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Taisho Alice Episode 1: Red Riding Hood
Mar. 13th, 2021 02:15 pmA light-hearted, humourous fantasy Japanese m/f romance game about a cheerfully pushy girl saving male versions of various female fairytale/Alice in Wonderland characters. "Taisho" means 1912-1926, the setting is a Japan-Europe fantasy mish-mash with waistcoats and ruffles.
Each of the episodes has 2 standalone routes, apparently the later episodes build on the earlier ones but you can just buy this one and stop there if you want. I got Episode 1 for 40% off, idk if it's worth the full price of $30AU for just 2 routes, or if I'll buy any others, but I'm glad I bought it.
I've only played Red Riding Hood's route so far, which was a lot of fun, and hands-down the most femdommy otome route I have ever played. It has this whole Bodyguard/Lady dynamic as the uptight, awkward Red tries and fails to assert his prickly boundaries in the face of the protagonist's dogged, somewhat dubcon friendliness. The writing/art/acting are all pretty good. There's no sex but a lot of dirty jokes. It's kinda heteronormative and problematic, but I enjoyed it.
I had no intention of writing a reaction post until I got to the end and went WAIT WTF. It's not inherently bad, but is an intense swerve into fluffy silliness that may not suit everyone.
And so below, the plot.
Content note: emotional parental abuse, iffy treatment of mental and physical illness
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Each of the episodes has 2 standalone routes, apparently the later episodes build on the earlier ones but you can just buy this one and stop there if you want. I got Episode 1 for 40% off, idk if it's worth the full price of $30AU for just 2 routes, or if I'll buy any others, but I'm glad I bought it.
I've only played Red Riding Hood's route so far, which was a lot of fun, and hands-down the most femdommy otome route I have ever played. It has this whole Bodyguard/Lady dynamic as the uptight, awkward Red tries and fails to assert his prickly boundaries in the face of the protagonist's dogged, somewhat dubcon friendliness. The writing/art/acting are all pretty good. There's no sex but a lot of dirty jokes. It's kinda heteronormative and problematic, but I enjoyed it.
I had no intention of writing a reaction post until I got to the end and went WAIT WTF. It's not inherently bad, but is an intense swerve into fluffy silliness that may not suit everyone.
And so below, the plot.
Content note: emotional parental abuse, iffy treatment of mental and physical illness
( Read more... )
