Norn9: Var Commons Game Review~

Yahalloooo~

So I'm back! o(*>ω<*)o ..yay!! X,3
And reviewing another game! Norn9: Var Commons (as said in the blog title) ^^;

I just finished this game yesterday and, a little "fun fact" (..maybe??) for you all is that when I first tried this game, I could not get into it at all .-. I can't really remember why.. I wasn't confused with the story or anything, I just think it wasn't that gripping. I also remember being really annoyed when I was met with a Bad Ending in the third chapter.. 
THANKS SAKUYA! >. >
So I reckon I left the game alone for...a long while :,) maybe a month or so? Then the anime adaptation started airing and the first episode got me SO pumped to play the game again and I completed all Happy Endings (plus a few Bad Endings) AND the True Ending within the space of...7 weeks? That might not be good...but it feels good to me :,)
And now I am so beyond obsessed with this game ; v ; 
Constant fangirling over it with loads of people has left me emotionally drained every day.. BUT I DON'T CARE BECAUSE I LOVE THE GOD DAMN GAME!! ｡゜(｀Д´)゜｡
So...yea :3
I think that's enough babbling for now, so I'll just get straight on with the game review! ^O^

--SPOILER WARNING--

I'm not going to go into a huge amount of detail because this game has a lot of that :,)

I probably won't even spoil anything, in fact.. This is just a little warning so that I can't be blamed.

So I'm off the hook now! ..pheewf! ;O;

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Norn9: Var Commons

Norn9: Var Commons is a Visual Novel/Otome game for the PS Vita system. If you are unfamiliar with Visual Novels and Otome games, I'll explain that right now :3

Visual Novel;

An interactive fiction game which usually requires the player (obviously being yourself) to make choices throughout which will lead to different possible endings.

Otome;

A story based game that is usually more directed towards a female audience. The point of Otome games is to follow different routes that centre around a certain male character and to build up a romantic relationship with that certain character. Each character route usually has good and bad endings.

So with that explained, let's get right into the review! ^ω^

Story~

The story begins being told through the eyes of Sorata Suzuhara, a 12 year old boy on a school trip. While being given a tour around the Diet Building (basically where important people make important decisions XD) he hears a mysterious song that only he can hear and shortly afterwards passes out.

He then awakens in an unfamiliar place and eventually meets a young girl who explains to Sorata that he is in Japan, but at the turn of the century in 1919. This girl (who Sorata names at the time "Ms.Weirdo") listens to Sorata tell her how he came from the future and wants to get home but doesn't know how. She doesn't want to leave him alone, so she takes Sorata with her to board a ship that she has been waiting for for a long time. Sorata immediately assumes she is talking about a wooden sailing ship, but is met with a shocking surprise when the ship is in fact an enormous round object complete with so many things inside that Sorata thinks it's big enough to be a city.

Once on board, they meet two other girls and nine men who all claim to be espers with special powers and they are apparently on a journey ordered by The World (a being that must be obeyed).

Before Sorata can even begin to grasp the situation he has found himself in, the ship is suddenly attacked by bandits who want to stop the espers from completing their journey.

(it is at this point, you choose to play as one of the three girls and the story unfolds from their point of view).

I'll explain a couple of things that may have left a question or two in your head :3

The Norn~

The Norn is the floating ship that the espers reside on. It's structure inside resembles that of an entire town with things like residential areas, fields, woods, waterfronts etc. This is why Sorata thinks to himself that it seems like a city.

..though if they need supplies such as food and other stuff, they need to stop at a town and shop. I mean, if you went to the trouble of making a ship that huge with all that stuff on the inside...then why not provide them with a crap load of food and stuff? That would make more sense to me :,)

The World~

The World is the being that all must obey. No one really knows anything more than that, but people seem to think that The World is "the will of the many made one".

Sorata has the idea in his head of The World being something similar to the United Nations which is obviously relevant to the year he came from, 2015.

Espers/Special Powers~

The special powers are held by the people on board who call themselves espers.

They range from things like plant creation (which Kakeru has (person above)), fire, water, telepathy etc. Only a few of the espers make their powers public at the beginning.

Those being Mikoto who has the power to create barriers, Kakeru who, like I said, can create plant life and Heishi who has the power of telepathy.

The rest don't talk about their powers much unless you are specifically involved in their route.

The Hiyokos~

I didn't mention these before, but I thought I would now since they feature throughout the game in various situations.

..they're basically the espers slaves..! (・・)ゞ

Just kidding~! ^O^ ..well, kinda? ^^;

The Hiyokos pop up every now and then helping the espers out with their day to day lives.

Also, Akito (one of the characters), is deathly afraid of these things! It's so funny whenever he encounters them in the story :,)

Game System~

I'm going to talk now a bit about the games direction and also a few extra things that you can enjoy while in between playing the game.

Game Flow~

The Prologue is the first part of the game and also the part you experience through Sorata's point of view before you move onto the character selection a bit later on.

Once you've been on the ship for a while, you (as Sorata) are offered the choice of either going with Koharu (the girl who brought Sorata onto the ship) to the roof, going with Mikoto to find a room or going with Nanami to cook breakfast.

[ RANDOM TIP WITH SERAH ]

Once you've completed all nine of the Good Endings, a new option appears at this point that you can choose which is to Explore the ship alone and this is how you complete the True Ending path. So definitely work hard to get those Happy Endings because this True Ending is kinda...mind blowing! :,) ..though you do pick a lot of it up throughout the game.

When you've chosen who you'll accompany, you then get to know the heroine you've chosen to go with a bit more and the men who make up that team. The people on board separated themselves into teams to efficiently complete chores and duties around the ship (but I'll explain who makes up what team when I talk about the characters a bit later) :3

It's during this time that the ship gets attacked and the point of view switches over to the girl you were just accompanying. I mean, you can choose to go with another girl if you want, I just think it makes more sense to stick with the girl you chose to go with when you were playing as Sorata.

Once you've chosen which heroine to play as, Chapter 1 starts and this basically consists of everyone searching the ship for any clues as to who attacked it and if there was any damage. You then spend a bit of time with each male character in your team doing clean up or whatever until you are summoned to a meeting. Kakeru takes on the role of the leader here and explains to everyone that a traitor is on board so pairing up is the best option to stop them from acting again as the pairs will be able to watch each other. As the heroine, you then choose from the male options in your group who to pair up with and that person is made the focus and the route you'll be following.

This is where Chapter 2 begins and the story starts to move forward.

[ RANDOM TIP WITH SERAH ]

Anyone who has played the game will know, but there are four characters that are recommended to play through first. I'm not sure why...but I think it's to limit the amount of stuff that is given away? Also to maybe save all the big revelations for later routes, I don't know :,)

But I think playing those routes first is actually a good idea!

The recommended characters to play through first are Kakeru/Senri (either or, but I'd say Senri), Sakuya and Heishi.

Affection Levels~

When you are interacting with the character whose route you chose to play, you will often be presented with moments where you need to choose a response to something they said or did. If you choose the correct one, your affection level rises.

This goes without saying, but the higher the affection level is, the more likely you are of getting the Happy Ending.

Timed Questions~

Very rarely, when you're given the option to respond yourself, some of these will be timed. If you don't choose before the timer runs out, an answer will be selected randomly.

Believe it or not...it's actually kind of stressful!! :,)

You can see and hear the timer and you're sat there like..

 "OH GOD! OH GOD! OH GOD! WHICH ONE DO I CHOOSE?!"

The thing that I do like about this game though is sometimes the option that sounds right to you may actually be incorrect O: with otome games, it's often easy to tell which option is the correct choice, but Norn9 didn't make it that easy ;A; 

So that makes these timed questions even more stressful :,)

Gallery and Voiced Stills~

All otome games have the gallery option :3 

This is where you can look back on all fluffy, happy, sad, heart-breaking moments that were turned into CG's and laugh or cry over them :,)

Also a few CG's will be voiced over.

This means that if you click on a certain area of the picture (which is highlighted by an icon) you can hear thoughts from the characters that they didn't speak out loud in that moment. Which I kinda like because they are really sweet ♡

..mostly. Some things said are occasionally a little bit kinky! O;

The guys on this ship on constantly hard up, I swear! X,D

Movies~

This is where you can watch the opening and ending sequences of the game.

..that's it :,3

HYK Hiyoko Channel~

While playing the game, the heroine will sometimes be given the option to watch TV. Nothing happens if you select "No", but if you select "Yes", you are given a short scene of the Hiyoko's interviewing certain ship members about random things and once you've viewed this, they become available to watch whenever in the Main Menu.

Norn9+Ensemble~

You can acquire different keywords while playing through the game. I think each character has two, though I can't remember exactly.

Once you've completed the Happy Ending, these keywords become available in the Norn9+Ensemble.

This basically means that you can rearrange the keywords you've earned into any order you like and play them back in the Ensemble mode.

..my Ensemble is pretty much made up of ONLY Heishi.. (♡ >ω< ♡) I just love him a lot.

Also once you've unlocked keywords that come from a certain character route, you can hear every character say that keyword.

To explain it in simpler terms...say one character has the keyword Love.

Once you've reached the Happy Ending and that word becomes available in the Norn9+Ensemble, you can listen to every character say "I love you" in their own cute and special ways :3

I can't remember what the keyword is...but one thing the characters can do is pant a few times. You know, like *pant pant*? Yea? You know what I mean :,)

And honestly, Natsuhiko and Itsuki? They sound like they've just finished, if you catch mah drift ;3 not even kidding, I almost DIED listening to them panting!! I mean, Natsuhiko especially because his seiyuu is OnoD..

BUT GOOD LORD, IT WAS HOT! x////x

Norn9 Store~

This is where you can purchase additional content like Short Stories for each character, a few extra CG's that don't fit into the game, some Comic Strips and the BGM.

You need points for this and you earn points by completing the Happy Endings and by playing the Norn9 Quest.

The Norn9 Quest~

Now I actually haven't tried this yet, but from what I've gathered, it's a retro-styled mini-game that involves interactions between the characters and stuff.. I'm not sure how, but depending on what happens, you earn points by doing that :,)

Characters~

If any of you are familiar with the game reviews I've done, you'll know that talking about the characters in my favourite part of the review! *ω*

So yay~! Let's start!ヽ(^。^)丿

Main Characters~

Name; Koharu

Age; 17

Height; 157cm

Power; [ I'll keep that secret since the game doesn't mention it in many routes ]

Seiyuu; Ayumi Fujimura

Koharu grew up alone for most of her life and as a result, forgot her own name. That's why Sorata referred to her as Ms.Weirdo when they first met :,)

Since she never interacted with people, in order to try and fit in and not offend anyone, she often read books on social etiquette and basic manners.

She is a very cheerful and polite person. She is also kind of-- no, more like super naive, but I think that's because she grew up alone without other people around her.

Name; Kakeru Yuiga

Age; 18

Height; 176cm

Power; Able to create plant life

Character Route; Koharu (considered Koharu's main choice)

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Bad Ending (2)

Seiyuu; Yuki Kaji

Kakeru sure is an interesting character :,)

His usual personality comes across as very cheerful, kind, optimistic and quick-witted since he is the one who often brings other characters together. He also has a manipulative side to him which is a result of him being so clever as it looks like, to other people, he is scheming.

His..."other" personality side, let's say, can be kind of sadistic; he likes to put others on the spot. A frequent victim to this is Senri. Kakeru usually does this with no real ill intent, it just comes across that way because he seems to enjoy taunting certain people.. ^^;

Name; Senri Ichinose

Age; 16

Height; 165cm

Power; [ I'll keep that secret since it's only revealed in a few routes, if I remember correctly ]

Character Route; Koharu

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Bad Ending (1)

Seiyuu; Hiro Shimono

Senri is really cute, sweet and kind but because of his quiet personality, these traits don't come across very often. He also prefers to stay in his room the majority of the time. This is because when Senri was a child, he was mistreated by adults which lead to him being unable to socialise properly and also unable to trust others, so he finds any excuse to stay in his room.

..If anyone can drag him out (..literally!) it's Kakeru! :,)

Name; Toya Masamune

Age; 24

Height; 186cm

Power; [ I'll keep that a secret ]

Character Route; Koharu 

Number of Endings; Happy/Love Ending (1) Bad Ending (3)

Seiyuu; Takuya Satou

(You unlock Masamune's route when you complete either Senri's or Kakeru's first)

Basically...Masamune is awesome >ω<

Although he does get drunk off of sugary sweets.. Yea, I don't get it either... (￢ε￢　)

One thing that is noticeable about Masamune is that he is kind of the "big brother" character of the ship as he often breaks up arguments between others and is also seen watching over everyone. I think it's because of this trait, people often take advantage of him when they want something because he'll do almost anything to keep peace on the ship. 

He is really intelligent and looks HOT AF in glasses! *heavy breathing* (*ゝω・*)☆

Name; Mikoto Kuga

Age; 18

Height; 168cm

Power; Able to create barriers 

Seiyuu; Ayahi Takagaki

Mikoto grew up in a wealthy family and was often taught proper manners, so as a result, she is very mature and responsible. She occasionally comes off as a little bossy, but I think that's mostly because she considers herself very capable and independent and doesn't like it when others interfere with her business. 

Before arriving on the ship, she never spoke to any men other than her childhood friend, Sakuya so she is often shown to be uneasy living on the ship. 

..especially when Itsuki is involved :,)

Name; Azuma Natsuhiko

Age; 22

Height; 182cm

Power; . . .

Character Route; Mikoto (considered Mikoto's main choice)

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Bad Ending (1)

Seiyuu; Daisuke Ono ♥

(You unlock Natsuhiko's route when you complete either Sakuya's or Itsuki's first)

Natsuhiko is very cold and rarely displays emotion.

..god, I need to be careful about what I say here...

He doesn't reside on the ship which is okay to say because you find that out close to the beginning! So that's not technically a spoiler.. ^^;

He's also a sadistic type of character. Though maybe more so than Kakeru since Natsuhiko means it, so he makes Mikoto feel verrrrrrrry safe and comfortable around him X,D

..that was sarcasm btw.. ^^"

Name; Sakuya Nijo

Age; 19

Height; 176cm

Power; [ I'll keep that a secret ]

Character Route; Mikoto

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Bad Ending (2)

Seiyuu; Mitsuki Saiga

Let's just all take a moment here...

To appreciate how FUCKING BEAUTIFUL SAKUYA IS! ♡

I mean...he's GORGEOUS! DAZZLING! A pure bishounen right through to his soul! ;ω;

...*takes a moment to compose self*

*cough cough*

Okay! I'm okay now.. ^ / / ^"

Aside from being the most beautiful person on the ship, he is also such a gentleman! Whenever a girl is near him, he's so polite to them! *ω*

He also treasures Mikoto so much! ..he may be sliiiightly overprotective at times, but not in a bad way. He just full on hates when guys get too close to her :,)

Name; Itsuki Kagami

Age; 23

Height; 184cm

Power; [ I'll keep that a secret ]

Character Route; Mikoto

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Bad Ending (1)

Seiyuu; Kouji Yusa

If you know me, you'll know I absolutely detest playboy and flirty characters :,) I just find them really annoying, but for some reason...I really like Itsuki! X,3 maybe because his flirty-ness comes off as more comic instead of serious?? Also I think he just likes ruffling the feathers of the other guys.. *cough cough* Sakuya *cough*

So...we all agree he's very handsome? ..yes? Okay, good! ;3

Also funny that when he flirts with the girls, it often leads them AND the guys to distrust him.

He kinda just can't win.. ;;;

Surprisingly though, he is actually very good friends with Nanami and Heishi. Surprising because their personalities are the exact polar opposites from each other, soo.. :,)

Name; Nanami Shiranui

Age; 16

Height; 165cm

Power; [ I'll keep that secret since it isn't often revealed in the game for a while ]

Seiyuu; Asami Seto

Nanami is my favourite Norn9 heroine~! ^ω^

You wouldn't think looking at her that she was born into a BADASS NINJA CLAN!!?

..well, she was. She also carries a kunai around with her, too..! C-Careful.. ^^;

She thinks much differently than everyone around her and doesn't care what people think of her, which I find is an admirable quality and one of the reasons I like her ;^; she's also quite distant and rarely shows her emotions so people can't read her very well. But when you're playing as her, you realise that she's really sweet and doesn't show her emotions for a reason.

I'll also say that, even though I can't say what her power is, she hates it with every ounce of her body ;;;

Name; Akito Shukuri

Age; 18

Height; 178cm

Power; [ this definitely needs to be kept secret because...it just HAS to be ]

Character Route; Nanami (considered Nanami's main choice)

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Normal Ending (1) Bad Ending (1)

Seiyuu; Noriaki Sugiyama

Akito has such a foul and evil temper, so pretty much everyone on the ship finds him difficult to get along with.. ^^; 

He also has NO sense of humour and HATES being teased. 

..is there anything fun about this guy? :,)

Yea, honestly his Happy Ending is SO freaking sweet, I cried waterfalls ;;A;;

Oh! He's also an amazing cook and gets hella pissed off whenever Heishi and Nanami try to cook because they make...erm...something that can't be described ^^"

He's also terrified of the Hiyokos that wander around the ship which I mentioned before, so that's always funny :,) 

Right at the start when Sorata and Koharu arrive on the ship, Nanami throws a Hiyoko right at Akito and he just...runs away! X,D

Name; Ron Muroboshi

Age; 25

Height; 188cm

Power; . . .

Character Route; Nanami

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Bad Ending (1) Tragic Ending (1)

Seiyuu; Tomokazu Sugita

First of all. I don't know anything about age restrictions in Japan, but...

A 25 year old guy and a 16 year old girl..? I'm pretty sure that's not entirely...you know...allowed, right? I mean, it's-- You know what? Nevermind :,)

Ron is a tricky character to break down since he never talks about himself .-. I mean, if that doesn't raise a warning flag, then I don't know what will! >. >

People have apparently told him he looks creepy (..I think maybe it's the sunglasses?) but he isn't creepy looking. I'd even say he's very handsome! *ω*

He also refuses to remember peoples names...but there is a reason for that and once you know, I'm not sure if "refuses" is even the right word anymore ;^;

In all honesty...I only like him in his Happy Ending. And even then I'm conflicted because I don't like the reason that leads me to like him!! </3

He's just...a tricky character. I literally don't know what to say about him :,)

Name; Heishi Otomaru

Age; 19

Height; 178cm

Power; Telepathy and also being able to sense other peoples emotions

Character Route; Nanami

Number of Endings; Happy Ending (1) Bad Ending (1)

Seiyuu; Hiroyuki Yoshino ♥♥♥

Heishi is, without a DOUBT, my faaaaaaavourite male character! *ω*

I just have a huge thing for really upbeat and energetic characters and an even huuuuger thing for his seiyuu-- wait a minute! I JUST REALISED HOW STRANGE THAT SOUNDED!

I don't have a thing! NOR IS IT HUGE! I JUST LOVE HIM!! O / / O"

Uh..! *cough*

Erm...uh...OMG! I'm just going to carry on like nothing happened! > <;

. . .

His power of telepathy, while good in emergencies, often annoys people (especially the girls). Whenever he gets too excited about something, his feelings can leak out and affect other people and make them feel the same way. Which isn't good when Heishi is depressed ;^;

Apparently he disturbs people at night as his sleep talking can wake people up on the other side of the ship (because he can't always control his telepathy!) X,D

Basically...Heishi is just lovely and funny and cute and positive and outgoing and I love him! ♡

Side Characters~

Name; Sorata Suzuhara

Age; 12

Height; 135cm

Number Endings; True Ending (1)

Seiyuu; Atsushi Abe

While the protagonist of the story, Sorata doesn't play much of a role unless you play the True Ending (which is way shorter than I thought it would be) .-.

Sorata is...really, very, super smart! He loves science and technology and hates anything involving the supernatural which is why it takes him a while to accept his life on the ship. He tends to make fun of others, but will stop if he comes to like that person. An obvious victim to this is Koharu :,)

Name; Shiro [ I'll keep his last name secret ]

Seiyuu; Kenji Hamada

There isn't a lot I can say about him without spoiling anything > <;

..basically he's not a good guy :,)

He has ties to The World and to the people who attacked the ship and to the espers, so...

Who knows what this guy is up to?

..I mean, I do because I've played the game..

But you guys won't know if you haven't played the game..

So I'll say no more! *zips mouth shut* ^v^

Name; Setsu Takishima

Age; 18

Height; 177cm

Seiyuu; Mitsuhiro Ichiki

Setsu is Natushiko's assistant (not really a spoiler) and can work machines really well!

I don't know if I should describe him as "sadistic" or "masochistic" since they're both kinda different?

Basically, he gets pleasure from the idea of girls verbally or physically assaulting him and because of that reason, people who know him often ignore him.

. . .

Is it weird that I still like him? :,)

Name; Aion

Seiyuu; Yanaginagi

There is very little I can say about her because she is a spoiler in herself! :,)

The only description I can find about her that's spoiler free is that she acts as a guide through space and time.

..yep. How's that for a description, huh? >ω<

My Thoughts~

I really enjoyed this game! I enjoyed it so much! ;ω; considering how I couldn't get into it at first, I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed it in the end :,)

I really wish I had enjoyed it straight away, though ;^; I can't think of a valid reason.. Maybe it just wasn't what I was expecting?? But I loved it in the end??? WAA!! I just don't know!! ;;;

Now it's over, though.. I'm so bummed out </3 I mean, I still have some Bad Endings to play through and a few more trophies to earn, but it isn't the same ;O; I'll just have to go back and play my favourite routes again! ^O^

HeishiHeishiHeishiHeishiHEISHI!

One aspect of this game that I really like that sets it apart from pretty much every other otome game is that there are three heroines! Usually with otome games, it's one heroine and a bunch of guys and while that isn't anything to complain about because that IS what otome games are...I just really like having three such different heroines to play as :3 it was also nice because quite often they interact with each other ^v^ they even become friends which is super adorable! ♡

I also liked seeing the heroines interact with guys that weren't in their team. For example, Nanami and Itsuki. I often thought to myself..

 "..what would these two be like as a pair?"

And I honestly just couldn't picture it! It's just also nice to see a girl and guy in a otome game share a normal friendship c:

If there was something that maybe I didn't like...it was replaying the part before the characters split into pairs /: after seeing all three parts a couple of times, it's kinda like..

 "Yea, I know what happens, I know what to do... Let's just pair off already!" > <"

So when I go to play the Bad Endings, I'm going to make a few save files so I don't have to re-do those a billion times again :,)

ALSO! I do recommend following a walkthrough with this game :3

I mean, do a few blind playthroughs or just one, but I do think a guide is the best way to play Norn9 :,) mainly because a couple of characters (Sakuya, Masamune and Kakeru) have a few Bad Endings that pop up randomly! So if you miss the chance to save before you get those, you have to start that characters route aaaaall ooooover aaaaagain! ;A;

It's even more pointless because you don't get anything with these Bad Endings, it's just a chance to show something slightly different. So definitely play with a walkthrough because these Endings weren't anything to write home about at all :,)

I have a REALLY awesome walkthrough that I used and I would link it here, but I don't know if I would need permission from the person who wrote them ;O; but if you go to Google and search Norn9 walkthrough, I'm pretty sure it's the first one that shows up. 

You'll know which one I'm talking about when you find it because it's so easy to follow and it's basically perfect! ^ω^

I have a few comments about the True Ending, though .-.

Maybe I was wrong to think this, but I was expecting it to be a similar length to other character routes. I wasn't expecting to have to make any choices since Sorata is a child so him having a romantic route with ( . . . ) would be strange. So that didn't bother me.

But the length of it did.

I'd say a character route, in general, would take me around 8-9 hours spread over a few days.

The True Ending? I'd say, at most, it was 2-3 hours >. >

I mean... WHAT?!

Like I said, maybe I shouldn't have expected a long route, but I felt so much more detail could have been added ;^; I mean, they reached their destination within the first hour, if that! I was so surprised and...kinda disappointed /: I still recommend playing the True Ending because it's necessary to help you understand, but don't expect anything amazing .-.

Although Sorata and Koharu talking at the end was super sweet and the CG that came with the ending was lovely ;ω; it just could have been so much longer </3

If we're talking about the character routes in general, I would say they were so perfectly well done! ♡

It would have been nice if they were also a little bit longer, but that is easily a forgettable point since the character development, romance development and the endings were literally...I can't fault them! ^O^ 

I especially found Nanami's character routes particularly heart-wrenching (while also GREAT!) but I think one of the reasons for that is because of her power and how much she hates it :<

It's also pretty good how they were able to link in separate endings with the main heroine endings! :3 Akito's Happy Ending is a great example of that! ^ω^

I really recommend anyone who loves otome games to try this one out! ^v^

I promise you will not regret it! :3 it's a refreshing twist on the otome game genre and the stories are so well developed and so raw with emotion, you'll do nothing but cry forever when you finish the game ; v ; ..in a good way, though! ..I think?? >v<

Overall Score~

I have a few categories I want to base this score on! ^O^

> Background Graphics: 10/10 (soo beautiful and vibrant~)

> Character Designs: 10/10

> Music: 10/10 (each piece was amazing to listen to and fit so well with the game!)

> Story: 9/10

Overall: 9.5/10

..I hate that I rated almost everything 10/10, but with those categories...I couldn't find anything to fault ;^; the only reason I have the Story rated 9/10 was because it would have been nice for the routes (and the True Ending especially) to be a little longer, but because the development of each route was handled well, it was easy to forget the length :,)

Basically, the game was awesome and I want as many people as possible to play it! ;ω; 

I LOVED it soo much and if you like otome games, I know you'll love it too! ^ω<

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So that was my review for Norn9: Var Commons! :3

I hope you enjoyed reading it and that it was informative enough in helping you decide whether you want to play it or not ^v^

If you still have any questions about this game, feel free to leave a comment below and I'll answer any questions you may have as best as I can! n.n

Thank you for reading and have a great day~!

BYESIES~! c:

                         xoxo~

First blog of 2016! ^u^

Yahalloooo~
..I mean, I'm a little late with this... But better late than never, right? ^O^"

So how have the first 19 days of 2016 treated you guys? :3 Good, I hope! ^v^
I suppose mine has been pretty good...nothing overly interesting but that's better than bad which is ultimately good..! :p

The other day I was looking at my Blog Archive and saw that in 2013, I posted 22 blogs and in 2014 I posted 23. But then if we look at 2015...I only posted 12 (ಠ.ಠ)
I mean...how? :,)
Because in 2013, I was still at college (for part of the year) and once I finished and into 2014 I had a job for a while (..until I quit ^^;) so 2015 proved a not busy year at all in comparison to those two :,) so how did I post less when I've not been doing much?! I mean I posted twice as much when I was busy? ..I don't think I'll ever be able to work that out :,) and I don't plan on promising that'll change because, well...I mean, come on! This is me we're talking about! >ω<

*thinks of something to write*
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Well, the Winter anime season started! *v*
And I'm SO into it! ..well, most of it :,) there are a few series I'm watching that I'm not too crazy about, but most of them are really good so far! So I can promise that I'll be able to do a Seasonal Anime Tag when everything finishes ∩_∩
One of the series I'm watching is Norn9: Norn+Nornet which is a series based on a Otome game that I purchased a while ago when it came out and, for some reason, I couldn't really get into it /: which is a shame because as Otome games generally go, it's a unique idea to have three heroines whose stories also intertwine with each other as the story progresses.
To explain that a little, you can choose to play as either Koharu, Mikoto or Nanami and each girl has three possible love interests to choose from and regardless of who you choose, the girls will often interact with each other ^v^ it's also a beautiful setting and has a gripping plot so I have NO idea why I didn't play it more :,)
But after starting the anime, it's just got me into it again so I've been playing a bit of Norn9 :3
I actually recommend the anime because it's honestly quite interesting; not too slow or fast paced and also SO beautiful ♡ ..there are actually loads of series I'd recommend but...idk if I want to get into that otherwise this blog would go on forever :,D I'm actually watching 30 series so you see what I mean? >ω<

It's also a possibility that I'll be going to a Anime Con. in June with one of my best friends! *O*
I'm sooooo excited because I'm planning on cosplaying for the first time eep! <3 ..yea, I cosplayed as Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service) before, but it didn't require much to be done on my part since you just need a purple dress and a bow, so it's fairly simple :,3 but this time, I'm thinking about cosplaying as Mayushii/Mayuri Shiina from Steins;Gate /)ω(\ she is a TOTAL cutiepie and even though Faris NyanNyan is my favourite character from Steins;Gate, there is just a little something about Mayushii and her Tutturu~ that makes her a irresistible cosplay option :,)
I'll also need to buy A LOT like her dress, shorts, hat, cosplay wig and boots! >A<; so it'll be a lot more money than my Kiki cosplay, but OMG! I'm SO excited to do it *u* ..OH! I also want to buy an Upa cushion because when Mayushii hugs that thing...
My heart HNNNNNNNNNNGS hard!! ♡

So my aim is to be as adorable as her with my Upa cushion! Cosplays goals, amuhreet? X,D

I don't really have anything else to talk about...so I'm going to end this here and go play some Hakuouki! ^v^ I'm kinda into that Otome game again as well! >♡<

..maybe some Hakuouki then Norn9..? *O*

Oh, how exciting my life is! :,)

2D guys FOREVER! ;3;

Thank you all for reading and I'll make sure to blog again soon~! c: 

Have a good day, everyone! ∩_∩ and if your day is over, I hope it was a great one! ^ω^

BYESIES~! :>

                           xoxo~

Seasonal Anime Tag~

☆ Fall Anime Tag ☆

Yahalloooo~

As a few of you may know, I like doing tags on my blog (and more specifically, anime tags) but I can never really find many good ones (´；Д；｀)
I recently-- well, today saw a picture on my Facebook feed of a couple of questions about the Fall anime season asking people what their favourites were, least favourites were etc.
So I thought I'd turn it into a blog for everyone else to read and also do if they want to (＾▽＾)

Also, since this tag works out as a seasonal one, I might do this after every season depending on how much I enjoyed the line-up :3

[ Remember, of course, that the answers to these questions are all my opinion. So don't get all freaky if I dislike something you like ]

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List of Fall Anime Series I watched;

- Ame-iro Cocoa: Rainy Color e Youkoso
- Comet Lucifer (recommend)
- Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou
- Dance with Devils
- Diabolik Lovers More,Blood
- Garo: Guren no Tsuki (recommend)
- Heavy Object
- Kagewani
- Kowabon
- Osomatsu-san (BIG FAT RECOMMEND)
- Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen (recommend)
- Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru (recommend)
- Shinmai Maou no Testament Burst
- Starmyu (High School Star Musical)
- Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider (recommend)
- Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
- Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen (recommend)
- Young Black Jack (recommend)

1. What was the best anime?
I'd say the best anime series was Young Black Jack.

It's not often that I watch an anime series that proper leaves me waiting for the next episode. Like, completely and totally pining for it! ;A; and each episode of Young Black Jack was worth the wait! This anime is so very, very EPIC! (✧∀✧)

Young Black Jack is set in 1968 during the Vietnam War and student protests. Hazama, the protagonist of the story, is in Medical School working towards getting his degree. Obviously he shouldn't be doing operations without one, but of course situations arrive where he finds that he may need to perform one. This story follows him and how he eventually earns the title Black Jack.

[ my rating: 9/10 on MAL ]

2. What was the worst anime?

I was stuck between Heavy Object, Diabolik Lovers More,Blood and Shinmai Maou no Testament Burst but decided to choose the latter.

The reason I chose Shinmai Maou no Testament Burst as the worst anime should be obvious to EVERYONE who has seen it :,)

I mean, don't get me wrong! I don't mind a bit of fanservice, you know? I'm cool with that.

But when it's borderline hentai? Then just NO.

This season, Basara's STUPIDSTUPIDSTUPID harem collects a few new members and he's basically just screwing everyone all up in the screen with Maria being a pervy little freak wanting to record it all and...it's basically no different from the first season apart from the fact there is some sort of magical-weapon-weilding-sports event coming up..? >. >

I really just...recommend that you stay away from this anime, okay?

And in case you're wondering why I watched this if I hated it so much, that's because I can't drop an anime series even if I want it to burn in hell. I don't like the idea of not finishing something, if that makes sense? And also because I saw the first season, I needed to watch the second one for the same reason as not being able to leave something unfinished :,) 

..I just wanted to put that out there :p

[ my rating; 4/10 on MAL ]

3. What was your favourite anime?

Without a doubt, I have to go with Osomatsu-san.

I had to choose this because I rarely find anime series SO funny that they make me cry :,)

Each episode has me in stitches because...I just...OMG! This is just freaking hilarious with the BEST seiyuus ever! >ω<

It basically just follows the daily life of a group of brothers (sextuplets, in fact) led by Osomatsu-san as they get up to all sorts of mischievous and ridiculous antics XD

If you love a comedy, please WATCH THIS! It's seriously funny stuff! :,D

[ my rating; 9/10 on MAL ]

4. What was your favourite OP. song?

I'm going to go with...Fuantei na Kamisama (Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen).

Fuantei na Kamisama - Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen OP.

I listen to this at least ten times before I actually start the episode :,) it's just SO catchy and I love Suara's voice! (´∀｀)♡

It's awesome, it's awesome, it's awesome!!! >ω<

5. What is your favourite ED. song?

This is a super easy answer! >ω< I'm going with Nana Hitsuji (Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider).

Nana Hitsuji - Subete ga F ni Naru ED.

Again, I listened to this ED. song at least ten times after the episode finished because I just loved it SO much! It's got such a cool sound and fits so well with the series itself! 

AWESOME!! (ゝ。∂)

6. Who was your favourite character?

Kind of tricky to answer...but at the same time, very easy! :3

I'm going with Sakurako Kujou (Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru). 

For starters...she's GORGEOUS! σ(≧ε≦ｏ)

She's also incredibly smart, calm and has a certain charm about her that's...very alluring ^////^

The series hasn't finished yet and Sakurako-san has already made it into my Favourite Character list on MAL :,)

She's just brilliant! *ω*

7. Who was your least favourite character?

I think I'll go with Alfried Macallan (Comet Lucifer).

There's always a lolicon.. >. >

And his obsession with Felia was a bit too weird for me to handle! ..and I'm fairly good at handling weird.

. . .

Wait a minute. That didn't sound too good :,)

I meant it takes a lot to weird me out, you know? That's what I meant. Not that I--

Oh. Nevermind!

Aaaaaanyway!

He's just a big fat weirdo and I didn't like him one bit. Not one! ( ⚆ _ ⚆ )

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So that was my Fall Anime Tag! :3

I hope you enjoyed reading it and, like I said, I may do one of these at the end of each season, who knows? ^v^ 

Oh! 

And here's a link to my MAL account :3 just in case any of you were wondering about it! ^v^

MyAnimeList - Serahnyan

Thank you for reading and have a good day, everyone! n.n

BYESIES~! c:

                         xoxo~

Amnesia: Memories Game Review~

Yahalloooo~

I'm here with another game review~!ヾ(*´∀｀*)
(..like I said I would be.. heh ^ ^")

This time, I'm going to be reviewing Amnesia: Memories which I just finished the other day, so what better time to do the review than right now!? >ω<

So let's begin! n.n

--SPOILER WARNING--

I'm not going to go through each route in detail (because that would take WAY too long) but I'm going to talk about the characters and the game in general, so if you consider that a spoiler...

You have been warned.. x,D

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Amnesia: Memories

Amnesia: Memories is a Visual Novel/Otome game for the PS Vita system. If you're unfamiliar with Visual Novel and Otome games, I'll explain that now :3

Visual Novel;

An interactive fiction game which usually requires the player (obviously being yourself) to make choices throughout which will lead to different possible endings.

Otome;

A story based game that is usually more directed towards a female audience. The point of Otome games is to follow different routes that centre around a certain male character and to build up a romantic relationship with that certain character. Each character route usually has good and bad endings.

So with that explained, let's get right into the review! ^ω^

Story~

Amnesia: Memories is set in a fictional Japan.

The Heroine of the story wakes up in a space between worlds with a young spirit boy named Orion telling her that, by complete accident, he collided with her while he was on business in the human world. The collision caused Orion to then get lodged in the Heroine's mind and as a result of that, caused her memories from everything before that moment to disappear.

Her personality, relationships, family, job, school...all of it is forgotten.

After Orion has finished explaining the situation to the Heroine, you then have to choose which world you want to travel to. The choice is between The Heart World, The Clover World, The Spade World and The Diamond World (there is also The Joker World but you need to see the GOOD endings in every other world before you unlock that one.)

Also, yes I've played the game and I still don't understand why each world is named after suits of cards :,)

Once you've chosen which world you'll travel to, you wake up on the 1st of August and the story of the Heroine trying to regain her memories of her life and love interest (who she no longer remembers) without raising suspicion of her amnesia will begin.

Game System~

Because you're able to choose which world you play through, you automatically get a specific male character to focus on. For example, if you choose The Clover World, you're love interest in that route will be Kent and based on the choices you make, you'll see either his GOOD ending, NORMAL ending or BAD endings.

[ RANDOM TIP WITH SERAH ]

I do recommend that, after doing a blind playthrough of each route, you then use cheats to help you out.. ^ ^" because when I thought I'd made all the right choices to get the GOOD ending, I was surprised with the NORMAL ending and, like I said, you need all four GOOD endings to unlock The Joker World which is a route you definitely have to see.

Also within each separate route, the heroine has relationship of sorts with each male character that changes depending on what world your choose. So for example, say you choose The Heart World, Shin (who is the main character of that world) is your childhood friend. But if you choose The Spade World (which is Ikki's route), Shin is only your work colleague. 

Game Flow~

From the 1st of August, the Heroine will have one month to regain her memories of the life she lead. She'll do this by interacting with people she knew, working at her job, investigating her surroundings and attempting to spend time with her boyfriend. 

All this has to be done without raising suspicion to the fact the Heroine lacks all of her memories.

Before I mentioned the spirit named Orion? Yea...well he sticks around .-.

That isn't so much a bad thing since he does help you out, but he can sometimes be a little annoying :,) Just butting in a word or two to the Heroine while she's talking with other people..

But more often than not, he's quite cute :3 and some of the things he says can be really funny. I'm just saying that if he wasn't there, it wouldn't be the biggest loss ever >ω<

Your Mobile Phone~

The Heroine has a phone in the game which often has a relevance to how different situations play out. You sometimes get messages from your boyfriend or maybe a friend and you'll need to decide what response is best without raising too much suspicion (although you don't always need to respond to text messages.)

Also at the start of the game, your phone is a good source of information as looking at it will show what numbers you have saved, the names of the contacts and who you've spoken to.

Choices To Be Made;

Until the Heroine regains her memories, the choices she makes are how she asserts herself.

If she chooses incorrectly, the recipient of the conversation will get suspicious. 

Although sometimes the only thing you can do is guess as you will occasionally get asked things that do have an actual correct answer that you may not know yet depending on what routes you've already played through as some routes give answers to things that are relevant to know in a different route.

[ RANDOM TIP WITH SERAH ]

The best way to make the correct choice is to use the character she is talking with as a basis for your choice. By that, I mean you need to look at what options there are to choose from and predict the response that won't raise any suspicion on the Heroine.

Even choices like these that seem "random" can raise suspicion if the answer seems odd to the recipient..

Parameter Meters~

The Parameter meter is how your measure the Heroine's favour towards the chosen character.

As you can see, there are three different parameters and these will change depending on the choices you, as the Heroine, make.

You have;

Affection;

This measures the amount of love the Heroine has for the chosen male character.

The higher the level is, the higher your chance is of reaching the GOOD ending.

Trust;

This measures how favourable the relationship is to the heroine.

The Trust level is separate to romance in the relationship, so the better the relationship is in general, this level will go up and if the relationship gets worse, the level will go down.

Suspicion;

This measures how suspicious the Heroine is to the male character.

Every time the Heroine says something she may not have said before or does something she may not have originally done, this level will go up.

The higher the Suspicion level is, the higher your chance is of reaching the BAD ending.

...though in Toma's, Shin's, Kent's and Ukyo's route...you can get the GOOD ending with the Suspicion level raised all the way to the top.

Kent guesses, Shin figures it out based on how the heroine acts, Ukyo just knows (..spoiler alert!!!) and it isn't actually said if Toma knows or not, but literally as soon as his route starts, the Suspicion level is already as high as it can be :,)

Doubt [ SECRET PARAMETER ];

This parameter is only available in Toma's route... SOO many reasons why.. > <;;

The Doubt parameter measures how much the Heroine doubts what Toma is telling her and rises when he says or does something strange or if the Heroine contradicts him.

Although, ironically, Toma's GOOD ending requires you to have a full Suspicion and Doubt level :,)

Extras~

As you play through the main game, you unlock Additional Content that can be found on the main menu.

Additional Scenarios [ Memories ];

Each Additional Memory is unlocked every time you get a GOOD ending.

It's basically just a bonus story of an event told through the male's point of view.

Voiced Images;

When you play through the game, you'll unlock different CG's that will be stored in the Gallery which you can access through the main menu. When you fulfil a certain requirement, a rose icon will appear in the top right hand corner of certain CG's and you'll be able to hear the thoughts of the male character when you touch different parts of the image.

It's really kinda cute because feelings from the male character that aren't shared in the actual game are told here and... Kyaaaah~ ♡ they're really cute! *ω*

..OMG BUT! In some images, you have to touch the heroines beeewbies!! SO DUTTY, AMNESIA!! >;3

Mini Games [ Rock-Paper-Scissors & Air Hockey ];

Just so these mini-games don't sound completely random, in Shin's route you play Rock-Paper-Scissors with him and Toma and Ikki, Kent, Toma and Shin play Air Hockey when they go to the Shinano Mountain Lodge :,)

Once you unlock this, you can play against all the characters in these mini-games and if you beat all of them, you will receive two special CG's that will be located in the etc. part of the gallery.

Characters~

Now for my favourite part...

The Characters!! >ω<

Main Characters~

Heroine AKA "Lucky B*tch"

Name; ..doesn't actually have one which makes it easier for you to choose one :,)

Age; 19

Seiyuu; Kaori Nazuka (only in the anime)

This is where I'd say something about her personality...but I just remembered it changes depending on the world you choose :,)

So...in Kent's route, it's made to think that she was always quite loud and argumentative but in Shin's route, it sounds like she was quite shy and sensitive..

Generally speaking though, let's say that she was very sweet, understanding and helpful to the people around her before she lost her memories ^v^

Kent AKA "Dorky AF Maths Nerd"

Name; Kent

Age; 25

World; Clover

Number of Endings; Four endings (GOOD, NORMAL and two BAD endings)

Seiyuu; Akira Ishida

MY FAAAAVOURITE!! ♡ω♡

He may be a hella dorky maths nerd and would very likely use the pick up line..

 "U+ME=69"

But he is SO sweet! ;ω;

He doesn't start off this way, though. At the beginning of the game, Kent is quite cold and insensitive towards the Heroine's feelings and thinks that "love" is nothing more than a complicated emotion created by brainwaves.

He's also really awkward and blushes a lot when the Heroine says or suggests doing anything even slightly romantic. Like when he goes to kiss the Heroine at one point, he's so nervous that he actually bumps her head by accident :,3

But throughout the game, he warms up to the Heroine a lot and becomes really sweet *ω*

He's also really conservative when it comes to romance. An example being that towards the end of the GOOD route, when he announces that he will one day propose to the Heroine, he gets down on one knee and kisses the back of her hand ; / / / / ;

I LOOOOVE him!! ;ω;

Shin AKA "Badass Emo Detective"

Name; Shin

Age; 18

World; Heart

Number of Endings; Four endings (GOOD, NORMAL and two BAD endings)

Seiyuu; Tetsuya Kakihara

He's clearly the BEST!

..that is all.

Literally I am NOT even kidding when I say the majority of his route is like FUK THA POLICE! 

In most of the routes, Shin is childhood friends with the Heroine and Toma so all three of them have pretty much always been together. Even though they're childhood friends, Toma will pretty much stop at nothing to cock block Shin from the Heroine > <;;

Let's see...

Well, Shin is very reserved and mysterious. Major HNNNNNNNG alert!! *ω*

He will often call the Heroine "baka" but I think he means it in a kind of affectionate way since it's clear that he really loves her <3

Also many kisses from this guy throughout the route, so... Th-That's good! ♥

Ukyo AKA "Beautiful Psycho Mermaid"

Name; Ukyo

Age; 24

World; Joker

Number of Endings; Nine endings (GOOD, NORMAL, and seven BAD endings)

Seiyuu; Kouki Miyata

Seriously, seven bad endings?! ..how delicious ; / / / / ;

His seventh bad ending is actually the BEST ending throughout the WHOLE game! It's just SO GODDAMN GOOD! UGH! > / / / / <

..I'm not a masochist, okay?! > <"

Ukyo, Ukyo, Ukyo... Where to begin with Ukyo?

I love his hair! ;ω;

..Okay, Serah. Get serious now.

. . .

Ukyo's personality is definitely "out-of-the-ordinary", let's say :,)

He actually has a split personality, so one side of him is really sweet and protective towards the Heroine whereas the other personality is really hostile and crazy! There's a reason for this, but it would take a while to explain :,)

He also enjoys Photography which is actually his job and, in his route, he turns up at the café a lot where the Heroine works and talks to her employer, Waka, and shows him his pictures. He's also a bit of a crybaby at times and becomes emotional easily, especially when talking or thinking about his grandfather.

Ikki AKA "Man Whore with a Perpetual Boner"

Name; Ikki

Age; 22

World; Spade

Number of Endings; Five endings (GOOD, NORMAL and three BAD endings)

Seiyuu; Kishou Taniyama

..I really, really, really hate this guy.

He's probably the worst playboy who ever lived!! >. >

He even has a stupid fanclub so his entire route is filled with screaming fangirls who want him WAY too much and they also make his route really annoying and irritating to play through.

While he is a playboy who flirts with other girls while making the Heroine wait hours for him to show up for a date...he is actually pretty polite and quite sweet.

I still don't like him.

Further along in his route, he actually becomes quite vulnerable and opens up a lot to the Heroine about things that he's dealing with. Yea, right.

I still don't like him.

It also actually turns out that when he was little, he made a wish on a shooting star to be popular with girls and this turned out to be a bad thing since he wasn't able to grow close to anyone since every girl who liked him tried to make Ikki and his girlfriend at the time to break up. Hence why now, he only dates girls for three months so none of them get too jealous.

The only reason he's so popular with girls is because the wish he made gave his eyes some sort of special power so that whenever a girl looks at him, they instantly fall in love with him and this leads you to believe that the only reason he's interested in the Heroine is because his eyes don't work on her.

I still don't like him.

Even though he outright says that he loves girls, wants them to like him and likes playing around with them, he yearns for real love and actually cares a lot for the Heroine.

...I still don't like him.

Toma AKA "Piece of TRASH"

Name; Toma

Age; 20

World; Diamond

Number of Endings; Four endings (GOOD, NORMAL and two BAD endings)

Seiyuu; Satoshi Hino

I hate Toma most of all.

Seriously, if anyone out there is actually a fan of this guy, answer me WHY?!

He's messed up. Beyond messed up. SO messed up that if he met Izaya, even he'd say..

 "Whoa, dude. What the hell is wrong with you?!"

He literally needs to be thrown into a trash bin and left to rot because he is MESSED UP! ;A;

But I need to try and give an unbiased run down of his personality for this review, so...

Toma.

He's quite calm, relaxed and laid-back. 

Also dresses like a bumblebee???

Even though he's weird and creepy...I guess you could say he really does care about Shin and the Heroine?

But! *takes a deep breath"

In his route...

He lies to the Heroine about being her boyfriend when actually he isn't and has some weird obsession with her so when it looks like she's targeted by people Toma takes her to his apartment for "safety" yea whatever you FREAK so he starts drugging her food to keep her asleep then when Shin shows up and is like WTF IS GOING ON HERE?! Toma shoves him off and forces the Heroine to drink some weird drug by kissing her??? and then keeps her in a giant dog cage.

*deep breath*

Yea...he's a DICK.

Go jump off a cliff into a dumpster, Toma.

Side Characters~

Orion AKA "The Navi of the Amnesia World"

Name; Orion

Seiyuu; Hiromi Igarashi

I suppose you could say that Orion is actually a main character...but I felt he belonged more in the "Side Characters" category...I'm not sure why :,)

I said Orion is like the Navi of the Amnesia world because he can be annoying sometimes...but only sometimes...he's cute, really :3

Orion is really eccentric and caring towards the Heroine. So much in fact that by the end of each route, they seem like brother and sister ;3; he's generally nice and innocent and...maybe slightly clumsy at times :,) I mean, he was stupid enough to collide with the Heroine and get lodged in her mind, so..

Sawa AKA "Needs a Mute Button"

Name; Sawa

Seiyuu; Satomi Moriya

Like, I love Sawa...but she really needs to shut up sometimes :,)

She doesn't pause to take a breath! 

I suppose you could say Sawa is the Heroine's best friend since they know each other very well in each route :3 

She's very bright and extravagant and gets along well with everyone in most routes. She's also kind, can be easily relied on and cares for the Heroine a lot ^ω^

Mine AKA "Two-Faced Kouhai"

Name; Mine

Seiyuu; Kana Akutsu

Basically...she's desperate and two-faced .-.

Mine is only friends with the Heroine in two routes...so out of five, that's not good.

She's one of those really annoying people who act super cute and friendly towards everyone, but is really cruel and harsh to the people she dislikes in secret. The person she dislikes here being the Heroine.

Rika AKA "Devil Lady"

Name; Rika

Seiyuu; Seiko Yoshida

She's the leader of Ikki's stupid fanclub.

She's horrible. Mean. A b*tch.

Rika is obsessed with Ikki and loves him a lot and detests the Heroine in the Spade route SO much that she actually tries to kill her in one of Ikki's BAD endings..

Geez..!

Waka AKA "Scary Boss Man"

Name; Waka

Age; 28

Seiyuu; Hidenori Takahashi

Waka is quite a funny character, actually :,)

In every route, he has a different personality..! Though not quite in the same was as Ukyo's split personality..

In one route, he may be an ex-assassin who threatens to kill employees if they make a mistake and in another route, he may be flamboyant and loves to dance! So, who knows who this guy REALLY is...

He manages the café where the Heroine works called Meido no Hitsuji.

My Thoughts~

I'd actually heard a lot about Amnesia before I played it. I mean, you've got the anime and a bunch of games and because none of them had been translated and I can't read Japanese...I couldn't play them ;O;

So when I heard an English version of Amnesia: Memories was coming to the PS Vita and since I LOVE Otome games, I was SO happy I couldn't even-- Like, I put the release date on my calendar and counted down the days until it came out X,3

I just gotta say...

Amnesia really is the BEST Otome game I've ever played! <3

Usually with Otome games, you need to play different routes more than once and sometimes that can be a bit boring if the story isn't gripping enough and the characters don't have enough depth...but I really LOVED replaying each route! I was excited every time (..apart from when I had to play Toma's route) >. >

Although...it would of made the game a bit better (..I guess?) if the routes for some characters were a bit longer because a few are kinda short /: like I said before, each route usually takes the entire duration of August to complete, so you play through the different days. But seriously some days are SO short that it's kinda like why even bother? > < 

A couple of days also go by without the player having to make any choices and consists of the Heroine going to work and going home. I found that a little irritating, like...at least add something a bit exciting if you're going to make days super short and pointless like that! T^T;

I mean, the extra content isn't really anything to write home about, but it's a nice change from the main story and the mini-games are fun, I guess.. x,D

And the art style of Amnesia is A-MAZ-ING! Like, the art style even makes Trash Boy Toma look good! ;3; and also the trophies for this game aren't hard to collect either, it literally just requires you to complete every possible route and view all the extra content and BOOM! You've earned all the trophies :,)

If you have a PS Vita and enjoy Otome games like myself, I really recommend this game :3

It's easy to get into, it's very enjoyable, each route holds it's own sense of mystery and each route ending (even the BAD endings) are great to some extent! Especially Ukyo's! His BAD endings are awesome, I just...don't even know how to explain them :,)

There is also quite a lot of emotion in this game! O:

Thinking back...I cried during Kent's, Ikki's, Toma's (I regret to admit..) and Ukyo's NORMAL endings ;~; Kent's especially broke my heart </3

This game just has a great balance of everything you could ever want for an Otome game so I really recommend trying it and I can promise you now that you won't regret it! ^ω<

Overall Score~

My overall score for Amnesia: Memories is...

9/10

I would rate it a ten if there was maybe slightly more to the extra content and if there weren't those pointless short days I mentioned :,)

..and if Toma wasn't involved.

Sorry, I just HATE him! :,D

So, it's a nine from me because this game is just awesome, awesome and awesome! >ω<b

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So that was my review for Amnesia: Memories :3

I hope that you enjoyed reading it and that it was fairly informative. If you have any questions about the game, feel free to leave a comment and I'll reply back and try to be as helpful as possible ^v^

Thank you for reading and have a great day~! n.n

BYESIES~! c:

                          xoxo~