#Code:Realize CG

[cleaetpauline60]

Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~

Victor Frankenstein - CG (1)

[meebochii]

Since we seem to have similar taste in characters; whos your favorite LI of the "big title" otome you played? I'm looking for something new 👀✌🏻

[CG Spoilers ahead - You have been warned!]

~ last update: june 14th

🌸 Koyo & Toka » 9.R.I.P. «

🌸 Toma » Amnesia «

🌸 Nike & Wilhelm » Battlefield Waltz «

🌸 Noritsune & Tomomori » Birushana «

🌸 Lupin & Victor » Code:Realize « ❥ special mention: Sherlock

🌸 Saeki & Okazaki » Collar × Malice « ❥ special mention: Shiraishi & Yoshinari

🌸 Ish & Lucien » Even If Tempest «

🌸 Harumi & Yukito » Lover Pretend «

🌸 Akaza » Olympia Soirée «

🌸 Yang & Nicola » Piofiore « ❥ special mention: Orlok

🌸 "Radie" » Radiant Tale «

🌸 YOFY » Sympathy Kiss «

🌸 Alice » Taisho × Alice «

🌸 Goemon & Yona » Tengoku Struggle «

🌸 Rhodes & Asher » The Red Bell's Lament « ❥ special mention: Ciaran

🌸 Ohtaro » Winter's Wish «

[yuikomorii]

Are there any otome games you would recommend?

// Hmm… I’d recommend these ones but keep in mind that some of the games presented here are really dark and treated in a more serious manner than DL, so if you got any problem with that, don’t buy them.

For starters, I feel like Code:Realize is a good game, because all love interests are likeable, it has a good plot and romance, and the heroine is amazing. If you’re into “light-hearted” games, you should play Radiant Tale, Cupid Parasite and Variable Barricade as well!

If you like games with some steamy moments, Olympia Soirée is for you! Despite those, I really like the world building and characters, plus Olympia is just soooo cute. She deserves being the eponymous character uwu. Contains some really shocking scenes but anywayyy. Another spicy yet intriguing game I like is Tengoku Struggle and yeah, that one got some triggers too, but I personally found it enjoyable overall.

How can I NOT mention Piofiore here? As far as I’ve seen, it’s currently one of the biggest otoge out there. The love interests are very interesting, yet they’re not necessarily good people and will do a lot of messed up stuff, therefore don’t play it if you’re into pure white princes. Some very sensitive and realistic themes are discussed there but if it helps, the cgs are stunning and I love how Lili changes her outfits and hairstyles so often!

If you love angst, tragedy, gore and despair, then play Black Wolves Saga, Virche and Moshikami. I won’t dwell on details for obvious reasons. xD

Other games I liked are Collar x Malice, Taishou x Alice, Ozmafia and Amnesia, but I feel like everyone already knows these ones, lol.

[squeaklings]

Code:Realize finished

This is for base game only; I have the FDs but haven't gotten to them yet.

It's that time for another tier list though! I'll put my thoughts below since there will be spodlers.

So, going from lowest to highest:

Impey: He was cute! His flirting did get on my nerves; he came on too strong 90% of the time, but I always felt he meant well but was just stupid, so I forgive him. At the end of the day he was a good boy and he gave me some dokis, which is why he's not friend tier. I wish they did more with the vampire thing but eh, whatcha gonna do.

Van Helsing: Ohhh his route excited me so much. I do love a broken man. I spent 80% of it believing he would turn out to be a werewolf, and while I am happy with what we got I still think werewolves would fit the setting quite nicely. His final act really gripped me, especially with the mind control stuff; it gave me callbacks to Orlok in the hotel and any Orlok feels are good feels. Technically he could fit into hot mess as well, but I think I like him just a bit too much.

Lupin: I was NOT expecting to like him this much! But gosh his confession scene was by far my favorite, I was giggling like a kid. Very sweet, very wholesome with just a touch of danger. His CGs were all top-notch too, especially the one where he kisses Cardia's head through the hat.

Victor: Tied with Lupin! Another very sweet and wholesome man who is just a bit broken. I am endlessly amused that him and Lupin are technically the only ones whose respective endings let them get down with Cardia scott-free when they're like...the wholesome gang. I liked his romance a bit more than Lupin's, but Lupin's story a bit more than his, so they balance out perfectly. Both excellent green flag choices.

Saint-Germain: I cried. I fucking cried so hard for this beautiful, broken man. The moment he went yandere in the second mansion I knew I was hooked, but I always had a feeling he was going to break my heart in the best way. He's an amazingly tragic character. I loved his plot, I loved his character arc, I just love him. I hope the FDs expand on their romance in a really rewarding way because while the fact he can touch her but it hurts is thrilling, I just want them both to be happy.

[otomeminion]

Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Arsene Lupin Part 1

[fangirls-existencial-problems]

I just love these two cg! <3333

[thewild--flower]

Code:Realize Wintertide Miracles - Saint-Germain’s route CG’s

[kumoriyami-xiuzhen]

Translation Plans

Well... my break was pretty good. was finally able to download the clean fresh live version of the cxm secret mission that i had my eye on since i ranked up, saw the 1984 wonder woman movie (it was okay and I could write an essay on what didn’t sit well with me as a fan of the comics [im kinda of a comic book purist when it comes to the way characters think and their behaviour] but I really liked Lynda Carter’s cameo).... made a lot of progress on one of the hakumyu piano arrangements i’m working on (have now probably listened to certain parts of that song over a hundred times now), watched a bunch of the original hakuoki musicals in hd.... and I finally got my dad to play Batman: Arkham Asylum. My bro and I have been trying to get that to happen for years lol... especially since it has Conroy and Hamill doing the Batman and Joker voices (the animated series is the best!). super steep learning curve tho since it’s being played on the ps3 and the last console he used was the Nintendo Gamecube.    

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stock up on translations as much as I would have liked to during this time on account of my hardware seriously acting up... to the point that I needed to send my laptop in for repairs and get a new one. Aside from how unresponsive my keyboard was and how hot it got, the laptop itself had become quite slow... though that might have been because my passport [external storage drive] took a bad fall which made a lot of my files harder to access since it was barely able to handle files being accessed/copied/moved off of it (this is after diagnosing it and repairing it via command prompt chkdsk x: / r), with the latter being what I spent most of my break waiting for as i avoided using my laptop since the majority of my drama rips and game capture videos were on it... To give you an idea of how long this took (and how long it is still taking), I went from being able to transfer my 50mb of files in a few seconds... to sometimes taking more than a day (tho other times i’d be able to get 4gb moved in >24 hours, making the timing super inconsistent. also i don’t have access to a cd drive now so i can’t just re-rip things)... which is why I haven’t been able to work on any videos since my last post (I have more than 1.3TB of stuff to move, so my new laptop isn’t exactly at its best right now and won’t be for a long while since I’m not going to be using a recovery service as waiting out the transfers for everything out will definitely be cheaper... the ballpark estimate I got was being anywhere from $500-2000, which is money that i am not exactly eager to part from just for the sake of saving time)... meaning I also probably won’t get to videos for a while since subtitling requires accurate timing and im not fond of things freezing on me while working on videos... ugh. i still have to do an insane amount of grinding later in warframe once my current batch of files finishes transferring... 

Anyway, below is a list of what I’ve mostly managed to schedule (anything with a “?” is something that I haven’t committed to) and a list of what I’d like to get done this year (can’t make any guarantees... however, im probably going to try and translate some things with souma this year cuz of hakumyu), while the stuff in bold text is on my shortlist of things I intend to prioritize (Saito’s Ginsei no Shou chapters and Shinsengumi Oni-tan are still being worked on though not as actively since they’re a lot longer...). 

Also, aside from December, the month that CNY falls on (February this year) and March (bday) will be the only foreseeable times when I put out less translations tho I’ll probably be playing video catch-up during that time this year since i’m not sure what i’ll be able to get done as i wait for my files to get moved.

oh well. I’m still aiming towards posting stuff on a weekly basis for the rest of the year... here’s hoping that it’s less volatile.... tho i unfortunately have non-existent expectations given what made the news yesterday. just glad i don’t live there.

YAISA!

------------------------------------------

January

Yuugiroku 3 Saito Fall story today!

Chapter 7 of Saito’s route from Ginsei no Shou + 4-koma

Hakuoki Kyoka-Roku Kazama CG Character Perspective [no vid. havent beaten this game and im not sure when i’ll feel like speed running through it]

Hakuo Gakuen Q & A

February 

Stellaworth Hana no Shou After Story - Harada

Chapter 1 of Saito’s route from Ginsei no Shou

Web drama 8

March

Yuugiroku 3 - Short Episode #8 (Kazama/Amagiri/Shiranui) [still need to get video and screenshots] 

Yuugiroku Drama CD Thumb Sized Samurai Track 1-4 (4 is WIP)?

Char monologue?

April

2017 Otomate Hakuoki SSL April Fool’s Day

薄桜鬼 遊戯録 隊士達の大宴会 店铺特典「教えてください山崎さん！」 (completed yesterday)

Yuugiroku 3 - Short Episode #6 “Yukimura the page’s secret”?

char perspective?

Other

Hijikata Biyori (cuz these are short) 

Yuugiroku 3 Short Episodes (these are longer than the ssl cross and daily stories)

Kyoka Roku Conversation in the Rain - Okita/Toudou/Kazama

Kyoka-Roku CG perspectives

2013 Otomate Party Hakuoki drama “Ideal place for a disagreement”

Saito Ginsei no Shou Chapters

Shinsengumi Oni-tan

Stellaworth Hana no Shou After Stories - Souji, Heisuke (THIS YEAR FOR SURE DAMMIT!)

2011 Hakuoki Reimeiroku Otomate Party drama

Stellaworth Nightshade Kuroyuki CD

薄桜鬼 遊戯録弐 祭囃子と隊士達 A店特典「あなた好みの想いの形」

薄桜鬼 真改 ~風華大全~ 特典「稽古の痛み」

2016 Otomate Party Code:Realize drama* (this is almost 30 min so i will probably translate less that month if i get to it)

2019 ????????????? Halloween SS?*

????????????? Stellaworth Vocal CD (8 tracks)*

*have to check these 3 since I don’t actively follow these fandoms/tags tho im pretty sure no one has translated anything from the fandom for the last 2 items.

also, re:patreon goal - i am currently not able to access the files for the drama i am looking to get a translation commissioned for as it is in the process of being moved off of my damaged passport. 29gb  remains as part of that transfer, which is the result of me trying to move all 865 files from where i keep the majority of the hakuoki dramas i’ve saved all at once... ended up doing that because every time I access that hard drive, each time i open up a folder, and every time I highlight a file to move, the file explorer goes “not responding” for an uncertain amount of time, and have instead opted in doing something that would hopefully reduce the likelihood of something crashing.

[unwiltingblossom]

Code:Realize Route Review - Impey

Who just finished Code: Realize (the game)? That’s me! I haven’t done all the fandiscs stuff yet, but the main game + extra scenarios I’m done with.

What’s that? You want route reviews/impressions? Of course you do! Cool, lemme just round them up best as I can! I’ll do it in the order I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to play them in which is...not the order I played them in. ahem.

I might combine some if I have a short one, but let’s get started with the one the game clearly wants you to play first (actual play order: second)

Impey Barbicane

My first impressions of Impey were that he was adorable, that he clearly was the person that everyone in the game - and the player - is expected to trash on as the buttmonkey, but is clearly the most honest and straightforward good boy, therefore a great first choice, if only he were a little prettier.

All plans of pandering to Impey the first time through evaporated the first second Victor appeared BUT NEVERMIND THAT-

Going into his route, I didn’t really expect much. He was the easy and uncomplicated bachelor and he pretty openly broadcast that. And lo, stuff in his route basically has no bearing on anything else until Lupin’s ‘everything AND the kitchen sink’ route. It’s, ostensibly, the easy route.

SO WHY WAS IT SO DANG HARD FOR ME??? IT’S THE ONLY ROUTE I GOT THE NORMAL END ON FIRST BY ACCIDENT. One of the bad end choices is nonsensical - I’d call it a 50/50 coinflip, but honestly, the ‘bad end’ is the one that seems like the smarter choice under the circumstances, and your best clue for what you should do comes from Van Helsing’s route - which you won’t have done if you do Impey’s first.

It’s also the only one I know of with an ‘optional’ CG, which I missed because I couldn’t figure out WTF was going on in Cardia’s head. Why is she playing Love Chicken with Impey throughout the route? It’s not like she isn’t super lovey-dovey with Victor her whole route, so it’s not some push-pull trope. Just confess and be done with it! Stop making me confess and then playing takebacksies! Don’t give me the option to say yes to a proposal and then pull the rug out from under me and pretend I didn’t say yes!

And!

Don’t!

Prevent Cardia from defending Impey all route long and hammer in that Impey wants her to trust and rely on him only for the FINAL CHOICE IN THE ROUTE to be “Don’t trust a hoe, never trust a hoe”.

That said, his Normal End is 100% unique content unlike some lazy routes that just cut off the True End early, and it is sad. and it’s based on Cardia’s choice rather than a random whim of fate that changes depending on route, It’s just maddening how you get it. It introduces the weird concept of ‘character definitely died but their body is never found leading everyone else to live on in a false hope they’re still alive somewhere’ that follows the game around forever for some weird reason. Not counting Isaac, obviously, where the entire plot of the game is based around “he disappeared, is probably dead, but no body so no one knows”.

Honestly, him being the one vampire you get to romance who’s secretly kind of cool is underused in the route, because it’s mostly focused on Nemo being insane and Impey being bullied by Cardia.

At least he gets to touch and kiss her. Unlike a certain someone.

His extra scene was pretty decent, and felt a bit better as an epilogue than his actual epilogue. If he were always as pretty as he is half naked and wet, he...well, he wouldn’t have shifted on my favorites list, but he’d still get more points.

[cleaetpauline60]

Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~

Impey Barbicane - CG (1)

[dreamofanime89]

What a journey this has been! I remember the first time I picked up Code:Realize back in 2015. Little I know back than was a start of my journey with two people met by fate. Funny how the word, “fate” has been mentioned multiple times throughout this series of Code:Realize. 

Cardia Beckford, our wonderful heroine had a sad beginning as a poisonous girl with no memory of her past, and she met this mysterious man with the name of Saint-Germain. Saint-Germain remained a mysterious man until you pick the choices that lead to the truth! Saint-Germain was an Adostle of Idea, the secret organization that works in the shadows since the beginning of time, and their target was Cardia! However, spending time with Cardia, living with her, eating together, and having adventures together sowed seeds in his heart. Saint-Germain knowing too well disobeying means the fate of the world itself. For the first time in his long and immortal life, Saint-Germain chose for himself to save Cardia, and fought against the fate itself! Seeing the cool and composed man as Saint-Germain begging for Cardia broke me apart, and I ended up crying with him! I was blessed with beautiful CG of Saint-Germain cuddling with Cardia as they are enjoying new hope!

With the arrival of two sequels, Future Blesseings and Wintertide Miracles, I had to know what’s next for Saint-Germain once an immortal ghost bound by time and Cardia, a poisonous girl who craves for human warmth and touch, went on a search for a way to remove the poison from her body. The journey had been long and hard for both of them, but with the help of an old friend, Trigmenistus, they found themselves wishing for their happiness to come true. As bittersweet it was for Saint-Germain to have missed his old friend who was not among the livings anymore, Trigmenistus never stopped helping the couple out even in his death. After Cardia is freed from poison and Saint from Idea, they are wedded and may they have a long ‘normal’ happiness as a man and a woman! One of my favorite forbidden romantic stories! I highly recommend it!

[saitolover]

🎩 finished lupin's route! & code:realize ~guardian of rebirth~ overall as well!

here are my thoughts on lupin's route & my overall thoughts for the game!

it's been a journey finishing this game, and i can fully say that i loved the cast so much. they were all so lovable and seeing them altogether and bonding together was the cherry on top. dynamics like these where the cast are this tightly knit & feel so close are (chef's kiss). anyways, let me first get to lupin's route!

lupin's route thoughts

this route was 1. absolutely so cute & romantic, and 2. great in terms of the overarching plot for the entire game. you guys don't even know how i started to kick my feet during the one cg/part where lupin kissed cardia through her hat, like... if that isn't the cutest thing. i don't know what is.

man, there are way too many moments for me to remember on the spot (so i should be taking notes by chapter from now on... hmm.), but what else do i have to say other than the fact i loved the romance between cardia & lupin? like the cheesy lines from lupin? corny, but it fits him, they're sweet lmao. cardia telling lupin she loves him, but then proceeding to tell him she loves all her friends, then to her realizing she has feelings for lupin??? yes. the way lupin started losing his cool for once (very ooc for him, felt very odd and wrong to see him like that lmao. it was fun tho because we got to see more of his bond/friendship with van during the late parts of his route, which was fun bc we don't see that often)! yes yes, there's too much to talk about and my memory is starting to fail me now.

for the plot, it was nice to see how everything and everyone became tied to this final route. like, victoria mentioning her hidden intentions + the zicterium being used -> lore from victor's route. nemo & the gravity alleviator -> impey route lore. van & aleister's in the ship, and how aleister revealed his intentions to him -> van route lore. omnibus & guinevere coming in to help with overturning fate -> saint germain lore.

it was great to see some of the side characters shine as well. seeing more of delly supporting the gang & how he & van are going to be working together. cardia telling finis that they're siblings, that they can be together (but still ended in finis falling ://// don't touch me). holmes (and his stupid fake name lmao) and his connection with aleister. victoria & leonhardt taking action during this entire conflict. yeah there's probably more & this is probs obvious & makes sense for the "main LI route," but still, it was very nice to see this all tie together...

hmm, and i guess that's all i have to say for now!

overall thoughts on code:realize

as i said before, i loved the cast so much. all the routes were enjoyable and great, and learning about the backstories and the world all of these characters live in was super super fun and interesting up until the last minute. also the extra scenarios are fun and cute. if i had to say, i think my fav routes would have to be.... too hard to decide. i would list the three i've played recently, but that might be recency bias (also bc i barely remember much of the other routes...), so i'll let this all marinate. overall, love it very very much! :]

[serenity-writes]

Collar x Malice Spoiler-Free Review

My first review of a VITA game~ Thank you to @himiko-kaze​ for the suggestion :)! I’m a little late to the handheld since I just bought one a few months ago for all the gorgeous otome, so I’ve been playing catch-up. This one I picked up because I really love the art style, and I’m so glad I did. So, if you’re still on the fence, let me attempt to convince you to give it a try ;) *This review will contain details of the prologue/basic premise, and all CG’s are taken from the prologue/product page, so there will be no/very minor spoilers.

So, what is Collar X Malice?

Dystopian feelings run amok in a fictional creation of Shinjuku, Tokyo. You play as Ichika Hoshino (name changeable, will be referred to as MC from now on), a rookie cop. Currently, a series of terror attacks have been plaguing the city, all leading up to “X-Day”, a day that the terrorists Adonis promise will purge all sinners. One day, MC is captured by the mysterious Adonis; they lock a collar on her that will poison her if she doesn’t do as they wish. Our dear MC is rescued by the LI’s, and she begins to work with them to uncover the truth behind these attacks and to hopefully prevent them all.

OVERALL RATING: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♡

PRODUCTION QUALITY (ART/MUSIC/VOICES): ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

STORY: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♡

STEAMINESS: ♥ ♥ ♡ ♡ ♡

SUSPENSE/DRAMA: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

MC LIKEABILITY: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♡

DOES MC HAVE EYES: YES!

Let’s break it down.

If you’ve read any of my other reviews, you know by now that the production quality of a game is very important to me. CxM really hits all the sweet spots in that aspect. I’ve never really seen a game with this much uniqueness and style. It’s really in a category all on its own. Don’t ask me why, but the words that spring to mind when I think of the art are ‘edgy’ and ‘sharp’. This is some of the promotional art:

The CG’s are drawn with a slightly softer tone, but it’s not nearly as romantic as, say, Code:Realize’s art style. It very much suits the themes of the game. The eyes of the characters are a smidge unsettling to me, especially Takeru’s with those snake-like ones, but I don’t mind it too much.

This background and many others are done in this vein to really perpetuate the dreariness that is Shinjuku under rein of terror.

The music does a fantastic job at contributing to the suspense and intensity of it all, as well as the voices. They all seem to fit with the characters, and the actors did a fantastic job with displaying emotion, especially during tough scenes or cute scenes (especially during Mineo’s route <3).

I also really love the way the text is stylized. Dialogue lines aren’t just in the text box on the bottom, they actually jump around depending on the speaker’s location and are color-coded, like this:

And sometimes characters come on the sides instead of having full sprites appear:

They’re such unique touches that I never thought I needed, but ended up really appreciating throughout. With Vita otomes from Aksys in general, I’ve come to expect a very high production quality regardless of story quality, and CxM definitely doesn’t disappoint.

This story is unlike any other otome I’ve ever played. It’s definitely more of a plot-driven story, with romance being more of a side dish rather than a main course, if you know what I mean. It definitely has its sweet, adorable moments full of team bonding and flirty flirting. But if you’re looking for a story that focuses fully on romance, better look elsewhere. Our characters got shit to do, like saving their city first haha. I feel that the main mystery of X-Day and Adonis is interesting on its own. I wouldn’t say it interested me enough that I would play a game strictly with the story and none of the romance, but it was definitely well-crafted and incredibly unique. I was genuinely baffled by the mystery sometimes. I really like that the game takes the time to force you to think about the case and draw your own conclusions.

Of course, I can’t not mention the love interests:

From left to right, it’s Takeru Sasazuka, Mineo Enomoto, Aiji Yanagi, Kei Okazaki, and Kageyuki Shiraishi. They’re all representatives of the typical tropes you can expect to find in an otome, but they didn’t feel overdone and they all had their unique quirks that really made them memorable in my mind. This game, like Code:Realize, forces the player to play through four routes before unlocking the final “true” route. I did the recommended route order of Mineo -> Takeru -> Kei -> Kageyuki first, then Aiji was unlocked. I think this order allows the story and mystery to be unlocked piece by piece, which was the intent. This progression felt much more natural than it did in Code:Realize, for it’s an actual mystery with cases.

There was little in terms of steaminess in the game. The furthest they really get is kissing, with some implications of something more. But it’s sweet all the same, and I don’t think more would have improved the game much in terms of enjoyment. The suspense was ramped up allll the way and I was really left guessing throughout the entire thing. Maybe I’m just bad at these games haha…

In terms of a main character, I really like Ichika. She’s rather outspoken and unafraid. She tries really hard to be a good sister and a police officer that helps the citizens. She has her own sense of justice. She even admits when she’s wrong, and makes efforts to repair things and apologize. I really like the proactive role she takes in these cases, and she actually tries to solve them instead of only relying on the expertise of those around her. Sometimes I felt she was a little naïve, but hey, nobody’s perfect. However, one thing that I could not get over was ICHIKA’S HAIR! It’s this random mix of short, cropped hair at the back, accompanied by scattered long strands at the side that seem to go on forever. It’s pretty much the epitome of anime hair and makes no sense whatsoever. I’d show you a picture but the CG’s that show it are spoilery, so I won’t. Play the game and you’ll know what I’m talking about, haha…

One more shot of some of the boys:

Overall, this game gets a solid four from me. If you can get it on sale, absolutely do it. There were definitely some routes I enjoyed more than others, but I think there’s something here for everyone, no matter what type you’re into. My favorite ended up being my first route, Mineo, though Yanagi is a close second. I know others really loved Kei and Shiraishi, but eh, they weren’t for me. I’ll hopefully be doing a route by route review as well, so look out for that ^_^. Thanks for reading~

[otomeminion]

Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Arsene Lupin Part 3

[fangirls-existencial-problems]

I used to say that I hate Finis but Future Blessings made me accept him x)

I've particularly liked these scene.

[impracticaldemon]

Code:Realize～Sousei no Himegimi～「Otome MV」

An amazing way to see the characters and CGs of Code Realize. ♥