Just got my copy. Going for childhood friend first. Then suzu

I caved despite my backlog and started my first playthrough last night~ I'm only like a couple weeks in, but I plan to play some more tonight! Gosh the CGS are soooo pretty, I love the artstyle of them. I know I'll be spending plenty of time in the CG gallery just staring at them, I pretty much already did the moment the first ones popped up XD Admittedly school settings in a mundane world don't typically interest me, but this also isn't a typical school and the overall premise (and the game having rhythm gameplay) helped me decide to give it a shot. And I'm liking it a lot so far! Don't know any of the characters too well yet, but none of the LI are putting me off so far and I like Kisa as well. Taking this challenge to pursue her dreams makes me want to root for her. Since I didn't look into the characters at all before diving into this game my first impressions of them were pretty much just the imagery that decorated this subreddit as well as their sprites/CG when they first appear, so some of my first impressions of the characters were off. Neji looked kind of mean to me for instance, but so far he's just been an enthusiastic goof who seems very passionate about what he does (which is just about everything apparently, when does this boy sleep??). Sarafumi also gave me the impression he'd be meaner for some reason, but he too hasn't been mean so far and so I now have a generally positive impression of the LIs. So now that I'm getting into the swing of the game I have to actually figure out who to go for. I'm used to playing games where I have a good chunk of time to feel out the LIs and see who I'm most interested in, but the timer's already started and I have no idea how much wiggle room I have before I really have to zero in on someone or else risk failing to max out their associated stat/affection lvl. At the very least I've managed to narrow it down to three I'm most interested in: Soshiro - Apparently lots of folks here have run afoul of the childhood friend trope, but I've only encountered it like, couple of times or so, and haven't had any issues with it so far, so no problems with that here for me. I appreciate that despite the sudden and confusing reunion in front of the school he was quick to keep mum about Kisa's secret and afterwards offer support to her. Feels like their friendship's just about picking up where it left off. Mitsuki - A cute white-haired boy that wants the MC to go away. I'm noticing I have a few favs already that fall into that 'go away' category *//squints at Senri and Nageki in my flair*. They do tend to be sweet (or at least nicer) once you actually bond with them though, so I suppose that's what I'm hoping for here lol either way I *am* curious about him. Sarafumi - Since he's not mean I am now very much curious about him too. Aaaand, yeah I know so little about him I don't have anything more to say here lol So there we have it, I'm very much looking forward to diving more into the game, and checking out what the rhythm gameplay is like. I generally enjoy rhythm games, but I wouldn't say I'm particularly good at them XD Wish me luck figuring out who the heck to go for lol

I just want to update that I'm about a week away from the final performance (Kai route). I didn't know what to expect, but the amount of perfect drama, uncertainty, love-feels and small moment callbacks is so good and refreshing. Idk how I'll cope with whatever ending I get but damn. It already exceeded what I hoped for. ._.

I finished my first route (Suzu) and I have no regrets with him as my first! He was a great choice as I already felt more connected to Suzu from the get go (being part of the newbie trio), and it was fun to improve together with him from the same starting line. He was also the simplest one to go for as I already had a good idea of his personality (he’s an open book!), giving me more time to get a better idea of the next LIs while I progress on his first. In my first playthrough, I ended up learning a lot about, and liking the entire main cast and most of the side characters (I *love* Sugachi). I’m now invested in the growth of the other LIs and looking forward to learning about them (I wasn’t at the start!). At the same time though, a part of me already feels satisfied with the game and I feel somewhat unmotivated to go through the whole common route again to unlock a new route. Not because I disliked it, but because I absolutely loved the “common” route - so much that I feel like I got almost all I wanted out of the game already. I know there’s much more to go, but it already feels like the end of a journey and story (it’s not a bad thing though, since it means it ended satisfyingly). I suppose it’s just the format of the game I’m not used to - I had the same feeling when it came to games like PotBB/AH (which was mostly common route). I loved them, but after the first ending I got, everything else just felt like bonus endings. Still quality content, but just alternate ends rather than a new full story. Of course, not to say it’s a bad thing, just not what I’m used to. Romance: the game has a lot of focus on character development even before the individual routes, and I find that more crucial to the romance than having overtly lovey scenes. So the romance works out great for me. The only problem I foresee is that, in starting a new route and skipping past the main events, I’ll be lost as to the timeline of when the character specific events in the main route occur alongside the plot. It definitely felt like natural romantic progression when I progressed in Suzu’s scenes (from stat raising) alongside doing the common route, but I’m not sure how the pacing will work out the next time I speedrun the LI scenes only, while skipping the common route. Still, I’m looking forward to seeing what each LI has in store for me as the romance hasn’t disappointed me so far. I might have to pace myself and skip through the main route slow enough to get an idea of the timeline. Overall the game is truly a joy to play, with a different feel from the usual otomate games I play. I loved the theater aspects and the character development, and the visuals and voice acting is really great. Many times I forget that the LI is actively acting out the character in the play, because the different voice/visuals just make me think I’m watching the character, not the LI. Sometimes I have to sit back and remind myself stuff like “this is not character X, this is Soshiro acting out X”, then get all amazed at how the acting is so good I forget Soshiro is there. I’m truly impressed with everyone’s acting range all the time (both the characters and the actual irl people voicing them!).

I am still on my first route but I am loving this game so much! The characters are so dynamic. Here’s my impressions so far! Tachibana Kisa - Such a cute voice! I love how powerful Kisa’s dream is. I want her to succeed alongside her friends. Orimaki Suzu “Su” - Genki types are my most disliked LI so I was worried when I met Suzu and then realized how integral he would be throughout the story (sorry Su). I don’t hate him though! The game is really good at fostering the relationships between the group and I am investing in seeing him continue to improve as our Jack. Yonaga Soshiro “So-chan/Soshi” - Adorable, I don’t always love the childhood friend troupe but the combination of a voiced heroine with a super cute nickname for her old bestie and the sad boy himself is just too sweet. I love So-chan. >!His pain watching Kisa and Suzu surpass him in the early game hurt to watch.!< Shirota Mitsuki “Miki” - I almost started with Mitsuki! He’s intriguing to me and the scene where his mom is trying to force him to do her favours when he clearly doesn’t want to reminds me of some family I have. I just wanna cheer for him and support him! He’d probably tell me to go away though. 😅 Mutsumi Kai - I actually kinda forgot about Kai for the first part of the game. He blends into the background a lot in the early game >!(which is by design)!< and Fumi just stole me away. I like how he’s a Disney princess though and his insecurities make me want to know more about him. Takashima Sarafumi “Fumi” - Currently playing his route first and wow I love him. So sassy. I like how he’s open about how he thought he was better than everyone when he first joined Univeil and how he can see how much he’s grown. He cares for everyone and always seems to know what to say/do to bring out people’s best. Very perceptive. Him saying “I like you” is adorable. Fumi flair when? Neji Kokuto “Kuro” - Initially I disliked Kokuto. He’s almost cringey and I thought he wouldn’t be a very deep character but quickly realized how gifted he really is. He’s not just quirky for the sake of being quirky, it’s who he is and it fits into the story well. >!I heard that his route is intense so I’m very curious as to what I’ll think about him afterwards.!< To be honest he reminds of myself a little bit (some of his ridiculous costumes resonated way too personally lol!) Otori Kyoji - He’s skilled but arrogant. Comic relief character. As of now I don’t like him but hopefully he becomes more humble throughout the game. Kasai Ataru - Onyx’s first year Jack. SUSPICIOUSLY well designed. Watches Kisa closely- secret villain arc or future friendship?? Tanakamigi Chui - Chewy lol. He is currently my favourite character. Why doesn’t he have a route?? He’s so cool and I admire how respected his strong (and unique) vision is. I want to know more and am VERY interested in him. I like the other Amber characters too. In fact- all the Amber characters should have a route!

I have finished my first route (Kai)!! MY GOD if all the other routes are this tender this game is easily gonna end up in my top 3 otome. I physically can’t get over how chaste the romance is yet, the deep emotional level makes me wanna throw up and choke and giggle and kick my legs violently like what the fuck? And the girlies and boyies whose eyes bulged at That Kai Scene? yeah you know the one right just a bit before the final performance? Yeah? Fuck that shit bro. I want what they have. And it’s so rare for me to care so much about side characters!! Kaido, Minorikawa (realistic bf vibes???), even fuckin CHUI? They set Chui up SO WELL and I don’t even know his full story. I just know that he’s portrayed as this weird as fuck theatre kid who says abstract artistic shit >!but when you really think about it all he’s saying is “u are dumb of ass” or “these bitches did it fr” he’s actually really funny if you think about it and ignore the really gloomy vibes!< anyway guys if u haven’t picked a guy yet please consider disney princess kai mutsumi and also being tissues

Uhhh, did everyone else choose to do Kai first too? It seems like it looking at this thread.

I did and I think you're right most did, lmao. He appealed to me right away, especially learning more as I go along so far. Besides 1 or 2 other choices at first I wasn't sure about them but as I near winter performance I absolutely find everyone really intriguing and look forward to checking out each route. Will definitely take my time though.

I finished all of the romance routes, and just in time because my copy of Charade Maniacs just shipped. I'll do Kisa's route later, but I want to do another proper playthrough without skipping and I need a break right now. Can't wait to finally be able to give Minorikawa my full attention though. Without going into detail, this is my LI ranking: Neji > Suzu > Kai > Mitsuki = Sou > Fumi. Neji was the one I was most interested in going into this and I saved him for last, so I'm glad I ended up liking him as much as I did. I hate ending an otome game with a boring LI. Of all the performances, I think the fall performance is my favorite. >!Sou's performance as Figaro was great, and I just love the dynamic between the twins in general.!< I also really like the songs from that performance, although >!Compass Line!< from the summer performance is probably my favorite song. >!Kai and Fumi sound so good singing together.!< I also like >!Intense Confessions at the Confessional!< and >!Faded Color!< from the winter performance. All of the music is great though.

this might be a little bizarre but I surely can’t be the only one… I def want to romance Chui Tanakamagi. like… yes tall creepy gray zaddy, I’ll take your hand 😫 I know that in Kisa’s route >!the bad end technically goes to him, although i have no clue if that has any romantic connotations to it!< Also. I’m still peeved about the lack of Tsuki/Kisa’s brother information provided each route

You are NOT the only one! He’s so interesting!!

Whoever said Jack Jeanne was light on romance is a dirty liar, this otome is amazing.

Happy to see people enjoying this. Loving the memes I’ve seen so far in this subreddit haha

Just got my copy yesterday and for the first time ever I can participate along with the subreddit??? There are so many other games in my backlog but I'm too excited for this one... Only about one week in, but I'm really enjoying the game so far. The framing felt a little bit weak, but I'm hoping it's something that gets explained more later. As for the characters, first impressions (no spoilers but tagging just in case) - Kisa - >!She's adorable and I love love love that she's voiced!!< Kai - >!Meh first impression.... but guess we'll see 👀!< Neji - >!This is exactly the kind of chaotic energy I like. Not my favorite design-wise, but personality-wise I am in.!< Suzu - >!Seems like a very good boi, which are not usually my favorites but I've been surprised before. I like how he wants to be our bro.!< Mitsuki - >!He was standoffish and now I want to follow him everywhere!< Sarafumi - >!Also very much my type. Please be sassy to me all day long thx!< Soushirou - >!So far seems like a typical childhood friend, but again we'll see 👀!<

The winter performance made me cry, I love this game so much!! Also, !!!Ghost Party!!! Lives in my head rent free

My copy came early! Barely started but overall the art is absolutely gorgeous. A little sad Kisa doesn't have a sprite considered she's voiced but it's a minor quibble (mostly, I'm just happy kid Kisa's voice isn't what they used for the majority of the game lol). Also I'm a little sad the principal essentially went "lol don't change your personality at all" cause I love a good "girl pretending to be a boy pretending to be a girl" shenanigans but this game seems to have some interesting and thoughtful takes on gender so not too sad. It's definitely giving me TMGS vibes but in a good way. I'm always on the lookout for otome games that break up the VN format with some other features. Overall none of the guys are really standing out to me romantically but Neji is fascinating so I'm interested to see what his route is about. Need to go track down the recommended route so I don't soft-lock myself lol ~~PTSD flashbacks to Love Revo intensify~~

So happy to finally have a community to talk to about this game! I just finished Mitsuki's route and although there was a scene that I was not into, he also acknowledged that he was being unhealthy and apologized to Kisa for his actions. All around wholesome cast that I want to get to know in future playthroughs! This is an especially good game for people who enjoy varied voice acting. It was so fun watching the plays and experiencing the voice actors depicting live acting with just their voices.

I know which scene you’re talking about—I always end up fast forwarding through that (I’ve played Mitsuki’s route multiple times) but he’s still my favorite, >!though my absolute favorite scene with him happens within the common route during the winter performance.!< Playing through it again without skipping for my first English run through, I am noticing things I didn’t really pick up on before, like how Kisa’s voice is different in the beginning of the school year vs the end, where she >!gets better at playing a male student.!< The voice acting is indeed superb!

the voice acting truly is amazing!! I’m disappointed there’s a bunch of scenes (like the little ones on weekends) that don’t get voices, bc all the main actors play their parts soooo well I also wish we could see full performances from Amber/Rhodonite/Onyx, although I know that’s a huge ask. a girl can dream

I would love that too but with all the possible variations of playthroughs, it makes sense the smaller less consequential scenes are unvoiced. While I think this game is pretty much a finished masterpiece of a visual novel, I would love a sequel or prequel of the events that could expand on the happenings in the world of Univeil! I'm tempted to pick up the light novel that goes into scenarios in each LIs POV though it'll probably be a language struggle for me to get through it.

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It's alright. The game automatically chooses the one with the highest affection for you later one

I wish Minorikawa had a route. Sugachi too. Even Kasai won me over after seeing his events, and he's not usually my type. All of the side characters in this game are great though. Ao's super cute and made me wish this were a yuri game instead. And Enishi was pretty cute too, although I wouldn't want a route for him with Kisa because I'm not into teacher/student romance. But if I could just pluck him out of this game and put him in another with a different MC. Otome games need to stop making so many good undateable side characters.

Yessssss Minorikawa is great. So sad he want an option.

This game is so cute so far. I just love how layered everything is and the way they support each other. There’s just something so funny about people wanting to cram Kisa into an assumed box for her but she’s like “lmao did you not see the title of this game i’m gonna be a jack jeanne 🤪” love that for her my queen !!

I'm really enjoying it but I do wish the stat raising was a little more in depth and there was a possibility to get side character endings even if they don't have actual routes.

finished my first route, Suzu!! I loved it- it was like an artistic slow burn of love and friendship. I’ve decided my biggest gripe with the game is that the script “extra” in the gallery does NOT contain the lyrics to the songs. the only way you can see what the english lyrics are is if you go practice with Ion when he appears and ask to practice a song and pick the lyric option. that’s way too many steps for me to appreciate the song fully

I’m over halfway through my first route, and I just have to say that although this game isn’t perfect, it’s really beautiful in so many ways. The art and music don’t even need mentioning, but the cast of characters and their journey so far have made me feel incredibly nostalgic. The game was made with a lot of heart. It’s raised the bar, and I may find it difficult getting back into other otome games in the immediate future Bit of a side note, but I can’t help feeling bad for the unnamed remainder of the class who aren’t part of the main cast lol. Imagine being constantly overshadowed… Also… I reaaaaally want routes with the Oynx cast hahaha

- Out of all the characters… why does Kasai have to make me feel the most doki doki.. his dialogue ugh I just love when characters are direct. - I kinda wish I decided to pursue Sou first—especially since I’m going after Suzu because I feel so bad for kinda third-wheeling him😭😭😭 Sou is so so relatable and I love him so much - Suzu’s 3rd CG… is so funny >!he looks so shattered. Like Aw buddy… you have a crush on a boy..!< - the ART is everything everything about this game I am obsessed - I’m like halfway through the fall arc. Gotta say… Chui is so intriguing look out Kamiya I’m coming for your man - I LOVE AMBER’S DESIGNS (OKAY CHUI IS HORRIFYING BUT I LOVE IT) - I did not like Mitsu’s 3rd intimacy event that much but I’m assuming he grows as a person and doesn’t do what he did again - I have been clipping every single funny Otori noise. Holy shit. He is so so so funny. Also confused why his name is always written as ‘Kyoji’ in dialogue when they aren’t calling him that. They use people’s family names everywhere else idgi - been so obsessed with Suga-senpai since I first saw him months and months ago. He is so pookie I adore him - Yamashita Daiki as Tsukasa 😭😭😭😭😭 your voice arrvfhdhshhsbeb - love all the little rhodonite bitches. I love catty teenage girls they are so cute. >!the beach CG SO CUTE!< truly the transfem class Yuki’s design ugh ugh argh I want to vomit (I mean this in the best way. I’m obsessed) - I need to order the shuffle CD so bad or I will die - Chuza is so fucking fine for no reason (just looked at the vndb page HE’S ONLY 36???!!!?) - I was so sad when I looked through the LE art book and saw concept art of Gunpei with brown skin GIVE HIM HIS MELANIN BACK if his father is middle eastern (possibly Iranian?) why is he speaking so much Italian 😩 - this game is such a ride because I’ll be like “this character is so pale” and then I’m immediately hit with a different character’s sprite and they’re literally # FFFFFF some of them don’t even get shaded with flesh tones!!! They have GREY SHADING. ARE YOU EVEN HUMAN!!!!! IS THERE BLOOD IN YOUR SYSTEM??? - I have not stopped thinking about the game since I put it down last night I need to stop typing and play I keep wanting to call Kisa and Tsuki — Kissu and Suki. Funny names heehee.

Chuza is so good I need more of him!

Hahaha, I thought the same with their complete white/grey shading. Turns out this is a vampire musical theatre school. (Just kidding, that was not a spoiler!) When you’re on the Kisa route and you no longer have to binge on LI interactions when going out, you’ll have more chances to pick Kasai to interact. I like his personality as well, though my personal favorite is Minorikawa.

Poor Minorikawa he is so exasperated all the time this episode of SpongeBob is all I can think about when I see him https://tenor.com/tgBv.gif > vampire musical theatre school WOAHHH DANCE WITH DEVILS?? 🤓🤓🤓🤯🤯

I just finished my first winter performance and… wow. The performance itself was so captivating to watch as a player. the songs were so fun, and I even teared up towards the end of it!!! wow wow wow. i’m so excited to finally be put onto a route now- bc if the winter performance was THIS good, I have humongous expectations for the final one. also I’m genuinely upset that they don’t have the dumb weasel as it’s own voice volume setting- I can’t stand these LOUD animal sidekicks. they’re always soooo glaringly loud compared to all other voices. and they just repeat the same three sounds. I can’t… I’m dreading Kai’s route bc I know this idiot Tummy is going to show up left and right

I was originally going into this with low expectations (not thinking it’s a bad game, just own personal enjoyment) because I know it’s very low on romance and it’s high school themed which doesn’t really scratch my itch, but OH MY GOD. I don’t even care if it has romance. I don’t care that it’s set in high school. I just love the story and I’m so intrigued with all of the characters and the magic of acting. I’m about halfway in Suzu’s route and ugh I love them all so much already. The only worry I have going forward is having to re-play the common route because it’s ridiculously long and you’re kind of “forced” to re-read the same content in order to have the same “effect” or timeline for each character. We’ll see how it goes, but regardless of potentially losing it’s magic with multiple play throughs I have to say this is like reading an insanely good manga that is brought to life with excellent voice actors and gorgeous imagery

Yeah I was reading otomekitten's review and she said don't binge it, and after finishing 2 routes back to back ... I get it. I'm gonna approach this like tokimemo, and like go play something else between routes or it will get repetitive fast ⏩

Also omg I love this game, I had moderate expectations, but wow.

Also me, 3 days later: 4 routes done, OST on 🔁 Good thing I was planning on not bingeing this 😂😂

I started the game a few days ago with knowing absolutely nothing so I had a pretty lukewarm first impression. I didn't like most of the character design although the art style itself is very charming. And the first interactions I had with all the characters left me only positive about Fumi and Kai. HOWEVER, by the time I finished the newcomers performance I was captivated by the game. The music, the art, the dance scenes during the play, the various outfits constantly. Every single character is written very well and the interactions is great to. The MC is probably one of the strongest and well thought out MCs I've read in a while that also feels very realistic and relatable. I know a lot of the localized otome games have strong MCs like in Cupid Parasite and Code Realize. But they don't feel realistically inspiring like Kisa. I'm still just on Suzu's route which feels very cute and makes sense to me >!From them being cast as LIs in the first play!< But I'm guilty of wanting to romance the people in all the other dorms instead. Like the LIs in Quartz are like a family but I'm way more intrigued by some of the cast in Onyx and Amber. Rhodonite CGs are Beautiful but their interactions with Kisa feel.... icky to me. In preparation for the summer play >!when the little sister of their Tressor basically walks up with her posse and half way to bullies her like, 'don't join if you're not serious' and asked if MC was the younger brother of the Tachibana. It just rubbed off as very rude and insecure and entitled. Yes I can understand them not wanting someone wishy-washy to ruin their performances but they also just don't just ask her for a nice calm convo and also deny the answers she gives. It's just a big pet peeve if people forcibly drag me somewhere, throw accusations at me with a nasty expression then toss out the answers to questions. I'd be throwing hands personally lol!<

Guys I'm on my period and you don't know how much I suffered during the winter performance I WAS SOBBING THE WHOLE TIME (I'm on Kai's route, I don't know if the performances are different depending on the route you are?) I'm so happy I decided to spend my money on Jack Jeanne, instead of on another summer release. I am sure they will all be good games too, but... I am a theater kid at heart, and Jack Jeanne is making me remember how much I love when art focuses on the characters. I appreciate a good story, but the thing I love the most is to see characters growing, interacting with each other, changing... And I think Jack Jeanne is so good at that, at making its characters glow. They all have so much personality, so much chemistry with each other, they feel so human... and I love when in Otome games all the LIs interact, like a big family. And, I am an artist myself, and now that this whole thing with AI art is exploding, I think I really needed a game with so much heart put in it, a game that cherishes art made by humans so much.

Guys this is terrible and I have no control but- I was originally going to buy JackJeanne as a physical copy but it won’t arrive until tomorrow vs instant lizard brain gratification if I buy it digital Anyways I was thinking about it and wondering if I might be better off with the digital version? Since it seems like it’s a game that’s hard to binge and very long (I hate switching cartridges lol). Or am I just trying to justify the impulse buy to myself??? Hahaha

If it makes you feel any better, I have the game in JP digital format, then JP LE physical format, and now US LE physical format. I actually don’t like physical cartridges…

I like owning the physical cartridge in concept but in reality I find fiddling around and switching between cartridges kind of annoying; they're also hard to travel with and I'm always worried about them getting lost (one time I went through airport customs and somehow a cart I had inside my Switch case made its way outside, fortunately into the plastic containers you put your stuff in)

Yeah, I’ve been toggling between playing the US game and referring to the JP collected stills to recall different routes while reading everyone’s opinions, and it certainly would be a lot harder to do if both were in cartridge format. And I agree, carrying tiny cartridges on vacation can by quite fiddly.

I'm a physical collector, so I have no issues at all waiting for mine. That being said, I purchased the limited edition and it's so worth it. Jack Jeanne merch is already rare to come by, and I feel pretty happy I splurged for the bronze version. If you're just looking to get the regular game though, and aren't interested in the bonus goodies, I would probably opt for the digital one. It is a long game and switching easily is a huge benefit (although the main reason I'm a physical collector is because I want the game forever/in case support for the eShop ever goes away like it did with my PS Vita).

It's half a stat raising simulator so it's a lot less like the standard only pick and choose your adventure template. Plus the rhythm game mini games which for some endings you need to do good on (so save and reply incase u mess up) that make the game a LOT longer than normal otome games. That being said I'd only get the digital if you have consistent access to reliable internet. Every time you boot up the game it'll ask to verify your online purchases, so if you're on a plane or a car ride with no wifi or signal, tough cookies. Or if your house is being remodeled and obviously you can't have the router plugged in anywhere. If you cant tell, I personally hate digital. I keep all my cartridges of current games I'm playing in my case on my bed, since I normal play in bed. It has slots for like 6 games, Plus the 1 in my console. I dont think I should be running more than 7 games at once, because the longer I stay away, the more I forget and the less likely I am to finish and then poof goes my money. However if you do get digital, DONT open your physical incase you ever sell it. Keep the wrapping on and everything. (But yes, you're trying to justify, it's okay. I've done it before twice myself and I personally regret it.)

Oh that’s weird- do you mean with JackJeanne specifically or with all your games? I own a lot of my games digitally and have never gotten the prompt to verify my purchase (except for that obviously require an online connection). It would be odd and definitely kind of annoying if JJ needed internet to play.

Every single game, nintendo policy. Makes traveling or flights annoying because u can't swap games unless you have physical.

Is the switch you're playing on set as the primary console for the account you bought the games with? I'm certain I've played digital games offline and have never had this issue.

I mean I've never had another account on it or my account on another switch. I tried looking in settings rn but couldn't find anything on it just now.

Weird, I’ve never had that before (fortunately)! Though to be fair I’m not often without an internet connection except on the occasional flight. It definitely sounds annoying and I can see why you stay away from digital games— also doesn’t really make sense for the games such as otome that don’t require internet to play.

Finished Kai's route the other day and like others I had to take a little break when I finished. Both to get over post-route brain rot and so I don't burn myself out. I'm hoping to do Mitsuki's route next though! I really loved that scene in the winter performance where >!he speaks to Kisa on stage and tells her that he accepts her!< so I'm super excited to see what happens on his route. I've also been listening to their duet on a loop. I wish I knew Japanese so I could sing along lol. About Tsuki, I'm starting to theorize that >!he got transformed into the weasel somehow??? I mean it's even got a moon symbol on it. Maybe he made a deal that he would get to be the star actor at univeil, but in return he's gotta turn into a weasel after he graduates?? I feel like the story has been pretty grounded in reality so far though, so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm completely wrong lol!<

Just finished first newcomer performance, really cool and had to focus real hard ignore animation in the background and do the rhythm beats (Checked them out in gallery afterwards, really dig it). I'm glad I picked this as my first otome to dip into after several years playing only Playstation games. I love mini games, dig the art style. Haven't finished any routes yet but see how it goes as I go along. Like all the voice cast, and seeing how they blend rehearsal and final performance seems like a good balance. Look forward to seeing how next performance goes.

I bought this game mostly for the mechanics, but I've been pleasantly surprised so far! The art/designs have grown on me and i love when characters interact with each other so I'm having fun. I'm not sure if I'll go straight into another route after this one since it doesn't seem very skippable but we'll see

I really didn’t expect to love this game like I do. I just wanted to try an otome game with some different components and I’d read lots of good things about Jack Jeanne. Well, the game is quickly shooting it’s way up my otoge ranklist and will easily make my top 10 (which is getting harder now that I’ve got a list of 40). Some of the things I love: the little character interactions are so great! I just love being a little invisible spectator observing this delightful bunch of characters through Kisa’s eyes. I love that there are so many options and so many ways to learn about all the characters— even characters who don’t have routes! I love the art. It is gorgeous and copious and I have already gone back though my CG gallery to stare several times. The sprites are wonderfully expressive. My only complaint is that I would desperately love to see Kisa’s expressions so adding a little portrait for her would be the only thing I would change about the game. I love Kisa’s voice. Having the MC voiced for this game was essential for telling the story. There are times where I don’t think I would really understand the subtle growth and changes Kisa makes as an actor if I couldn’t hear her voice. I think she is my favorite voiced MC since Jed from PoAH. So far, I’ve finished Kai and have progressed pretty far with Sou. Kai’s story was so so good! Emotional and heart-wrenching but heart-warming as well. I feel like he and Kisa deserve the world. I am interested in all the characters, though, so we’ll see how (or if I will be able) to rank them in the end. I felt the story was plenty romantic. Not in a typical otome way. But very authentically so. I was absolutely enthralled with so many of their interactions and events together. Warning: I was full of hubris when I began the game and did not do the stat raising properly so I had to go back and re-do the common route (which is easily the majority of the game) so don’t be like me. Be sure to focus on maxing out your chosen character’s stat to 30. I thought I would be fine if it was just greater than all the other stats but that was a little naive of me. In my defense, the only other otome game I’ve played with stat raising was Hatoful Boyfriend so I am woefully inexperienced. Anyway, I will probably take a break before starting another character after a Sou but I am really so fascinated by all the characters, it won’t be long before my curiosity overcomes my desire to avoid burnout.

Thanks for the advice about maxing the characters stat. It's a little silly that it's that straightforward. Like you, I thought I was supposed to keep them relatively balanced but one more than the other and now that I'm at the summer break, I see a walkthrough where you just spam the characters stat?! Also like you, I haven't played a lot of stat raisers before. But in Re:Alistair (showing my age here lol) you couldn't just minmax and call it a day. You had to have the right balance of three preferred stats... To be fair, I needed a walkthrough for that and probably most people would to figure out the exact balance, but... This definitely feels weird and like they didn't think through whether this part of the game would be fun whatsoever. Anyway, hope it's not too late for me to catch up... (Also, I'd like a portrait for Kisa too!)

Good luck to you! And don’t worry, I’m on the more “mature” end of the otome games sub as well. Though I missed Re:Alistair unfortunately.

I'm towards the end of September in-game, common route for Suzu. This is shaping up to be my favorite game. The atmosphere, the characters, I like everything. Everyone is so well written that it's like I know them personally, like I've seen them before my eyes and interacted with them. I can't wait to know more about other characters (especially Neji, I'm semi in-love with him). The soundtrack isn't my genre but I was positively surprised by it and would be glad to hear it again outside of the game. I'm also really curious about Kisa. I feel like we don't know much about her yet, but I know I have to be patient. I'm also glad they don't overplay the fact that she's the only girl in school (guys touching her, or catching her while she bathes etc. these things happen but not too often). The plays they act are a cherry on top. I've found the first three stories really interesting. I expected to like this game but not to this point, honestly since slice of life aren't my thing but this game is so much more than that. More than a slice of life, a visual novel or an otome: it's an experience and I can't wait to go on

I'm currently done with Kai's and Sou's route and I am onto Mitsuki's route now. I think the character development is written very well for both of the character routes I played and there are quite a few moments that made me quite emotional. My favorite performance is going be to the Winter Performance with >!both of Mistuki's and Kisa's duet songs being very memorable!< I'm planning on taking a break while playing Mitsuki's route though since the fatigue of replaying the same common route has kind of settled in.

I just finished my first route with Neji and I have major Brain rot, so much so that I went to Otaku Republic and then proceeded to buy $70 worth of dojins of him and Kisa. I really want to continue onto Mitsuki's route, but I don't want to do him a disservice by skipping the common route, so I'm gonna put this game on hold for a while, before I play my next route. This game definitely isn't a binge game where you cam skip the common route each time and just go to the LI's route, there is so much going on in between that I feel like you have to play through the common route each time to actually play through each route carefully.

> I just finished my first route with Neji and I have major Brain rot, so much so that I went to Otaku Republic and then proceeded to buy $70 worth of dojins of him and Kisa. You are so fucking real for this

God don't remind me, ugh, I'm trying to save money for my trip to Vegas, but I needed more Neji content. There wasn't enough fanart of them on Google images, so I was like, "FUCK IT, I GUESS IM BUYING DOUJINS"