Its Nice To Get Off Work, Get Tossed Into A Portal To A Mysterious Fantasy Land, Get Mistaken For A Ruthless

It’s nice to get off work, get tossed into a portal to a mysterious fantasy land, get mistaken for a ruthless killer queen, and then to top it off, have some divine, mysterious being tell you that your fate is linked with the destiny of the world for the next thousand years. No pressure guys. Just an avocado toast eating millennial here passing by. /flips table anime style/

“Are you telling me that my fate is intrinsically linked with the destiny of the universe for the next thousand years? […] Great! Awesome! No pressure there!” (MC dialogue)

“Holy shit. Holy shit!” (MC narration)

That is not something you want to tell a millennial, trust me..I eat avocado toast at brunch.

For those who didn’t want to give Alain’s route a chance and complained of poor organization and plot…I just wanted to say, season 4 was fucking amazing and pretty much wrapped everything up. You guys should really give Alain’s route another try, it’s organized differently from Helena’s route, but holds its own. 

“[…] He continues to shed blood in the name of a childhood love whom he cannot accept died with the birth of the Witch Queen. She tortures him time and time again, using his own heart as a weapon against him. Without your love, he cannot free himself from the Witch Queen’s cruel grasp.” (Libra dialogue)

“In all of time and space, this is the only timeline in which Alain’s path is intertwined with yours.” (Libra dialogue)

We get a reason as to why Alain is irredeemable in the rest of the Love & Legend routes besides his own. (Voltage, just go ahead and shatter my heart into a million pieces again after I had to spend a couple weeks piecing it back together.) When the goddess Libra is speaking of timelines/paths, I believe it’s parallel to all the other character routes where the MC falls in love with someone else. When the MC mentioned she wishes she could save them all, that’s just heart-breaking. So, Alain fans…I’m sorry, but expect more heartbreak in the other Love & Legends routes. Our garden loving pure boy will meet a tragic end in every route except his own. :*(

The narration/dialogue greatly improved in season 4 compared to season 3. Season 3 lacked a lot of poetic dialogue from Alain and the MC’s dialogue was a bit weak without Alain’s dialogue to compliment hers, but he recovered his poetics in season 4. Check out a sample of Alain’s poetic dialogue below!

“I have loved you since I first set eyes on you, and I will continue to love you through life, and past death. I will love you until the stars blink out of the sky and the moon loses her light.” (Alain dialogue)

I just wanted to say wow!? I know that stars don’t have an infinite life, but it sure does seem infinite in the eyes of a human. Thought that line of dialogue from Alain was pure poetry, and instead of saying that he’d love the MC forever, he compared forever to the burning stars and glowing moon.

The scene where they take a dip in the warm ocean under the moonlight and stars is one of my favorites so far in all of Alain’s seasons next to the rose garden scenes. A bit reminiscent of the scene with Alex Cyprin and the Astoria MC taking a dip in Olympus! Love those type of romantic scenes in nature! Highly suggest that heart scene, it was lovely and worth the hearts! 

“When he tips back I move with him,  and suddenly we’re floating together in the ocean. We’re quiet for a long time as we gaze up at the stars. It’s enough to be together in a moment when there’s nothing chasing us.” (MC narration, sample from moonlit swim heart scene)

Another heart scene worthy of your wallet is the Love & Legends MC being a fucking *badass* for leading the charge against the Witch Queen’s forces while casting magic strong enough to create a giant shield. You guys totally need to get that heart scene. It’s amazing and creates a strong finale for season 4.

“On my mark, the army marches out from the forest at my back.” (MC narration, sample from taking lead heart scene)

If the caliber Helena’s story was immeasurable like the infinite stars in the heavens, then Alain’s overall story thus far, especially season 4 is as beautiful as the moonlight casting a reflection of itself and the infinite stars into a calm lake. In parallel, Alain’s story, despite similar origins as Helena’s, has it’s own poetic beauty and for those who doubted his story, I urge you guys to give him another chance. You won’t be disappointed, season 4 was beautiful and a mix of emotions.

And, there ya’ go…that concludes my wall-of-text review for Alain season 4 finale! Can’t wait for season 5 for both of the ice generals, they are my favorites!

I'm missing Andi Kim

Inktober 2018, Day 16, sketch of Medusa from Astoria Fate’s Kiss/Lost Kisses. Sorry Medusa, you’re a sweet lady and I love your taste in rare tea (oolong is my fav too) and passion for books, but Alex Cyprin stole my heart in your route. Uh, so…I kinda’ never finished your Fate’s Kiss story lol…though, I did enjoy season 1 of Lost Kisses a lot! 

Also, I figure since the story is based a lot off Greek mythology, why not have her holding the book of the most influential philosopher in ancient Greece and the Western world? I’m in the progress of finishing the complete works of Plato, pretty much just read a couple stories a day. There’s over 1500 pages so, it’s quite bulky…thank god for Kindle APP. I also have collections of books from other philosophers, it’s like my pocket library! xD

My favorite portion in the book is “Apology” though it makes me depressed sometimes. To summarize it in my own words and thoughts, Socrates was a man who was just doing what he loved to do, teach philosophy. But, he was put on trial because others thought it was corrupt.

“My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.” (Socrates, from the Apology)

It’s pretty sad right? It breaks my heart that good people get judged and punished for what they love to do. But, I truly admire Socrates for staying true to his beliefs and not running away from his execution. He continued to teach until his last days before his death, never blaming those who prosecuted him.

I would be really interested in a Kamila route, but I'm already in love with Liora and Emeril...

Because so many of you are excited about this idea, we have decided to make some more concrete designs and maybe even program a little game. And because this would be a cool community project, we are asking you for ideas! The game needs a name first, but you can also contribute ideas about the Love Interests, the story, the world or anything else related to the game. And if you like to help with writing, drawing or even programming, just talk to me or @ja-lin

A Concept for a new Lovestruck series

Something I was talking about with @ja-lin for some time and I wanted to share our ideas with you

-the MC is a passionate gamer

-by some kind of magical accident, she gets sucked into the game and all her favorite games melt together

-the LI are her favorite video game characters who are stereotypical for their genre (Action-Adventure, Horror, Shooter, Dating Sim, Jump ‘n Run, RPG etc.) and the world itself is made out of different genre typical locations

-the MC is super badass and uses the power of video game mechanics and nerd jokes to survive, while the LI are probably just confused all the time

-the conversations between characters of different games would be hilarious

-the MC and her Love Interest need to go through different levels and fight bosses to bring everything back to normal

-ACHIEVEMENTS

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