and it makes the whole outing weird because it's like "Dude, you don't have to be so jealous", and he's like "I would never be jealous of someone like him", and it's like "Ayo, 'someone like him'? That's giving 'you people'" and he's like "Well, go talk to your new best friend since y'all are so close. You're welcome for trying to protect you", and it's-- it's an entire thing now.
Of course, we couldn't let that go, though, so we debrief with him in the car, and we thought briefly about apologizing for how we went about it, but it was like for why, ya know? Friend was clearly out of line, protective big brother type ish or not. So what do we do? We let him have it. We tell him off for acting the way he did at the mall, and we're like "Dude, you're honestly so overbearing sometimes, and it's frickin' creepy."
"You...think I'm overbearing?"
"Lol you think I'm creepy?!"
*Siiiiiigh* All right, truth time.
Maybe, just maybe, we should have let it go and apologized.
CAN YOU BE DEVESATED WITH ME FOR A SECOND? CAN YOU PLEASE JUST CRY WITH ME FOR A MOMENT? Like I said in the beginning, this game has been out forever now, so those of you that know about it understand my heartbreak. Also like I said, this was OG yandere bae, so this was like going on a date that you thought went really well and then never hearing from them again afterwards.
Bro, the fact that this game has been in the beginning stage for going on TWO YEARS WITH ZERO UPDATES. Like, this man literally ghosted me. Like, I went on the OG game page, and you know what I saw? Do you know what I saw?
Bitch (affectionately, of course) that says published on 11 August 2022, and it got an update, which I'm pretty sure was for translations, bug fixes, appearance, or whatever, on 26 November 2023. WE ARE IN THE YEAR 2025 NOW, AND I AM IN TEARS. HOW COULD THE DEV--
Actually, that was somewhat of a lie. While there hasn't been any playable updates, the dev DID start working on revamping the game like mid last year, but unfortunately no playable updates or downloads for the actual game.
Aside from all the sad though, I'm still really excited for if and whenever this game finally drops. I just really want to know the aftermath of choosing fighting words with Friend, and Friend is lowkey kinda fine, especially since he's extra pretty now. Like, have you seen the revamped version of him? Let me show you~!
Like, sheeeeeeeesh. That boy looks crisp now.
Actually, now that I'm looking at the revamped him...he lowkey looks like he showers now lol. I didn't realized that he looked kinda dirty and sleep deprived until now lmao. Like, he didn't look like he smelled bad, but just that he may have been rocking the whole "I've worn these clothes 3 different times this week and have only showered once for like 5 minutes since last week".
Anways, I'm supposed to be reviewing the game lol, and I was yappin' about other stuff. As I was saying, I am still excited about the possible development of this game. It has a good build up of drama so far, there's a NSFW scene -- which is always a plus --, and I love the sneak peak of the yandere that is doomed to come out. I honestly think it's funny and lowkey cute that Friend's name is just...Friend. Like, something about that is just so fitting. The art is pretty solid stuff, and, as you can see, the dev's art style has definitely improved, so you can only image how the rest of the game will look.
That's pretty much all I have to say about this one. Like I said, oldie but goodie, but definitely play at your own risk, because, like I've mentioned, a playable update hasn't been a thing for about 2 years now, and I don't want you to get attached and start feenin' and foamin' at the mouth and ish. If you want to give the dev that possible motivation/inspiration and that reassurance to continue or not give up or whatever, here's both the OG link and the new link so you can tell them, "Howdy! Hope you're doing well! Um, if you don't want me to commit arson in your honour, could you drop an update, please? ...Unless the arson will please you? Listen, I'm attached and unhinged at the same time. I desperately need an update, dude. Like, please, take your time, because, you know, perfection can't be rush and everything, but like...I beg. You're doing such an amazing job. Don't leave me hangin'."
Anyways! I believe I've met my yap quota for the day, and hey! We made it (over) a year around the sun together! Here's to many more, and I really hope you'll stick around with me for it. Big preesh for getting this far and hanging out with me for this long. Please, please, please remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and I hope to see you around~!
See Thru: Need a Friend? (game download)
See Thru: Need a Friend? (updated game page -- no game download)
Wait...so not only is this man fine aye eff, but he's in an eighteen plus yandere visual novel? That-- That means that--!! That means that I will eventually get the option to straight up--
Frickin'. Bless.
Not to be a degenerate, but I need the dev to understand something: I am literally willing to send them my left bosom to drop that spicy scene right now. It ain't even gotta be the whole game. Like, I'm deadass. It ain't gotta be free of bugs or grammatically correct or a build up or anything. I just need that part; the rest of the game can come through later. Just ple-- I beg. I don't even need dialogue! I just need a singular CG from that spicy scene, because this man is fine, you understand?
I will high five your reflection for creating such a specimen. That man is FINE 🤌
To specify, this very much so a joke. I'm just really, really, really excited for this visual novel to drop and am being extremely extra about it lmao. You can't rush the creative process, ya know? Sending the dev positive vibes for inspiration and motivation. I'm so hype for the demo to drop!
TL;DR: You know when you're talking to the person you've got a crush on, and, then, you turn into a certified dumbass and say something stupid? So, imagine that, except it's not you, but your crush, and your crush isn't saying anything stupid, but everything homicidal, and it's like, oh...mkaaaaaay. Suddenly, that weird thing that you said earlier ain't that weird anymore. Talk about awkward...
Game Link: https://lucia-lily.itch.io/pulsatio-cordis
Notable Features: Gender selection, Self-Insert, Affinity system, Multiple endings
Spiciness: 0/5 -- It's definitely not innocent, but as far as spiciness? There wasn't any. It was lowkey kind've sweet, though, in an overlook all the red flags and fix him sort of way
LI Red Flags: 4.5/5 -- Intense shifts in emotions, stalking, obsessive, drugged us, homicidal, manipulative, kidnapped us, forged a letter, planted evidence
Wanna know more? Well, let's get into it!
Yo. How's it going?
I'm gonna be real with y'all; I really don't feel like doing an intro lmao. Sometimes, I deadass don't know what to say, and I'm at a loss as to how to start it off. I also don't push myself to make an intro either so lol. I figure if I just be honest about it, it won't seem as lazy. Is that working?
Anyways, I think I was scrolling around on...Itch.io? Actually, I think this one came from here. I think I saw, like, a picture or something... Anyways, I discovered this game, and it was pretty solid! I'll get more into it later, but just as a whole, pretty damned solid!
I feel like I should mention something, though. This review has been done for like...weeks now, but I was making a post that kind've goes along with this, and it wasn't done and still isn't, so I never posted this lmao. It was honestly a "hear me yap more" type thing, because there was an aspect of this game that was super interesting, and I couldn't help myself.
...Okay, now, I really don't know what else to say so, we're just gonna jump right in. As always, I'll tell you as much about the game as possible without spoiling the game itself. That being said, let's take advantage of my lack of yappin' and get into it.
So boom.
Let me just cut to the chase: we are down bad for this hottie at school named Liev Lavanté. Like, bro, even his last name is hot. Could you imagine having a last name like that? That was a trick question, because we've already pictured us getting married and living together and being so domestic together with the cooking and the hugs from behind and siiiiiiiiiigh~ <3
Anyways, he's absolutely perfect in every way possible. He's super smart, super popular, super charming, super attractive, super...well, super everything. I point that out, because, aside from there being a massive amount of competition, the main issue is that he is, very clearly, way out of our league, but yolo right? Right. Not to mention that the worse possible thing that could happen was us getting shut down, so...? Fuck it, we ball, and, with that ball, we shoot our shot. Basketball references, am I right? Aha....ha....okay, anyways.
Actually, let me correct that. We kind've shooted out shot (shot our shot didn't hit the same, so it was necessary to be illiterate; just overlook it lmao). In actuality, we weren't that brave about it, but it still took us well out of our comfort zone to make a cheesy ass confession letter and shove it in his locker.
So, now, we're at home, anxious aye eff, because we were extremely bold and basically told this man that we wanted to slob his knob (not really, I'm just a degenerate) in writing, and we're mentally preparing to get rejected, cry it off this weekend, and move on wi-- wait.
Holy shit, wait--!!!!!
AH--!!
FOR A DATE, THOUGH, OR...??! FREE FOR WHAT???
OH M-- ALEXA!! PLAY THAT REMIX WITH BEYONCE IN IT BECAUSE
I.
AM ON.
TO SEE.
MY HUSBAND.
I'M HAPPEH. I'M HAPPEH. TO SEE. MY HUSBAND...until we weren't lmao. Yeeeeeeeeeah, let's dial it back and remember that this is one of those visual novels. Now, let me explain the issue.
So...there are times where Liev gets reeeeeally intense.
Like, insanely so, and, I don't think you guys understand what I mean (well, of course you don't, because you haven't played it yet. Duh moment. Anyways...); he's one of those people that either feels nothing, or he feels everything...sorta. Let me keep explaining.
So, one of the first things that we did was go out to eat, and, admittedly, the staff were struggling a bit, but it's all good, ya know, because we're with bae. Like, we're talkin' and vibin'. We're learning about him, he's learning about us, and we're just chillin'. Time goes by, and the waiter eventually comes out with our main dish, as expected.
Now, that sounds like something totally normal and innocent, right?
Yeah, no...apparently it wasn't, because Liev was really pissed off about that waiter interrupting our conversation.
What makes this more off-putting is that, not only did he highkey blow up about the waiter, but he started saying some pretty dark stuff. Now, mind you! We just confessed to this man and are having our first real conversation with him, and he's coming out of the woodwork with this stuff. Like, Liev was saying that he was in love with us and how everyone could burn in hell and that he wants to hold us but also murder everyone in the room and--
Like, bro, it just kept going...but then he stops and returns to normal conversation like the conversation hadn't ever not been normal. Like, oh...m'kay ._.
Naturally, this kind've puts us off...like, a lot. Actually, this puts us off so much that we've gone into survival mode. Like, we're literally just trying to get through the date without triggering Liev and getting ourselves killed. Now, this seems like a simple enough task, but, aside from the fact that it's never that easy in games like these, it's a guessing game as to what would actually make Liev flip or not.
Like, are stuffed animals the trigger?
Is it holding his hand?
Is it when we've finally had enough and ignore him?
Like, what makes Liev go from being okay to being not okay? It's literally a matter of life or death to know these things, because Liev is not beyond confrontation.
So, it'd be best to tread lightly, or it could get really violent, really fast.
So! Not bad! Pretty damned solid game!
It definitely wasn't one of my favorites, like, story or yandere-wise, but holy hell, was it one of my favorites clinical-wise! The way that it's clearly laid out that, "No, he's not just some random psycho and a bad person; he's legitimately mentally ill and is in serious need of help" was sooooo satisfyingly done. Now, admittedly, it was a lil' obvious here and there, but it wasn't bad!
Designs of the characters were cute, we had an MC with darker skin, which is, personally, always exciting to see, and the flow of the story was done really well, in my opinion! There were times where it'd go from, like, 0 - 75, sometimes 100, without warning, but it actually made sense as to why it'd happen like that, which was fantastically implied and lowkey laid out.
Anyways, I honestly don't have too much else to say about it, except that I really enjoyed the mental health aspect of it. I loved it so much, I couldn't help but do that thing that I tend to do and diagnose Liev. Lol if you want to see me ramble more about that in depth, you can check that out...whenever I actually post it lmao; it's a work in moderate progress at the moment ^^;
To get back on track though, I recommend a casual playthrough! It's the right duration for the story that's being provided, there's multiple endings, which is always interesting, and Liev is a lil' cutie...even though, I really wish that he was at least drinking age. Something about-- well, for the sake of potential spoilers, I'll just say that I don't like that Liev was out here collecting scholarships. Like, that just gave me full ick lmao. It was my fault, though, because had I actually read the game page and not said "Ooh, he's cute and the page is in pink! <3", then I would've saw how it said big as shit that
and
Like, there was no reason for me to be shocked by mentions of him getting scholarships and shit lmao. I literally just had to read.
Okay, wait, no, stop; I got off track. ANYWAYS lol. Me recommend game. Game solid. Game make me go "Damn...that actually kind've sucks, and I feel bad...". Game might make you go "Damn...that actually kind've sucks, and I feel bad...", too. All right! Now with that finally being said, I invite you to go to the dev's page, and tell them, "Hey! You did a good job here! When's the next game dropping? I'll be first in line for it, because I want you to keep doing the thing!". I'm sure that'll make them feel all warm and fuzzy and proud.
That's pretty much it! This review was a little scattered, huh? Well, I'm sure it's all right, because I'm finally done yappin'. The link for the game is right here, and, if you wanted to see the therapist side of me and hear me yap about Liev's potential diagnosis, keep a look out for that post. It'll be posted...eventually lmao. That's honestly why it took me so long to post this rambley review, because the plan was to put them out together, but it was nearing towards the end of the month, and you already knew that I wasn't going to let an entire month go by without posting something. Better yet, I try really hard not to.
Anyways, the biggest preesh for getting this far! Please, please, please remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around~!
I'm going to say something controversial and loud, and I'm gonna hold your hand while I say it...
Those fucked up characters that you like are meant to be fucked up characters. That means, yes, they are going to do things like:
- Murder
- Lie/Manipulate/Gaslight
- Drug people
- Be sexually aggressive (without consent)
- Be verbally aggressive
- Be physically aggressive
- Be possessive to the point of objectification
- Stalk/Harass
- Kidnap
- Communicate threats
- Torture
Like, they're going to do it, because why? They are fucked up individuals. If you end up getting the "ick" and not liking them, that's the point. You're not supposed to like individuals like that, whether they're attractive or not.
Some of you are literally trying to stunt others' creative vision, because they're giving you exactly what is being advertised. Like, that's not cool.
I say this with much love and firmness: please, don't piss me off and jeopardize these wonderful creations. Look at the trigger warnings and take legitimate heed, because it may be too much for you. They're referred to as dark romances for a reason -- they're dark.
Thank you for coming to my rant TEDTalk, and please take care of yourselves, but not at the expense of others.
Bruh review the new version of TKaTB bruh because WOWIEEEEEEEEE
I've found that I don't usually do whole reviews on the updated versions of the visual novels I've already written about...but I find it dope that this implies that you lowkey want my unhinged, scatterbrained story telling. Also, big preesh for keeping me straight lol, because, once again, I've been meaning to get around to playing the update, and I just haven't, which is extremely disrespectful. But anyways! I'm yappin' way too early...
TL;DR: HE HIT IT FROM THE BACK. I REPEAT. HE HIT IT FROM THE BACK! ... technically ... we need to have a serious discussion about this thing called "consent", though...
Game Link: https://fantasia-kittcat.itch.io/the-kid-at-the-back-demo
Notable Features: Yandere LI, Custom Pronouns, Self-Insert (first and last name), Two LIs, 1+ Hour Long Demo
Spiciness: 2/5 or 8/5 -- Again, it depends on which version you get. If you get the regular degular free version, it'll be more innocent with some flirtiness here and there. If you pay for the NSFW version -- HIGHLY SUGGESTED by the way! -- it'll be way more sinful and the way that the Gods intended it to be.
LI Red Flags: 4/5 or 7/5-- Breaking-and-entering, possessive, drugged us, lack of consent, but that "lack of consent" goes even farther in the NSFW version (yes, even farther than in the previous demo) ... but I still can fix him, ya know? Like, that's bae
Wanna know more? If you are not 18+, ABSOLUTELY NOT. You will NOT put this fantastic game in jeopardy, because you're some curious 14-year-old. I honestly don't even want you on my page...but let's be real, are you actually going to listen to me? I hope that you do...ANYWAYS. My 18+ crew, let's get into it!
Almost an entire month with no visual novel review? Nah, we absolutely cannot let that happen.
You know what else we can't let happen? My constant disrespect towards this visual novel. Once AGAIN, the dev(s) ate and left absolutely no crumbs. Like, damn, can you at least leave the plate? Like-- Okay, wait, no, stop. I don't want to get too far into that, because the yap sesh will get kicked off way too early, and I won't have anything for the actual review portion.
That being said, I have done a review of TKATB before, but I'm doing an update of...well, the update. That also being said, because I'm trying to avoid parroting myself too much, the review is going to flow differently. ALSO! Once again, thanks to the bestie, I was able to see the degeneracy LIVE AND IN 4K and biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch~! Let me tell-- Wait, no, no, no, stop. Not yet. Later. We'll talk about that later...at least sorta.
Anyways, like always, I'll def try to make this as spoiler friendly as possible, especially since it's lowkey a different game at this point. Like, the dev(s) have added in extra SCENES. We have new CGs! Like...we've got CONTENT in this update, y'all!
Okay, for realsies now. Enough yappin'. Let's get into it, and y'all...there's a lot to get into.
So, effin' BOOM.
...Actually. Let's do this another way, because we already lowkey know the story. Again, if you don't, I made a review of it a few months back that will get you somewhat caught up. This time around, though, let's just talk and vibe. Enjoy some snacks or whatever, ya know?
Go ahead and pick; there's plenty. I've got me, like, three capri suns and some donut holes. Like, I'm really tryna get into this game convo with y'all because we're squad, ya know? So, let's get comfy while gettin' into it.
All right, so -- *big siiiiiiiiiiip* -- my husband Solivan Brugmansia, right? Let's discuss. Not about him being my husband or not, the game. Respectfully, check yourself. Anyways.
My Gods. that is bae right there. Like, gah damn...
For starters -- even though, I can totally fix him, and I want to make that very clear! My baby ain't do nothing entirely wrong! Like just- just give him to me. He is just a lil' traumatized and misunderstood; he is very capable of change. Like, I can fix him! I can! -- it's only fair to remind you that he is, uh, kind've batshit crazy. Now, the wild part is that I for realsies forgot that he is not entirely sane. Like, not even kidding about that.
This experience has been a sort of "Let me seep you into the madness" versus a "Let's make him insane off rip", and because it was like that, when he started doing typical yandere shit, there were -- specifically -- two different times that I experienced genuine shock. It was literally like, "Oh yeeeeeeah. This is a visual novel with a yandere love interest. Solivan's the yandere. He's not wrapped too tight. Ah, yes, I forgot about that factoid", ya know? The shit genuinely caught me off guard.
Anyways, still can't trust the orange juice, 10 is the magic number, and don't kiss Crowe...like ever lmao. You can dismiss the fuck out of that man, but he's lowkey a simp like Sol is, so as soon as you kiss him lmao...
Just remember that it's implied that Sol is, and has always been, keeping a close eye on you. Actually, let me back up a little. Let's talk more abo-- Oh, wait, do you need a refill? Okay, hold on for a second. Wait, are you good on snackies? You know what? I'll just grab everything, just in case.
...
Okay, now, let's talk more about the orange juice.
Never --
-- and I mean NEVER, trust the orange juice.
There was a moment that we got with Sol, and it was like, "...Aw :)", and then, he was like, "I made orange juice~!", and it was like, "...Aw :(". Like, lmaooooo, I thought we were past that, ya know? Like, I obviously like you! I have you at a 10! Why are you resorting to nonphysical violence? I mean, he got physical in other ways, but it wasn't violent, ya know what I'm sayin'~?
Now, the "10" thing that I keep bringing up.
This competition between them is more intense than I thought, bro, and Sol does not cope with failure well. You know how people will be like, "a win is a win"? Well, with Sol --
-- a loss is a loss, even if it's just by one point.
Remember that whole "Don't kiss Crowe" thing? I genuinely mean that. As tempting as it may be -- and believe me, it's tempting especially because...Crowe can really make a girl feel really, really... wanted, ya know?🫦... ANYWAYS -- DO NOT kiss that man, because that's the game point. Now, who's the actual winner in that scenario.... 👀🧃*dramatic siiiiiiiiiip*. I ain't gon' say it...but I'm just sayin' lmao.
Even though, I really ain't shit because...I willingly cheated on Sol with Crowe. WAIT. LET ME EXPLAIN WHY THOUGH.
This man, dear Gods, this man. I must stay focused... This man is the one that you SHOULD be dating. This is the one that all of your friends and your family really like and approve of. This is the healthy choice, but you don't choose him, because the one that you want is "dark and hot and tall and mysterious" and you're like, "but daddy, I love him!". Meanwhile, your friends are desperately trying to tell you about all the red flags with the other guy and are like "What is with you and toxic men?!". Then, when you defend your toxic crush, they shade you because they "should've saw it coming" when you had picked Sesshomaru and Sasuke over Inuyasha and Naruto.
...But, anyways, when I say that Crowe is Prince damned Charming? Babes... And then he let that hair loose????
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabes~!
As a side note, lol I wasn't pulling those descriptions (completely) out of my ass; that was the literal intention.
See? "Dark and mysterious" vs "Princely".
Anyways, Crowe's rizz game is...surprisingly strong? Like, I honestly don't know why I was so shocked, but I was shocked. Like, a girl was genuinely flustered, because what do you mean that "you knew that we were going stargazing but you didn't know the brightest start was going to be right in front of you" and "anything for me"? Not to mention that this man was putting flowers in our hair and carRYING US TO OUR APARTMENT IN THE RAIN? BARELY GRUNTING WHILE DOING SO??? Like, sir, please, don't do this. I have a husband...but it's like, shit, I won't tell if you won't at this point.
That's pretty much all the new stuff -- well, that I was willing to partially spoil for you. There's other stuff, but you definitely gotta see that live and in 4K, and trust me, you're gonna want to.
Once again...THE FATTEST EFFING SHOUTOUT TO WHOEVER SENT THAT ANON MESSAGE AS THEY HAVE PUSHED ME TO STAND ON BUSINESS ONCE MORE.
It is even more beautiful than I remember, and thanks to the bestie, I was able to see my husband in all of his glory LIVE and in 4K. Okay, but I was degenerate throughout this whole post, so let's just put a pause on that and actually review the game properly.
This is still a work of the Gods, and I honestly love the tweaks and additions that were made. From Brittany's personality being tweaked so it reads more as "I swear, I'm not mean; I'm just really bad at talking to people" to Crowe's scenario being way more in depth to getting some more CGs of my husband Sol. The art style is still damned IMMACULATE to look at, and the plot is STILL plotting. Also...he's cute, but I lowkey don't trust Crowe, because why are you so perfect? The dev(s) is/are writing the EFF out of these characters. Like, honestly? Continue to pop off.
I definitely plan to buy my own copy, and I HIGHLY suggest that you do the same. It's honestly just the spicy scenes, so it's not like "Ooh, extra lore!" or anything, but they are honestly so deserving of that monetary support. Not to mention, the NSFW version is what the Gods would have wanted.
Even though, I'm wondering if we'll ever explicitly know Sol's (and definitely Crowe's and Hyugo's[/Geo's]) background. Now, admittedly and as far as I know, this is really the only piece of "lore" that you'll miss if you don't get the NSFW version, because I'm certain that I'm not the only one that's noticed it, but just in case you haven't (and I'm cutting the heck out of this CG because it's very spicy, but I need you guys to see what I'm talking about).
What's up with these bruises? Like, you see that right? But it's not in the other picture, so it's like...? What the eff happened? Like, the reason why I say that is because the second picture happened BEFORE the first picture, so something happened to him, but what? I know that it's implied by some of the things that Sol says and how he responds to stuff and some of his mannerisms that he came from a pretty shitty background, but what exactly and is it ongoing?
But, then again, it's like duh it's ongoing, because he said that "it's the usual" that he deals with...uh...certain situations. Check this out though; in that same breath, he was like "every bruise is worth it". Like...what? That's not-- That's not a normal or healthy thought let alone something you'd actual verbalize. Like, I'm telling you, the dev(s) is/are murdering this visual novel thing. No wonder it's so easy to forget that Sol is a literal walking red flag. I'm more focused on the plot than whether or not he's gonna drug my food.
Also, also, also, I just want to yap really briefly about my favorite CG... screen... UI thingy...that I can't show you. Not because it's a spicy one but because, even though you can probably read between the lines, it'd be, what I feel is, a major spoiler. Just as a slight "pro" tip. That little green heart at the top right of your screen that turns blue when you hover over it?
It leads to that screen with the scale that shows your affinity level for Sol and Crowe. Just...check in on that thing a lot; you may see something interesting. When you do see that interesting thing...please, think of me ಥ‿ಥ Because next to the way that the affinity level is shown altogether, it was my absolute favorite thing about the update. That was done so beautifully. ...Damn, I want to show you all so badly ._.
Anyways, I think my yap session should end here. I've already said it a handful on times, but what's one more time? I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend this game. It's so good, the art is amazing, the plot is plotting, and so much work and love has gone into this game, and it's STILL only in its demo phase. I suggest donating $5 to have (permanent) access to the NSFW version and/or telling the dev(s), "Hey! Really love your game! I was just wondering if you take human sacrifices? Would that expedite the full release? Anyways! You're doing great, sweetie! <3"; aggressively supportive validation is really the only way to go, because they really are doing more than a damned good job. You should honestly see it for yourself. Here, I'll put the direct link for ya.
I'm yapping again. I'm ending it for realsies now. The biggest preesh for hanging out with me today and getting this far. PLEASE, remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around~!
TL;DR: I've got a head injury? I'm gonna need a doctor! How's my memory been? It's been fine. Wait, what? I've got a head injury? I'm gonna need a doctor! How's my memory been? It's been fine. Wait, what? I've got a head injury? I'm gonna need a doctor!
Game Link: https://livingslime.itch.io/prescriptionlove
Notable Features: Self-Insert, Yandere LI, gender neutral language, 2 endings
Spiciness: 0/5 -- Don't get me wrong, it's not wholesome either, but this is the type of LI that'll make you say "But daddy, I love him!" even though something is clearly off.
LI Red Flags: 2/5 -- Gaslighter, obsessive tendencies, overly "medicating" us DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. HE'S SO SWEET. I CAN FIX HIM.
Wanna know more? Well, let's get into it!
Okay, not gonna lie, this review is long overdue, because I played this like...maybe 3 or 4 days after the initial drop, and here I am, like, 3 weeks later lmao.
Um...okay, you know what? I'm-- I'm not gonna push myself to write an intro this time lol. I mean, since when is it ever good to push yourself? ...Sometimes, the answer is sometimes, but you should never push yourself too hard, ya know? ...I'm getting off track.
I guess I could start by saying how I found this game on a total accident, and holy shit, am I glad that I found this game regardless. It was damn good, and...honestly, a little unnerving at times. Like, I'll tell you more about it later, but let me tell you, one part in particular had me genuinely spooked.
Anyways, before I get too far into my yap session, I'm going to go ahead and tell you about the game -- with as little spoilers as possible, of course. I mean, how would you be motivated to play the game otherwise unless I leave just enough suspense and mystery? Exactly, so allow me a moment to set the scene, and let's get into it.
So, boom.
We wake up...somewhere.
No, like you don't get it. Logically, it's like, duh, hospital, but we have a whole ass IV in our arm, a splitting headache, and it's almost painfully obvious that our memory took a hit, because we don't remember damn near anything, you feel me? We have, what is essentially, a hole where our memories are supposed to be, and the memories that we do have are so fragmented that they doesn't make any sense. Like...what the hell happened, ya know?
At this point, we're making things worse, because we're trying to force ourselves to remember something -- anything -- and our brain is just like "Mmm...nah. How about we panic, though? Let's do that instead." So, we do. We start feeling really anxious because it's like, how do we go from remembering everything one moment, blink, and then just...virtually no memories at all? Like, nothing? Like, we can't even recognize what a hospital looks like or even is.
"Hey, hey, it's okay".
Huh?
Oh! Oh, hello~! Could this be our boyfriend? Fiancé? Husband~?
"I'm Dr. Anselm."
I mean...he didn't say that he wasn't our husband, ya know? :3 Okay, wait, wait, no, stop, don't distract me. Let me get back on track.
Anyways, this tall gentleman helped us regain control of our nerves and informed us that we were perfectly safe and were currently in a hospital. Dr. Anselm basically told us that he has been overseeing our care and that he was the one in charge of our surgery.
...Wait, our fucking what?!
Before we get too freaked out, though, he tells us that we had some kind of accident that involved blunt force to our head which naturally caused a traumatic brain injury. He then tells us that, when we were brought it by the paramedics, we were in need of an emergency operation in order for us to live. Oh, and we had been asleep for two days straight. Well damn...
Imagine not remembering what you even ate for breakfast yesterday -- well, two days ago -- and this random man who claims to be a doctor comes out of the woodwork and tells you that you had brain surgery. If I could just reiterate once more...what the hell happened?!
Even still, admittedly, Dr. Anselm is being super gentle about the whole thing, and it's bringing a good amount of comfort and security, like everything is going to end up okay; he's even going to let us call our family to let them know that we've pulled through and that we're safe...even though, it's a bit off that no one's visited to start with.
No matter though, because it's past curfew anyways, and Dr. Anselm is adamant that we should rest first and call tomorrow. Fair enough. Rest is a part of recovery after all, and we'd rather get our memories back sooner versus later, not to mention that we actually are a little tired. Lmao, now here's when the issues start coming in...
See, we managed to fall asleep, but then the creak of the door woke us up. Now, at first, we're like "Meh, probably the nurses checking in or whatever", but the issue is, remember when I was like we felt a sense of comfort and security from Dr. Anselm? Lmao, this shit was far from comfortable, let alone safe. So, we make the mistake of we look at the door, and in the gap --
Lmao nah, ain't no way. We're hallucinating.
BRO, AIN'T NO FUCKING WAaaaAAAaAaAaaAAaY. WE ARE NOT HALLUCINA-- DoCTOr ANSEeEEeEEEeeeELM!!!!
Bro, we hit that call button so fast, but that thing also ran off just as fast before Dr. Anselm came rushing in. So, naturally, now we look like we're experiencing the side effect of delulu, because we're trying to explain that we saw something that was clearly not there, but it's like...bro, no, we know what the fuck we saw! Like, dude, please do something!
As always, Dr. Anselm's being super sweet and promised that he'd look into it and get someone to check the security cameras. He encourages us to try to go back to sleep so we don't disrupt our recovery, and, oddly enough, we're able to, even after that.
The next morning, comes along, and Dr. Anselm let's us call our folks, like promised, but...no answer. Hurtful, but okay. Dr. Anselm, also like promised, tells us that they checked the security cameras, and there was no one watching us from the door. Great. So, now we're two for two in this bitch. Perfect.
Still, leave it to Dr. Anselm to help us feel better, though, so it doesn't weigh on us too much for too long. He really is our knight in shining...lab coat.
Even though, with all that medicine he's been giving us...
Not to mention, we had this vividly weird dream...
And, sometimes, there's these weird little flickers in his expression when we ask certain questions or say certain things...
Is Dr. Anselm really trying to help us? Or...
...is it benefitting him that we don't know what happened to us?
Then again...
Nah, that's kind've delulu to think. He's done nothing but try to prioritize our health and recovery. We're safe. We can trust him. It the doctor's orders, after all, and he'd know what's best for us.
4 words: I CAN FIX HIM.
No, no, no, no, no, hear me out! I can fix this one! Like, the red flags are there, but I can FIX him! Is he the one that caused us to have a traumatic brain injury? Maybe. Is he over-medicating us? Possibly. Am I gonna overlook all of that? Absolutely. I mean, who cares that I have an intense suspicion that we're not actually in a hospital and that we're just in a basement that's staged to look like a hospital. Who hasn't played doctor before? I ain't gonna fault this man for trying to heal his inner child and playing pretend. Like, honestly? Good for him.
Okay, but no, enough of that. This...was really good! It physically hurts me that this game is not done yet, but I am so excited that this game isn't done yet, because I am anticipating the hell out of what is next to come. The developer really has a strong foundation, and I can only imagine how they're going to build on it.
The pacing is a little slow, but it's not a bad slow! It's literally seeping us into the story, and I honestly feel like the pacing could not have been executed any better than it has been. This flowed exactly how I feel a demo or prologue or intro or whatever you wanna call it should. I just know that whenever there's an update, shit is going to start getting real, and I cannot wait for that!
Let's talk about the environment/atmosphere...ooh bitch. Let me just say this, I can watch all of the horror movies in the world and be totally fine. I can watch let's plays of horror games and read scary stories...but I cannot be in the situation myself. Haunted houses/trails? Playing horror games myself? Shit scares me out of my soul. That being said, that part where it was talking about being watched through the crack of the door? Chills. Fucking chills. I don't know what it was, because that's not anything revolutionary, especially in these yandere games, but for some reason, the way that the dev executed it just hit different. And the art! Like did you see the CG?! Lmao nah, nah, let me remind you. Actually, let me zoom in on it.
Like, what the fuck is thaaaaaaaaat?! (╥ᯅ╥)
I didn't mention this, because I was narrating/summarizing, but I had genuine fear tears when I read through it the first time, and it was somehow worse when I had to grab and attach the screenshots and type through that part. Like, I HATE shit like this, bro! Like, just make it obvious! Don't put faces and figures and shit like that in the darkness and barely out of view to the point where you can't see it unless you focus on it!
I was literally squinting my eyes and reading fast as shit because I wanted to read it, but I wanted to get through it and away from this scene, but I also wanted to prep myself for a possible jumpscare. Like, developer. De-ve-lo-per. Pop off. This part was so good, and I loved/hated every second.
I'm doing that yap thing that I do again, so I'm going to save you from the rest of my ramblings and start winding down. If you do not already have this downloaded and ready to play, you have got to do that expeditiously. I am telling you, I know I say this about a lot of these visual novels, but this is one that I absolutely cannot allow you to miss out on. This one is so good! Just don't get too invested, because it's just a demo. I suggest going to the game's page, putting your pride aside, and beg for an update as soon as possible -- respectfully, of course. It should be common sense, but don't harass the dev for an update ... but damn, do I hope they come through with an update soon. Very soon. Tomorrow actually...today.
Anyways, here's the link. Go download it, and tell the dev that your life is theirs, because I'm honestly contemplating starting a cult in their honour. I'll sacrifice the nearest weeb for two extra lines of reading material in this visual novel. I'm serious. I'm yapping again...
Okay, anyways! Ending it for realsies this time. Again, I highly recommend giving this game a playthrough. Here's the link to the game page and download...again. If you're able to donate to the cause, donate to the cause, as I'm sure the dev would seriously appreciate the monetary support. Oh! And just as a "pro"-but-not-really-tip: for right now, the choices are more of an "illusion of choice". The endings will be worded the same no matter what, so there's no extra dialogue or CGs, or secret options, or anything like that. It'll just be dialogue pertaining to that specific answer choice at that specific time, and then it's not brought up or mentioned again after it's done.
And...that's it! Lol I'm finally done yapping. Big preesh for getting this far! Please remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around~!
**This was written for funsies, strictly for funsies, and only for funsies. This is not meant to be taken seriously or as fact**
Okay, so...changing gears a little bit here from my typical game schpiels, but it's like, we've been hanging out together for a few months now, yeah? Yeah, so it only makes sense that I can share some of these little weird quips of mine.
So, fun fact, I am a mental health therapist~! So that means that I make money by listening to people vent to me about their problems, concerns, traumas, and all of that and helping them work through it. Another thing that I do for money is diagnose them. Kinda cool, huh?
Now, the reason why I shared that with you is because, I involuntarily start diagnosing characters when I watch TV and movies, or read a story or news article, or play video games...or visual novels lol. Anyways, the sole reason of this post being created was because I've been plagued with these thoughts for a while, and no one I know IRL either play or will admit that they play visual novels, so I have no one to share these specific thoughts with.
I may or may not make this a thing on my blog but meh. I just have to get this one in particular out. All of that being said...tell me that (OG) Milo Change doesn't meet the criteria for Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood.
Please let me explain, because this has been burning me for months.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! Okay, so listen... Actually, let me preface this first.
People are very unique and very odd, and because of that, people don't always fit cleanly into a diagnosis. Why did I mention that? Because, sometimes, based on what a client is describing, it can fit the criteria of a certain condition but not meet the exact requirements. It's like when doctors diagnose an illness; you don't have the exact 3 symptoms for the flu, but you have 2 of them, so they diagnose and treat it like the flu until proven otherwise, hence why they say "flu-like" symptoms versus just "the flu".
Okay, so anyways, I said that, because some of you are probably like "Nah, Milo definitely has anxiety", and you wouldn't be wrong! Milo absolutely fits the criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but remember that thing I mentioned about the "flu-like" symptoms? Therapists do the same thing. We either give a broad/general diagnosis (because we've gotta bill them under something, even if it's just very mild depression, so we can keep seeing them) or we give an extremely specific one; Milo's is -- or appears to be, because again, people are unique and odd, and what I see another therapist may not -- an extremely specific one, which is Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood.
In order to meet the criteria of Adjustment Disorder, you pretty much would have had to undergo a big change within the last 3 months, like a divorce, getting out of jail, having people move in, or something of the sort. Now, the "mixed anxiety and depressed mood" are what are known to be "specifiers" and those are pretty much exactly what they sound like -- they make the diagnosis more specific or explain it a bit more.
All that being said, it appears that Milo meets the criteria for Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood because:
- He had a major change in scenery from a small town to a bustling, city-based campus (adjustment)
- Technically, we could include that he's getting used to being this psycho's someone's significant other...yeah, let's add that as an extra layer (adjustment)
- He also has very low self-esteem and self-worth, so that very likely means he struggles with feelings of worthlessness (depression)
- He be a touch starved boy (depression)
- He has a pretty shitty set of "friends" that frequently mistreat him (depression), and this poor kid is probably trying to do everything in his power not to piss them off, but it's a constant guessing game (anxiety)
- But he also opts to have them versus no one at all because it's hard enough putting yourself out there to meet new people to start with. Still though, it's like...damn, to be mistreated or to be lonely (depression and anxiety)
- He's pretty jumpy when you speak to him, stutters a lot, (it looks like) he fidgets with his clothing, he's a nail biter, and frequently avoids eye contact (anxiety)
- Not to mention that this poor baby has a general mistrust of new people being nice to him since he immediately thinks that they want something from him or playing a joke on him (anxiety)
Like, come on. You cannot TELL ME that that isn't -- likely -- adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood. The man is 100% an anxious wreck, but like, shit, I would be, too, if I left my familiar shitty environment to a totally new shitty environment; I knew what to expect at home, not so much here, ya get me?
Now, would I change this diagnosis down the line? Absolutely, because, if he's still an anxious wreck 6 months down the line, clearly it wasn't the change in environment that had him on edge like that, or rather that's not the thing that's continued to have him on edge like that. Initial visit, though? This is 100% what I would've given him if I did his assessment.
I just had to get this off my chest. I've kept this to myself for MONTHS now, and I just couldn't anymore man! But what do you think? You think another diagnosis would've fit him better? Meh, probably.
Anyways, thanks for letting me share that. I have a lot more characters I have diagnosis for that I'd love to share one day. That honestly may be sooner rather than later since I've broken the seal lol.
Welp, I've met my yap quota for the day...at about 2 in the morning (as of writing this) lmao. Big preesh for getting this far. Remember to drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around~!
**This was written for funsies, strictly for funsies, and only for funsies. This is not meant to be taken seriously or as fact**
