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I can honestly say I’ve had a boss or two just like the one in this game and let me tell you, it really get really stressful dealing with that kind of toxic behavior on a daily basis. So there were moments in the game where Ifelteverything the MC was going through, and that was not something I never would have expected from a Voltage Inc. game. Cold and aloof, you first meet Arata in Megumi's bar Shangri-La where he comes in looking for a specific piano. He previously owned the grand piano your grandmother bought you when you were little, but his parents sold it to a secondhand shop. A mysterious young man who you first meet on the beach near your house.
It shouldn't be about having to work so hard every day to earn your partner's love. Still, your days with Taiyo are as relaxing as they could be. His warm personality is getting rid of the suffering in your heart and spiking up your energy at work. He reveals more details about his childhood and the two of you just end up growing closer each passing moment, holding hands tightly and going out like a couple despite not being one. After that odd encounter at the beach, the mysterious man somehow managed to arrive at your place at the same time using a different path. Introducing himself as Taiyo Inami he claims to be looking for your grandmother Midori, who used to live in that house before you moved in.
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If you are wanting to check out Voltage’s titles, and you have a Switch, this usually a more cost effective option due to the amount of stories you get for the price vs buying them in Love 365. Certain games in Love 365 require you to purchase or earn Coins in order to read them. These are almost all older titles that have been grandfather’d in as people had purchased them years prior.
Issociative amnesia sounds more like a possibility, unless I missed something important from the story while playing. The shock on Taiyo’s face upon seeing himself on TV doesn’t go unnoticed and the man wonders out loud if he got any lost twin he didn’t know about somewhere in Japan. You accidentally walk on Taiyo in the bathroom one day as he wears a pair of sweatpants and a towel around his neck. Ignoring your initial embarassment for the awkward situation, you are immediatly captivated by the three dark moles on the back of his right shoulder, perfectly lined in a constellation shape.
Otome Review: Love Brings You Home (Taiyo's Route) by Voltage Inc | PC Gaming Experience
He's a natural charmer and loves to make you toast in the mornings. He knew your grandmother when she found him unconscious on the street and brought her into her home to feed him. Walking along the road near the beach home, you receive a text from Mr. Kato saying to completely scrap Peppy Bunny because he has no plans to ever use it.
Now, right about now you’re probably waiting for me to get to the “cringe-y” bits trust me I’m getting there. So, I didn’t like the way the writers introduced the whole living together scenario. Like I mentioned, a prowler breaks into the MC’s house and Arata breaks in to save her and she is so grateful for his help that she offers to let him live in her guest house so he can be close to the piano.
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A realization that allowed Buck to recognize the nuances in intimacy and the way sometimes, even if you love someone deeply, you can't see past the expectations that come with your normal. And he did all this as he literally foreshadowed his own breakdown. How lucky we are that, even crushed under the weight of sadness & grief, we are capable of giving love and joy to other people, and they are often more than happy to give some back. The only two I've read from this title are Taiyo and Arata, and I absolutely adored Taiyo!
He initally was just a stray but hung out at the station a lot and so the staff decided to give him his own hat and collar. He is a rather calm cat but dislikes being told he's gaining weight. He is petty, irritating, irresponsible and has his employees run errands for him; often uses these errands in exchange for something else. However, if one is unable to finish this task, regardless of excuses he will refuse to cooperate. Mr. Kato also overlooks people's hard work and without as much look at it, he dismisses it immediately and chooses something else he likes instead.
You present the proposal to Mr. Kato, your manager, who immediately shoots it down and sends you on a petty errand instead to the bookstore. You dream about a kind, handsome man hugging you and waking you up in the morning. Your alarm goes off and you race out of the seaside cottage that used to belong to your grandmother, Midori, before she passed away.
On the way out the door, the kindly neighbor lady Kazue reminds you to lock your doors and windows because she worries about you living alone. And one day, a handsome man magically shows up on your doorstep and works his way both into your home and your heart... It should be about loving one another enough to stay even when it's hard, not working hard to prove you deserve to stay. And then Maddie sits beside him and lays out this vision of romantic (one that is decidedly romanticized, unrealistic, a fantasy that can't provide any kind of real, stable love, not the kind Buck is looking for). I really like this pairing and, in the end, I can see why Arata falls for MC and why she for him. It was a little better done than in Taiyo’s route, so I’m very satisfied with it.
With all the flashier titles in their catalog, Love Calls You Home is one of their underrated gems. It doesn’t come with all the gimmicks and angst of some of their more popular Otome Romance titles, so it’s pretty easy to overlook this unassuming slice-of-life romance. The only “gimmick” is that a majority of the guys are secretly famous or have lucrative careers. I kind of got the impression that this was what Voltage was going for with their older title, Serendipity Next Door, which has a similar premise. Those bits aside, I did enjoy playing Arata’s main story, the premise was good and the pacing was really well done.
He kind of acts like he did nothing wrong, meanwhile the MC is clearly shaken by the event and AVOIDS him for a few chapters because of it. He does apologize later for his actions, but even with that bit of retconning the whole thing kind of leaves of a bad taste in your mouth. You head to the Gokurakuji Station where you run into Kanon, the moody station master cat, and hop onto the train bound for Yokohama. It's packed to the brim due to morning rush hour, and you're jostled right into a cute brown-haired young man wearing a hoodie. He offers you his chest so you won't be squashed into the other passengers, and his arms around you feel so comforting you actually drift off for a moment.
You wish you had someone waiting at home for you to make you feel better. He tells you he can tell how hard you've been working lately, echoing the line from your dream that morning. He outstretches his arms to you, saying he'll give you a hug anytime you're going through a rough time. Because doesn't that just sum up all of the problems with the way Buck has tried to find love? Because it shouldn't be about working hard to make your partner fall in love with you over and over again. It shouldn't be about giving everything you have to prove yourself.
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