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waterscroll...to be updated as I complete the routes
Hotaru - Works for Kenshin, but we didn't see him much. I like sweetness and innocence as romance tropes, but 'literally grew up in a box with no human interaction' is a but much for me. The story mostly revolved around Hotaru learning to communicate and I found it too sad to be romantic.
Sakyuka - Works for Nobunaga and Mitsuhide. Nobunaga was losing and Sakuya and MC had to figure out whether or not to defect. Nobunaga is a predictably terrifying employer and Sakuya ended up responsible for assassinating people who defect. Meanwhile his relationship with Mitsuhide was very caring and involved a lot of reading poetry together. Oh also MC used her alchemy skills to make antidepressants. I'm not sure how invested I am in Sakuya himself, but it was a great route.
Hanzo - Works for Ieyasu. The story takes place when Ieyasu is at war with Shingen, which meant I kept yelling at him to stay away from Shingen and his MC, you little creep. Hanzo might be more likable for people who haven't recently done Shingen's route. Or not. The ES is about him being arrogant and mean and refusing to admit that he cares about people, even though he sort of does. You can see why he gets along with Ieyasu.
Meanwhile for my main route I chose Kyoichiro. Two chapters in I'm still not sure if it's a good choice but I'm liking ninja MC.
Hotaru - Works for Kenshin, but we didn't see him much. I like sweetness and innocence as romance tropes, but 'literally grew up in a box with no human interaction' is a but much for me. The story mostly revolved around Hotaru learning to communicate and I found it too sad to be romantic.
Sakyuka - Works for Nobunaga and Mitsuhide. Nobunaga was losing and Sakuya and MC had to figure out whether or not to defect. Nobunaga is a predictably terrifying employer and Sakuya ended up responsible for assassinating people who defect. Meanwhile his relationship with Mitsuhide was very caring and involved a lot of reading poetry together. Oh also MC used her alchemy skills to make antidepressants. I'm not sure how invested I am in Sakuya himself, but it was a great route.
Hanzo - Works for Ieyasu. The story takes place when Ieyasu is at war with Shingen, which meant I kept yelling at him to stay away from Shingen and his MC, you little creep. Hanzo might be more likable for people who haven't recently done Shingen's route. Or not. The ES is about him being arrogant and mean and refusing to admit that he cares about people, even though he sort of does. You can see why he gets along with Ieyasu.
Meanwhile for my main route I chose Kyoichiro. Two chapters in I'm still not sure if it's a good choice but I'm liking ninja MC.
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Date: 2020-03-29 06:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-29 07:26 pm (UTC)The Kaede/Yuki shipping sounds fun! And...point to Yuki, but I also do appreciate not morally infallible MC. <3
How is Kyoichiro's main route going?
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Date: 2020-03-29 08:14 pm (UTC)I really like that although MC knows he robs the rich and gives to the needy, MC doesn't at all try to make the case that she (or his clan) needs his help. Rather she figures out what she can offer - her medical and ninja skills - and negotiates with him. He insults her a lot but he also clearly respects her abilities.
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Date: 2020-03-29 08:47 pm (UTC)And huh, I thought from all the dialogue snippet previews that he would be the flirty one, but I am so much more interested in this route now that I know it's them being partners in (possibly literally) crime.
I'm cheering MC on.