The Queen of Blackwood High

I gave it an hour and a half. I just can't finish it. It is [i]so[/i] boring. [u]All the Complaints[/u] [list][*] The writing is mediocre, at best. So much description about things that are uninteresting. [*] The CGs are lackluster. [*] Annoying "best friend" character (Molly). [*] Shallow romance scenes that elicit no romantic feelings from me whatsoever. [*] Poor understanding of bullies. The whole story revolves around Kendra, a bully, and how the protagonist wants to "help" her. "Spoiler": The protagonist is attracted to her despite her awful personality. Let me give you a reality check: Most bullies are not misunderstood kids with awful home lives. Most bullies are bratty, little sadists who delight in the suffering of others. The person who wrote this story has no f*cking idea what [i]real[/i] bullying is. [i]Real[/i] bullies ruin your life and f*ck up your mental health well into adulthood with the cruel sh*t they do, not this petty, mildly inconvenient sh*t that Kendra does. As someone who was bullied throughout K-12 schooling, I assure you I'm quite the expert on the subject. [/list] The story is an affront to yuri romance VNs and bullying victims, and I just cannot …

A visual novel about confronting a bully at school and getting to the root of the issue. I find this whole first half rather unrealistic as bullies wouldn't just crumple that fast, if at all. But I'm fairly cynical, so whatever. The second half is rather engrossing to read (more so the romantic route than the friendship route). The visuals are by far the thing that sticks out the most for me. Kendra looks decent enough, but the other 3 teeter on the line of "OK" and "something's off". I can't tell if it's proportions or just their faces in general. At least the CGs usually look better. Overall, starts well enough and finishes strong (so long as you get the good endings; the bad endings are a punch to the gut).

Brooke goes to Blackwood High, where one day she bumps into the Queen Bee of the school. Trying her best to be friendly, will she win over the blonde beauty? There are friendship and romance routes. Decent game.

I added this and subsequently bought it quite a few years ago, but because I let myself get swayed by the more negative reviews I left it unplayed until I felt like I needed a VN with all the depth and nuance of your average Hallmark Romance movie - though those puritans would never even get close to the actually (admirably non-fetishized) L-in-2SLGBTQIA+ theme, barely-legal protagonist(s), and anti-authority streak that can't completely be written off as just a rebellious teenage thing (it's literally the point of the very final decision sequence before the ending I got that it's [i]not[/i] that at all). Overall, I'll give it a thumbs up with a few reservations... I guess it could have used some Steam Achievements, given that otherwise you have to make up your own definition of 100%-ing it (I went with 'get all the gallery photos', though even after following every possible path I could find I'm still missing one).

Not My Cup Of Tea.

Why does Kendra talk like a 13 year old losing at league of legends?