KamiYaba: Destiny on a Dicey Deadline

DNF. I'm sure the game is perfectly fine if you're looking for a short visual novel with cute girls and don't care too much about the story itself. However the localization is butchered beyond belief, it's one thing to take creative liberties, it's another to replace Ojou-sama with the characters first name, it creates a completely different hierarchy between them. And then we have the whole Onii-chan being replaced with "Bubby", i've never heard a brother character be called that in any media before, in fact i don't think it's used like that outside terrible localizers imagination. And then there's the part where what the characters say and whats displayed in text do not match in any way shape or form. At least there's no Americanization as far as i can tell. The game itself suffers from not having enough CGs while having too many heroines. Certain characters that would normally be voiced despite not having a sprite are not voiced. And important conversations through phone calls only show what the heroine say, not what the other character says which makes it difficult to follow. I stopped playing shortly after Nanami's first scene so i can say if it gets better, i have heard t…

This game is perfect. All the girls are so cute, and every single route's story is just right.  I highly recommend this game for anyone new to visual novels!

Most of the time it’s quite enjoyable, which took me 40 hours to finish. (Just to clarify, the playtime I mentioned isn't from Steam—I actually played it before it launched on the platform.) It's similar to Wagamama High Spec, where the devs seemed to pour most of their budget into just one or two routes. It's a shame there's no sequel, as the plot has a lot of potential that never gets fully explored. However, if you're looking for well-done H-scenes and a cute art style, I'd recommend this VN—especially if you're curious about exploring new fetishes.

7/10 Completion Time: 62.2 hrs

props to shiravune beacuase holy ♥♥♥♥ this ♥♥♥♥ is a banger

Hyena~