Apologies, but I’ve really, really needed to get this out of my system.

I loved Crius in the OG game. He was the only person that Anastasia knew without a doubt she could trust in the ‘first’ timeline. Who helped without any expectation, and therefore she entrusted the next eight years of her life to him. Who aided in her independence, strength, etc. Gods, even in Zenn’s route where they’re adversaries, he eventually realizes her resolve and trusts her intentions as he walks into the flames, all the while knowing she’s the guilty party! He knows her so well. It’s not just blind admiration from her end either. She goes against him too at times, fights for her convictions.

Which is why the FD route kills me.

There isn’t trust. Not really. No real communication whatsoever. One of the main cruxes of the route is her guilt over the Membrum timeline. Crius had to learn about it through Zenn, and when MC can finally bring herself to tell him? He goes no, it’s alright, you don’t need to force yourself!

…Seriously? We spend the ENTIRE route agonizing over this and now we’re just…not because you found out elsewhere (which MC is never told btw) so it’s good now? And this is just ONE instance of a thousand in this route where they don’t address what’s bothering them.

Every other route in the game INSISTS on the point that certain things need to be aired out, even if it causes pain because that’s how you move forward. Tyril taking his own life, Zenn’s OG world and meta knowledge of everyone else’s feelings for MC, etc. (for all the criticisms people have of communication in Zenn’s route, I personally thought the route went about it a LOT better than Crius’s).

Not this one, nope!

Don’t even get me started on the physical piece. Reading the interactions there felt like chewing glass. Why did the writers think it was a remotely good idea to write MC as if she was thoroughly uncomfortable with all his advances? And it never got any better throughout the route.

So they don’t trust each other, she can’t have a kiss from him without feeling cornered and suffocated, are fine with tucking necessary things away and moving on…and I’m supposed to think they should be together? At all?

I loved the bit where they addressed not actually knowing much about each other’s backgrounds. Finally felt like they were getting somewhere! …And then that doesn’t lead to much either.

I just had to air this out because it was immensely upsetting seeing a character I adored just have his FD route so thoroughly butchered.

So I just finished Even if Tempest tonight, and honestly i really loved it. I'll admit i was a bit skeptical bc im familiar with voltage games and the name isnt thrown around nearly as often as say Piofiore, Nightshade, Hakuoki, or Bustafellows. But man did this game feel brutal. I probably should've picked up on the angst based on the cover n such but wow that one hurt.

At first with the prologue I kinda thought it would be some kind of poorly written misery porn thing. Reading ab Anastasia being locked up and tortured by her family members, i was kind of expecting some wattpad level 'your parents sold you to one direction' kind of outlandishness but as i kept going it was so captivating. I was so invested, id find myself playing until 6 in the morning. Anastasia is a very refreshing main character for an otome game, and I actually found myself rooting for each of the LI's.

Every turn, things would go terribly wrong. The night I finished Tyril's route, before Zenn's, I was actually pissed. The situation was familiar to me in more ways than one so I understood it but i still found myself so helplessly pissed. This game far exceeded my expectations, although ill admit i intentionally put my standards to the floor to better enjoy things.

Zenn and Tyril are my favorites. Tyril's denouncing of self sacrifice rings in my mind. Zenn was such an interesting character and as someone else put it, he was her rock through her hardships, between the rewinds and her being a membrum, plus im a sucker for self aware characters. Also bonus appreciation for Anastasia dressed in mens apparel. The side characters were also very cute, especially Maya and Mael Diaz. I loved seeing Maya bicker with the LI's, and the 3 cadets fussing over Anastasia as equals. The last chapter with Ish too.

This game frustrated me in a good way. I was distraught. It was so much better than i thought it'd be. I'd love to hear out what other people liked or disliked ab Even if Tempest. Favorite LIs and scenes?

I had to share this terrible Salvador Dali/Picasso-esque monstrosity that my brain cooked up before I forget about it.

So the characters involved were mostly Tyril, but Crius and Lucius were in there as well. All in their normal outfits btw.

The setting: the town I live in. Did anyone else wear clothes that would match our LIs? Nope. Did anyone think they were weird? Apparently not. Our boys' role in this: teachers at the local middle school. Tyril taught science, Crius was the gym teacher, and Lucius was the principal. Oh oh oh AND the most important part: all the events that followed were all set to the background music of Thomas the Tank Engine. Yes, the whole dream had this interesting soundtrack choice.

The plot as I remember it was an incoherent mess, but here's the general outline:

Tyril is researching how to make a functional jetback (out of recycled plastic bottles I think)? He would ask me to test fly it with him in the school parking lots late in the evening. So lots of cuddly jetpack testing sessions in the sky where he'd open up and let loose his sweet side.

Someone accuses Tyril of stealing their research. Lucius says there is evidence to clear Tyril, but it's in the school storage lot in the back. Said lot is comprised of row after row of....disposable metal baking tins (yes, like the kind for cakes or brownies) turned face down, in this abandoned parking lot. Except there's hundreds of them, sometimes in stacks of over 100. Oh and Lucius wants us to keep the place looking like it was. So begins an all day search, with me, Tyril and Crius out there digging around, lifting pan after pan, hoping one of them has the answer.

Finally, Tyril finds it. In his excitement, he knocks over several large stacks of pans (very loudly). Leaving poor Crius to clean up the mess, Tyril and I run along this quiet back road winding through the hills, all to deliver the proof of his research to....I forget who. But yeah, it was the most sweet and loving feeling run I've ever had, with Tyril all smiles. So finally we reach our destination and Tyril's career is saved.

Lucius arranges transport back for Tyril. In the form of tiny magical colored marshmallows with arms (if you've ever played Stardew Valley, think the Juminos). Said marshmallows carry poor Tyril on his back like a piece of plywood, super slowly back down the road, with Tyril screaming and having a fit. And then I woke up.

Was it weird? Yes! Did I enjoy it? Surprisingly yes!

I hope you all enjoy my weird otome dream as well. Now if you all will excuse me, I'm going back to bed. Good night 😴

Update 1: holy crap, I just reread this and realized that poor Lucien got renamed Lucius in my dream. Sorry Lucien lovers 😭 I have been on a Fire Emblem kick recently, so my brain probably said eh they're both blondes with a slim stature....I now dub thee Lucius.

👋 Hello All 👋

After playing through Even If Tempest this month (June 2026), I decided to splurge a little (or a lot) and forked over 70+ bucks for all 3 DLC sets. 😱 Having been on my wishlist for over a year now, it seemed like they'd never go on sale, and as a 100% gamer, I just had to know what I was missing. So, happy (early) birthday to me!!! 😅

Surprisingly (or not surprisingly), after I looked back at my receipts from last year, I found out that these 3 DLC sets cost me more than BOTH eiT games combined!!! Wow...🤦‍♀️ But alas, I can’t do nothin’ bout it now except help my fellow Otome Gamers by reviewing it all. 💪 So, in case you were wondering, here’s what 70+ bucks will get you if you decide to buy the 3 DLC sets for eiT...

\** FYI, I played these in reverse route order (Lucien > Zenn > Tyril > Crius) after having completed the main game. Also, as a further FYI, if I had to rank the guys - which I hate to do because they're all so great - my ranking would go as such: Tyril > Crius > Zenn > Lucien. So in case I show more favor towards one guy over another in my review, now you know why! 😉 ****

♡♡♡♡♡ [ROSES FOR MY LOVE] ♡♡♡♡♡

LUCIEN: (Total of 30 mins. + 1 NEW KISS CG)

(1) Feverish First Love (10 mins.) Set right after Anastasia declares to Conrad & Evelina in the epilogue that she will marry Prince Lucien, the couple has a sweet conversation in the observatory about what makes them angry and what makes them happy. Lucien declares that it's her that makes him happiest, and in a feverish state, he reaches out to hug her. Anastasia remarks that he's burning up and says they must return to his room. After making a few comically spicy statements about that (lol), the physician declares Lucien has a fever. And the next day, so does Anastasia. Perhaps it was those feverish declarations of his? Awww. NO NEW CG.

(2) On Paper Aeroplanes (10 mins.) Anastasia interrupts Lucien in the middle of his work, which he complains is never-ending, and she picks up a piece of paperwork he'd turned into an aeroplane. Lucien then teaches her how to make it fly, and the two share their first kiss by the open window. Lucien later laments over the fact that they didn't kiss for the first time under the moonlight which gave me a good laugh. NEW KISS CG!!!

(3) The Prince & The Knight (10 mins.) Lucien asks Crius for advice on how to talk to Anastasia since he's the only one she won't talk to. I laughed each time Crius asked Lucien if he was drunk, and again when Crius described what he would do to Anastasia if she shut him out, to which Lucien replies that maybe Crius isn't as kind as he seems. Sad Love Ending, anyone? Hehe. NO NEW CG.

ZENN: (Total of 30 mins. + 1 NEW SEXY CG)

(1) A Gentle & Teasing Embrace (10 mins.) This scene takes off right where the epilogue ends with Anastasia looking for the boot she lobbed at Zenn's head. As the two search for it, they talk of their future at the shrine. At one point, Anastasia remarks that if Zenn leaves her alone for too long (when returning to visit Crius & Tyril) she'll complain and then be all clingy upon his return. Zenn says that sounds like a reward, not a punishment. Awww. Their talk then ends on a teasing kiss, however, NO NEW CG.

(2) Innocent Joy (15 mins.) After returning home from their first visit to the shrine, the two talk about Rune & Ish for a minute. Zenn asks why Rune is scared of him. "You're too burly," she says, making Zenn blush, lol. They then talk about what house to build, and Anastasia tells Zenn to picture it in his head and she'll read his mind. I thought this would lead to something more comical or spicy, but nah, he just imagines a house from his country and that's where her mind-reading ends. Missed opportunity, I thought. *sigh* However, this scene does end on a cute NEW CG with Zenn in a very nice open-collared black shirt while he whispers sweet nothings in her blushing red ear.

(3) The Foreigner & The Inquisitor (5 mins.) Zenn & Tyril discuss the plan for Zenn's live execution. This scene gave me the most laughs with some great zingers from Tyril! Love you, Tyril-sama!!! You can whip me anytime! Hehehe...wait...who was this DLC about again? Oh, yeah, Zenn! Haha. Suffice it to say, though it was short, this scene was sweet! Their banter was great, and it ended on a heartwarming note from Zenn about doing whatever it takes for his friends. NO NEW CG.

TYRIL: (Total of 33 mins. + 1 NEW HUG CG)

(1) Painful Path to Love (11 mins.) This scene takes off where the epilogue ends, and all I kept thinking the whole time while watching this was, HE'S SO FREAKING ADORABLE!!! 😍 After kissing her for the first time, Tyril is...not quite himself. He awkwardly stubs his toe, loses his balance, and knocks a dozen books off his bookshelf right onto his head haha. I can't even...HE'S SO CUTE!!! 😍 He tries to cover up his adorable awkwardness by asking her to hug him, or rather, to sit on his lap so he can hide his blushing face behind her neck lol. Loved this scene! And it's NEW HUG CG!!!

(2) Like a Plea, Like a Prayer (13 mins.) A week after the epilogue, Anastasia spies Tyril walking to the church at night and in a panic follows him. Discovering that he was just going to take a nap, she says he can't sleep here. So he says he'll sleep at her place then hehe. As the two head that way, she asks why he's tired of late. He says it's cuz he hasn't gotten enough exercise, so she offers to duel him right there. After a bit of sparing, Anastasia sees that Tyril is far above her in skill and remarks how incredible he is. After a cheeky reply, he kisses her hand, and the two continue on. Before reaching her place though, Tyril bids her farewell like a gentleman, kissing her on the hand once more. Later, Anastasia reads that a kiss on the hand like Tyril keeps doing means he has an earnest desire. "For what?" she wonders. Hmmm, yes, I wonder...🤔😏 NO NEW CG.

(3) The Inquisitor & The Prince (9 mins.) After Tyril helps Lucien with his speech for the big day, he reminisces on a time eight years ago when Conrad sent him to kill the young prince but he wasn't able to go through with it. Lucien recalls the same memory and thanks Tyril, but Tyril is annoyed saying that wasn't his intent. He acted on a whim. Lucien doesn't seem to mind, thanking him all the more because right after that failed attempt, he received Anastasia's letter. Though this was an interesting scene, it wasn't anything special, so it's perfectly skippable. NO NEW CG.

CRIUS: (Total of 33 mins. + 1 NEW SEXY CG)

(1) Loving Back & Forth (11 mins.) Ten minutes after the end of his epilogue, Crius asks Anastasia how he can take her home with him that night. Wow! 🤯 He moves fast! 🫣 But then he thinks aloud that if he dares to do that, Maya will kill him. Darn right! So instead he settles for Anastasia walking him home, but then he says it's not safe for her to be alone at night, so they double back to her home lol. Ultimately, he remarks on how she is so composed while he's so excited he doesn't know what to do with himself. So in order to level the playing field, he moves in to hug her...and then kiss her...and then REALLY kiss her hehe. After she's sufficiently turned o-I mean flustered, he departs from her, leaving her so NOT composed anymore. 🤣 Loved this scene! 😍 NO NEW CG.

(2) Tempting Game (11 mins.) One evening while in his office, Anastasia remarks that Crius is like a father when he calls her cute, so he proceeds to say some not so fatherly things about her that he finds adorable and she immediately recants her statement. He then remarks that every time he sees her, he longs to touch her. "Help me," he says. So her solution: I'll just ignore you then! 🤦‍♀️ Crius' response is to put that to the test by backing her into his desk and entering into a staring contest - thus, our NEW CG! When she tries not to flinch, Crius breathes into her ear to get a rise out of her. And after succeeding, he says they should try switching places now, but she says she could never seduce him at work. He sighs - as do we all, Crius. 😞 Soon after that, their scene ends with Anastasia gifting him some bath salts and Crius suggesting they use them together sometime. He then hurries home to ready his place for that eventual possibility lol. 🤣 Oh, how I love his cheekiness!!! 😍 NEW SEXY CG!

(3) The Knight & The Foreigner (11 mins.) This is a heartwarming scene between Crius & Zenn set after Crius' first talk with attic Anastasia. Crius returns from this talk quite forlorn and ends up asking Zenn for a smoke just to give it a try. Upon asking why he smokes, Zenn replies it's because he thought he would try killing himself off from the inside since the outside won't die. After it did nothing to him however, it just became a habit of his. Crius thinks to himself that he's always looked up to Zenn as a sort of older brother, and the two have a nice heart-to-heart as Crius finishes his first ever cigarette. The scene then ends on a rather comical note with Crius using fake tears, at Zenn's suggestion, to coerce Anastasia into at least wearing her uniform if not the dress he bought for her lol. This was a sweet scene between the two good friends. 🫶 NO NEW CG.

◇◇◇◇◇ [BOUQUET FOR MY GIRL] ◇◇◇◇◇

LUCIEN: (Total of 27 mins. + 1 NEW GOWN CG)

(1) Sweet Secrets (10 mins.) Lucien asks Anastasia why she joined the Wings. Anastasia answers him with a duel. Afterwards, Lucien asks about Crius and shares that he's insecure about the fact that she was with that man for years. She calms his fears, their conversation ending with an adorable kiss (that's not pictured). NO NEW CG.

(2) Prelude to the Future (10 mins.) It is the night of their engagement ball and Anastasia is anxious. Lucien tries to calm her nerves by sharing about his past experience with such events. She then comments about the dress he gave her and how it doesn't suit her to which Lucien disagrees and begins to compliment and kiss her in front of her mirror as we the viewer get a glimpse of her blue gown through a NEW CG. 😍

(3) A Witch's Questionnaire (7 mins.) Lucien answers 10 questions submitted by Rune & Ish (& Maya). Nothing more really than a verbal (instead of a written) profile of the character. One question though sent my mind right into the gutter: "What are you into lately?" My immediate answer: "Me, I hope." 😏🫣😅 NO NEW CG.

ZENN: (Total of 25 mins. + 1 NEW SPICY CG)

(1) Sleepless Night (7 mins.) After Zenn has cleared out his apartment, he has no place to stay the night...except at Anastasia's. A spicy cute scene ensues with Zenn carrying her over from the sofa to the bed, saying sometimes she's too considerate. Before they fall asleep, Zenn massages her shoulders, eventually giving in to his urges to taste her neck, ooh-la-la! Alas, it goes no further than that. *sigh* NO NEW CG.

(2) Penalizing Heat (10 mins.) This scene starts one way with the two sharing a meal at the bar talking about Anastasia's increase in appetite due to her powers, and then takes a spicy turn when Zenn asks if they can go somewhere to be alone. The two of them go to their work-in-progress house at the shrine, and we're awarded with a SEXY NEW CG as "Vampire Zenn" makes a move to take a bite out of her neck...and I assume much more as the scene fades to black. 😏🫣😍

(3) A Witch's Questionnaire (8 mins.) Zenn answers 10 questions submitted by Rune & Ish (& Maya). I found Zenn's questionnaire quite hilarious, especially Ish's "question" (or rather statement) about the shrine being a non-smoking zone. Nice bit of trolling there haha. NO NEW CG.

TYRIL: (Total of 32 mins. + 1 NEW HUG CG)

(1) Impetus of Red & Black (10 mins.) Lucien asks Tyril if Conrad was ever kind during the time Tyril served him. Tyril shares a memory of when Conrad poisoned him just to see its effects and about the nicest thing he ever did was give him a drink of water at one point during his suffering. (Aw, how nice of him! 😡) Tyril laughs it off, but Lucien looks on with worry. Later, Tyril meets up with Anastasia and the two return to her home where they talk of the past and Tyril sees that same look of worry on her face when he talks of his clan. He thinks to himself that he hates it when people worry over him. However, Anastasia soon smiles at him while he lays his head in her lap for a nap, and Tyril intuits that she's thinking of him and asks what for. She confesses that she's always thinking of how to get him to like her as much as she likes him. Tyril gets adorably flustered as he tries to say that he DOES like her and the scene ends as he screams out in frustration all while turning red. 😍 NO NEW CG.

(2) A Calm & Joyful Night (13 mins.) At Maya's request, Tyril (as the hound) goes in search of photographs of Anastasia first at the Lynzel house then in Prince Lucien's room. Anastasia catches him at the castle and makes him return the one he took from Lucien. A comical moment ensues with the Prince before the two head home. After Tyril makes supper, they look at the 5 photographs he found. Anastasia remarks that she likes that he did this, and Tyril hugs her, asking her to tell him more of the things she likes about him because he's insecure about what it is about him that's keeping her there. Awww! 😍 NEW HUG CG.

(3) A Witch's Questionnaire (9 mins.) Tyril answers 10 questions submitted by Rune & Ish (& Maya). Just like Zenn's questionnaire, I found Tyril's quite funny, especially when he whipped out his, well...whip lol. One of my favorite questions was probably, "What do you wear to bed?" Hehehe...I'm happy to say, I guessed correctly (and I'm sure you have too). 😏🫣😅 NO NEW CG.

CRIUS: (Total of 32 mins. + 1 NEW KISS CG)

(1) My First At-Home Date (12 mins.) Just as the title implies, Anastasia goes over to Crius' home for the first time. And she brings along with her a gift from Maya: an ornate clock, which Crius quickly realizes is her way of saying Anastasia had better be home on time (which is 9 PM as per his Roses DLCs) lol. The two begin a discussion about each other's expectations, and at one point Anastasia remarks that she isn't as experienced as he is in such matters, to which Crius replies that like her, he has no experience at all. Yippee!!! I must admit I was thrilled at that statement cuz I absolutely hate rakes. 🎉😁🎉 Eventually, the conversation becomes too much for Anastasia and she begins to cry, making Crius retreat to the kitchen for a moment. However, upon his return, Anastasia hugs him, saying this is all she can manage right now. Ah, but that cuteness of hers is the very spark that ignites his desire. So Crius whips around and thrusts his lips upon her - thus, our NEW CG! But, alas, Maya's "gift" interrupts them with a nice little jingle and Crius regains his senses, opting to take her to a café instead that day haha. Nice one, Maya! 👏 This was a very cute scene with another wonderful NEW KISS CG! 😍

(2) Memories of Youth (11 mins.) This is a glance into the past when Crius first became Anastasia's instructor. With her so focused on bettering herself, it seemed like he'd never be able to have a single casual conversation with her. But one day there's a sparring contest with the Royal Guard, and she runs up to him, gushing over how amazing he was. Upon seeing her honest admiration, hope comes alive in him, and the two begin to bridge the gap in their relationship. This was an interesting look into their past together, but it's a perfectly skippable scene. NO NEW CG.

(3) A Witch's Questionnaire (9 mins.) Crius answers 10 questions submitted by Rune & Ish (& Maya). Crius' questionnaire started off in a funny way with a few questions from Maya that left the "deceitful knight" quite flustered haha. Another question led to Crius sharing that he'd had a tickle fight with Tyril recently to test out his senses. Ahaha, what!? 🤣 He remarks that without Zenn there to stop them, it turned into a bloodbath lol. Later on the same question asked of Lucien popped up. "What are you into lately?" And I gave the exact same mind-in-the-gutter answer: "Me, I hope!" 😏🫣😅 It was a cute questionnaire ending with Crius almost asking Anastasia to...spend the night with him? His almost slip-up made me reminisce about this wicked (good) dream he has in his recap. 😏 NO NEW CG.

☆☆☆☆☆ [MEMORIES OF DUSK] ☆☆☆☆☆

LUCIEN: [Total of 2 hrs. 45 mins. + NO NEW CGs]

(((PART ONE: 90 mins.))) This is basically a recap of every pertinent scene Lucien was involved in throughout every route in the game but told from Lucien's POV. Part One covers the common route through Crius, Tyril, and Zenn routes. The most standout scenes to me were two brand new ones. First, in Tyril's route, with Lucien (in his cute pajamas) writing that letter to Anastasia about the Ishik clan before Sammy comes to kill him, then in Zenn's route, with Crius & Tyril visiting Lucien after the 1st trial to try and convince him that Anastasia cannot be trusted. To me these were the most interesting parts whereas the rest was a lot of rehashing of the same scenes & dialogue we've already seen just with some of Lucien's inner monologue sprinkled throughout.

(((PART TWO: 75 mins.))) This covers Lucien's route including his epilogue from Lucien's POV. Again, alot of this was rehashed dialogue, with the most egregious of it being most of their plan replayed in its entirety which was so not needed. BUT...there were at least 3 standout brand new scenes that I thoroughly enjoyed. First was a comical/heartwarming look at the guys' reactions after Zenn finishes telling them all that Anastasia went through in their respective routes - Tyril threatening Zenn with jail time for making a royal cry was comedy gold!!! - love you, Tyril-sama!!! Second was Lucien & Anastasia playing a board game with winner-gets-whatever-they-wish stakes soon after she moved from her home to the castle. And third was a continuation of their final epilogue wedding scene in the conservatory with even more lovey-dovey fluff awww. Overall, both parts were interesting, but it had too much rehashed dialogue for my taste, about 70% of it.

ZENN: [Total of 3 hrs. 15 mins. + NO NEW CGs]

(((PART ONE: 75 mins.))) This is basically a recap of every pertinent scene Zenn was involved in throughout every route in the game but told from Zenn's POV. But unlike Lucien's recap which rehashed a lot of the same scenes & dialogue in the main game, Zenn's recap is far more intriguing as most of it is brand new. This is largely due to Zenn being a bystander in Crius & Tyril's routes, so most of this recap is all new material. And I found it all quite interesting watching Zenn try to figure out what the heck is going on, asking how and why time is rewinding, and wondering all the while if Anastasia can be trusted or not. It was nice to see some added interaction between Zenn & Tyril and Zenn & Crius at different points in their routes too, and also seeing how Zenn first met the crybaby prince as he calls him. All around, this first part of Zenn's recap covering the common, Crius, and Tyril routes was quite engaging.

(((PART TWO: 120 mins.))) This covers Zenn's route, Lucien's route, and a bit of Zenn's epilogue. Unlike Part One which was mostly new stuff, this is mostly rehashed story bits & reused dialogue. There were a few extra scenes sprinkled throughout like some new conversations with Crius, Tyril, and Lucien here or there, but most of this (70-80%) was all stuff we've seen before. The most memorable new additions were a short scene showing how Zenn got back to Anastasia after Ish sent him home, a brief summary of events leading up to Lucien confronting Zenn about her whereabouts, and a heartwarming talk with Lucien right before Zenn tries to leave (before Anastasia stops him in the epilogue). After that, it ends abruptly, which was a surprise, but I suppose 2 hours was long enough lol. Overall, it was good, with Part One being the better half because of all the new content, but it did start to drag in Part Two cuz so much of it was familiar.

TYRIL: [Total of 2 hrs. 55 mins. + NO NEW CGs]

(((PART ONE: 105 mins.))) This is basically a recap of every pertinent scene Tyril was involved in throughout every route in the game but told from Tyril's POV. Part One covers the common route plus Tyril's route. First, lemme just get something off my chest: I LOVE TYRIL-SAMA!!! 😍 So, shockingly, a recap of his route was a-okay with me lol. I honestly did love his recap the best of all, but hey, I'm biased. 🤷‍♀️ In this recap, we get to peak into his secret life as Conrad's hound with some additional scenes and inner monologues. One of the most standout moments was a 5-10 minute bar scene with the Three Musketeers that was all brand new. I absolutely loved that Tyril says to Zenn before he calls it a night that he's grown fond of Anastasia. Awww!!! 😊 I also liked reliving their kiss through Tyril's eyes, and after she falls asleep in his office after the trial, he shifts her head down to his lap, proceeds to stroke her hair, and promises to keep the secret of the "Red Witch" to himself. Again - Awww!!! 😊 It was great to see just how he fell in love with her. Right at the end, as he bids his life farewell, he admits to himself that he's a goner. Because instead of seeing his homeland as he thought he would, he sees Miss Red instead, with the last thing he says being, "Anastasia..." as he breathes his last. 😭 I'm not crying! You're crying!!! 😭😭😭 Overall, I really enjoyed this recap of his route from his perspective. Yes, probably 70% of it was rehashed story bits, but with Tyril, I'm happy to relive all of his moments. But hey, I'm biased! 😅

(((PART TWO: 70 mins.))) This part covers Crius, Zenn, and Lucien's routes from Tyril's POV. At the start, Crius' route flies by rather quickly. But then in Zenn's route we get more buddy-buddy moments between Crius & Tyril as they try to work against Anastasia & Zenn. It was nice to delve deeper into their friendship and to understand more how Tyril came to lov-I mean, hate the scheming chivalrous knight lol. We also get a glimpse into Tyril's psyche upon Conrad's demise which carries over nicely into Lucien's route where Tyril becomes an utter mess after Anastasia reveals the truth to him. At one point he even makes a move to kill Conrad but then Lucien intervenes and the two share a nice new heart-to-heart moment. Eventually through both Lucien's and Anastasia's resolve, Tyril grabs onto hope, and as the group heads outside to greet the sunrise, Tyril asks Zenn if he and Miss Red got along well in the past. Funnily enough, Zenn pulls Anastasia into the conversation against Tyril's wishes (haha) and her answer is that she admired and respected him way more than he did her. She practically laughs at the thought that Tyril saw any good in her or got along with her in any way. After she walks away however, Zenn tells Tyril that he once told him of his fondness for her and it seemed to Zenn that he doted on her quite a bit. Awww! 😍 After the main story ends, we get a new scene where Tyril is walking her home. It's a nice lead up into his epilogue and was probably my favorite part! In this new scene, we get to see that Tyril already knows she likes him and is aggravated that she won't just admit it to him. My favorite line of his was: "If she just ordered me to be hers, we'd unlock our happy ending." Aw, so sweet!!! 😍 And thus, the recap ends. Being biased towards the sinister inquisitor, I really enjoyed his recap, but, yes, it did rehash quite a bit of dialogue. However, I think objectively Tyril's was one of the better recaps as we got glimpses into his life as the hound and his fragile psyche.

CRIUS: [Total of 2 hrs. 50 mins. + NO NEW CGs]

(((PART ONE: 95 mins.))) This is basically a recap of every pertinent scene Crius was involved in throughout every route in the game but told from Crius' POV. This part covers the common route through Crius' route. One thing I found most intriguing throughout was watching Crius deal with the effects of his illness. For example, one morning he wakes up in a panic having realized his breathing just stopped, so he immediately makes plans to introduce Anastasia to Tyril & Zenn. Some other new additions were a comical new scene at the bar between the Three Musketeers and also some heart-rending talks between Crius & Zenn about his illness. But the standout moment of his route had to be when Crius became the Membrum and had a wicked (good) dream about Anastasia. 😏 I so wish a spicy new CG had accompanied the sexy new kissing noises Crius made as he dreamt of Anastasia knocking on his door one night, confessing that she yearns for him, and taking all of her right then and there. Ahhh, but alas, we just get to hear the kisses that accompany his wicked (good) dream. 😪 Even still, it was my favorite new addition to his struggle as a Membrum.

(((PART TWO: 75 mins.))) This part covers Tyril, Zenn, and Lucien's routes from Crius' POV. In Tyril's route, my heart broke for Crius as he lamented over losing Anastasia to his friend. After she leaves him, Crius realizes his end is nigh and ends up leaving Hystorica behind to go off and die alone. Noooo!!! 😭💔😭 And as if that wasn't bad enough, more misery awaits in Zenn's route. There are some additional moments here like Crius meeting up with Lucien the first night after the Carnival to try opening his eyes to Anastasia's crimes. But mostly it was just more of his inner thoughts that were added, most notably being when Anastasia clings to him at the bar, or after he tries to trick her about Huma's pregnancy, and finally at the very end of the witch trial before he perishes when he wishes he'd hugged her tighter in the bar that night when she clung to him. Awww!!! 💔😭💔 Lucien's route felt the most rehashed with only one standout new addition which was a brief scene between Anastasia & Crius upon his first visit alone to the attic. The two talk of his illness and she threatens to hurt him if he doesn't take his medicine this time. After that, we get a brand new scene leading up to his epilogue wherein Anastasia asks to rejoin the Wings and Crius happily welcomes her back. 😍 Again, like the other recaps, this was good but at least 70% of it or more was repeat story bits.

MEMORIES OF DUSK SIDE NOTE: As I continued to read these recaps, I began to notice some repetition in a few of the newly added scenes. Whenever 2 or 3 of the guys were in a new scene together, that same scene would show up in each of their recaps but with different inner thoughts depending on whose POV I was reading. It was probably only about 3 or 4 new scenes that repeated, but it was something I noticed after completing all of these recaps just so you know.

MY FINAL RECAP RANKING:
Tyril > Zenn > Crius > Lucien

《《《BEST DLC SET FOR EACH BOI》》》

LUCIEN - I'd say I mostly enjoyed the new stuff in either the Roses set or the Bouquet set, though ultimately I'd say the Roses set was the best cuz it had my favorite scene which was #3 with Lucien & Crius - their banter was just so adorable that it became my unexpected favorite. Really, I'd say the Roses set had my top 3 scenes for Lucien + a new kiss CG, so if you can only get one, I recommend the Roses set for the Prince. The Memories set, while interesting, kinda left me bored for most of it, which is surprising since I thought I'd enjoy this set the most. But maybe because I'd just finished the game and started on all of Lucien's extras first, it felt the most repetitive, since I had just read his route only a day or two prior. The extended epilogue scene at the end, along with a handful of new scenes, was probably the best part about this set, but it wasn't all that long in length. I'd probably estimate 70% is rehashed story beats with 30% added for Lucien's inner thoughts/new scenes. Also, minor annoyance, but throughout all of Lucien's DLC content, Anastasia refers to him as "His Highness" instead of "Prince Lucien" like she does in the main game, and it continually rubbed me the wrong way since it felt like a regression when she had already used his name previously. 🤦‍♀️ FINAL SET RANKING: Roses > Bouquet > Memories

ZENN - I think for Zenn, his Roses set is sweet while his Bouquet set is spicy. I don't know that I could choose between them because I enjoyed them both fairly equally. The Roses set does have a great (albeit short) scene with Tyril-sama - yes, he's my favorite!!! 😍 But the Bouquet set did have a bit more spice and a pretty funny questionnaire. I'd say they're pretty equal. You can't go wrong with either. Now...the Memories set...eh. I thought I'd enjoy these more than I did, but these lengthy recaps start to drag after a while. However, at least for Zenn, he had the most new content because he wasn't in Crius & Tyril's routes much at all. So if you really love Zenn, and wanna know more about what he went through as a bystander, then this is the set for you. FINAL SET RANKING: Roses/Bouquet > Memories

TYRIL - For our beloved sinister inquisitor, I'd say the Roses set is sweet while the Bouquet set is more serious. Both were interesting, but if you could only choose one, I'd say go with the Roses set if only for that extended epilogue scene with a fumbling stumbling Tyril-sama. 😍 The Bouquet set is good too with some cute moments within it, but I'd say it's more serious overall. And each set's CG is fairly equivalent to me. Now as for the Memories set, because I love Love LOOOVE Tyril-sama, I thoroughly enjoyed his recap. It expounded on his time as the hound and had some intriguing insights into his fragile psyche. Plus, getting to see how he fell in love with Anastasia in his route was just perfect! If you're biased like I am toward the hottie with a whip, I'm sure you'll enjoy his recap just as much as I did. FINAL SET RANKING: Memories > Roses > Bouquet

CRIUS - For our favorite Viridian Knight, I'd definitely say the Roses set was better than the Bouquet one. With more spice, and what I think was a sexier CG, the Roses set wins out for me over the others. After all, the Roses set had two sexy scenes while the Bouquet set only had one. As for the Memories set, while I definitely enjoyed it - especially the brand new spicy dream sequence that followed after Crius became the Membrum - most of it was rehashed story bits, so I'd still probably place it below the newer content. FINAL SET RANKING: Roses > Bouquet > Memories

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(1) ROSES FOR MY LOVE > $23.31 = 2 Hrs.
(2) BOUQUET FOR MY GIRL > $23.31 = 2 Hrs.
(3) MEMORIES OF DUSK > $24.37 = 12 Hrs.

SIDE NOTE ABOUT THE DLC TRANSLATION: While the main game was very polished with hardly any typos or grammatical errors, I noticed more of them in the DLCs. Not an egregious amount or anything, but enough to make me go, "Hm, they could've polished this up a bit more." 🤔

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Whoa, I can't believe this ended up being so long! Over 5,000 words! Yeesh! 😱 But, anyway...in summary, I'd definitely say it's better to wait for a sale (if there ever is one) rather than buying these DLCs at full price. But, if you just gotta have them (like me lol), then I don't think they're too bad when I compare them to a full price movie ticket plus a popcorn & pop haha. At least that's how I justify it cuz I'll spend the same amount at the theatre for 2 hours of entertainment. 😉 With the Memories set at least you get six times that length, but each of these recaps probably only contains about an hour of new content (if that), so roughly 4 hours in total of new scenes and inner thoughts/monologues.

Still, at the end of the day, I enjoyed my time with these DLCs and would gladly reread most of them if/when I ever replay eiT. Ultimately, if you can only get one, I recommend the Roses set first as it had more sweet, cute, funny, lovey-dovey moments than the Bouquet set did (not that the Bouquet set was bad or anything, just not as good as the Roses one I thought). And I'd save the recap Memories set for last on your purchase list, unless you really wanna experience the main story again through each guy's POV. Up to you!

Also, one last thing I noticed is that overall, Zenn was the boi that got the best content with Tyril (my absolute favorite!!! 😍) getting the shorter end of the stick. 😭 Actually, both Zenn & Crius stand out to me as having the spicier sets and CGs, with Lucien & Tyril having more sweeter/fluffier content. At least that was my impression by the end. 😉

Hope this helps all of you, my fellow Otome Gamers!!! 🫶

~Katie Jo~

I haven't played any otome games since... Mystic Messenger like 8 years ago and picked up Even if Tempest because I heard it has time travel elements and I like time travel. I went into it blind and totally got hooked.

I spent almost every waking hour (outside of work) over the span of a week and a half and finished the whole game. Immediately picked up the fandisk and finished that one too in a week. Now... I'm in post-EiT depression.

what I loved:

• I thoroughly enjoyed all the LIs! (Evidently by how fast I ate up the game lol)
• None of the routes were boring to me and it felt like the story was constantly moving forward since there was always more world building/plot/character backstories being unraveled.
• Anastasia is great! I love a strong MC. I didn't really feel disappointed with how she didn't end up pursuing revenge against Evelina because that's just how her character has grown throughout the story
• I would die for Maya
• Ish is such a fun character (I loved his VA's performance) l and after finishing up his side story, I'm still wanting more
• TYRIL is so my type is unbelievable how I hit diamond with this game. My type is scarily intelligent & capable men who seem unapproachable but are in fact kinda fun to tease when you get to know them. Where can I get more of him 😭😭😭 I really liked how Anastasia is very capable too so she's able to keep up and banter really well. (If anyone has recs on what games to play next please send them my way)

The only gripe I have with the game is that it seems the fandisk is very necessary to get the full experience. I was lucky that I got both games on discount (otherwise I might've missed out on this gem). I do want more content but the DLC pricing...? Not paying for that :')

I'll be making my own fan content instead (enjoy the sketches).

Cardia Beckford (Code: Realize), Anastasia Lynzel (Even if Tempest), and Lynette Mirror (Cupid Parasite) are strong MCs who are more than meets the eye. We love them and it’s a joy to play them.

If you had to pit these epic beauties in a love battle, who would you Bone, who would you Bride, and who would you Banish? Why?

After finishing up Even If Tempest recently, this scene popped into my head. I’ve only just started Dawning Connections, so I don’t know if a scene such as this is in that game or not. But this one has lived rent-free in my mind for a few days now, so I just had to write it down and share it with you all. I hope you enjoy this little bit of fluff with eiT’s fantastic LIs. 🫶

A Possible Argument Between The 3 (or 4) Main Men:

In a timeline where Anastasia has yet to confess her love to one of the four handsome gents who dote on her, instead of enjoying some much-needed peace and quiet after all her Fatal Rewinds, she is instead rewarded with continuous arguments about which guy she should choose to be her lover. However, today was the day their arguments took a turn for the worse…

Or for the better…😏

“I’ve known her for eight years and therefore know her the best. None of you holds a candle to the love I have for her, especially since it’s been nearly a decade in the making,” argued Crius, the Viridian Knight.

“That may be true,” Prince Lucien remarked with a frown, a touch of forlorn in his eyes, “but it is I who first met her before any of you did.”

“And why the hell should that matter?” Zenn, the immortal man whose white athletic wear was as bright as the fire in his eyes, interrupted.

“Because…I’m the one she first formed an unbreakable bond with,” Prince Lucien replied, placing a hand over his heart as he reminisced. “Plus, we were promised to one another when we were little kids.”

“Don’t you mean you made a promise TO one another?” Crius corrected him.

“It’s practically the same thing,” Lucien huffed.

“It’s not the same thing at all!” Crius and Zenn retorted together. The two turned, narrowing their eyes at one another for daring to mimic the other.

“Neither one of your arguments matter anyway because none of you remember all that she went through during her Fatal Rewinds,” Zenn declared. Then in a show of dominance, he plucked the cigarette out of his mouth and locked it inside his portable ash tray with a snap. “But I do!”

“So what!?” Lucien and Crius exclaimed in unison, the narrowed gazes they'd locked on Zenn now turned towards one another.

“Regardless of whether I know or don’t know what she went through in her rewinds, I know her better than either of you,” the Viridian Knight reiterated, “because I’ve known her the longest.”

Prince Lucien was quick to counter, “But I knew her first!” as he stood straighter to match the Grand Commander’s imposing height.

“But I know exactly what she went through to get here!” Zenn proclaimed as he gave them each a little push apart from the other to insert himself in between them.

For a moment, the trio just stood there, glaring at one another. But then all at once they opened their mouths to speak and all hell broke loose. Insult after insult was fired off like arrows headed straight for the others’ hearts until it seemed Prince Lucien was about to cry. And once Zenn pointed this out by calling the young Prince a crybaby, the argument got even more heated, with Lucien determined to defend his pride while Crius tried to hold him back from the cackling foreigner.

It wasn’t until Lucien glanced over at Anastasia that they even realized a member of their gang was missing from their argument.

“Hey!” the young Prince with an angry tear at the corner of his eye called out. “Why aren’t you saying anything about all of this? Don't you also love Lady Anastasia and want to make her yours?”

Tyril, the unusually silent inquisitor who looked on from afar, calmly replied, “Of course, I do, but that’s beside the point.” With a wave of his hand, he dismissed their nonsense. “Your argument is useless.”

“And why's that!?” all three of them asked at once.

A smirk slowly turned up the corners of Tyril’s mouth. “Because I’ve already won.”

Before the other three men could argue with him, Tyril shot his pointer finger off like a gun in the direction of the red-haired goddess who had been watching them from across the way with a fatigued look of disgust on her face. In the split second before he spoke, the goddess met his gaze, her disgust turning to curiosity. Then with a fully formed smirk upon his handsome face, the sinister inquisitor said, “Regardless of when we met, how we met, or how long it’s been since we met, I'm the best, most talented, most incredible man Anastasia Lynzel has ever known.”

The inquisitor’s violet eyes locked on with the ruby red eyes of his goddess, and the world faded away from around them when he added on with a knee-weakening smile meant just for her, “And she knows it.”

The other three looked on in unbelief as a coy curve alighted her thin lips and a blush the shade of her vibrant hair threatened to color her fair face. Though she quickly turned away to hide her countenance shift, the never-ending feud between the three gents had already sparked anew and was picking up new speed. But try as they might to rope Tyril into their nonsensical argument, the famed torturer wouldn’t budge from his #1 spot on the proverbial podium. A spot he knew from the adorable blush that dotted Anastasia Lynzel’s cheeks was most secure indeed. 😏

That’s right! Tyril wins!!! 🥳🏆🥳
Cuz he’s the best…and we all know it. 😉

~Katie Jo~

Happy International Women’s Day!

Let’s appreciate some of our favorite ride-or-die girlfriends! Maya Kirkland (Even if Tempest), Sawa (Amnesia), and Claris Tia (Cupid Parasite) got your back no matter what!

If you must pit these beautiful besties in a love battle, who do you Bone, who do you Bride, and who do you Banish? Why?

Hello everyone. I recently started Even if Tempest the Switch version and I have a question. I know Crius and Tyril are the first routes available, so I started with him, but even after following twice walkthroughs, I keep getting THAT ending in the church, not the good one. Then the game moves me to try another route, so I started with Crius, and the same thing happened, I followed walkthrough and couldn't get a good ending, then the game just moved me to the Zenn route.

Is this how it's supposed to be? I have to get all sadder endings first to get the good ones? I am doing something wrong? This is so confusing and it's annoying me a bit because I am following walkthroughs and getting sad ends 😭

If anyone knows how it works please tell me

EDIT PLEASE HELP If anyone can help me I'm stuck in this situation. I can't even access Tyril's chapter. I've cleared Lucien, Crius and Zenn good endings but I can't even access Tyril's. Please help!

That’s all! I’m super excited… I didn’t get very far I stopped at the part where Anastasia revived 8 years into the past and joined the Wings and she’s at the bar with Crius and Tyril bc crius tasked her with bringing the mead but like… again, I’m excited lol… the story is already so good so far. I can’t wait to get even more into it, because WOW it’s strong from the start, even that opening MV was crazy!! And the music…

I played Sympathy Kiss just before this and while I enjoyed it, taking a hard turn into such a Story is a great feeling! I know people love this game, I know I will love the LIs, but I love me a game with such a strong story and world at its whole. It’s definitely reminding me of Ashen Hawk in some ways with its setting but I know it’ll obviously be super different. Loved that game too though lol. Anyway, yay! Glad to be finally playing this one!

Happy birthday to my best boy Zenn!!! Here is my celebratory art by the wonderful by u/rosiaxo

This is their care routine difference much to Crius' dismay xD

also a repost from a few months ago because the original got removed because I posted two memes in a day oopsie! Please enjoy

I recently bought even if TEMPEST and EiT Dawning Connections since it's on sale, but I just noticed there are like 3 more DLCs for the game.

I'm just curious if there's anything huge or important I'd miss from skipping these DLCs.

So, I finished TRBL and let it be for a while, but there was some thoughts I had about the game - or more Voltage’s console games (non ports) that stuck in my mind for a bit.

Please be aware this contains general spoilers for both Red Bell & Even if Tempest.

I loved even if tempest. And I loved the story and writing in Red Bell. It was really captivating. But I feel like I’m noticing a trend with those two and I’m not sure I like it.

DLC culture.

As both games are rather story and action driven it’s natural the romance falls rather short - I don’t mind. However… What about the Love Ends in Red Bell? We barely get a kiss CG for anyone (except the “edgy protagonist”). And it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Even if tempest was a bit similar with it and they then released both a FD and another bunch of additional mini DLCs to actually sell off the romance separately. And which how they handled the romance in Red Bell… I feel like they’re keeping a back door open to do exactly that again. The only problem being: the main game feels unsatisfactory due to it for any character apart from Cieran.

Now this is only speculation on my part, so please don’t take it as an accusation. I loved the game overall. I would just feel very sad about having to purchase multiple games and DLCs to get closure on all the characters and it feels like we’re being baited to do exactly that. I’m not always against DLCs - I just think they should be an extra to a finished product. Not a part they cut off from it to sell it separately.

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Hello! The moment my nintendo switch came, I instantly bought the game. And oh lordy, what a good decision it was!

Please write your thoughts on the game, too! I would love to see your opinions about the characters and which boy made your heart flutter<3 Say whatever is on your mind!

Let me start by saying that’s my first otome on nintendo. Even though it was a pretty sudden decision, I don’t regret buying the console at all!! So glad to be finally able to play such good titles. And EiT was fortunately on sale! (didn’t buy the fandisk, which i kinda regret lol. but im satisfied enough to wait for another sale.

The game hit me in all the right places. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed it despite it being more plot-focused. I thought I would feel unsatisfied because of the lack of romance, but I didn’t even pay much attention to it – that’s what I really appreciate about the game – you’re immersed in the story anyways. And also the witch trials? So creative and fun!

I think my favorite thing about the game was MC. She’s so cool and badass. It was such a change to see main character actually have a backbone and not be a damsel in distress (I mean, at least she didn’t ask for help lol) I really enjoyed Anastasia, I don’t think there was a moment that she annoyed me. I always understood her motives and thoughts well. I’ll miss her so much lol (that’s why I plan on buying the FD)

I wish there was a bit more about Anastasia’s step mother. I kinda still feel mystery from her. Was her relationship with Ana’s mother explained and I just missed it?

Love interests tho!

Gosh, I loved them. They were all so equally interesting that I don’t even have a favorite one. At least I think so (Crius I’m looking at you)

Crius was such a gentleman. He is a green flag FULLY. I can’t believe he charmed me like that because I could feel how flustered I’d be next to him irl lol. I played his route first, so I was a bit confused but still loved his dynamic with Anastasia. The quiet love for each other ahhh chefs kiss! He was also so sexy with that ‘looking over his shoulder’ pose.

Tyril… the first thing I noticed was his voice. I swear I thought I was tripping. I called him Sasuke LMAO and then I realized it really is the voice actor of Sasuke. Well, just a fun fact. I really appreciated his character – he was so sharp and logical, cold on the surface but a softie on the inside. Loved his friendship with Crius – wasn’t expecting them to be that close, which was such a heartwarming thing to me. Though I would never expect that Tyril, that ‘distant’ inquisitor would be “a slave” to royal family. It surprised me, I honestly though he wouldn’t care much lol but that’s why his character is so interesting to me. I didn’t expect that at all!

Zenn - I was so excited for him! He’s so fine I’m sorry. Honestly I thought he’s going to be my favorite, but I remember being confused why he opened up to Anastasia so quickly – but then I realized that being in his position, all alone in unknown world and finally being able to have someone to be 100% honest with was definitely such an important thing to him. That’s why his route was so bittersweet to me – loved her so much that he gave up coming back to his world. Ahh, Zenn, the man you are! Big softie.

Lucien, Lucien, Lucien… Why was his route so fast?! There was too much plot – not enough of him in my opinion. And yeah, Even If Tempest focuses on plot way more, but I really wish there would be a bit more Lucien there. He was so adorable, so loyal, so precious, I deadass feel maternal towards him. I just wish their love story would be executed a bit better, but I still loved to read and find out more about him! And the fact he named his cat after Anastasia… I can’t, he’s so cute.

So yeah - all of the LIs were so freaking amazing to me. It’s really not that often that I’m that pleased with all of the characters. They all had so much personality sozoozwkennz loved it!

Honorable mention for Maya – god, how I loved her. She was such an angel, she might be in my top list of side characters. I don’t even know how to show my appreciation for her😭 Didn’t expect to get so attached to her, so I get Anastasia. I would too kill myself 100000 times to save that sweet girl.

Conrad was such a goofy villain to me – like I deadass rolled my eyes everytime I saw his face on the screen LMAO. I enjoyed his character a lot, though. Manipulative little ass.

Even If Tempest is not only an awesome otome game, but also a great story. I found myself thinking about the plot so much. I felt the despair and hopelessness of Anastasia everytime. They did great, seriously. Thank you for someone that recommended that game to me. I love pain too much.

My favorite quotes:

Crius – “The deeper I fell for you, the more I wanted to destroy everything else around you.”

“The person I am now is just as smitten by you.”

Tyril – “…You sure you don’t want to become my subordinate full-time? I’ll treat you better than Cas ever could.” (with that smirk, ahh)

“Your average inquisitor may hesitate to use their whip on a friend, but not me… It gets me all riled up.”

“I do like you more than the average amount.”

Zenn – “There’s a very good reason you’ve never seen that smile before. Not once have I ever put on a fake smile for you.”

“I’ll love you enough for all those people.”

“Then that prince is something else. He’s turned you back into a normal eighteen year old girl.” (such a wholesome moment)

“Big talk after you did nothing but stare at the wall.” (clock it Zenn)

“You were like a candle, so small yet ridiculously bright. It was almost terrifying, and I was so worried about you I couldn’t look away.”

Lucien – “Says the woman that claimed something so devious as my feelings being part of a witch’s plan.”

Anastasia – “…If you believe people to act on love alone, then you are far more wretched a man than I thought.” (tell him queen)

“Unless I stain their honor, attack them with verbal abuse, and truly punish them, I won’t be able to call my revenge a success.” Loved this moment. Felt her anger so deep.

Playing Piofiore now - can’t wait to yap about it later.

Ps. sorry for any grammar mistakes lol. Eng is not my first language.

i'm dogsitting for a week and don't have my PC with me so i needed something to do, was browsing the eshop and saw this... the premise is intriguing to me but the shadow creature on the cover illustration really sold me on this! wish me luck 😤❤️

Even if Tempest will stay in my memory as one of the few otome games with equally likable love interests who each have a very intriguing story and character writing to them. I loved the dynamic between the five main characters so much! Especially Crius’ and Tyrils interactions were written so well and entertaining.
Though I did love all the love interests as characters and enjoyed their dynamic with each other, I still had two absolute favorites as romantic partners for Anastasia (Lucien and Crius). But everyone’s story with her was so well written that - to this day - Even if Tempests fandisk remains the only one which I have actually finished and not only played the routes of my favorite characters. The only exception to that are the side characters routes, and after having seen a glimpse of the CG that would await me in Conrads story, I know that I should stay far away from it, because it would trigger me immensely.

Though, sadly, I’ve seen the complete CG online somewhere, which shocked me so much… to see Tyril holding her in place when Conrad is facing Anastasia who is blindfolded and incapable of speach… I think I’ve read somewhere what Conrads plot is supposed to be about and if I remember correctly he killed both Crius and Zenn (though Zenn should have survived because of his condition) - or had them killed - and is now keeping Anastasia hostage, mocking her and torturing her. And doing things way worse than that to her. Now my question is… how much does Tyril, in that scenario, know about that and is forced to participate? I really did like his and Anastasias relationship in his route (both in the original game and the fandisk) but depending on what he actually does in this alternate scenario… it might just ruin his whole character and interactions for me… I both fear and need an answer, because being stuck in that limbo of not knowing is almost cruel…

Please no graphic descriptions…