Genuinely I'm really sad neither The Letter or Love Esquire by Yangyang Mobile ever took off. While they're very different (one is a horror VN, the other is a parodic romance VN), they both have FANTASTIC character and relationship moments as well as amazing voice acting and appealing art.
Personally I think both games are amazing and I really wish more people knew and liked them so I'd have someone to gush about them with. The choice system in The Letter is a thing of beauty with far-reaching butterfly effects. The lore and worldbuilding of Love Esquire is really engaging and surprisingly thoughtful/detailed considering, again, this game is poking fun at romance VNs as much as it is BEING one.
And both nail character arcs and drama. Luke/Hannah is an absolute trainwreck that I love to watch and I love that you CAN salvage the relationship. But should you? The Becca/Ash/Bella love triangle is also compelling (though I have a very clear side on it) and it's wonderful that I can influence it in so many ways. Not just who Ash ends up with, but whether he ends up with anyone AT ALL. Whether the people involved can stay friends despite a bungled romance attempt, or whether this just ruins them. Whether Becca tries to confess and succeeds, whether she crashes and burns... Or my favorite outcome of all, getting a wakeup call by a certain OTHER asshole that helps her accept Ash's feelings for Bella and let him go.
All the girls' routes in Love Esquire go to some very deep and heartfelt places, which you wouldn't expect given the Squire's shallow starting motive of wanting to get laid. But as he actually gets to KNOW them and gets invested in their troubles, a genuinely moving relationship is formed and he becomes a much better person in associating with and attempting to help them. I adore them ALL, even the "what are you doing stepbro" route, but Vel has the best arc and relationship with him, IMO.
Just... based on their quality it's insane to me these games aren't more popular. People should know about them. People should TALK about them.
