if it ain't brooke..... fix it (sorry) ๐ฎ cozy games & romance VN reviewer
@theSMLPodcast
โ๏ธ๐ host of
@theOtomeCage
๐ฐ๐ฃ opinions are NOT my employer's, baby!!
why can't life be like an otome game where you wake up one morning and on your way to work bump into 5 different guys who will end up being the only romantic options you'll ever have
holy shit. I thought taking a break from animal crossing was bad
highly recommend, or heavily advise against, ghosting the men from Love and Deepspace for a month, depending on how this makes you feel
๐งต 1/3 Rafayel
otome games will have you doing shit like eating fried chicken & cake with a guy, laughing. you're both wearing santa hats. then the goofy music stops & your character says "enough. we're here to talk about how your self-assigned sacred duty to die for me makes me uncomfortable"
ppl be like "omg you put 130 hours into [random otome game]????" and i'm like na most of those are me staring at the screen contemplating my personal failures, that's like a 60 hour game
if you're in my life don't be texting me about how cool it is Sarah Brightman sings the Love and Deepspace song because I will not stop talking to you for 8 days
also this is all I've listened to all weekend and all I will ever listen to again
in upcoming English localization of Switch otome
#TengokuStruggle
, your father is the king of Hell, and he not only wants YOU to call him Daddy, he also wants the prisoners he treats as pets & assigned to you to call him that.
They actually think this is less weird than you do
back in MY day, we didn't HAVE "backlogs"... we had "english otome games, dot NET," saved as our "home page." and we checked it EVERY. single. day. and we CERTAINLY didn't COMPLAIN that we had SO many games we might never even fin-" ok grandma let's get you to bed
sucks to be playing Virche Evermore knowing 9/10 of the men in this game have more intricately braided, perfectly teased hair, romantic, flowing clothing, poise and grace, and are in a far more beautiful venue for their everyday looks, than I could ever be at my own wedding
Is Jack Jeanne my favorite otome game? Hard to say. What I will say: this is the COOLEST ever, GORGEOUS, SO many different sprites & outfits wtF, 3D models of LIs & you singing & DANCING, TWO diff rhythm games, LIs & you play male + female roles on stage, I cried, and and and ๐งต
hello, i would like to enter the
#CupidParasiteSweetheartNA
contest, with an ube Allan Melville cake so unhinged, we matched each other's freaks ๐๐
special thanks to
@otomeruinedlife
for hanging out while i spent days making cake, making Allan Eyes cookies, candy feathers, etc
As you know, I received a digital copy of
#9RIP
to play for review, and am under a strict embargo to not discuss my impressions of this game until the embargo lifts and I give my review.
Unrelated: I have just purchased myself a Limited Edition physical copy of
#9RIP
. No reason.
๐จJACK JEANNE
#GIVEAWAY
๐จ
๐คฏ Thanks to you all sharing my hype for upcoming otome game
#JackJeanne
this week, we're giving away:
1 NA Code AND
1 BRONZE LIMITED EDITION*
โผ๏ธLimited to ONLY North Americaโผ๏ธ To enter:
โกBe in NA
โกRT this & follow:
@aksysgames
,
@theSMLpodcast
& me
WTF WE WON
#CupidParasiteSweetheartNA
????? ๐คฏ๐คฏ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐พ๐ถ๐ซโจ๏ธ๐คฏ๐ญ๐ญ๐คง
who's 'we'?? us & our honey ๐ญ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ค
video of cutting into the cake - in entry post below if you're curious re: concept
i'm... so happy this idea even worked, let alone this
You can love a character and still admit when they're wrong. I love Henri but I acknowledge his flaws (he has none) and can hold him accountable for his wrongdoings (he has never done anything wrong in his life) and call him out on his actions (which are always right)
*i forgot to ss these messages like the others bc i immediately talked to him, first, a lot & they're gone now (๐ข whyyyyy, so unfair)
so please enjoy my spirited collage ๐
ember & brooke: (going on about how refreshing Xavier and Rafayel are from Love and Deepspace, especially compared to our usual types! could this be personal growth??)
what is heard by ember & brooke's mutuals:
WHAT IS EVEN EVERYONE'S PROBLEM WITH MฬถEฬถ HIM????
seriously i've been waiting to ask but have been holding off until Ember plays so we can discuss openly here. what do y'all hate about him???
OMG JACK JEANNE IS HERE!!!! ๐ฅน๐ฉต omg omg this is maybe the nicest otome LE I own right now. wow
Jealous of my Bronze edition LE of
#JackJeanne
?! Don't be - because there are still FOUR days to enter my
#giveaway
with
@aksysgames
to win one of your very own - or a digital code!
๐จJACK JEANNE
#GIVEAWAY
๐จ
๐คฏ Thanks to you all sharing my hype for upcoming otome game
#JackJeanne
this week, we're giving away:
1 NA Code AND
1 BRONZE LIMITED EDITION*
โผ๏ธLimited to ONLY North Americaโผ๏ธ To enter:
โกBe in NA
โกRT this & follow:
@aksysgames
,
@theSMLpodcast
& me
Holy carp. What a week.
Cupid Parasite was my first review game. I went on SML for a one-off & they kept me? Maybe bc I LOVED that game, & exploded.
I... can't believe I get to review its upcoming FD, Sweet and Spicy Darling, 2.5+ years & 130+ reviewed games later
Crying again
guys it went really well
there was an insane line outside & we filled ALL the seats. wtf?
i had so much fun i went home & relief-puked a bunch (sober) but I'm done now :)
thank you so, so much to everyone who came to
#Otome102
, especially donors
@Magical_Mews
@Coyote4life
๐๐
๐งช๐ฌAX 2024 Otome Panel Research Time
Please vote,
#otometwt
!
What's your age range?
I'll go first, with my whole ass age: I'm 36. I didn't find otome games until I was 27 (so, in a way, I am 9 years old).
Ran into
@mcdonaldsgoth
and
@otomeruinedlife
into the elevator and it turns out we're neighbors! I did not expect to meet otome fans today but what a pleasant surprise ๐
They'll also be handing out Salvus bookmarks at their otome 102 panel so please do go check it out!!
I JUST GOT A RAISE I DIDN'T ASK FOR jksjfdksโโคโกยก*#&
crying
several years ago I was a highway diner waitress. I transitioned from service industry w/a resume of only cleaning houses & restaurant work 3 yrs ago, after 9 months of unemployment. now I work in my dream industry
guess what, it's otome wedding season!! ๐ & i spent too long last night making this template thing in Paint bc i'm a very special girl, let's get this bread ๐๐๐๐ธโจ๏ธ
#otometwt
#otomeweddingseason
OMFG... it's your brookeday!๐ฐ๐คฏ
happy brookeday!!!
u did it ๐ฅน๐ช ๐
at this time, you can only support me & high five me by following me or
@theOtomeCage
but? for YOUR "b"-day? (that's today)
treat yourself ๐
...to
#ParticlesofReality
* or
#TaiAli
& talk to me about them ๐ญ๐
woke up to a review code for TENGOKU STRUGGLE -STRAYSIDE- ๐คฏ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅน๐คง๐
yessss! things have been dark lately, dealing with some scary shit, but today WILL be good. look what the stray cats drug in. A NICE DAY!!!!! ๐โโฌ๏ธ๐๐๐คโจ๏ธ
The case of Allan v Akaza (2024), which still taught in schools today, is perhaps the most notorious example of how smear campaigns can be highly effective in diverting attention from substantitive issues in a political race. Using emotionally charged language, misinformation,๐งต
ok can we set something straight about my taste in otome games/LIs? i don't LIKE being in a cage. i TEND to like characters who PUT me in a cage, & then feel BAD about it & APOLOGIZE for not letting me out of the cage (which is often for my own good). i like them DESPITE the cage
Ikemen Villains will be like "You're the only person I've ever loved. I will be with you until you die. I will not say goodbye even when I hold your corpse in my arms, because that will not be the end of me loving you" and then you check Bond and you see this shit:
there comes a time in a woman's life when she must slightly push aside the framed pictures of toxic anime men from otome games, to make room for a framed photo of her biological son
Hiroto-san, please!!! i promise i won't give a panel on the same day as you again!!!!! ๐ญ
jk this is Elbert from Ikemen Villains โบ๏ธโ๏ธ๐
(but wouldn't it be cool if the creators of
#Otome101
and
#Otome102
had met...)
this is the life, man. remember when god invented the switch so women could play non-phone dating games & make caramels and pear pies at the same time? so cool of him
8 years ago, I started playing otome games and it changed my life. Amnesia was my first big game. 1 year ago, I started reviewing games for
@theSMLpodcast
. Since then, I've made my first friends who play otome. I... can't believe I get to review these for Switch. I... i'm.. cry..
RABBIT IS ALIVE. SURGEON SAID HE'S DOING AMAZING
He had liver torsion and internal bleeding. I'd like to thank god, the devil, my partner, y'all, vets, extra thank you to hot vet
Time to reorder the cupcakes I got last year when I'd just got him fixed and was being dramatic:
it was wonderful to get to see your otome panel redo yesterday,
@hiroto_cos
! i really loved your content! thank you for doing this
but, i hope you know you have a little competition for next year...
please tell Victor to get my crown ready~
like this tweet if i'm allowed to like your tweets when i have no idea wtf you're talking about, but i still either want to support you or liked your phrasing
I'm so overwhelmed I got
#VircheEvermore
for review, it took me 40 minutes to post this because I feel unworthy
I'm freaking out. NON-otome players close to me know this is 100% the game I've been most looking forward to, even just playing this year
My heart is beating so fast
IT'S REAL ๐ฃ
Get in, losers, we're talking otome as usual... but this time, it's IN PERSON? IN COSTUME?!
We applied months ago and just got in. Thank you for wanting to do this with me, Hannah - and for taking me under your panel wing!! I'm crying.
๐ฐ๐ฅSEE YOU AT AX 2024๐ฅ๐ฐ
Omg I can finally announce this! Join
@mcdonaldsgoth
and I at
@AnimeExpo
for Who Will You Choose? Otome 101 Panel!
When: Thursday, July 4th
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center in Panel Room 411
Time: 8:30pm to 9:50pm
#AnimeExpo2024
#AX2024
Show me a display of otome merch you own, that a very young adult or teenager wouldn't *likely* have - because it's expensive/weird/sexy/all of the above!
Don't show me if you don't want me to use your image for a section in the Otome 102 AX2024 panel, bc that's why I'm asking!
not only am I not fired but I got a surprise raise (sobbing)
I've been shaking since before the meeting this morning and I'm still shaking. time for the fancy matcha with the frozen coconut cream ice cubes ๐ฅ๐ต
i have a performance review at my job tomorrow morning and ngl we could really use a W right now
or just not an L, brrrrrrrrt I need it to be 22 hours from now ASAP so we can get this over with (I think I've done well but my brain is also being horrible lately brrrrt so anxious)
It's my 1 year anniversary at work!!!! I'm literally crying today haha. Thanks to everyone in my life who stuck with me last year through a difficult time.
Hajimemashite, fair maiden of Death. I am the Watchman of Death... Ankou. I have come to propose a contract with a beautiful princess grieving over a recent tragedy.
this annoying guy in an otome game wouldn't stop talking to me so my bf showed up & fake poisoned him and wouldn't give him the 'antidote' until he signed an agreement (prepared in advance??) to never approach me again. so ya if you wanna know what women want it's shit like this
Brisket has to get emergency surgery, now. Please keep us in our thoughts. If you know us, you know that he's amazing, little over a year old, and supposed to have 10-13 more years with us. He is everything to me. I love him more than me, my partner, god, the devil, okazaki, etc
happy
#JackJeanne
release day!!!!! have some gorgeous fan art of my husband Neji by
@yutnpohokahoka
to celebrate! you deserve it.
today is also the final day to enter this giveaway for the game! will announce our two winners tomorrow ๐
๐จJACK JEANNE
#GIVEAWAY
๐จ
๐คฏ Thanks to you all sharing my hype for upcoming otome game
#JackJeanne
this week, we're giving away:
1 NA Code AND
1 BRONZE LIMITED EDITION*
โผ๏ธLimited to ONLY North Americaโผ๏ธ To enter:
โกBe in NA
โกRT this & follow:
@aksysgames
,
@theSMLpodcast
& me
i should be guaranteed a glasses LI route in every otome. it is RIDICULOUS we get a tsundere every time, we get some young dude calling us nee-san, & we even get a guy who doesn't seem like he'd love desserts but REALLY does, every single game. wtf? i can't have 1 megane? really.
Dang, looks like you met all my eccentric friends first! Hi, I'm the normal brunette/boss. Sorry about them. They're secretly nice, trust me. Anyway, we're not the bad guys, it's the system! Oh, and sorry about [weird reason you suddenly live with us].
-guy from otome game cover
me starting an otome route i've been dreading:
i do not like this character. i wish i didn't need to play this to unlock the guy i want. this guy is really, really not my thing
LI after route begins: (takes a bite of food i cooked & starts weeping)
me: ๐ฅบ is this... true love?
haven't gone this short in 10+ years, but had just enough for one last round of locks of love so, pulled the trig
i prefer it anime long but, guess what else is super anime: fighting your way back up to the top (in hair's case it's the bottom but, you know what i mean)