Love: Spice!

I only have one thing to say: I'M SHOCKED! (and I loved this game, I can't even choose a fav boy, love them all <3)

i love how the plot and features make it look like a normal otome game while it is far from that! 

::SPOILERS AHEAD::

i was looking for an otome game, but i didn't have anything in mind, so i just went to my old collection and started read all the vns' plot i had added. obviously, i started downloading them one by one and found this. i read this page from start to end and didn't really find anything intriguing, except the character designs (i literally started simping for all of theme as soon as i saw and read about them). i finally reached the walkthrough column and learned that i am supposed to play this blindly. (this kind of piqued my interest) and saw a warning that the comment section is filled with spoilers. on this, i launched it (i paused fujiwara bittersweet and tokimeki memorial girl's side to play this) and GOD it was worth it!

i played this in the order: adrien<callum<chase (idk why i chose chase last T_T) and remember: i played this game blindly: without an spoilers.

but before all that, i decided to stay home (man what does a tired working woman even do on holidays!?) and the game just ended like THAT with me getting a bad end for sleeping!?

after that, i went with adrien's route (i was kind of interested in him and thought that he was a playboy) and i found him kinda cute that he was blushing and all and asked for my number (no, i did not find his smile creepy at all) maybe because of the impression i made of him in my eyes and i'm glad i did that (i didn't want to spoil myself in any way by predicting the twist) naturally, i was aware that there was a plot twist ahead but didn't know what exactly it was (it was almost impossible to predict because i really liked the heroine: especially her personality.

but THEN, just THEN i realized that adrien was my stalker! because i've seen twists like these in mangas, animes, etc and i'm gonna admit that it was kind of predictable, but did not ruin my expectations. i got a hint of this when he literally came to my office to pick me us at that time and was acting kind of obsessive towards me. but i did not expect him to be that messed up (but i'm really into yans soooo yeah, valid) except the fact that he broke up with me for his band. i was like 'girl, yanderes don't do this' (guess i was too normal for him in the neutral end) though i really liked his bandmates. they were so cool and chill like ('wish i could date one of them' -- is the thought i had because i was too innocent for this world. and in the good end (god the heroine opened the door of something inside me that should have been closed off forever)

overall, i really liked adrien's route (honestly all of them) and the CGs were a piece of artwork (especially in the fireflies scene) and hope you will make another game as you said in the bonus.

~NOPE, THE REVIEW DOESN'T END HERE~

my reviews are generally really long but there's no one i can talk to openly about this T_T (they'd just say: girl it ain't real that's why i don't talk about my interests to anyone irl)

now, back to the topic.

i did not expect all the good endings to be the same but that's the point! the heroine is supposed to be a spice in the spice world and *literally* spice up her bland life (and yes, the c*nnibal*sm idea was brilliant)!

i really liked callum (he was such a sweet dilf like kyaaaaaa)especially in the scene when he lends his jacket to the heroine (hail the CGs) and those CGs have the ability to deceive even the knowledgable. 

i really felt bad for him after learning of his backstory and could not believe that the heroine was so heartless that she would kill and eat him (but spices>>>>>>>sweet, lovely and hot guys, you know?) and as expected, she did exactly that! (phil T_T)

overall, i also liked his route and LOVED julia (i love crybaby teenage girls) and yeah, i'm straight.

and last, but not the least: MY SWEETHEART CHASE!

though his was the shortest of the routes but i loved him the most! (i love tsunderes too!) and DAMN he was so sweet i couldn't stop thinking about him, but y'know? the neutral routes? literally no one is talking about them in the comments, like why do the hotties just disappear from my life when all i do is accept their proposals (like why??????)

and i loved the overly-dramatic CG (when he protected her from the ball) and felt like i was reading a shoujo manga and he was not as route and tsundere as i thought! he kind of talked to me about this family issues and all and i fell for him all over again after seeing his moe sprite and wanted more of him... but it is what it is.

i also did not expect his route to end like everyone else's (i don't know why i was opposed to the other good endings when this game is supposed to be a freaking thriller) but somewhere in my heart, i still feel like chase and callum did not deserve this (yes, adrien did. i have a love-hate relationship with him for abandoning me like that, though his puns had me wheezing) but all three of them technically abandoned me but i don't know why i only hate adrien for the act. honestly, i was kind of disappointed in chase because he was the only one so fit and strong and i thought that he would free himself and change her, (but i read in the bonus that 'we don't need an "i will change you" man') though it would not be suitable for a tsundere man and my opinion would be the same anyway, so this game is okay as it is.

i also really liked his route and LOVED his confession at sunrise (obviously, the CGs were awesome and i have screenshots of almost all of them) and because he's a tsundere. so yeah, good work for the writing though i don't know what crazy person is reading to this far  but if someone is, please accept my sincere thanks.

i really liked the interface after completing all the endings as it showed the true colours of this otome game and of course, the special ending. honestly, it did not occur to me that the guy was phil until i read the comments but the 'my dad doesn't like fish' somehow  sounded familiar. the special ending was solid.

 i will always support you three (though i'm basically saying that i have free time in my hands and i'll play your games whenever) and would play the sequel game if you ever release it!

(though i'm rambling about by myself and i'm pretty sure no one's actually reading)

but still thank you for making this game free and the art, CGs, storyline (the plot is pretty unique) and plot twists (again, the c*nnibal*sm idea was great)!

i'm really sorry to say this, but the heroine kind of reminds me of narumi from wotakoi, like an office woman and trust me, even though narumi was so cheerful, i still felt kinda creepy lookiing into her empty eyes and chase kinda reminds me of kabakura-senpai from the same anime and i imagine if callum was a milf insted of a dilf, he would look like hana-chan from the same anime. (i'm truly sorry) 

this is kind of an awkward way to end this, but bye... and... um... have a nice day... i guess? (i don't know how to end this because i already said the words to end a review beforehand T_T) um.. okay... REALLY BYE!

this was so good!! loved the art and how different all they guys are (would also have loved a milf but still so slay, we love dilfs too) but omg i dropped my jaw to the floor after i finished my first good end, sat there for a whole minute just staring lolz but kept playing and loved it all !! and the special ending too omgg it was the perfect ending <33

CHASE DIDNT DESERVE THAT 

this game so good, the character and story too. I believe you will get 1k downloads and more u know! I really like this, especially Adrian. He is so cute! Ahhh!! and the plot twist of mc make me shocked tho- it's very interesting

THIS WAS SO GOOD OMG i loved the twist i downloaded this a few days ago and only played it today so i got to experience the shock again bc id forgotten what type of game it was ahhh and the art and the writing hehe beautiful game <3

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry to my family and neighbors (for context the special end left me screaming. I'm so sorry Phil.) I'm DEFINITELY a completionist type person so I went through all the good endings starting with Callum to get that special ending and... MY. GOD. 

My heart can't take it. T^T I did Adrian's route after Callum's and it was funny how I'd go from heart pounding affection for cute guys, to pure agony when thinking about their fate, to "OH HELL YEAH, I DON'T CONDONE HIS ACTIONS BUT THEY'RE KINDA PERFECT FOR EACHOTHER!"

Anyway! My heart has been stomped on repeatedly, so I'm gonna go ahead and uhhh... do the neutral endings.

Edit: I'm done! That was fun! I'll probably revisit every now and then for the cute guys lol

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This was an absolute delight of a game to play through !! I got all the endings (except for Chase and Callum's "good" endings) by myself without any help and GAH !!! That was so much fun !!! The character writing and the twist were all magnificent !!! Chase was the only one I felt absolutely gutted with his ending with. I did his neutral route after the obligatory "What if I stay home?" ending and OHVFYJ#HEVF HE'S MY ABBY I LOVE HIM OMFG--Chase is a sweetheart, if a little hot-headed and he's so sweet and he's living with his aunt and uncle because of familial issues and he's so SWEET !! Bro he plays sports and he likes watching the sun rise !! His confession was so sweet and GODS the BETRAYAL was so REAL with him in the "good" ending. GODS I FELT SO BAD !! His was the one to actually gut me, and his "good" ending was the one I got second !! 
I also can't help but wonder for Aunt Cindy and Uncle (forgot his name) after Chase goes missing like... Gods, imagine? The nephew they took in suddenly disappearing off the radar ? Devastating blow, I--HE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO TRY THE FOOD PROPERLY !!! Callum only does it once he's pretty much dead if you decide 'yes' and Adrian only drank the tea... Chase was the only one who ate Riolle's (which is what I named her/me) food and she--No, I'm still not over his death, he's my boi !! My precious charismatic if foul-mouthed !! He's got a charm to him! I didn't even realise he was one of the shorter stories lol, I love him so much.

I actually got Adrian's neutral and "good" (though, tbf, his good doesn't need quotations cuz man was living his best life to die by MC's hand like--Mans was so chill with it, it was kinda funny? Good for him, y'know.) The POV switch when I unlocked his good ending scared the crap out of me. I had to take a couple clicks to realise OMG IS THIS A POV SWITCH ??? And then he's like "And then she came in." and casually drops he stalks her. (I pieced it together easily with the TW and his demeanour throughout the dates) Honestly, slay for him to be into it. But like, damn dude, what a taste to have. . . RIP his band though lol, they're down a guitarist. I actually really liked the bandmates !! They seemed really chill and I just <3 them
You know what made me swoon for Adrian initially? THE CUP PUNS !!! I love puns so much and they took me OUT--I was cooing so loud at that, like, OMG??? It's so sillys and pos !! And then the red flags popped up and I lost interest but I can't deny he was very fun to play through <3 And as I said !! He was the only one I didn't need assistance to find the right options for :D !!!

Now... Callum... he didn't peak my interest as much as Chase, but that's because I'm just not into older men/DILF's LMAO. Which is fair, I'd say. I think he's a sweetheart and his wife, Hannah, sounded like a sweetheart. Bless her heart and may she rest in pieces--SORRY, peace :>
Phil is also an utter sweetheart, and I adore their little family. Callum is such a kind soul, even after Hannah's death. It broke my heart a little to read how people treated him in his single dad status, but gah, it's so real. Callum deserved better than Riolle, and Phil didn't deserve to lose his dad like that.
Also, yeah, not Riolle's smartest move to kill Callum like that. It's very easy to narrow down a suspect if Callum dropped Phil off at Phil's grandparents to meet with her before suddenly going :sparkles:MISSING:sparkles: like. Callum is NOT the type to suddenly abandon his son. He took care of him for 7 years, and never gave up, continuing to put on a brave face. Something HAD to tear him from Phil's side, and Phil knows it. 
Gods that final ending cutscene is just PERFECTION !! I kinda like the insinuation that Riolle (again, what I named my character) ends up going for all of them? Like, it's implied by her "Now to rinse and repeat <3" ending lines in each run, but it kinda confirms it for me for Phil to show up at her doorstep after you complete any of your third "good" endings!!  It's kinda like?? Really nice unintentional maybe storytelling to show that, even if we don't do it, after every run she takes out the other two, because she's a serial spice-collector. 

Now with the character stuff out of the way, HOLY CRAP ALL THE DESIGNS ARE SO GORGEOUS ??? I didn't realise there was an album until finishing the walkthrough and seeing it at the bottom. So whilst I was playing, I was saving at every Pretty Artwork I could (o7 to the text blocking some of it out) in the 9th page save slot. Bcuz I was just admiring the gorgeous colours, shading, designs and emotive faces. It was so beautiful !! The album was like an amazing bonus to me. I CAN SEE THE PRETTY PICTURES IN THEIR FULL GLORY !!! Amazing, 10/10, glorious. 

Seeing the BTS was amazing too, I love seeing the process of the way things get made, and I hope you guys are still Still friends. Cuz this game is so neat and absolutely made my day that much brighter !! I added it to my personal collection as soon as I was done. So SO good, so worth it.

Thank all you three for creating <333

this was so much fun and the art style is so cute

Out here with the "Callum is my favorite guy because he just isn't having life anymore" pack today

I can confirm I went "OHOHOHO" when I saw that MC cg.. I may be attracted to this woman...

edit: I just realized I should ask: Does this take place in England where they eat what they fed the horses in wwi

What an incredible game!!! I loved how cute were all the guys, and the plot was unbelievable!!!

I played this game blind and got Chase's Good Ending, all I can say is... I was NOT expecting that to happen lmao. Incredible writing and very unsettling, well done on the twist. I'm wary of playing Callum's route now because of the little one lol.

Honestly after the first good ending I had to put my laptop away for a while I was just in so much shock! It's so rare that I play a game and get *that* surprised by the end. I loved this!!