モノマギア・カンタービレ (2022)

Since I'm certain no english speaker is going to bat an eyelid at this game, I figured that I shall be the one to shower some enlightenment so that perhaps when you're ready, you can finally try out this game. TLDR: this game is really good, though it can be seen as unfinished. The MC Hotaru is seemingly transported to a new medieval kind of world where instead of wars and physical violence, people duke it out by playing Magical Speed i.e. Monomagia. The world consists of 5 kingdoms with different structures, class systems and views towards each other. While seemingly similar to what most ppl recognise as saintess isekai, the story slowly leads you into a slow but steady worldbuilding into the ideals of the world and what makes it. The game has one huge common route that doubles up as a truth route to establish the law of the world before splitting it up into character episodes, making it very unique for those used to otome games. The characters are all memorable and different in their own way, although the partial voice is far and between(speaking of which, the character episodes are not voiced). My favourite ended up being the enigmatic Jet. Once you're past the common …

My play time: 50h Pros: - 7 lovely LIs - great art and music - fun card game - interesting story - beautiful endings!! - good romance + a bit spicy in some routes Cons: - pacing is more or less - LIs partially voiced My best boy is Chrom!