doing cursebreaker things (hiatus)

first,

i'm getting reeeeally annoyed that JC treats its audience as if it's stupid. not only with sidequests like this one, but in the main story too.

"i'm talking with this character about what love means to them! so that i can win the valentine's day event and get a ride with my special someone!" everytime you finish a task mc repeats these words. EVERY single time and it's becomes annoying.

i'm sure the audience can remember what the main task is and the prize we're getting. what are they doing this anyway?

second,

the amount of 8-hour tasks. that must be completed with all 5 starts.

why. why so many.

let me guess, so that players pay real money on your game so that they can finish it more quickly instead of waiting 3 or 4 hours for the energy like i do?

(unless you're using cheats, if only i could do it but for some reason it never works xd)

please JC PLEASE. your previous quests weren't as long as this one! they were fun and entertaining, they didn't take you that much time to finish

why suddenly there's this amount of long tasks to do?

third,

everyone, literally everyone drools for MC

at first i thought it was funny, like the romantic event in 2020: it seemed like everyone were enchanted by some love potion and suddenly they were all in love with MC

but then this thing repeats again and again and again and-

No. Please JC stop with it.

Not everyone will like MC that way, maybe they just see them as friends! But everyone being in love with our characters is illogical and dumb, comically dumb.

there are certain characters that actually fancy MC in the main story, like Penny and Barnaby for example. but not everyone will be like them.

like... think about it. 8 characters being in love with the same person! what is this an otome game!? even an otome game takes its time to develop a relationship between you and ur loved one, just saying...

there's something else,

what if you spent all your romantic task with only one character? for example me, i will always choose Talbott. My MC has a history with him, so then why would other characters ask me to take them with me to a ride I haven't even won?

why won't you ask them about their opinion, they tell you about it, and done? if you never interacted with them in a romantic way, they wouldn't get all lovey dovey with you, only the person you've been dating.

and something else that annoys me is that every character is different in their own way, because they're all different people. They have diferent likes and dislikes.

maybe they don't romantically like you, they might just be cool with you, as friends.

so how about this? a sidequest where you and your loved one start getting to know eachother? maybe they doesn't see you that way and you have to work on it in order for them to like you back.

but that would require actual effort and time in your work, right JC?

something easier is "everyone loves MC", problem solved! enjoy this cheap sidequest we made for you

and then we have,

the final scene.

it's something important that we must have a cute scene with our character and their loved one holding hands, kissing or hugging. that's why we're playing the sidequest after all

the animation is cute, sometimes it's a bit chessy for my taste but i can enjoy it nonetheless.

so why do i have a problem with it? because of everything else that ruins the whole experience.

the dialogue is lazy, the game becomes tedious to play, boring to watch, you're not having fun anymore, you're just finishing a task.

and honestly? the whole sidequest just screams "we're lazy writers and we don't care about the product we're making"

it's... it really makes me angry.

now, how do we end this?

JC gets lazier and lazier everyday. they care about romantic sidequests more than the actual plot. and that's insulting.

some say that dating has ruined hogwarts mystery, and i have to agree because of this: it's nice that a company introduces dating to their game, but they have to remember that the actual plot is their priority.

Does JC have the ability to make actually good dating sidequests? Yes.

The Celestial Ball is the crown of sidequests of how naturally fits in the story of the game and the world of Harry Potter, a time to hand out with the characters, see them in cool outfits, and invite our favorite character in a romantic and non-romantic way.

The First Date is also really good, showing how awkward a first date can be. The dialogue is excelent, and we get two really good scenes with the person we wanna date. The Library scene? *chef kiss*

JC can give us good content, but they just... won't.

so yeah.

i'm mad, i'm disappointed in this game... it can be really good but the creators don't put actual work in it. at least they won't do it anymore.

i'm so sick of these dating sodequests. as someone who likes romance, i feel like things could have been done properly

why am i enduring the game? well i've been playing the game for 3 years. at least I wanna see how it ends. like its gonna be a dissappintment for sure, but i must see it with my own eyes xd

so what's my advice?

Don't play Hogwarts Mystery.

Just don't, the characters might look cool, the story might look great... but don't be fooled, it's all a lie 😭

so yeah that's all