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epicspheal · 1 year

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Vee-Vee Power! A Penny Analysis

Just a heads up I'll probably be revisiting this analysis once we get the Scarlet/Violet DLC because likely there will be more insights to Penny's character.

Alright so Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has probably introduced the most beloved friend group series that the franchise by the fandom standards in Penny, Arven, and Nemona. Both Arven and Nemona have had analysis on them but there's not that much going around for Penny who is my personal favorite of the three.

Let's start with Penny's name. Or names I should say since she ends up going by two different monikers. There's her given name Penny and her pseudonym Cassiopeia when she was the mysterious shadow head for Team Star. Penny comes from Peony and she's funnily the third character in the franchise to have her name based on this flower. Peonies symbolize many things such as shame, bashfulness, honor, and bravery. All of these apply to Penny to at some point during her story. One of the first things we realize about her is that she's quite bashful and quiet as a person. She even mentions at one point that's she's not used to speaking so much and that her throat hurts. While Team Star is huge source of pride for her, it also brings a bit of her shame as she feels that the group has gotten out of control and she feels bad that her friends may get expelled. She's also rather honorable in trying to take the fall for her friends once the initial fallout with the confrontation of the bullies takes place. And she's even willing to admit to hacking the LP system (which in and of itself isn't honorable but owning up to it is). And she demonstrates an immense amount of bravery in taking the fall for her friends, learning to come out of her shell and face the player to dissolve Team Star and then going down into Area Zero.

But then she has another name she goes by…Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia is the name of a major constellation named after a prominent figure in Greek Mythology. Cassiopeia was a nymph who boasted too much about her and her daughter's beauty which invoked the wrath of Poseidon who threatened to destroy the kingdom of Ethiopia (accounts vary as to whether he vowed to flood it or use the monster Cetus to destroy it). Cassiopeia, realizing that she messed up, consults the oracle who tells her she needs to sacrifice her daughter. Andromeda was chained to a rock but ultimately saved by Perseus. The gods, still not satisfied decide to put Cassiopeia into the heavens as the constellation as further punishment (and the names of 5 major stars that make up the constellation Cassiopeia are the same names of the Team Star bases)

Now what does ANY of that have to do with our resident Eeveelution enthusiast? Well if you strip both the Cassiopeia Myth and Penny's story down to the bare essentials, they're both about women who have to sacrifice something they love in order to save a greater population of people and end up getting punished harsher. Penny attempts to disband (therefore sacrifice) Team Star in order to protect all of the other Team star members (both admins and grunts). And out of all of those involved she had to be sent away to Galar, and then had some extra community service for her hacking of the league.

Alright now let's get down to her team makeup. She's notable in being the only single trainer in the canon to use all Eeveelutions (the Kimono sisters of Johto and the Eevee trainers of Alola are a collection of trainers who use one Eeveelution a piece but not a whole set). This certainly shows that she really likes the Eevee Line, but there's more to it. The eeveelution family is at this point synonymous to the idea of having multiple paths ahead of you (as we've seen in the anime with Chloe). So that implies Penny has a lot of paths still open for her and that's she changing. Indeed she does a change quite a bit through the story, albeit subtly.

One thing that stood out to me was that three out of her six Pokemon actually correspond to three of the types of the Team Star bases: fire, dark, and fairy. What's more when you look at who runs those bases (Mela, Giacomo and Ortega) you realize that Penny actually calls those three by nicknames (Mellie, Momo, and Ortie) suggesting potential closeness to those three in particular.

It's also notable that her first and last Pokemon, Umbreon and Sylveon evolve by friendship (at night) and high affection (with a fairy type move). It shows that's she's a very caring trainer and most likely a night owl who also likes cute things (which is very confirmed with an entire team off eeveelutions who all happen to know Baby-Doll eyes and Quick attack). She also clearly values friendship which explains how 1/3 of her team is comprised of Pokemon who happen to evolve by actually liking their trainer.

Now onto Penny in the story. We first meet her, ironically being harassed by her own grunts with them none the wiser that the girl they were pushing to join Team Star was their enigmatic leader. This is a major scene as it establishes Penny as a shy girl who struggles to stand up for herself. But also this proves to be a major catalyst for her wanting to disband Team Star. After all, Team Star was meant to protect kids from bullies, but now they were acting like the very people they despised. Now granted as we know in flashbacks from later on in the game there was already heat on Team Star from the school admin so the idea of trying to save her friends by disbanding the team was already on her mind. But feeling the effects of Team Star firsthand (seeing how at least the grunt level, they had lost their way) and seeing the player defeat them gives her the idea of how to dissolve the team.

We learn later that Team Star had created a code that prevented anyone from ordering each other around. Which makes a lot a sense given that Giacomo (the one who helped to create the code) had experienced the negative affects of having the power to order others around. But also it reflects the reality of how in grade school, certain cliques tend to have one person order others around which can be a perfect breeding ground for bullying to start. Since Team Star was founded on the concept of anti-bullying it makes sense that the members would try to avoid any situation where bullying could take place. The fact that Penny respects this code and seeks to use that to get Team Star to disband rather than just outright ordering them or some other method of forcing them shows how much they mean to her and how honorable she is deep down

"Team Star is a group of troublemakers formed by some academy students a while back… They cause headaches for the school and try to bring other students down to their level. And I refuse to sit idly by and let them get away with it!"

This is an interesting line when you look back the Starfall Street Story-line because it initially makes you think that the rumors are right about Team Star, especially after you see them harassing Penny earlier. That they are a bunch of bullies. Perhaps at that moment Penny was feeling a bit (rightfully) upset at how her group had changed since she was gone for those eighteen months. Or perhaps she was really just trying to play up the rumor side in order to get the player to agree. Either way when you see how she talks about Team Star later on it's actually a bit jarring to think about this line early on in the game where she seems to hold the same opinions of Team Star that the rest of the student body and administration do.

One thing to note when we're introduced to Penny as Cassiopeia we noticed a slight change in her dialogue. She sounds far more confident, she's able to talk for longer times than she does when we meet her as the supply rep. It makes sense as a lot of people who are quiet in real life tend to be better able to communicate behind the screen (or in Penny's case, hack your Rotom Phone).

Also, both Cassiopeia's first entrance and "supply rep" Penny both mention hacking upon introducing themselves which is nice foreshadowing to the fact that they are indeed the same person.

When you meet Penny as the supply rep for the first time she thanks you for helping her out back at the stairs to which you can reply that you remember or that you don't. And she says a really sad line if you mention that you don't

"That figures. I never leave an impression on people…"

That really broke my heart. It's unfortunately a common feeling for people who have been bullied. Yeah they're targets they're often made to feel invisible when they are not being made fun of.

As we meet up with Clive we start to see Penny's suspicion of this "student" that wants to join. I know there are people who don't care for Penny and cite that she is a little mean, her early treatment of Clive being one example people point out. To be honest, I personally do not see this as her being mean. Rather's she being rightly cautious about who she let's on. Yes, she wants to bring down Team Star, but she still cares for them and she knows how much of the school dislikes them. She couldn't ascertain if Clive had been one of the bullies' friends who just wanted to seek revenge. This is different from the player who doesn't have the same long term knowledge of them team therefore a little bit more trustworthy. And over time she does truly begin to trust Clive and apologizes for the early wariness

As we go through Operation Starfall, we get some really nice insight into Penny's character both as herself and as Cassiopeia. As we approach each base we get really detailed info on the boss from Cassiopeia which at first with just the knowledge of her hacking skills you could assume this just her getting information from social media. That is until you beat the boss and she sounds like she's mourning their defeat to which she always mentions she's caught up in her thoughts. This shows that there's far more to this story than meets the eye which should be raising your suspicion of Cassiopeia. Indeed Clive even asks the player how much you trust them.

Things really come to ahead by the fourth base the player defeats where we learn this

"…As you know, Team Star was formed by a group of students who were being bullied at school. Shortly after forming the team, these students—none other than the squad bosses themselves—confronted their bullies head on. The outcome was a resounding victory for Team Star… Though you could hardly call it a contest. The bullies didn't even put up a fight. They all bolted from battle the first chance they got. Scared spitless of Team Star, the bullies then dropped out of school, one after another… And Team Star ended up the villains of the story. …But that's neither here nor there. Forget I mentioned it."

This quote not only sheds light on what really happened with Team Star (which was being confirmed anyways by the bosses that have been defeated) but it's also meant to bring into question why is Cassiopeia so determined to bring them down knowing that Team Star weren't the ones in the wrong.

Meanwhile as we continue to meet Penny as the supply rep we notice that Koraidon/Miraidon continues to pop out of it's ball to greet her with an affectionate lick. Something we don't see the dragon do with either Arven or Nemona. Given the suspicion that should be surrounding her by the time we get to the big reveal it makes sense why we see this take place. To let us know that deep down Penny is still a good person based on the dragon showing instant affection to her. That and perhaps the dragon sees itself in Penny as we learn in the Area Zero content that Koraidon/Miraidon itself are also struggling to stand up much like Penny is struggling to stand up to be her authentic self.

When we get to the final reveal in the schoolyard we're treated to this quote

""Heh. This must be quite a shock for you. The big boss… Cassiopeia… They were both me all along. When I saw you make quick work of those Team Star lackeys outside school that time, the idea for Operation Starfall suddenly came to me. My skills let me get hold of as much LP as I want, so I decided to use that to tempt you to helping me out. After the operation started, I kept an eye on you as a member of the "supply unit"… And I had you battle the bosses on my behalf. All for the goal of defeating me and putting an end to Team Star once and for all. But still…there's a part of me that wants Team Star to live on! I can't just roll over and let you win without putting up a fight! This is the final showdown. Are you ready?"

This is another point where people bring up Penny being a bad person because she was manipulative in her own goal. And yes to be fair she was underhanded but it's understandable given her backstory as to why she goes for more indirect confrontation methods. Like this is someone who doesn't like the spotlight and has struggled with confrontation. Plus she's really torn about this whole plot because the Team Star admins are her friends. She even says she doesn't really want to disband them. But she feels she has to in order to save her friends

After all, we see in the flashback once the Operation Star was a success that she tried to get them to disband to avoid further punishment. To which the others decided not to. At that point we see that she ends up taking the blame onto herself to protect her friends. This is why I don't necessarily get why people call her selfish. That's pretty unselfish to take on the blame and be willing to be sent of for a whole 18 months.

"I'm the big boss of Team Star. The name's Cassiopeia—No…Penny!"

This is another major quote that I think is underrated. You can see that she's now fighting between the two identities she holds. Cassiopeia, the enigmatic leader of Team Star and Penny her true self she's not been able to show authentically

"Time to Terastallize! Shine bright like the starry sky and become who you really want to be!"

Again this further supports the idea that after Operation Starfall, she's really wanting to be her most authentic self

The reunion (and truly first meeting) between her and the Team Star Admin is really touching to see. Her finally meeting them face to face, and them forgiving her after what she did. They realized that despite the underhanded method, she was really just trying to look out for them.

After the final showdown we see Penny own up to more of her crimes. Which she didn't have to do, but it shows that deep down she's an honorable person whose done some questionable things. And again this directly contrasts the idea that she's selfish as she could've just not owned up to hacking the LP system. Some people dislike the fact that she seems to get off easy but to be fair she already had been sent away for 18 months previously. And as much as Operation Starfall street was a lesson for Penny, it was also a lesson for Clive/Clavell who was about to straight up expel everyone involve with him learning to be more observant before taking drastic measures.

We meet Penny again in Area Zero and this is where a lot of people kind of find her interactions with Nemona and Arven to be mean-spirited. Now true she is snarky here but you can see it as a way of keeping her guard up which is something many people who have been bullied may do. Not to mention both Nemona and Arven come off strong with Nemona being a little too extroverted and not reading the room and Arven actually starts in on her first by calling her pipsqueak which would actually send her onto the defensive. I think people forget that there are three socially awkward kids meeting for the first time going into an incredibly dangerous and off-limits area. That wasn't going to be just a smooth nice interaction and again Nemona and Arven had some not-so-great moments down there as well.

To her credit Penny actually does apologize to Arven (and Arven does the same) and she has a bit more situation awareness of what was going on with Koraidon/Miraidon when they meet their very aggressive counterpart. She even actually tries to give Arven some words of sympathy once we know the true fate of the professor.

People also give her flak for her calling her father annoying for checking in on her and giving her an embarassing nickname (Pen-Pen). Yes she doesn't have it nearly as bad as Nemona or Arven, but she is a teenager. Most teenagers tend to find their parents annoying. So it's a very realistic remark from her even if she doesn't familial problems on the scale of others.

In the post-game we see her checking up on the former Team Star admins as they work to reintegrate themselves back into academy which acts as one final bit of growth for Penny. She's concerned given the reputation of Team Star and the fact that the admins are like her rather awkward. However her worries a little misplaced as despite their awkwardness, the admins are able to make a name for themselves outside of Team Star. She recognizes this herself and she ultimately stops tailing her friends knowing they'll be alright

Penny isn't perfect, but she's trying her best to change for the better. The narrative acknowledges this and that's why I really appreciate her as a character.

#penny pokemon #cassiopeia pokemon #pokemon scarlet and violet #character analysis

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oraangepeeel · 2 years

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Games That Help Me Cope

With December looming only a few months away and sadness slowly descending upon me, I’ve been replaying all of my favorite games and decided to make a short list of some games that make me feel better so the next time I feel shitty I can come here and look at it

> Our Life: Beginning and Always by gb-patch > Our Life: Now and Forever (demo) by gb-patch > XOXO Droplets by, once again, gb-patch > Andromeda Six by Wanderlust Games (I especially love the Tea Time with Oppo DLC) > Blooming Panic by robo-barbie > Oathbreaker 1 and 2 by Larky Labs / Imp-Queen / Rinmaru (I’ve been a fan of Rin’s games since they made Ascension which was actually the game that got me into VN) > Monster Sweethearts by llonelly > the Mass Effect games by Bioware > the Dragon Age games by Bioware > Stardew Valley by ConcernedApe > Boyfriend Dungeon by Kitfox Games

and a reminder to myself/anyone else reading this that might need it.

I know things are hard right now. I know you’re struggling and maybe it feels like things have been bad for awhile but you’ll be okay. You can get through this. You’re strong. And when you can’t be strong on your own, there are people who will help carry the weight. You have friends and family and even just random strangers on the internet who care for you and will help ease that burden.. Take a deep breath. Drink some water. Have something to eat. Find something to distract yourself. I know things are bad right now but they won’t be bad forever.

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sonjabysonjamorgan · 1 year

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crazy that i can get da:i and mass effect andromeda and all add-ons and dlc for 80 doll hairs which is the same price nintendo charges for like a mario game from 2014 that’s already had six sequels

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slushrottweiler · 4 years

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“You shouldn’t stand so close Xanthi.”

“Why not?”

“Because... I might do something I shouldn’t.”

My arrogant space-princess Xanthi and her favourite Captain — or Calderon Lynch and his favourite stowaway.

God, these two need to have such good tension. They are not prepared for each other.

Calderon and this scene are from the Star Crossed Lovers DLC of @andromeda-six

#andromeda six #a6 #Calderon lynch #fan traveller #tilaari traveller #traveller Xanthi #spoiled space princess #Calderon x traveller #star crossed lovers dlc #a6 dlc #omg JUST KISS ALREADY

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baltersome · 4 years

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((tap for sharper quality))

unexpectedly came up with one of my most favorite doodles ever in between working on requests 🥺 meet wanda, my kitalphan traveller in andromeda six ✨ digitized version here

tumblr pls stop making previews look blurry

#andromeda six #traditional art #my art journey #baltersome #a6 #wanderlust games #idk guys im rly proud of her #she was too pretty to not post 😔#PLS PLAY A6 IF U HAVENT YET #YOU WONT REGRET IT #stan june with me pls #also the dlc is worth ur 5 bucks go get it asap #idk if ill ever be content with how she looks but we'll settle for this for now ksksks

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loukja · 4 years

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The new dlc was really cute! I live for Damon’s and Vexx’s interactions, they are adorable! And the whole situation with Bash and Oppo? It would’ve been so funny if that had happened and Bash would have had to pull a Sweet Home Alabama stunt once he got closer to the traveler :D

#andromeda six #a6 dlc #andromeda six spoilers #I mean this isn't all that spoilery but better safe than sorry

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aarcanefool · 4 years

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oof, barging in on June actually kinda broke my heart

#*plays a valentines day themed dlc in July cause I'm sad and lonely*#but SERIOUSLY #especially after chapter 4 #i just want to HUG him and tell him I love him #which is hard cause I also want to hug damon and tell him i love him too so #how the hell am i supposed to choose #andromeda six

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squishybuttercup · 4 years

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Visual Novel Recommendations?

I have been enjoying this genre a lot and i would be really happy to hear any of your favorites! (This also seems to be my only inspo in making sims rn jsdfsjkl). REPLY or REBLOG to help a bored soul, thanks!

#text #random rambles #visual novel #game recommendations #vn #rn im playing andromeda six #man i want to buy the dlc and i missed the sale #gah

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thrassisfras · 4 years

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Look, A6 Heilyn wasn’t even mad that Damon suggested handing him over to his family’s murderer. He was just mad Damon beat him to it;

How dare you get in the way of his self-sacrificial tendencies? Rude.

#not tagging this as my character bc i don't want to clog up his tag #damon reznor #andromeda six #i've been having fun and am looking forward to the next episode #once i have spending money i'm downloading that dlc #okay maybe he wasn't mad but he was a little hurt #06:05

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a0x0annie · 4 years

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Okay so today I finally bought the DLC and played it and IT WAS JUST AMAZING. It was both hilarious and extremely wholesomely cute at the same time! and p hot too ngl

Like, I was laughing my ass off most of the time, with some breaks here and there to either stare at the screen smiling stupidly like and idiot and saying "hot dAMN" or melt completely because it was just so sweet

About the characters - what can I say, I just love everyone here even more. Like, they are all so amazing that I just can't help but fall deeper and deeper with them with every new chapter (or well, dlc).

The one that really grew on me here was Damon. His route was super interesting and seeing his soft side was just my jam™. Also can we talk about the "incredible" scene? It hit my heart in all the right places and I literally replayed it ten times in a row and I will more tomorrow, just watch me. Now along with June he's easily my second favorite (he used to be in the third place but like, come on, I can't just lie to myself like that anymore, I like him just much as June).

Also Bash! He surprised me really positively, seriously. His route was both funny and passionate, and it was just so fun to play.

ALSO CALDERON. MY GOD CALDERON-

LIKE. WHAT CAN I EVEN SAY, HEAVENS HELP ME-

I JUST LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM AND HIS ROUTE. I LOVE HOW HE SLOWLY WARMS UP TO CATHERINE (my Traveler). I LOW HOW COCKY HE CAN BE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ONE BUTTON PRESSED AND HE'S ALL FLUSTERED. ALSO I LOVE ALL OF HIS REACTIONS TO SOME EVENTS (YOU KNOW WHICH ONES). JUST--

AND OH MY GOD WHEN HE WAS LOOKING AT CATH INSTEAD OF THE FIREFLIES, IT'S LIKE THE SAME SITUATION AS WITH DAMON-

AJDHDGGDHSHHDHSHDGSGDG I died ok

And June was so so so so so adorable 💖 I love how many times you could make him blush hhh, it's the most precious sight ever

Also I need to mention the captions under the saves. I hate you Devs not really

So, ending my kinda long post - this DLC was so worth it. If you haven't played it yet, the get your ass up and have fun on your date!

That's an order 😉

#andromeda six #andromeda 6 #a6 #a6 thoughts #my thoughts #my opinion #long post #personal #a6 dlc #andromeda six star crossed lovers #andromeda six valentine #a6 valentine #calderon #damon #june #ayame #bash #ryona #a6 opinion

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v1xv4p0rub · 2 years

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Okay so like, nothing is better than having a really bad or just long day, getting home, booting up your computer, and getting to re-play comfort games/dating sims. ESPECIALLY when said games have pronoun options and either a customizable appearance for MC or a complete lack of imagery for MC.

Here's a list of some of my comfort games + dating sims (under the cut)!

Blooming Panic: https://robobarbie.itch.io/blooming-panic

Customizable name

Option of He/Him, She/Her, or They/Them pronouns

A fan-server based on actual Discord servers

4 male LIs (One uses He/They pronouns tho, so that's lit)

A cat on one route!

Well portrayed characters

Good and Bad ending (I only do the good endings, because I WILL cry over the bad ones lol)

Beautiful art

Voice acting!

FREE!

Andromeda 6: https://wanderlust-games.itch.io/andromeda-six

!STILL BEING UPDATED!

Customizable name

Option of He/Him, She/Her, or They/Them pronouns

Amnesiac on a spaceship

Choose between 3 races

7 LIs (2 Female + 5 Male)

Awesome characters (Main and Side)

Option to date anyone, or to NOT date anyone!

Beautiful art

FREE!

Contemporary Gods: https://forgetmenotgames.itch.io/contemporary-gods

Customizable name

Option of He/Him, She/Her, or They/Them pronouns

Option of a more masculine or feminine appearance

3 LIs (One male, one female, one nonbinary)

Be the God/Goddess/Deity of Unity

Beautiful art

FREE!

Sort the Court!: https://graebor.itch.io/sort-the-court

Be a Queen or a King

Make choices that matter

Cute art

FREE!

Wholesome Cats: https://zephyo.itch.io/wholesome-cats

Befriend cute kitties!

Explore woods, city, space, and more

Cute music + Cat sound effects

FREE!

A Tale of Crowns: https://crownbright.itch.io/a-tale-of-crowns

!STILL BEING UPDATED!

Text-based (no pictures as far a I can tell)

Customizable name

Choose your pronouns + sexual orientation

Choose your skill in magic

Customize many parts of your appearance: hair color, hair texture, hairstyle, skin color, height, and clothing style

Locked in as a person of color

12 different character traits in total, six of which will be decided based on the choices you make in-game

4 LIs (switch between Male and Female based on your sexuality)

FREE!

The Immortal Kingdom: https://vouxie-studio.itch.io/the-immortal-kingdom

!STILL BEING UPDATED!

Customizable name, nickname, height, and pronouns!

Play as an insightful and curious journalist

Awesome art

Cool characters

5 LIs (I don't remember the genders atm, sorry)

Solve a mystery!

FREE!

Superstition: Season 1: https://13leagues.itch.io/superstition | Season 2 : https://13leagues.itch.io/superstition-s2

!STILL BEING UPDATED!

Customizable name, sexuality, gender, personality, appearance, etc.

Options for strictly male attraction, strictly female attraction, attraction to both, or attraction to neither

Options for romance w/ sex, romance w/o sex, sex w/o romance, or no sex or romance!

Text-based

Cool, in depth characters

5 fling options (One male, two female, one is either male or female depending on MC's/Roe's preferences, one orgy) + 5 LIs at this point in time (Two female, three male). At least one of the LIs you can have a fling w/ as well

Supernatural/paranormal creatures

Choices that 100% matter.

Character death

FREE!

Our Life: Beginnings & Always : Itch.io link: https://gbpatch.itch.io/our-life | Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129190/Our_Life_Beginnings__Always/

Customizable name, sexuality, gender, personality, appearance, etc.

Option of He/Him, She/Her, or They/Them pronouns (You can change these as you grow!)

Romance optional

One main LI (+2 other LIs, but you have to buy their respective DLCs when they come out) (All male LIs)

Childhood, teenage, young adult, and fully grown stages

Interesting characters

Beautiful art

Slightly customizable main LI

FREE! (+ DLCs)

Our Life: Now & Forever : https://gbpatch.itch.io/our-life-nf

!STILL BEING UPDATED!

Customizable name, sexuality, gender, personality, appearance, etc.

Option of He/Him, She/Her, or They/Them pronouns. You can use multiple, and/or enter your own (You can also change these as you grow!)

Romance optional

Two LIs (One female, the other gender-fluid (He/They pronouns))

There will be childhood, teenage, young adult, and fully grown stages, but atm there's only the demo

Interesting characters

Beautiful art

Slightly customizable LIs + mom

FREE!

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wonderfulwonderland · 3 years

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Free and/or cheap indie otome games

Here’s a list of free and/or cheap indie otome games. They’re great to check out if you’re curious about otome games and don’t want to pay money to do so, and of course if you already know you like otome games, here are some recommendations!

These ones are still demos/uncompleted, but good:

7 Kingdoms: The Princess Problem: the MC is female, very customizable, and there are male and female romance options. Can also be played without romance. The premise is that delegates from 7 kingdoms come together on an island and over the course of 7 weeks make alliances, which can be romantic in nature or not. You take a quiz in the beginning which determines your country of origin, which then affects your stats. Conversations with others are vital for your reputation and also affect your stats, and you won’t be able to do certain things or pass events without sufficient stats. The romance is pretty solid too, and the cast of characters overall is fantastic. It’s a strategy and political game as much as it is a romance. It reminds me of Long Live the Queen, if you’ve played that. The demo is the first 3 weeks of the game, and I’m completely floored by how good it is. I can’t wait for the full game!

Andromeda Six: sci-fi visual novel. MC can be male/female/nonbinary and the love interests are male and female. Very fun adventure story set in space with a great cast of characters. Only about half of the episodes have been released so far (5 of I believe 10 episodes) and they’ve been really good! Romance is also optional.

Some completed free games:

Our Life: MC can be male/female/non-binary, love interest is one guy (though more to be added via DLC). Very heartwarming, slice of life story. Revolves around the MC growing up with the boy next door, and the game takes place over three summers at various stages in their lives. The MC is insanely customizable, and things you’ve said and done at various stages are remembered and often referenced or can affect certain things. Really just a lovely game that brings a smile to your face. Romance is optional too.

Cinderella Phenomenon: female MC with 5 male love interests (romance is mandatory, unless you feel like getting a bad ending). This is one of my fave games, I’ll try not to gush about it too much. The story take place in a kingdom where people are being cursed with fairytale curses, which are inversions of fairytale stories. The MC is a princess who gets cursed with the “Cinderella curse,” going from riches to rags. The other love interests all have a fairytale curse of some sort which you learn about in their routes. The MC is not customizable because she is a straight up jerk and some of the correct dialogue choices are being mean to people. This story has amazing character growth of the MC (and some of the love interests too). It has a fantastic cast of characters, who are memorable and lovable. It’s a great story and how things change in each of the routes is so interesting and well-executed. You should definitely play the routes in the recommended order!!!

Red-handed Robin: female MC, two male love interests (I don’t think romance is optional). Robin (the MC) has stolen some diamonds and is on a train out of town with her friend/bodyguard and encounters her friend from childhood who is now a detective. Will he catch on to her? Fun little story with some puzzles in each chapter (of which there are three). The main trio are great.

Lake of Voices: female MC with male/female love interests, romance optional. A horror-ish game. Can you get across this spooky lake alive? Good luck with that. Once you manage to get across the lake, definitely replay it and see how else the story unfolds. It’s a cool story with intriguing characters and an interesting setting. It has absolutely beautiful art.

Dark Nights: female MC with four male love interests. Also horror-lite. Some of the people in your town have been disappearing. You encounter 4 strange men and wonder whether any of them might have answers as to what’s going on. Quite a fun game with pretty art! Very funny titles for the achievements, the creators definitely have a good sense of humor.

A few cheap ones:

Rose of Segunda ($8.99): female MC with male and female love interests, romance is optional. Charming little story set in a kingdom whose prince is of the age to be married and everyone’s invited over for his birthday. Will you try to go after him (romantically or otherwise) or will you be interested in some of the other guests? The MC is somewhat customizable and can be quite funny. The characters are charming as well.

Because We’re Here ($5.99 per act): female MC, male love interests (romance not really optional). Set in an WW1-era fictional universe. Seems like a bad idea to have romance during a war, huh? Prepare to for ALL the emotions. This one is only half completed (Act 1 and 2 of 4 planned). I’m looking forward to the other acts!!

Have fun! I checked out some of the free/indie ones before starting to actually buy some of the more popular/mainstream (but also more expensive) games. All of these games are great.

#game recommendations #otome games #otome #free otome games #indie otome games #7kpp #seven kingdoms #seven kingdoms the princess problem #andromeda six #a6 #our life #our life: beginnings & always #cinderella phenomenon #red-handed robin #lake of voices #dark nights #dark nights otome #the rose of segunda #because we're here

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xikizoid · 3 years

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Three months ago, I played this DLC for the first time with the Damon route and the June route, now it's time for me to start a series of doing ALL of the other routes for the Andromeda Six: Star Crossed Lovers DLC!!!

Today will be the Ryona route. Damn, Ryona Mi'haden is so beautiful inside and out... come see for yourself! 💛

#andromeda six #andromeda 6 #a6 #ryona #ryona mi'haden #june #damon #damon reznor #andromeda six dlc #andromeda six june #andromeda six star crossed lovers #star crossed lovers #xikizoid #a6 dlc #star crossed lovers dlc

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slushrottweiler · 3 years

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Knocking is for peasants.

Isn’t that right, Captain?

In which a stowaway is enjoying the view too much to return a shirt. Calderon is from @andromeda-six — seriously, play it, it’s so good.

#a6 #andromeda six #Calderon lynch #fan traveller #Xanthi Pegasi #tilaari traveller #cal a6 #the princess is a brat #star crossed lovers dlc

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annakie · 3 years

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Mass Effect Trailer Thoughts

*EDIT* -- there are now TWO UPDATES to this post with additional screenshots, thoughts and theories, please check that one out! :)

I wrote an unhinged disorganized post before... now I’ll attempt breaking things down in a much more logical way. :D

1) It’s basically confirmed that this is both the Milky Way and Andromeda in the same shot.

2) The audio is some actual and I think some fictional mix of communications --

“We know now that in the early years of the 20th century, this world was being watched” is from War of the Worlds

“Eagle Houston, you are go for landing, over” is from the moon landing.

“Arcturus Station, uknown vessel approaching, we need first contact protocols” would probably be new dialog from the First Contact War.

“Humanity now stands as partners in the galaxy” is likely new dialog from after the end of the FC war when humanity was accepted as a Citadel species.

“Ark Six is away, godspeed” is new dialog, likely a reference to the Andromeda Initiative. There were six arks in the initiative.

3) This system isn’t in any of the first three games as far as I can tell -- and I logged into ME3 with the EGM mod wherein literally every system in all three games is used as extra content and looked at them all. Anyone recognize it?

4) This is anyone’s guess but... possibly... what’s through the Omega relay? the rings seem... very densely packed.

5)Two moons and a gas giant looking planet. I don’t even want to hazard a guess. The planet itself could look like Jupiter, but Jupiter has a lot more moons.

6) Then of course, we have the destroyed mass relay.

This comes with the dialog about taking down a dreadnaught, and (sensors?) are going crazy, and abandoning the ship, and then the REAPER SOUND.

Then “Is anyone receiving this? We’ve lost contact.”

So all of this felt like traveling through time, and here we finish Mass Effect 3.

7) Then comes this image... which again, does not really look like any system recognizable in any of the games.

An indistinguishable female voice says something about Humanity (something like “Humanity is all the problems its faced”? Maybe?) and a male voice... which sounds a little like Clancy Brown (Alec Ryder) to me, but... maybe I need to play through the Andromeda prologue again.

The slight break in the action there may be accounting for the 600 years passing before Andromeda.

The break in the action could also mean it’s something in the future of what we’ve seen, something new.

8) Now, we come to this planet.

There are THREE MOONS... and Alchera has three moons. Maybe this is a coincidence. Or maybe this is Alchera. It seems oddly specific for them to show the three moons in sequence if there wasn’t a reason for it.

9) It’s confirmed that Liara is walking up a reaper here. There ALSO appears to be a SECOND reaper in the background (look just above the sun, you can see reaper-like wires and follow that outline to see the other reaper’s legs.)

10) There appears to be more stuff, maybe N7 striped stuff, than just the fragment Liara picks up buried in the snow here.

11) This may be a part of an N7 helmet, but it can’t be Shepard’s N7 helmet.

You get the helmet as a reward for finishing the Alchera DLC in ME2 (so basically, Shepard brings it along after planting the monument), and although the part is similar on the side here, it’s definitely not the same. This is Shepard’s helmet on the SR-2 in ME2, loaded it up and took the pics with flycam just to confirm.

14) That’s definitely a Salarian on the left and probably a Krogan on the right. Guesses for the center person... Human? Turian? Angaran? (Comedy answer: Javik? Though we don’t know how long Protheans lifespans are so... hey! Anything’s possible!)

13) Liara has crow’s feet and laugh lines -- she’s most likely much older in this trailer than we saw her last in ME3. Perhaps... 600 - 700 years older? Grunt would likely be the only other ME/2/3 companion still alive. (Wrex was alive to fight in the end of the Krogan Rebellion in 700 CE, if this is post-Andromeda that would place him at over 2000 years old, I don’t think Krogan lifespans are that long. Drack is considered an old man at 1400. But it could be possible.)

So my best theory right now aligns with what I’ve seen other people guess -- this game will take place sometime after Andromeda and serve to bridge the two galaxies, but how that happens and why Liara is retrieving a piece of broken N7 armor is anyone’s guess. I have a few wildly unhinged theories myself. :D

#Mass Effect #mass effect 4 #mass effect andromeda #bioware #liara t'soni #long post #mass effect 5

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