Pub Encounter

☆ The mc: I HATED her so much, I found her to be intolerable.. She cries alot of obsesses over the LI so quickly. ☆ The Love interests .. Oh boy Yorihisa Hodo He was the first LI i went for. Yorihisa ends up being the writer that the MC is obsessed with. The MC looks like his late wife so he comes up with a game between him & the MC to see who will fall in love first. If Yorihisa falls first, he'll write a second romance novel. Mc spends most of the story crying & when she confessed her love, he shuts her out, making her feel like he's breaking it off. I won't spoil the ending but I found it pretty meh. Ryunosuke Yuze Ryunosuke's afraid of women because of his past. Their first kiss made me cringe tbh, she got drunk and he walks her home, on the way, she basically started licking his lips because his breath smelled of the drink he gave her earlier. When they get closer, MC helps him with ideas for his company & eventually models in them on TV. I found this story more tolerable than my first but I still wasn't the biggest fan of it. Mamaru Arashiro I was looking forward to this story because I loved the design of Mamaru Arashiro, he looked the most interesting in my opin…

Headpats for Hideaki

I always compare these games to the "fast food" of visual novels/otomes/books. Some days you don't want that fine dining meal. You just want a cheeseburger meal for $4.99 (inflation and currency may vary) on the daily deal menu at your cookie-cutter corporation across the street. I previously got this on Switch, so I mostly just re-read the guys I liked and 100% the rest of the game. This game works well on my PC. This is one of those otomes that reads like a bad book. These "old and experienced" men act like they've "young and dumb." Yeah, it's smutty, dumb, immature, but I came in expecting a cheap romance novel, and that's exactly what I ordered. I rolled my eyes, snorted at dumb lines, but I stayed because I want my quick'n'cheap meal that I'll 100% order again.

Had this game for awhile and I'm getting back into it again. I <3 cute old men so this makes me happy. We need more otome games for old man f*ckers!!!

old men ♡♡♡

Pub Encounter is an otome visual novel that immediately distinguishes itself through its unusual premise and mature character cast. Developed and published by Dogenzaka Lab, the game centers not on the typical high-school or young-adult romance framework common in the genre, but on relationships with older, sophisticated men who frequent a cozy bar tucked away in the city. You step into the role of a woman who, after a discouraging day, wanders into Bar Audire and unexpectedly finds comfort—and perhaps love—in the company of its regular patrons. This shift toward older love interests gives the game a unique identity, offering a change of pace for players seeking something beyond youthful melodrama and instead craving narratives shaped by life experience, emotional maturity, and adult concerns. The gameplay structure follows the traditional visual novel format, focused mainly on reading, making dialogue choices, and pursuing character-specific story routes. Each of the five potential love interests has a dedicated arc, complete with branching choices that lead to variations of “Good” and “Best” endings. The routes are concise but distinct, highlighting not only the personalities an…