/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

I think I got everything I could out of Ike's route now. I'm pretty sure. I didn't expect how meta it would be, but that works for me. I started to have fun and enjoy it more the more I went back and tried different things to hurt him more or less, or just enough to get something new out of him. It's a lot of silly fun once I stopped expecting anything actually novel-like and just have fun with the game. Although the post-credit scene after the rainbow end weirded me out. The one with Baba in the arcade, that felt like something from a different route completely but since the game is full on meta and remembers stuff, I guess it's just a piece for the puzzle I'll see in the future, maybe? A bit more about the rainbow end... I can't believe I can have a girlfriend and friendzone Ike. Literally too close to home, the game knows I'm a dumbass dyke. This ending is a bit bizarre, but Luxiem said go get that pussy and I'm not the one to complain. Well. Maybe a little. Ivy was right there. I would like to date Ivy too. Why didn't they show her full sprite even once...
And some more thoughts on the route itself. I'm glad the Eveland family dynamic is in place in the way that aligns with my own headcanons, somewhat. Ivy being really protective and caring, Eki while cold and aloof also cares, a lot. They don't get along, even with the same goal. A shame there was no confused scene from Ike's POV about Eki's existence. Glad Hikarino showed up to chat Eki up about how much of an asshole I was, that was cute. Sad that there is no end where Eki DOES kill you, but him going full Sans on you is both funny and... okay a bit cringe how hard that reference was pushed but it's whatever, Ike deserves it after that undertale stream. Honestly, the pacing is the main thing that kind of kills the vibe in the route, because of how fast things progress, the magnitude with which Ike reacts to you choosing bad decisions feels off. He acts like I killed a guy when I ghosted him ONCE on our first week of knowing each other, he doesn't know what's going on in my life, come on. But the MC's outbursts of frustration and anger are also comically over the top. And they were the thing that made me stop caring for a quality plot and shit my perspective to a more “collect every achievement” instead of “focus on the story”, it's just hard to take the plot seriously after such big inconsistencies take place, and you are expected to roll with them.
Going to do Shu next. I'm glad it turned out a lot more fun that I expected after reading the first few chapters.

Ike love!