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My Hatoful Boyfriend Plushies

Video Games 2 Responses » Tagged with: crowd-funding, hatoful boyfriend

Jun 102016

Remember the Hatoful Boyfriend Plush Project Kickstarter I supported back in November?

They’re here!

Pictured above, you can see my four Hatoful Boyfriend plushies, along with the other bonuses given to backers. You can also see my inexpert photography, so let’s take a closer look at each of these birdies!

My favorite, to no one’s surprise, is our mad scientist Dr. Shuu Iwamine. Here he is along with the character tag showing his human form.

How much do I love Shuu? Well, I named him among my top 5 favorite video game mad scientists. (Note: I hadn’t reached my beloved Kingdom Hearts mad scientists at the time I wrote that list.)

Moving on, here is our crazy “fallen angel,” Anghel Higure.

Remember, while Anghel may live in a strange little world all of his own, the Anghel-verse has its own manga. I reviewed it and definitely recommend it to Anghel fans.

Of course, I couldn’t get Hatoful Boyfriend plushies and ignore sweet little Nageki Fujishiro.

If you’ve played the games, you know there’s more to Nageki than meets the eye… and don’t forget, there’s a rare conversation between Nageki and Anghel that becomes fascinating once you’ve played through the BBL route.

And speaking of characters who become more interesting the more you know about them, I also got a plushie of the character who gave me my first Hatoful Boyfriend ending, narcoleptic teacher Kazuaki Nanaki.

He frequently topples. Even a Kazuaki plushie can’t stay awake!

Finally, along with the Takaba Lab lanyard you can see in the big picture I posted first, we also got pins of Labor 9, the King, Miru & Kaku, and the St. Pigeonation’s crest.

Remember, if you know who none of these characters are, you should play Hatoful Boyfriend and its sequel, Holiday Star.

Is the premise absurd? Of course! They’re about a human girl attending an all-bird school! But despite all of that, they’re actually really great games.

When I reviewed the first game, I couldn’t stress enough how unexpectedly good it was. Meanwhile, while the second game is different, I consider it a perfect companion to the first.

As for the plushies, they’re soft, wonderfully-made, and everything I could ask for from Hatoful Boyfriend plushies! Each is five inches, and here’s a shot of Shuu in my hand so you can better judge the size.

Not all crowd-funded projects work out, but here’s one that definitely did. I’m so happy to have received my Hatoful Boyfriend plushies (they actually arrived a few days ago, but Kingdom Hearts prevented me from blogging about them then), and I think they’re fantastic!

Let me know what you think of them… and don’t forget, we’ve got an exciting few days coming up, because next week is E3 2016!

Mediocre Monster is an RPG from the Monster’s Perspective

Video Games 4 Responses » Tagged with: crowd-funding, mediocre monster, rpg

Mar 162016

I’m back again to tell you about another Kickstarter project, and this one looks really cool.

Mediocre Monster is an RPG told from the perspective of a monster. And not just any monster. A random encounter monster.

You play as Gob, a weak monster RPG heroes will face early in their adventure. He has been assigned to face the heroes of the epic RPG “Legend of the Adventure.”

He needs to react appropriately in battles, drop items when defeated, and give the heroes exp. As he’s promoted, he’ll not only earn a higher salary, he’ll also be able to fight in new locations and gain palette swaps!

Doesn’t this already sound like a delightful parody? It gets better. Why does Gob need to work so hard?

Because his home town fell into disrepair after monsters abandoned turn-based RPGs for the mobile market and the mayor squandered the town’s funds on free-to-play games.

If he can’t pay, the town will be used for a casual city building sim.

In addition to fighting heroes, Gob will also work to restore the town. Gold is used to buy new buildings and improvements, and you can also invite new monsters to live there. Repopulating the town opens up more opportunities for you.

Mediocre Monster sounds incredibly fun. I love turn-based RPGs inspired by classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy, and this one has a fantastic twist on the usual formula.

It’s planned for the PC and has already been Greenlit for Steam. Backers will receive both a DRM-free copy and a Steam copy. It hasn’t met its goal yet, though, so if this sounds as much fun to you as it does to me, I hope you’ll back Mediocre Monster on Kickstarter and/or spread the word!

Last Chance to Bring Beastmaster & Prince to the West

Video Games 3 Responses » Tagged with: crowd-funding, otome, visual novel

Mar 112016

By now you probably know that while the dark, twisted part of me writes Lovecraftian horror and loves Silent Hill, another part of me plays games about lawyers and bird romances.

(Don’t worry, my look at bird lawyers is on the way.)

So when I saw a Kickstarter to localize a game where you interact with princes who have been enchanted into animals, with a special “Cuddle System” where you pet their animals forms, I laughed for a while and then said, “This is adorable, I want it.”

Beastmaster and Prince is an otome game (visual novel marketed to a female audience, usually romantic) about a young woman named Tiana who wants to be a Beastmaster. She meets four princes who have been cursed into the shapes of animals: one became a lion, the second a wolf, the third a duck, and the fourth a rabbit.

While searching for a way to life the curse, Tiana learns of a conspiracy within the kingdom.

The game was pretty popular in Japan, and now Gloczus, Inc. and b2g Studio hope to bring it to the West.

However, this project is for more than just the original Beastmaster and Prince game. It also includes the Snow Bride fandisc which continues the story, as well as additional side stories.

It will be the complete Beastmaster and Prince experience, with the original Japanese voice acting, available for Steam. After its Steam release, they may consider a Vita version, as well.

If the Kickstarter project meets its goal, that is.

It suffered early on from a disorganized setup and lack of higher-tier goals. Since then, it’s improved a lot and more backers have joined us… but will it be enough? At the time I’m writing this, Beastmaster and Prince has 26 hours left to make the remaining $78,000 it needs.

So if a game about curses, princes, animals, and romance sounds good to you, or if you just want to support otome localization in general (as they hope to bring more otome games to the West if the market is there), head over to the Beastmaster and Prince Kickstarter!

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