Katarina gets scolded by Keith for being reckless when she had a gun pointed at her when she didn’t do anything reckless at all, meanwhile Keith did something reckless… not sure if intentional, an oversight, or a mistranslation of “nonchalant” for “reckless”.
Route has nice bookends with their first encounter as siblings and what happens at the end, contrasting very nicely with the events in Fortune Lover.
Kind of sad Ryle didn’t talk out the parallel/flipped situation between him and Maria, wonder if that’ll happen in another route.
I do appreciate how both using Earth Bump on Cet and refraining from using it on anyone raise Keith’s affection the same amount. You can actively do something for your rescue and aren’t punished for it. What I find weird is how both those choices lead to the exact same end to the confrontation, and the exact same scenes following it, but they change whether you get the Good End or the Happy End respectively. What!? Why? I choose to think of them as having the exact same outcome, and the difference between the two ends is just in what period they show before Keith and Katarina get married, two different parts in pretty much the same timeline.
Keith route spoilers and Season 2 anime spoilers
Right after the confrontation with Ryle, I got very reminded of Season 2 where an injured Keith finally makes a move on a very concerned-for-his-safety Katarina by kissing her before promptly falling asleep. Wonder if that resemblance was done on purpose. That episode came out September 11, 2021 according to Wikipedia and I bet the corresponding manga and light novel chapters, if it wasn’t created for the anime and/or manga (I read the manga awhile back and forgot!) were published way earlier. Meanwhile, this game came out December 23, 2021, so there was definitely room for them to intentionally make this parallel.
In Geordo’s route, I also learn something about the overarching pirate plot right off the bat that I didn’t learn in Keith’s route at all. I appreciate that effort towards not making the game repetitive for those who play different routes.
Very much enjoying Geordo’s scheming to get moments with Katarina.
Keith route spoilers
Katarina gets scolded by Keith for being reckless when she had a gun pointed at her when she didn’t do anything reckless at all, meanwhile Keith did something reckless… not sure if intentional, an oversight, or a mistranslation of “nonchalant” for “reckless”.
Route has nice bookends with their first encounter as siblings and what happens at the end, contrasting very nicely with the events in Fortune Lover.
Kind of sad Ryle didn’t talk out the parallel/flipped situation between him and Maria, wonder if that’ll happen in another route.
I do appreciate how both using Earth Bump on Cet and refraining from using it on anyone raise Keith’s affection the same amount. You can actively do something for your rescue and aren’t punished for it. What I find weird is how both those choices lead to the exact same end to the confrontation, and the exact same scenes following it, but they change whether you get the Good End or the Happy End respectively. What!? Why? I choose to think of them as having the exact same outcome, and the difference between the two ends is just in what period they show before Keith and Katarina get married, two different parts in pretty much the same timeline.
Keith route spoilers and Season 2 anime spoilers
Right after the confrontation with Ryle, I got very reminded of Season 2 where an injured Keith finally makes a move on a very concerned-for-his-safety Katarina by kissing her before promptly falling asleep. Wonder if that resemblance was done on purpose. That episode came out September 11, 2021 according to Wikipedia and I bet the corresponding manga and light novel chapters, if it wasn’t created for the anime and/or manga (I read the manga awhile back and forgot!) were published way earlier. Meanwhile, this game came out December 23, 2021, so there was definitely room for them to intentionally make this parallel.
In Geordo’s route, I also learn something about the overarching pirate plot right off the bat that I didn’t learn in Keith’s route at all. I appreciate that effort towards not making the game repetitive for those who play different routes.
Very much enjoying Geordo’s scheming to get moments with Katarina.