#god fumi...kai....neji....mitsuki....kisa.... sou....
Text
Because of someone from the JJ discord mentioning it I will be doing an overall review/warning label for JJ. I, however, cannot say anything for Kisa's route as I haven't done it yet.
Suzu's Route: If you want a lighthearted romance that's a little cheesy then I recommend this one. He is happy-go-lucky and very optimistic. If you want a light route this is for you. However, be warned there is a scene for one of the affection events where the heroine is stalked.
Sou's Route: With a spice of WTAF, what more could you want? However, seriously if you have a problem with yandere (can you even classify this as it?) then I suggest treading with caution. Be prepared for lines to be crossed, but because the writing is phenomenal they are fixed. It does get better after the Univeil performance and this little switch is only for a few weeks but it's extreme and I recommend to be prepared just in case.
Mitsuki's route: Hurt/comfort 100k let's GOOOOO. Anyways, if you enjoy hurt/comfort I got the guy for you. Also, he is for the girlies and apart of the girlies. Do not ask why, I just know. However, be warned during certain times in his route that lines are crossed, not to the extreme of Yonaga but definitely crossed. Be warned it is not light hearted.
Fumi's route: I love tropes, I love families solving their issues. Oh my god, did somebody want family issues, the route™?? You're in luck! Anyways, it's a very romantic route but be warned that this is family issues, the route™. While it is resolved, tread with caution if that stuff makes you upset.
Kai's route: I remember his route being very romantic but don't mind me— anyways, more family issues, I think I'm seeing a pattern.. anyways, there is nothing major I can remember to warn about other than there is a certain scene during Univeil performance where Kisa loses her collective mind, and also really big family themes about absent parents and siblings so, tread with caution guys.
Neji's route: It's a red flag guys!!! A red flag!!! Uh, his entire route is a warning I guess. There are also big themes of family and abandonment so, uh, careful. The best I can say is that he is more scared of you than you are of him. Also, if you are scared of drowning or the ocean tread Carefully.
9 notes
·
View notes
Text
Okay folks I’m back from my vacation, so now I can go back to posting about my Jack Jeanne playthrough!!!! I finished the Fall Performance before my vacation but I didn’t have time to post my thoughts before I left, so let’s get to it then!
Man, Mary Jane as a play was so creepy and wild and enjoyable! I loved how it managed to be both fucked up and lighthearted at the same time??? Also it just may have my favorite play related CGs so far because WOW there were some fantastic CGs for this play!!! Mary Jane herself is such a fun and sad character in how lonely she is and how warped she is by that loneliness, and yet how kind she also is. Fumi yet again did a wonderful job in this role! All the ghosts managed to be funny and sweet characters. Suzu, Neji, Mitsuki, and Otori did wonderfully (while also having the funniest costumes I let out such a dumb laugh when I saw Suzu’s)! Otori I think you’re meant for the weird roles, just embrace your fate…And man were Figaro and Charles just sooooo delightfully unhinged! Kisa, my girl, she truly did a masterful job in her second Jack role and that maniacal laugh of hers was fucking incredible. But Sou…fucking Soshiro Yonaga…holy fucking shit!!!! More on him later….But anyways the pair were also pitiful in that along with their hatred of ghosts, it’s understandable that they were so angry at Mary specifically for (albeit unknowingly) using their friends’ corpses to make Jacob and man Figaro going absolutely batshit after Charles died because that’s his brother, his twin…What absolutely fun villains! Well at least they can be together as ghosts, right?
Some more A+ music from the play! A Friend Without a Name was such a lovely tune, reminded me in many ways of a music box. Fumi and Kai had some wonderful choreography for this song. Hallelujah Shout the name of God, My Friends was my favorite of the three for sure! I loved how it shifted so much and the way Kisa, Sou, and Fumi’s voices all came together! Ghost Party is a very close second, it’s so damn catchy!!! Like I wasn’t really feeling it when I heard the instrumental during the practice but when I got to hear the actual performance I was bouncing along so much I fucked up the rhythm game 😂😂😂 Still got the SS rank though ✌️ Then again, I am playing the rhythm games on normal mode, which is SUPER forgiving regarding how much you can fuck up and still get the best rank.
And good GRIEF the drama going on with Quartz throughout all of this! I mentioned this earlier but the sheer shock I felt when the cast list first came out and Sou didn’t get a named role. I truly didn’t expect that to happen! I figured there’s no way that doesn’t change, it doesn’t seem right, but I was getting worried there as we got closer and closer to performance day! The buildup to what happened with Sou for the Fall Performance had been building up slowly, like I’ve said before he’s shown he’s getting frustrated with his performance on stage. Especially when compared to how Kisa and Suzu, his two closest friends in Univeil, have been performing in the last two plays…I said before that what he needed was the chance to prove himself in a role that truly clicked for him. But then he wasn’t given a named role for Mary Jane…And geez you see how badly that destroys him despite him trying to stay his polite and soft spoken self, to the point of even ignoring Kisa and Suzu. Which all comes to a head when Suzu and Sou have their big fight, which leads to Sou being the loudest I’ve ever heard him at that point in the game. While I was so uncomfortable in that fight because “nooo boys please you’re friends don’t do this 😭😭😭”, I liked that I could get both sides of the argument. Because on Suzu’s end one of his closest friends has suddenly started ignoring him and won’t explain anything and it’s also clearly hurting another one of their mutual friends (Kisa), while on Sou’s end his insecurities and frustration at how his own efforts aren’t matching up to what he wants and how his friends are seemingly getting where they want to be so easily and seemingly aren’t as gutted by disappointment made him reach his breaking point.
Coupled with Sou’s drama is Suzu’s own drama. Suzu struggling to play a villain role so unlike who he is, a cunning guy. Gosh when I heard Suzu was gonna okay a villain I was sooooooooo hyped!!! He struggled but that’s the thing about Suzu, he struggles but he gets there eventually because he doesn’t stop trying. I was so ready to see him as the cunning and arrogant Jean Jose!!! But then…his injury…You know I remembered a while back a random Suzu event I saw had him mention a scar on his ankle if I remember right, and I was like 👀 at that info but then it was never brought up again so I thought it was just a random fun fact or something. But then as the weeks went on for the Fall Performance, Suzu was shown occasionally struggling with his foot. I actually thought maybe he sprained it in that early practice scene but then I remembered that scar thing and was like “👀👀👀👀👀 oh????? is it related?!?!?!?!??!?!!?!!” And then BAM!!! My poor sweet boy’s ankle couldn’t hold out anymore…Gosh that reveal that he had to give up kendo because of how bad the injury was…And how acting, specifically Univeil performances, gave him a reason to keep going again and a new dream…But now his ankle gave out and now there’s that chance acting could be taken from him too. I wonder if we’ll get more info on his injury, specifically what caused it. Because I admit I’m not too familiar with kendo but I’ve seen some pictures and stuff of it, and I can’t figure out what on earth happened to Suzu that injured him THAT badly. Based on a convo with Neji earlier, I can guess either he or the person he was sparring with wasn’t careful enough but I’d like more details. But yeah seeing how much of a brave face he was putting on, especially when he was cleared to come back but no longer had a role in the play. That scene between him and Kisa when he admits how scared he is murdered me…My poor sweetheart….
Also the way that before the fight was officially cleared up between Suzu and Sou the two of them were already friends again. Sou wanting to practice all the play lines to help Suzu and Kisa with rehearsals while Suzu told Neji to give the role to Sou if he couldn’t stand on stage himself. The way Suzu had no hard feelings towards Sou about being replaced. Sou at the end of the performance telling Suzu that HE is the one Sou doesn’t wanna lose to most 😭😭😭😭 I love all of Quartz so much but the first years are special to me because they really are the best friend trio.
And maaaan, Quartz really does have the best senpai in the world!!! Mitsuki, Fumi, and Kai all helping out Suzu, Kisa, and Sou respectively regarding the fight. Mitsuki and Fumi both standing up to Utsuri and Kakuto when they wanted to start shit with poor Kisa. The fact that Neji at the last moment added an entirely new character to the play just so that Suzu wouldn’t be left out! I mean when they changed the okay so that Sou would play Figaro and as Charles’ brother instead, Neji only needed to fix stuff related to that. But he also went and gave Suzu a new role that wouldn’t stress his ankle out because he knew that despite Suzu trying to be lighthearted about it he desperately wanted to stand on the stage too. For all that Neji thrives on chaos he’s much kinder than he lets on ☺️
Anyways, Sou’s acting in Mary Jane was nuts, absolutely bonkers. The way he kept such a calm tone for most of the play before starting to yell some lines once Figaro and Charles revealed their true purpose. And then…the masterpiece…Figaro’s screaming after Charles died….I truly thought Sou was gonna throw his voice out with how absolute batshit those screams were. How did his VA manage to NOT destroy his voice??? And the CG that accompanied that moment? Perfection. You know half of the audience went home and had nightmares after that. But yeah I was right, Sou got the role that clicked for him. He got to showcase what he’s made of and I can only hope he’ll improve from here! And he deserved that reward, I would’ve entered this game and fought all of Univeil if he didn’t get anything after that performance. Also I really loved Fumi finally getting a chance to be free and not be so tied down from being Quartz’s responsible senpai and getting to truly showcase his skill by competing with Kisa and Sou.
Final note, while I loved Mary Jane and think everything that went down in the Fall Performance arc was great, I’m sad we never got Jean Jose realized. I wanted to see my boy Suzu play a villain role 😞😞😞 Neji, babe, please come through for me and give me the gift of villain Suzu for the Winter Performance! Please do me this one solid, Neji 🙏
#story time with me#jack jeanne#jack jeanne spoilers#willow takes center stage at univeil#neji if nothing else I need you to do your thing and try villain suzu again#you were onto something with that idea please!!!#I know suzu could be a hot villain if given the chance#but yeah sou my boy…he was fantastic#RIP to his vocal cords though 🙏#next up is the winter performance I am soooo excited for this!!!!
13 notes
·
View notes
Text
I already gave out my big thoughts about the Final Performance arc of Suzu’s route in over a dozen different individual posts (sorry for spamming the Jack Jeanne tag 😞) so I won’t repeat myself too much on that.
Basically I am super duper wholeheartedly in love with Suzu’s route. It was incredibly well written, had great characterization of both Kisa and Suzu. I also think Suzu’s route flowed well from the common route, like a natural progression. I loved how the rest of Quartz was like on the route too, how supportive and loving they were. Once again, special shout-out to my boy Sou for being the funniest fucker during this arc. Boy really put the fear of God in poor Otori…Fumi and Kai were able to happily pass along their titles as Quartz’s Al Jeanne and Jack Ace to Kisa and Suzu with no regrets. Neji got to have fun with this last play and with how many references to the plays from over the year this one had, seems like he was feeling pretty sentimental. And Mitsuki really showed off how ready he is to be Quartz’s next leader, he knows his class so well! And yeah like I said before, Otori did end up growing on me, he’s such an entertaining gremlin!
Also all the people who tried saying Jack Jeanne isn’t romantic were definitely exaggerating. If you’re looking for spicy romantic contact or lots of physical affection, you probably won’t get it (at least that’s what I’m understanding after doing Suzu’s route). But to say it isn’t romantic at all??? LIES!!!! At the very least Suzu’s route is so incredibly deeply wonderfully romantic!!!!
I already mentioned this but Sissia of the Central Nation is my favorite of Quartz’s plays. Everything about it was beautiful, I felt like I was watching an anime, and like I said before if the developers wanna make a separate visual novel based on the play 👀👀👀👀👀 Though preferably with an ending that leans more towards the sweet side over the bittersweet (seriously you asshats you couldn’t wait for Sissia and Chance to get down first????)
The music was sheer perfection. Departure was a beautiful solo from Kisa, like no wonder Sissia was immediately picked to join Kielce. Kielce the Nation at the Center was without a doubt my favorite, it was such a catchy hype song for the circus troupe! Quartz Anima was a VERY close second, like it so narrowly missed out on being my favorite, it’s beautiful and has so many callbacks to Quartz’s past plays and I found out it also apparently references all the Quartz members’ names in the lyrics too!!! And Over the Wall was another gorgeous solo from Kisa!
The ending song, I think it’s called Where the Wind Blows, was absolutely beautiful and I loved that for me it was a duet between Kisa and Suzu 🥰🥰🥰
So yeah, Jack Jeanne is such a good game and deserves way more attention. I have only played the one route so far but I can confidently call it my favorite otome game and one of my favorite video games in general!
Before I get to the other routes I wanna take a break to play Radiant Tale! There’s another red haired genki sweetheart voiced by Yuma Uchida in that game but I can’t access his route until I woo all the other boys first 😡 So I need to get to work on that!!! When I come back to Jack Jeanne I likely won’t liveblog as extensively as I did Suzu’s route. I probably will give general thoughts at the end or make note of anything major.
But yeah, thanks everyone for reading my thoughts! And sorry again for spamming the Jack Jeanne tag so much! 😅😅😅
#story time with me#jack jeanne#jack jeanne spoilers#willow takes center stage at univeil#oh to be able to erase my memory of this game and play it again like that#but yeah suzu and kisa are my babies and they are perfect for each other#I can’t wait to see what the other routes are about!#But first….vilio awaits me….#I will give some more thoughts (and also go on a jack jeanne reblog spree) tomorrow#I think I’ve bombarded you guys enough today 😂😂😂
10 notes
·
View notes
Text
Because of someone from the JJ discord mentioning it I will be doing an overall review/warning label for JJ. I, however, cannot say anything for Kisa's route as I haven't done it yet.
Suzu's Route: If you want a lighthearted romance that's a little cheesy then I recommend this one. He is happy-go-lucky and very optimistic. If you want a light route this is for you. However, be warned there is a scene for one of the affection events where the heroine is stalked.
Sou's Route: With a spice of WTAF, what more could you want? However, seriously if you have a problem with yandere (can you even classify this as it?) then I suggest treading with caution. Be prepared for lines to be crossed, but because the writing is phenomenal they are fixed. It does get better after the Univeil performance and this little switch is only for a few weeks but it's extreme and I recommend to be prepared just in case.
Mitsuki's route: Hurt/comfort 100k let's GOOOOO. Anyways, if you enjoy hurt/comfort I got the guy for you. Also, he is for the girlies and apart of the girlies. Do not ask why, I just know. However, be warned during certain times in his route that lines are crossed, not to the extreme of Yonaga but definitely crossed. Be warned it is not light hearted.
Fumi's route: I love tropes, I love families solving their issues. Oh my god, did somebody want family issues, the route™?? You're in luck! Anyways, it's a very romantic route but be warned that this is family issues, the route™. While it is resolved, tread with caution if that stuff makes you upset.
Kai's route: I remember his route being very romantic but don't mind me— anyways, more family issues, I think I'm seeing a pattern.. anyways, there is nothing major I can remember to warn about other than there is a certain scene during Univeil performance where Kisa loses her collective mind, and also really big family themes about absent parents and siblings so, tread with caution guys.
Neji's route: It's a red flag guys!!! A red flag!!! Uh, his entire route is a warning I guess. There are also big themes of family and abandonment so, uh, careful. The best I can say is that he is more scared of you than you are of him. Also, if you are scared of drowning or the ocean tread Carefully.
1 note
·
View note
Last Seen Blogs
