#ahhhh....god..wow

first off: this game was 1 of my most awaited games this year. when i finished piofiore 2 years ago i love the game to bits. its so dramatic and angsty and surprisingly has some funny moments that cools down the tragedic content that kept spiralling one after another. so when i found out it got localized i was THRILLED! years went by and i played other otome games to pass the time and when i finally got the chance to get and play the sequel lemme just say. it exceeded every expectation i have and remindes me just how much i love the series.

this is literally the game so far that i didnt speedrun a route. i love ALL the love interests. even my least fav LI has an amazing route tht left me reading for more until the end. all the characters are fleshed out and their developments were leagues leagues LEAGUES better than i hoped (esp yang coz i never expected him to mellow down yet still be in character). i love liliana so much. she may be the soft timid MC but she has a strong fire in her and the strength that neither the LIs have. shes so lovable and kind and i will protect her with my life.

all the villains truly live up to their names: villains. i love yuan the most from voice to character but he still scares me but i love him. i can fix him. sebastian. scares THE HELL out of me. criminal minds level that psycho. raul and teo really did well on making me hate them lmao same for stinky eugene

as for the routes of my preference?

1. yangs route. i do feel sad coz everyone else died but i love the lao shu fam and seeing yang change for the better for lili feels SO satisfying. he wants to be better for lili. he doesnt even realize hes being better for lili. he shows his love for lili with his actions. his confession is stl so damn romantic. liliaba also is so strongwilled which makes yang love her more and more. his tragic end is the only tragic end in this game that made me CRY. no matter good or bad end yang truly loves liliana. will redo yangs route like how i did his route in the 1st game

2. alternativa finale route. like how i love the finale route in the first game i love the finale route in this sequel. i just love found family tropes in situations that seem clearly impossible (a nun 4 mafia bosses and an assassin) i love how everyone loves lili and since lili loves them all they arent mauling each other lmao. the scene where all saved lili is my fav. the scene where lili bravely confront sebastian is my fav. yang is so fcking hilarious in that route n to see him fight together w the others so VERY satisfying

3. henris route. im so happy he got a full route and wow. the criminal minds style storyline really caught me off guard. but i love it! its still founs family but henris alive and happy and im happy :') also henris tragic end hurts me but damn those cgs 👀

4. yangs alt route. its like the tip of an iceberg to theie dynamic hehe also i just want the other mafia bosses and orlok lose their shit once they found out lili likes yang

5. dantes alt route = gilberts alt route = nicolas alt route = orloks alt route. theyre all happy n alive n thats important to me.

6. dantess route = orloks route = gilberts route = nicolas route. all routes are so interesting and fun to read!!