Because, to be honest, it changed the way I see life...
I feel you. That's me with Bendy and the Ink Machine! I was there when it came out 8 years ago, and I'll be there when it ends. 8 years... wow. Sometimes I wish I could stop time, y'know?
Anyway. So, I know that this is a more complex game than Eternum. Unlike in Eternum, in order to unlock everything in My Bully is My Lover, you have to play different routes. That has been established, and I am 100% fine with that! I look forward to it! That said, there are some questions I have:
1. Am I correct in assuming that I will unlock the rest of the content (scenes and special images) if I do the other 8 solo routes, and then the harem route? Or am I gonna have to do really obscure routes like... I dunno, say like... Moon and... Aine only, or something? Or like Sky and... say, Gwen? Am I good by just doing the 9 solo routes and then the harem route, or am I gonna have to try different combinations of random characters to get what I'm looking for? I'm gonna be honest, as much as I love complexity and detail, I really hope NiiChan didn't set it up so that I'm gonna have to do this obscure stuff in order to 100% the game. That doesn't sound fun.
2. Although I'll still do it regardless, is there anything I'd get by doing a routeless playthrough?
3. What the canon route? Because depending on which route is the canon one, that's the one that I'll play last, so I have the freshest memory of the proper story. I imagine it's the harem route, because that's how most AVNs are, because nobody likes to be restricted to just one girl, lol. But, I just want to make sure, especially because Emma's route seems to be different than the others, probably because she's more special to Kei. I want to know what you say, though.
That's all the questions I have for now. I hope you can answer them, because, although I will absolutely journey through most of this game myself, because, as I said before, part of the journey is the discovery, some pointers wouldn't hurt, you know?
Id be very interested in your list. Even though its hard, i try to stick to completed VNs. Nothing bugs me more than a VN that REALLY draws me in and the creator ups and abandons it *cough evermore cough. I first noticed MBML in 2022 and I will admit more than once I was worried this one would be abandoned. And every time, just when I accepted that, Niichan threw me another update!
I know you were talking to JaredX, but I have a game I can recommend that I know for a fact is being actively worked on, because the developer interacts with his comments just about every day! Between Humanity by DebatingPanda! It's quite early in development, as it's only at chapter 3 so far, but it's a really good 3 chapters! In my opinion, the story is a blend of Eternum and MBiML, and it works well! Michael Collins, the protagonist, is a fun character, and a respectable guy! I think you'd enjoy it!