Feb 252022
Today we’re taking a look at another otome, this one being A New Don.
The main character is Fia, a young woman growing up on a hog farm whose dreams of going to the city come true in an unexpected way when she inherits the leadership of a mafia family.
It’s a short visual novel with several choices that let you get to know either Andino, the old Don’s right-hand man who has some secrets to hide, or Giacomo, the old Don’s grandson who hates Fia for taking what he thinks should have been his.
Several choices can also lead to death, so it’s a good idea to save often.
A New Don does a good job with its setting and story, and with making its major characters sympathetic. There are some fairly emotional moments. I did feel like the romantic chemistry could have been built up a bit more; it feels less like burgeoning romance so much as shooting people together until you realize you want to kiss.
(Then again, maybe that fits the setting.)
One of the things that drew my attention to this visual novel was that it’s by Heiden, the same developer who made Dr. Frank’s Build a Boyfriend, which I really enjoyed. A New Don isn’t nearly as funny and lighthearted as that one, although it does have some moments of humor (especially since you have a giant hog as a pet).
Overall, A New Don is an enjoyable otome that you should play if you’re looking for a short crime story flavored with some romance.
i just love the title for this one. Very punny.
Wait, it’s a pun?
Yes, it’s a play on the phrase “A New Dawn” aka A New Beginning
Huh, that hadn’t occurred to me.