Re: Alistair ++ : Shiro Line

Re: Alistair ++

look at dem boiz in da hizzouse

 This is a game for PC/Mac. Maybe something else? MOST IMPORTANTLY: IT'S FREE!!!! YAY FREE GAMES. As a poor graduate student, I appreciate anything free.

So in Re: Alistair ++ you play Merui (or Rui), who's a very emotional girl who'd frankly rather focus on playing Rivennell (I think? Whatever, it's like a mix between Everquest and Rivendell from Lord of the Rings) than do anything else.

Here we have Fiona, Rui, and the titular Alistair in game.

 The big plot is that Alistair killsteals from you during a boss fight and gets an item you really want so you challenge him to a bet that you can find out who he is IRL. You (being Rui) figure out it has to be one of three dudes: Shiro, Travis, and Derek. I chose Shiro for two important reasons:

He's a space case (isn't one of them).

 1) Because fucking goddamn it he doesn't have pupils just irises so he must be some sort of monstrous alien.

2) Our main focus seems to be on Athens so I figured I might get a line about being his Helen of Troy or something (I know, that has little to do with Athens but WORK WITH ME HERE VN WORK WITH ME)

Of course there's a CG where you accidentally fall on him. Duh.

Anyway. The story was pretty short (I started at about 2:30 AM and finished it at like...4?) but it was over all enjoyable. An easy read. Graphics were cute. Honestly, it was a mix of harmless and charming that appealed to me, even if everything else sort of stood out as obvious to me.

Ah-durr. Keeskees.

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 but it does have the one CG of you falling on Shiro in a compromising position and you do get an actual kiss, so hey.

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Graphics: 7: Nothing awe-inspiring, but nothing that made me want to stab my eyes out either. Rated a bit on the lower side I suppose mostly because there were points that Travis's face looked a bit weird.

Gameplay: 7: Normal "select what your character does and stat up" process. It's easy to sort out what the boys like (Shiro, for example, is big on homework and your project, so make sure to crank your intelligence stat up high!!!! He eats ramen noodles so maybe buy that Japanese skirt!) 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, and a very nice break from anything Edward related. Fucking Edward.

Overall: 33 / 40 -- A solid B.