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spending money in IkeSen and SLBP
Nov. 19th, 2019 10:44 amNow that I've been playing for a bit, a roundup of spending money in these app games.
SLBP: $1=1 pearl, but there are big discounts if you buy in bulk, so $50=80 pearls. Also you can get them free in-game.
IkeSen: $1=100 coins, no real bulk discounts. The only way to get them for free is by watching ads and downloading apps, and to get any substantial number of them this way can be time-consuming.
Things that cost money, ranked from most to least worth it to me:
SLBP:
1. Side story epilogues, 4 pearls. I've found the side stories so far generally engaging. The epilogues aren't essential but they are a nice character developing or relationship building scene. I've bought I think 7 so far and of them only one was a total dud and a couple have been truly excellent.
2. Extra chapter tickets, if you get them on a good sale. They have sales where you can get them at 20 for 15 pearls with a bunch of other things, and after buying pearls with the bulk discount that gets them down to a somewhat reasonable price of about 30-40 cents each. It's nice to not have to wait for the next day to resolve a cliffhanger. Not worth it for the normal price of $1/ticket.
3. Premium scenes where you pay extra pearls for voice acting, a cg and the ability to replay. These are pricey but I've enjoyed them. Price varies, I think 5-15.
4. Premium scenes where you just get an extra cg. 8-12 pearls. The cgs are sometimes mediocre and sometimes gorgeous but there's no way to tell in advance and in any case I don't want to spend that amount of money on a cg.
5. Extra clothes to dress up the avatar, extra closet space for the clothes. I'm not here for that.
If all you need pearls for is the occasional side story epilogue, you can get enough of them through the game and shouldn't need to spend money.
IkeSen:
Premium scenes cost $3 to $9. If you get the premium scene the writing is more detailed and you get to keep it and replay it. The pattern seems to go like this:
Scene 1: $3, you get more detailed description of UST. I've found these worth it.
Scene 2: $4, more UST. Also good.
Scene 3: $5, you get more detailed description of the first kiss. I've found these meh, most of what's good you also get in the normal scene.
Scene 4: $6, you get more detailed description of a first-time sex scene. Very much depends on personal taste.
Scene 5: $9, you get more detailed description of the end-of-route sex scene. Ditto.
I found chapter tickets worth it at a steep discount (50 cents or less) but I only was able to get discounts that deep in the newbie sale and haven't seen them since.
The side story epilogues might be worth it if you are very invested in a character but I haven't bought one yet. The side stories are mostly smutty fluff.
You can also spend money on clothes and storage for clothes, but again not what I'm here for.
How much I've spent:
SLBP: When I started I spent $75 on 120 pearls and spent about 80 of them on discounted chapter tickets. After three routes and 13 side stories I now have 19 pearls and 70 chapter tickets left. Most of the things I bought I enjoyed.
IkeSen: After two routes I've spent about $33 on premium scenes and heavily discounted chapter tickets. Many of the things I bought weren't worth it.
SLBP: $1=1 pearl, but there are big discounts if you buy in bulk, so $50=80 pearls. Also you can get them free in-game.
IkeSen: $1=100 coins, no real bulk discounts. The only way to get them for free is by watching ads and downloading apps, and to get any substantial number of them this way can be time-consuming.
Things that cost money, ranked from most to least worth it to me:
SLBP:
1. Side story epilogues, 4 pearls. I've found the side stories so far generally engaging. The epilogues aren't essential but they are a nice character developing or relationship building scene. I've bought I think 7 so far and of them only one was a total dud and a couple have been truly excellent.
2. Extra chapter tickets, if you get them on a good sale. They have sales where you can get them at 20 for 15 pearls with a bunch of other things, and after buying pearls with the bulk discount that gets them down to a somewhat reasonable price of about 30-40 cents each. It's nice to not have to wait for the next day to resolve a cliffhanger. Not worth it for the normal price of $1/ticket.
3. Premium scenes where you pay extra pearls for voice acting, a cg and the ability to replay. These are pricey but I've enjoyed them. Price varies, I think 5-15.
4. Premium scenes where you just get an extra cg. 8-12 pearls. The cgs are sometimes mediocre and sometimes gorgeous but there's no way to tell in advance and in any case I don't want to spend that amount of money on a cg.
5. Extra clothes to dress up the avatar, extra closet space for the clothes. I'm not here for that.
If all you need pearls for is the occasional side story epilogue, you can get enough of them through the game and shouldn't need to spend money.
IkeSen:
Premium scenes cost $3 to $9. If you get the premium scene the writing is more detailed and you get to keep it and replay it. The pattern seems to go like this:
Scene 1: $3, you get more detailed description of UST. I've found these worth it.
Scene 2: $4, more UST. Also good.
Scene 3: $5, you get more detailed description of the first kiss. I've found these meh, most of what's good you also get in the normal scene.
Scene 4: $6, you get more detailed description of a first-time sex scene. Very much depends on personal taste.
Scene 5: $9, you get more detailed description of the end-of-route sex scene. Ditto.
I found chapter tickets worth it at a steep discount (50 cents or less) but I only was able to get discounts that deep in the newbie sale and haven't seen them since.
The side story epilogues might be worth it if you are very invested in a character but I haven't bought one yet. The side stories are mostly smutty fluff.
You can also spend money on clothes and storage for clothes, but again not what I'm here for.
How much I've spent:
SLBP: When I started I spent $75 on 120 pearls and spent about 80 of them on discounted chapter tickets. After three routes and 13 side stories I now have 19 pearls and 70 chapter tickets left. Most of the things I bought I enjoyed.
IkeSen: After two routes I've spent about $33 on premium scenes and heavily discounted chapter tickets. Many of the things I bought weren't worth it.
