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The Otome Games Digest #1
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Ok, so how do we start. I guess I’ll just focus on recent otome games news with these digest posts since that’s actually my aim. I might be mentioning about interesting stuff released in the past, like the PS2 game Dear My Sun, the otome counterpart of Princess Maker where you get to raise one of two bishie twins, and Last Escort, the [serious] host club game for girls. Ok enough of that first and let’s get onto the actual meat of this post!
Among the long list of upcoming (or recently released) otome games, these are the ones I’ve been keenly keeping an eye on since it was announced:
- Fushigi Yuugi Suzaku Ibun (PS2) – released last May, which I’m gonna go try out hopefully by next week. Features the original cast of FY characters, with different looks (ugh) and seiyuus.
- HaruToki 4 (PS2 / Wii) – the latest installment to HaruToki, released on both PS2 and the Wii. This has got to be the most different (and beautiful) amongst the HaruToki games, featuring a completely different world, an ancient Chinese kind of fantasy realm. I’m gonna check this out to see how much the RPG system in this game improved, and of course the additional Wii-mote enabled functionalities in the Wii version.
- Real Rode (PS2) – set to be released within the year, featuring a fangurl [game] otaku heroine who gets sucked into the world of the RPG game “Rode”. I’ve read somewhere that the protagonist already has a boyfriend, a rare case in these games. These little tidbits and the beautiful and lustrous artwork of Yura-sama (whose previous work include the popular diet-game Love Revolution) were enough to make me anticipate this.
- Asaki Yumemishi (Win) – the title reminds me of a certain Tale of Genji manga by Waki Yamato, and I initially thought this was going to be a Tale of Genji alternate universe of some sort. The story doesn’t seem to reflect that, but the setting certainly has that “Tale of Genji” / feudal era Japan feel. Seems like a fantasy adventure game with an onmyouji heroine who fights alongside the guys!
- drastic killer (PS2) – I never looked into this game, until now. And this PV was enough to get me hooked. The protagonist is a vampire in her past [and present] life, so your aim is to attract the bishies so you can perform what they call “love steal” (basically sucking the life force out of the bishies, which they find to be a *ahem* pleasant experience). A fantasy otome adventure game with mystery and supernatural elements, a heroine who doesn’t seem pathetic, and smut stuff to boot! (I just got myself hyped up for this game lol)
Other News
- Hana Yori Dango gets its own DS game, to be released on July 10, 2008.
- Hiiro no Kakera 3 (set to be released on August 7) official site is up.
- The popular otome game Heart no Kuni no Alice, whose OAV is set to be released this November, will be coming to the PS2 console as well.
- As if that wasn’t enough, Hear no Kuni no Alice maker QuinRose is coming up with yet another game entitled “Crimson Empire”, slated to be released on Windows.
- An otome game of Da Capo (for windows) is also in the works, entitled D.C. Girls Symphony, whose plot oddly reminds me of Love Revolution. Doesn’t seem anything special to me atm.
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Hoshizora no Comic Garden also joins in the growing list of otome games for the DS, whose protagonist is an aspiring mangaka. You can either play in “adventure mode” or in “comic mode”, where you get to do serious mangaka stuff while pursuing the guys
- Himehibi and Panic Palette, both from the game maker TAKUYO, gets ported to the PSP.
- Neo Angelique gets its own PSP game as well.
- HaruToki on the other hand, goes DS. I’m still waiting for HaruToki 3 to go portable.
- For a change, we actually have a Sangokushi adaptation catered to fangurls this time around. Only that it’s a game and not an anime (unlike those in the summer lineup). Slated to be released for Windows within the year, with no definite schedule yet.
- Karin Entertainment, who also brought us Animamundi and Princess Nightmare, has a new game in the works entitled “Zettai Meikyuu Grimm” whose concept, as the title suggests, involves the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales. Knowing Karin Entertainment, it’s probably gonna be gothic-themed yet again.
- And last but not the least, if you haven’t been keeping up with Junjou Romantica news, there’s a PS2 game coming up for this popular BL anime/manga series. PS2 = no harcore buttsecks, so I might just take a look at it and see.
And that’s it. Whew. My next posts might be a lot less lengthier than this one, depending on the number of updates I see. Till next time~!
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always liked reading posts about otome games, but never really got around playing them. over the last couple of weeks, i was thinking of picking one up to satisfy my curiosity with it. reading that there’s so many of them… i’m curious as to what’s a good game to start with.
@biankita: For starters, I recommend the slice-of-life games which doesn’t involve all too complicated and technical Japanese vocabs. You might want to give Tokimeki Memorial a try, it’s released on the DS too hehe ^^ The stats-raising portion of the game gets a little boring, but it’s good overall
But if there’s one game I really want you to try out, it’s Siesta, an old but really sweet game.
Now if I can meet you I might just give you a copy of it lolHurrah for otome game updates! There aren’t enough blogs around that do that so thank you~~
Yay, more otome game resources! Thank you and please keep it up.
The Da Capo game excites me because of the growing trend of quality bishoujo game makers creating female oriented branches. Been dying to play the Mio game because I like their parent company.
I’ve been so focused on the Exorcism of Maria I didn’t know Karin are making another one. Fairytale themed? Hooray!
And FINALLY an adaptation of Sangokushi that doesn’t turn everyone into girls!
@Soshi: whee, I’m just glad you guys are enjoying this~ Otome game fangurl UNLOCK! lolz.
@batpig: With people like you encouraging me to go on with this, I surely will!! ^-^
oohh… now you got me excited over Da Capo =O Perhaps my interest will be piqued once I see more yummy piccies~
and I’m gonna take this time to commend you for your initiative of a otome game translation project!! All the best with that, I’ll just be here providing news resources, and cheer you guys up
Whoa, a Da Capo game for girls?! Now this has really got me excited.
After that D.C. BL April Fool’s joke, I’d have never expected something like this!
So, yeah, thanks for the news.
Also looking forward to Hana Yori Dango since I’m almost done with Hiiro no Kakera DS. 
@Taiyaki: boohoo, I still don’t have a DS. Fail.
Great to see you writing about otome games like this
I’m thinking more and more that I need to get myself a copy of Tokimeki girl’s side, to, er … practice my Japanese, heh 
I’ve always wanted to try one of these… But I’m worried I’ll just end up getting the same impression I have about ‘normal’ harems -_-”
Gah what the heck, what’s pandering for if we’re not up for the pandering
@Senna: yes, you go practice your Japanese skillz, let the bishies motivate you to do so!
@issa: lol. Well you just have to know which ones are not simply for pandering, and actually have a good plot / storyline. Bishie pandering will always be win for me, GxB at that.
@usagijen:
why couldn’t we? in fact, we should organize a get together of all the philippine-based bloggers in the r-r sometime within the year. ^^@biankita: you bet we should, KaeBoo and already have some sort of plan actually
Hi.
Thanks for this site. I hope you continued putting up more otome games info here. Some I already know of but I notice a few that I haven’t. This helps me alot since I don’t understand Japanese much. I wish alot of Otome games were in english. T_T
Thanks.