Bound by Love

a patch is required to view adult contents. despite how the title sounds, this is a dark game about confinement and slavery. hazuki is the only person at your workplace who treats you kindly but in return, you secretly obsess over her. wanting to possess her completely, you made plans to confine her at your place as a prisoner to slowly train her into your ideal girlfriend. right when everything is ready, you learnt she is leaving for another post overseas in 3 days. the first phrase of the game requires you to do some groundworks to learn everything about her. during this phrase, she has 2 meters. affections and vigilance. affections affects how much she trust you like going to her home or going for dates. vigilance affects how warily she is around you. if it gets to 100, she will call the cops, resulting in a game over. the day is split into 4 slots. morning, mid-day, evening and night. you starts the day by washing your face as not doing so will decrease her affections, since she likes a clean person. during the morning, you will ride the train with her. she doesn't know you are behind her as trains in japan are very crowded. there, you can molest her to increase her lewdness…

Gameflow is far too brittle. If you make one wrong decision, (which you won't find out was incorrect until much later) your whole attempt at the bondage/pregnancy ending is failed. The time spent/ to gameplay enjoyed is a terrible ratio and I do not recommend anyone purchases this title.

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Bound by Love is a romance-focused RPG that mixes visual novel storytelling with light exploration and relationship-building mechanics. The story follows Yokoshima, a struggling magazine editor who has developed feelings for his coworker, Hazuki Ichinose. His inability to gather enough courage to approach her has kept those feelings unresolved, but the situation changes when he learns that Hazuki plans to transfer overseas. Suddenly faced with the possibility of losing his chance completely, Yokoshima must overcome his hesitation and find a way to grow closer to her before time runs out. The game makes this simple romantic premise more interactive by asking the player to learn about Hazuki rather than simply progressing through a fixed sequence of dialogue scenes. Discovering her interests, preferences, and personality becomes an important part of advancing the relationship. This gives conversations and exploration a practical purpose, as gathering information can influence how successfully Yokoshima approaches different situations. It is a relatively straightforward system, but it fits naturally with the story and helps distinguish the experience from a purely linear visual novel…

Not a big fan of dark stuff, but if you do, youll enjoy this game

Definitely didn't know what I was getting myself into with this one but was pleasantly surprised still. Very unique game with a large variety of possible endings ranging from wholesome, semi-wholesome, and dark. Still haven't unlocked them all.