Hello.

It has nothing to do with internet connection. When an app is shut down, it’s gone forever. If it’s removed from the store, it can still be played but not re-downloaded. 

All the SWD games will be shut down, except those 6 games I mentioned. Those 6 will however be shut down on iOS and you can transfer them to Dear Otome. These 6 apps will be fine for Android and Facebook, no need to worry. Only iOS who needs to transfer their accounts (or start all over again if they want to).

So sadly, any purchased stories from the paid apps will be gone forever. We can hope they add them to Story Jar one day. 

Remember the dates: end of Feb is gone from the app store but can be played. End of March is shutting down and can’t be played.

Demon’s Bond (Toki no Kizuna) Yukimura Kazuya & Amagiri Kazutake

While there are flaws with how this Otomate prequel to Hakuouki (260 years earlier, Sengoku period, Battle of Sekigahara) fits into the original Hakuouki-verse, I did enjoy a number of aspects of the game.

I liked the fact that Kazuya (who is, admittedly, my Saitou-equivalent) is carrying and double-wields Shotsuren and Daitsuren (i.e., Chizuru’s kodachi and Kaoru’s katana, which are a matched set).

For those who have played Kyoto Winds, that’s Sen’s Yase home behind Kazutake in the last image.  As has been mentioned before, Otomate seems to have tried to draw a much closer connection between TnK and Hakuouki with Kyoto Winds (how successfully depends on perspective and willingness to overlook some definite changes, arguably not all for the better).  In any event, images for the exterior and interior of the home of the Princess of Yase were obviously deliberately kept the same.

Have you ever wanted to see Saitou dual-wielding swords?

Okay, could just be me. But in this case his alter ego (because let’s be honest here) is using Shotsuren and Daitsuren, the Yukimura blades AND reputedly Suzuka Gozen’s own swords. 😍

I will say this: I picked the right route.

Big surprise, my favourite characters are a Yukimura who is suspiciously like Saitou and an Amagiri who reminds me of both Amagiri and Harada. 😊 I don’t mind being predictable - we all are which is why these games do well.

Shin gets awesome lines though. I just can’t imagine him with anyone other than himself… 😂

On the whole, I’m having fun, which is cool, and I’m enjoying the history (Japanese and Oni). And most of it doesn’t align too badly with previous headcanons or the framework of Teachings of Demons, so yay!

This game isn’t Hakuouki, and I *really* miss the voice acting, but it’s not bad either: I categorize it on the high side for a mobile adaptation of a spinoff.

Final note: as @kurokiorya has pointed out, the art is done by the same artist who did Code Realize. 👍 Sorry @shell-senji… I know that makes it worse!