Re: Alistair ++: Derek Line

Re: Alistair ++

Title screen.Third time now.

A game for PC/Mac, and more importantly FREE!!!!

Also, check out my Shiro and Travis line reviews!

So this round we finally go after Alistair himself--Derek!

Uh. Sorry if that was spoilers? SPOILERS.
I totally noted spoilers in time.

 I know that I could actually get pictures of these CGs without the text, but that would require some sort of modicum with effort beyond me actually playing and enjoying the game and as of right now, since this is just a random blog I made after my friends commented on how I should make a blog and stop ranting to them about my dating sims, I don't know if I really have that much of an effort in me. Maybe down the line?

mmm baby yeah talk to me about wishin' wells

Derek looks like a fucking doofus. Like, I'm sorry--I know he's supposed to be the quirky popular basketball player, and everyone can dress and look how they want, but Derek looks like a doofus.  Am I just old? Is it a thing to wear like...long sleeved button up shirts with Pac Sun style shark tooth necklaces and weird hoody vests with a popped collar now? And have a pink-purple streak in your pony-tailed hair? Like? Is that's what is popular now?

Because if so I always knew the 90s would return in force.

I can verify that getting hit on the head with a basketball
can make you dizzy. IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!!!!!

So Derek is the titular Alistair (That's sort of the whole plot of the game, so you might want to sort that out yourself. It's kind of weird in that if you pick him as the obvious Alistair in either other game line he becomes a malicious manipulative dick but if you go out of your way to romance him he's suddenly like AW BABY I AM SO SORRY MMM LEMME GIVE YOU SOME LOVIN' YEAH MOMMA but whatever). He's got parental problems (as does every other dude, but then again this is high school).

But other than that, Derek was probably my favorite route. Like, he has the most touchy-feely moments, and he's probably got the most adorable attitude. He's also the one you can tell from the beginning actually likes you. The others will sort of like...put their chins on your shoulders or whatever, but Derek is the one that will actually sort of stumble out I LIKE YOU OKAY (or well, he'll stumble out I--I--l--) and also holds you and shit, and has you eat ice cream he's licked etc.

Of course he never kisses you on the lips. So, whatevs.

So over all, I really enjoyed this. In all honesty, I'd probably rate him #1, then...I don't know. I mean Shiro had that weird/dumb "lol I love you cooking me food" ending when Merui had never indicated any propensity to cook (AND IN FACT IN OTHER GAME LINES GOES "LOL COOKING IS FOR LAMEOS") JOFIjeaiojgoa

I love dating Sims.

SCORES

Each of the below categories is on a scale of 0 to 10 (0 being the worst, 10 being amazing). Thus the max total for a game is 40 points. "Rating" involves me giving a 0-10 rating depending on how NSFW the game is. 0 would mean it's so chaste there's nothing of the sort that would be even...remotely ...touchable. Or whatever. 10 would mean there's some hardcore raunchy sex. "Rating" is not calculated into the overall score.

NSFW Rating: 4: Re: Alistair ++ never actually even comes close to mentioning sex as a probability. However, Derek will pick you up and smoochie smoochie and hug you, which is about as close as you're going to get in this one, I think.

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Graphics: 8:  The graphics in this line are probably the best of the three. And by graphics I mean CGs.

Gameplay: 7: Normal "select what your character does and stat up" process. It's easy to sort out what the boys like (Derek is POPULAR and PLAYS BASKETBALL so he likes SOCIAL NETWORKING THE MOST hint hint ;) ;) ), etc, but it is honestly a simple little game I can appreciate. It's not trying to be more than it is.

Story: 9:  The story wasn't mindblowing by any means, but again--it wasn't trying to be more than it is. It was a cute story about a bet and a girl balancing her life. I appreciate this.

Fun: 10: I honestly had a lot of fun with this one. It was simple, straightforward.

Overall: 34 / 40 -- B.