My Thoughts on Tsumugu Logic
So hey this is totally a spoiler so get away if you dont want to be spoiled.
Tsumugu Logic totally played me as they lock the murder mystery part aka the chapter 9 and so on. I was completely fooled up till i realized i havent see the whole "Tsumugu drowning" at the very beginning of the story. Though the surprise was nice, the story didnt feel as compelling as Tasokare Hotel for me, the pacing felt strange i guess... like all of the sudden the genre changed and stuff get dumped at the last few portion of the game... but it was intended by the author as they want to write something "different" from their usual work. Less fantasy, gruesome morbid stuff yada yada yada....
Characters wise, i really like Tsumugu and Sosei. Tsumugu is energetic, high-tension, hyper kinda guy. He's a ball of energy and he's plenty cute as he beamed from time to time but he has strong character and very true to his conviction. His choice not to forgive the murderer even though he had loved her for a long time. He could assess the situations and keep a cool head if needed to. Tbh he's a cool dude.
On the other hand, Sosei is the capable (except for housekeeping) smart, cool as cucumber dude and was written with the concept of "someone who can laugh at Oosoto and Neko narcissism regarding destiny". He's snarky and I really love his pouty sprites hahahaha. I love how the game explore Sosei and Koyo relationship and I really enjoyed chapter 8. Wish he had more screentime tbh.
Then onwards to our main villain: Kotoko. I did dread that Kotoko might be the killer when "climbing the railing" stuff was shown in the investigation of the 2nd murder. I didnt really like her as i thought she was iffy right from the start, but especially moreso when she was involved with Mirae (chap 6). Her advice, for me, didnt sound so nice as if she was disregarding Miraes effort... so i was just irked so bad at that point...
Never really been suspicious of her before that certain point in the investigation, but i didnt expect her to be a uhh psycho??? But hey... you know when Tsumugu pushed her head down and scared her by pretending to stab her with a knife, hahaha.... i felt elated... i know its strange, but it was satisfying to see after all the shitshow...
Her motive was understandable but i guess she irked me too much to earn my sympathy.... I do like Yu, tbh i really like him even though his screen time is almost nonexistent and we only knew Yu from the chat section (which was not him but Kotoko all along). He's a cutie sure but he also a nice friend that tsumugu made in highschool... I was ridiculously surprised when it was revealed that he died, much like Tsumugu.
I think that there are more story about the highchool day on the special stories but i dont think ill ever buy it... its not as expensive as the Tasokare Hotel one but it would still strike a blow on my wallet... I wanna see Tsumugu and Yu highschool day, and i wanna see Sosei and Koyo too :((
Long story short: I enjoyed this game and it surprised me from time to time. Tsumugu Logic just like any ESC-APE game has memorable and interesting characters. The story didnt felt as episodic as Tasokare Hotel but it felt less integrated for me as the whole murder and black club stuff was randomly thrown towards the end ot the game without any prior foreshadowing (which was completely intended by the author)... Probably because I played Tasokare Hotel first that i cant help but liking it better but Tsumugu Logic still worth the try for an escape game or visual novel fans.
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