Mixed Feelings: While You Were Away - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel

Phew, that was hard stuff, emotionally. Really. Usually it is easy for me to decide between characters, but here. Man, that's really a gutwrenching decision. Still, it was a nice little game, please make more and longer BL games! :)

As a person who was only asked out/dated online, this brought on a bunch of memories. Good and bad. I also got a glimpse as to what it would be like if literally ANYONE enjoyed my company in real life... I am just kidding. It's not like that. (For the last part). When you are kind to someone and are there for them to just... Listen, they tend to feel a connection to you. Going as far as wanting to do more than just talk with you. However, it's not always easy online isn't it? Well, this game shows you just that. The pain and frustration of missing someone you made that connection with... And the inability to do anything physical with them. You tell yourself you can do it. You will persevere. That one day you will meet and be together. Sometimes you have really bad days and sometimes good. Sometimes you just want to give it all up... But then there is no one there to hold your hand and tell you that "it'll be okay"... Not always anyway, so you stick around... Hoping...

Here I sit, a haughty sophisticate, a [i]connaisseur de littérature[/i], waving elegantly a Japanese hand fan whilst sipping le jus d'orange from a champagne glass, when I suddenly realise I am reading about a man whose shoe got smeared in a dog turd. I would hereby like to compliment the author for the colourful descriptions of matters faecal – my dinner is now dripping through the floorboards. Sentences form straightforward, simple messages and the vocabulary is rudimentary English rich in colloquialism. Appropriately so, as this is consistent with the main character's reality. In contrast to this lingual simplicity, the author challenges a rather tantalising topic: falling in love with someone despite already being in a wholesome relationship. The story is short, but clearly focused on developing this topic. Through retrospection and frequent descriptions of the main character’s emotions, the game presents an authentic experience that is bound to incite an inner conflict withi...

[h1]Minor spoilers ahead(?)[/h1] I’d like to start of by saying that I know how harsh this review is going to sound but keep in mind I do like the game and it’s overall plot. I’m just not mad about it. With that said, let me get started. The game is a bit laggy at times and there was this one song that started getting so annoying that I just muted the game. It’s repetitive and a bit to distracting. The other BGM was not bad and fitted the cutesy vibes that the game gives. Art style is cute, but not exactly anything to write home about. Sometimes the characters look a bit stiff and the CGs all sort of look the same. Moreover, I just don’t really like the whole pointy chinned anime look. That’s just my personal preference though, and I did buy the game knowing full well how the art style looks. The plot ([u]at the beginning[/u]) is uncomfortable to say the least. I couldn’t quite place my finger on why I was feeling so uneasy about it, but after thinking a bit about i...

I have to admit that I was a bit hesitant to give this a try because of the art at first, but... I do not regret playing this. Not at all. If anything, it only proves once again that art isn't everything. I ran into my fair share of games that were only pretty on the eyes and otherwise complete trash. Compared to those, this would be the complete opposite. Though, that would also be a lie, 'cause the art isn't actually that bad and it even grew on me at one point. I won't go into too much detail regarding the story, since the game is fairly short, but let me still tell you that it was quite the emotional rollercoaster and, despite a few typos here and there, wonderfully written! This was my first game from this creator, but it certainly won't be my last. A positive recommendation all the way!

listent to your heart or listen to your hormones

This game definitely gave me "mixed feelings" but in the best way possible! I was invested in the story from beginning to end and it really got a reaction out of me. I'm not good at doing written reviews but I do know what I like and what I would recommend that I know other people would enjoy: this is definitely one of those visual novels. Cheers to ChaniMK for doing a great job on this and can't wait to explore the other visual novels!

Cute graphics, interesting story - recommended for Chanil's fans

LMAO THAT DISCLAIMER!!! 🤣

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