kehtea

Catch42, 11 months ago

Shu's route in Dairoku. He's basically a child. He looks and acts like a child. He's technically thousands of years old, but I think we all know that's just a "clever" way to skirt laws. This trope appears all the time in harem anime and I was disappointed to see it in reverse in Dairoku. His appearance is around 12-15 and the MC is in her mid-20's. Even if he was drawn to look like an adult, it's super uncomfortable to date someone who's mentally a child.

Additionally, there's a whole mystery surrounding Shu. He appears in other routes as an aloof figure with unknown motives. When you finally play his route and uncover the mystery, it's lame. It's a lame mystery with a lame conclusion imo.

phorayz, 11 months ago

Oh ya, that was my issue with Yune in Steam Prison. I don't care if you're 1000 years old immortal person, you look like a little boy. At least there was zero spice in the route so it didn't get awkward.

Catch42, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago)

@kehtea
I find that the way they use currency makes the gameplay worse too. I don't want to reward microtransactions so I usually only buy things if it's a flat fee unlock a whole route. So when they use an in game currency, I find myself waiting to accumulate it for free which makes the gameplay worse. Even when I like a character most of their personalities are well "2D" XD, and don't hold up to being interacted with for small bits over a long time.