Honor Bound

Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 562: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ (9/10) Wake up, babe, another Harris Powell-Smith banger just dropped 😍😍😍 Am I crazy if I say this is as good as [i]Creme de la Crème[/i], the love of my life? It's wonderful seeing Powell-Smith's writing improve with each entry, and many of my disappointments with their two previous entries have been fixed. Everything about [i]Honor Bound[/i] is [i]refreshing:[/i] the older ROs, deep character customization, mature plot, and transparent stats. While I have two minor quibbles, [i]Honor Bound[/i] is Powell-Smith's most complete work to date. [b][h2]Pros:[/h2][/b] ✅[b] Premise.[/b] Whenever I see "boarding school," I let out a sigh. I love boarding school settings; I'm tired of boarding school settings. I've been Harry Potter/Percy Jackson/Ren Amamiya (Joker). I've used magic or powers. I've romanced teenagers (that ... sounded better in my head). But pretty much any material around boarding schools has been thoroughly explored. [i]Honor Bound[/i] is a slice-of-life that takes place at a boarding school—but flips the perspective entirely. You aren’t a student; you’re an older bodyguard, responsi…

I never played the previous titles from the series. Doesn't seem like it's needed - all I can say is that there's an overabundance of names that I couldn't really keep up with and that may or may not be related to the setting. Varied cast of characters. 6 love interest - you can pick their gender, two of them are trans. Most existing couples don't seem to be traditional; poly marriages are thing and a bit overfocused on (not sure if harems, it's not explained here how 3 people marry together). It's an easy read - the type that keeps you entertained and glued to your screen until you finish it; however, the start is slower and the ending feels a little abrupt and even anticlimatic. It has a bit of everything - some slices of life, some romance, some action, though none of it is very fleshed out. You get choices almost every single page - some add to your stats, the other test them. I feel they could've done more with your character - the setup is good, there's a bit of discussion here and there about your thoughts and feelings but that's about it. A few examples: - When you're talking to the priest about having killed someone, I expected something deeper, but not only is the ans…

Masterful. tbh i cant write reviews that don't accidentally spoil certain parts of the game, but i still wanted to show support, absolutely love this series of games and i plan on replaying all of them. from the start. all over again. i love them that much.

WOW wow wow. ok. so first off; i might be a little biased as this is (technically) my first text-cyoa i've ever bought & finished, but it was pretty fantastic. there's so many options which lends to deliiciousss replayability factor (mmm my favorite). The length itself is pretty good, took me around 20~ish hours (imma slow reader), but i do think the thing it lacks most is not being as fleshed out as it could be. it rather "under-stays" / much of the overall story & pacing feels kinda.. Rushed. Not in a badly made sense but like, missed opportunity i guess. There was so much more potential for the "little moments" that weren't given as much time put into them as they could've. there's plenty of instances i felt could've and *should've* been fleshed-out more beyond a couple sentences. Overall i'd say it sorta feels like reading a partial rough-draft or like the whole thing kinda feels like a demo. like it gets sooo close to feeling satisfying as far as plotpoints & character interactions go, but then time is skipped, or points aren't touched on as deeply, and it makes it feel much rougher than it could've. the later half of the game feels very sped up, skipping through seasons …

SO GOOD! i love the romance options, who all feel real + flawed, though savarel has captured my heart hahaha. it's a great story and has some really fun stats, as well as some tough dilemmas. so good!!! <3333

I'd write an actual review but they made Denairo so hot that I just don't know what to say... Thank you Author, for writing Denairo? ... Also I swear the Author's intimate writing keeps leveling up each book.