Enchanted in the Moonlight – Kiryu, Chikage & Yukinojo –

My second Voltage otome game and it's going to be a neutral review again, though this time I guess I'll choose a thumb-up to be fair. As before I felt both excited and captivated but also annoyed to no end by stupid MC's antics and silly plot twists. But this time I was prepared :) the way the novel is created resembles the previous one, so I already knew about inconvenient saves, that's easier to continue the story from the content, not from save slots but again maybe that's why skipping had to be forced without knowing when unread text starts :( And all other issues mentioned in my previous review.
Visually everything is quite appealing. All characters are so charming. By the way, I guess my main complaint here is that the story is divided into two games, with the same opening video, same story, you just choose 3 love interests here, and three there. The previous novel had much more options, so why do I have to pay twice more now?! It seems kinda greedy, especially when the price tag was not that low. Plus, one main character in that group of ayakashi is not an option at all, although he's there for the same reason as others. So why? When I chose the first route, I just picked a name I didn't even encounter before. That dragon guy just suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I noticed an opinion in the reviews that out of all 2 games he must be played last but the plot is nothing deep at all, I can't say there were some serious revelations in his route, so I do believe that any way is fine, though that red-haired oni could be an interesting option too but alas.

Speaking of art, MC is faceless again but dunno either I got used to it, or they actually paid more attention to her position in CGs but for me it didn't look that creepy as it was before.
In general all that ayakashi theme and unique MC's blood was a thrilling setting. I couldn't stop reading the beginning of the story. I'm overexcited when I find some story that makes me forget about food and sleep :) Despite all supernatural stuff it felt more realistic than before when working as a poor servant I had the opportunity to date and marry the richest celebrities in the world, lol :)

There's nothing explicit visually or textually here as before but this time it felt that all those hot hints in the text were longer and more detailed. Sadly MC was again on the receiving end of getting love :) but she was not shy to that extent that it made me facepalm all the time in the previous novel. This story feels more mature and satisfying, though again once the char even asked her to lead the way:) but her response was that she didn't know what to do. Like, seriously?! Such a gorgeous guy is in front of you and all you can think of just lying idly and receiving all that pleasure. Don't you have your own urges to touch him?! Sigh.
Pros:
+2 guides for all happy endings and one how to switch to English. Thanks! Last time it was quite troublesome for me to figure it out.
+Again only happy and good endings. No matter how gloomy things seemed to be, I knew happiness was inevitable. Very relaxing!
+Cute art.
+Sweet, light-hearted, enchanting story.

Cons:
--Again it feels a bit abrupt and unfinished. My previous review was commented that the story indeed had more other parts, not sure if it's the same here. But I'd really like to read more about their family life and raising their special kid.
--Same chapters in all routes. It feels a bit repetitive. Though again I admit there was some charm in it, to know what to expect but willing to find out it with a new char.
--You are free to play in any order you want BUT I guess there was some specific way in mind as there're looots of inconsistences. I meet some chars and everyone acts as if we know them, but they are actually introduced in other routes(( So, such parts must be edited, or at least recommend the way I should choose my love interests.
--typos.

Reread my notes, recollected all that frustration and even felt again like choosing a thumb-down but honestly I'm excited to start the other part and continue interacting with cute ayakashi. So it's a weird mixture of contrast emotions but it's better than staying indifferent. Though I can't say I recommend the game, I can't not recommend it either. Decide for yourself.



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