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Every time I get excited about a dark R18 otome game getting an English release it turns out to be a bad MTL -_- oh well

I'd say check it out if you can read the original Chinese (hell maybe the Japanese TL is ok too, I can't tell) and if you're specifically into somno, as that seems to be a rare kink for otoges. But the English translation is sadly unfappable. #kteareviews #visualnovel #otomegame

So I guess I'll post this review here instead, since this game's neat and I wanna promote it while the launch sale is still on. (Yeah I get the irony of saying "steam sucks, buy this game on steam," but it's not the developer's fault, so.)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2951710/___PinYuAn_Tales/

Played this using machine translation (https://www.reddit.com/r/vns/comments/ru4yj3/how_to_text_hook_translate_renpy_games/) as it's only available in Simplified Chinese. There are a few text messages and other images that can't be translated, but overall the writing seems pretty straightforward and it was easy enough to follow.

An episodic paranormal investigation visual novel set in Shanghai. Each individual case is pretty short, but I liked how they built on each other to an ending that felt sufficiently foreshadowed and thematically satisfying. The BL content is very low, but it's labeled as "bromance" so that's about what I expected. There's just a bit of subtext as well as hints of a future relationship in the happy end. The sound design could be more interesting, but the artwork is gorgeous, especially in some of the gory bad endings.

Hope this game gets an actual English translation, but even if not, I'm looking forward to more from this developer in the future!

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Finished "Kami-sama's Personal Servant," another BL game from the same Taiwanese indie developers as Chirality, so here's another disjointed review. https://fandom.ink/@kimchitea/112482530888097884

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