Episode 20: Line Up and Size Up - Ranking the LIs of Collar x Malice

Note: We're using new software for recording and are still figuring the technical stuff out. Apologies if anything funky pops up!

We took a break so it's time to play a game! Vki and Vka round out 2023 with another episode of Otome Superfight. Which means we spend an hour talking about nonsense hypotheticals. Who turns everything they touch into hummus? Who ends up controlling an army of tweens? And how badly will the sisters bend their logic in order to get their otome LIs to survive each battle?
Also included, us being really sad about multiple previously recorded episodes having to be scrapped because the audio was garbled. We may have cried a bit.

Games discussed: Radiant Tale, Ikemen Vampire, Ikemen Sengoku, Jack Jeanne, Olympia Soiree, Winter's Wish

THIS IS LATE we are sorry Vka lost her voice and Vki also got sick and has been doing overtime.
Excuses excuses, our apologies.
Sneak peak of the newly released otome game, Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo! 
Super fun, super tropey, supernatural historical Japanese otome game. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Winter's Wish for review.

Games discusses: BU$TAFELLOWS, Piofiore Episodio 1926, Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! The game Vka has been waiting for for YEARS.
Join us as we dive in to a sneak peak of Jack Jeanne, the rhythm-stats-raising-otome that takes you on a musical journey!

Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Jack Jeanne for review.

Games discussed: Code Realize: Future Blessings, Jack Jeanne, Ikemen Prince

Oh hey, we did a collab with Blerdy Otome!
We're ranking LIs. It's fun. We all like Olympia Soiree. And each other. There are no spoilers.
This is a placeholder description because I feel like someone is squeezing my uterus. I promise I'll do better with the next one.

Games discussed: Angel or Demon?, DRAMAtical Murder, Norn9: Var Commons, Olympia Soiree

Go check out BlerdyOtome aka Naja. She's the coolest.

Norn9 is getting a Switch port! And we got a sneak peek. What's in store for new players and what has been updated for those of you who played the Vita version?
Featuring some super special info by Anne Lee, who worked on the localization!

Thank you to Aksys Games for providing us with a copy of Norn9 for review.

Chic Pixel - Anne's website

Spoilers Spoilers SPOILERS. This episode has spoilers.

Olympia Soiree has so much lore it could fill a swimming pool. Twice. So, we pared it down as much as we could to the juicy bits and still ended up with our longest episode to date.

…ok, we admit, there may be a few sidebars, but who can help but sing “One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater” when talking about Yosuga! Oh. It’s just us? Welp.

Come join us as we go down the clusterfuck rabbit hole that is the 50 different main stories and side quests that makes this extraordinarily entertaining game.

TW: Discussion of: Assault, SA, Racism, Sexism

Racism and classism and sexism, oh my! The sisters do a shallow dive (deep dive is Ep. 37! ) into the world of Olympia Soiree. A world where your color means everything and women are for making babies. Wonderful. At least the LIs are hot?

We'll be doing an overview of Tenguu Island and how its inhabitants live and navigate this rigid society. Can Olympia find her true soul mate in this place where departed souls make the sun shine and the plague is running rampant through the color wheel? I mean…it’s an otome game so probably. 

Games discussed: Olympia Soiree, Tears of Themis

None of the games or characters discussed belong to us.

Otome Shimai went to Crunchyroll Expo 2022 in San Jose! So this is us talking about it. What did we do, see, buy, and eat? DID THEY HAVE ANYTHING OTOME? Also, how was it with Vka pushing Vki around all day.

We’re calling this a short, but it’s not actually that short. It’s ok. We tried.

Spoon Theory

Games discussed: Olympia Soiree

None of the games or characters discussed belong to us.

This is the one where we come up with silly questions then debate them seriously. This time we’re taking a deep dive into the BU$TAFELLOWS Love Interests! Vki and Vka tend to disagree on a lot in this game, so what will the rankings look like?

As usual, we get derailed but it’s always a good time. Also! The mug with HIDEYOSHI’S face on it makes a few appearances, because we decided to spice up a few of the questions with extra randomness.

Games discussed: BU$TAFELLOWS, Olympia Soiree, Touken Ranbu Warriors

None of the games or characters discussed belong to us.

HELLO FRIENDS WE STILL DO THIS. It’s obviously been a minute (again), the summer of 2022 has been a bit wonky for us. But hey, at least no one is in the hospital anymore? Whoohoo!

We talk about a LOT in this episode. Think of it as having coffee with a couple of friends you haven’t seen in a few months. Mmm…coffee…have y’all tried Peet’s Coffee’s Brown Sugar Oat Milk Latte? That’s Vki’s favorite right now…it’s a little too sweet so she asks them to leave out the simple syrup though. Delicious. Vka, however, completely disagrees and suggests an Iced Vietnamese Coffee with Sweetened Condensed Milk!

So grab a hot beverage (or iced because Vka can't drink hot things), kick back, and enjoy the usual banter. We’ve updated our release schedule so it accommodates our lives, which means we will be *crosses fingers* updating more regularly again!

Games discussed: Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, Code: Realize, Colorful Stage, Delphine’s Discovery, Fire Emblem 3 Houses/Warriors, Gakuensai no Oujisama, Genshin Impact, Ikemen Sengoku, Love unHOLYC, nu Carnival, Piofiore: Fated Memories, Scandal in the Spotlight, Sin o Alice, Stardew Valley, Tennis no Ouji-sama Dokidoki Survival, Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 4th Heart, Olympia Soiree

None of the games or characters discussed belong to us.