Voltage Inc. Otome Game Day and Personal Review Pt. 1

Hey homies! This is gonna be my first post in my Voltage otome game review. My trip down the slippery slope of dating sims/otome games started with Harvest Moon. For those that don't know otome games are romance game targeted towards the ladies. You play as a main character (aka MC) that you don't see and make choices that affect the story's outcome. From Harvest Moon I fell further into the abyss by playing otome games on my computer. I also have a post talking about my anticipation for the next game. I first heard of Voltage through a tumblr I follow called English Otome Games; the first game I saw was In Your Arms Tonight. I thought the plot sounded amazing. I finally bought my first smartphone, played the prologue of In Your Arms Tonight, and hit rock bottom in Voltage's world haha I decided that should give their other titles a chance.

I will be playing all the prologues in order. I decided to play in order to see if there's any changes or advancements in their style, writing, characterizations, etc. I might play the first chapter of characters I like and/or newly released characters that are not in the prologue. This post will review the first five Voltage games. At the end of the reviews, I'll have one final post where I briefly analyze Voltage's games as a whole. Let's get started!

1. Pirates in Love

July 29, 2011

Some meanie pirates attack the bar that you work at and two pirates save you. You flee the bar and decide to hid in a barrel, but before you can get out it's loaded onto a ship. You hit your head and lose consciousness in the barrel. When you awake you are still in the barrel and aboard a ship. A pirate from the same crew as the two pirates that saved you before lets you out and then mayhem ensues. You learn that you have to share a room with one of the men. Luckily, you get to pick which one.

This prologue starts with a bang, and I like the pirate slang. Eduardo and Russell were SOOO not funny with joking about throwing me off the boat. I kinda liked Nathan even though he was rough with the MC when he picked her up.

The MC: I like her so far. She is smart and sarcastic which I like. Girl's got some spunk!

The Guys of Pirates in Love

• Russell: He's impulsive and isn't afraid to start a fight. He's also a little scatterbrained lol
• Eduardo: The smart ass, kinky one. He says a mean things about the MC. He also makes really dirty comments. I can't tell if he's a sadist or just a douche.
• Christopher: The really nice, gentle ship doctor. He's very caring and polite. He actually introduces you to everyone.
• Nathan: Super tsundere to the rescue. He doesn't smile at all; he picks the MC up and throws her over his shoulder. I think there is sweet side there because he immediately takes you to the doctor when he realizes you hit your head.
• Thomas: He's a little naive and super sweet.
• Morgan: The captain of the crew. He's super jovial and easygoing. 
• Alan: He isn't in the prologue : (
• Leonardo: He isn't in the prologue either.

Thoughts

Attractive: Eduardo, Morgan, Alan, Leonardo

Intriguing Character Description: Alan and Thomas

Routes I Want to Purchase: Eduardo, Nathan, Morgan

Guys I Didn't Care For: Russell

Note: Alan and Leonardo weren't in the prologue, so I couldn't get a sense of their character outside of the description.

Memorable lines

Really bruh? Nobody asked you how you felt. Since you're an option in this game, I know I have to be some kind of cute.

Some of them hooligans coulda fooled me!