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Let that sink in… I wrote a thesis length essay on Euphoria… I was expecting to never find another work of fiction in any genre that blew my mind the same way. Simply put, I have not been this floored by a game since I played Euphoria, and this game may be even better than it. And honestly I have to ask, HOW is something as brilliant as this game not more popular? I get that it has only just now been released in the US, but you’d think that word of mouth would travel beyond language barriers. Despite the fact that my reviews of visual novels tend to gain the most views, I haven’t found myself as familiar with the genre as some other visual novel fans. Prior to last week, I didn’t even know this game existed. You can also follow this blog if you would like to be kept up to date on my stuff, or you could follow me on any of my social media pages (listed at the bottom of the page) and could stop by The Guardian Acorn Discord chatif you would like to talk to me and my homies.Some times, the best things are those you don’t see coming. If you don’t want to spend any money on me, then you can also help out by simply sharing my blog on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, or anywhere else where others will see it. If you would like to support me or this site, then please support my Patreon if you would like to see higher quality content with more resources to put towards it. I guess now I either need to catch up on game reviews, or work on this big political piece I’m planning. It’s also a contender for a song I wish to play at my own wedding… but I have plenty of those to choose from.Īnyway, I finally got another Amazing VGM piece done after several months. And this song represents that so well, by representing Shinichi and Miyuki’s relationship, as well as the beauty of their friendship with Aoi so perfectly.

The horror elements take the player by surprise precisely because the romantic first half functions so well that it never occurs to you that it plans to sweep the rug out from under you. While anyone who has read my review, or who has done any research on this game or Nitroplus, is most likely aware that Tonono isn’t just a typical romantic moege, part of the genius of this game is how well it functions as a love story. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s those female vocals in the third verse….just, goosebumps. Every line is spoken with such passion and elegance that it’s enough to bring a tear to one’s eye, even if they are unfamiliar with the game’s story. Those opening string notes hooks you in right away, and Keigo Iwase’s vocals are perfectly beautiful. This opening theme is a piece of pure, elegant beauty that functions very well as both an opening and ending theme. The breathtaking music is one of the many factors that make this game so amazing. Some of you might recall that I reviewed this game a year ago… wait it’s already been over a year since I reviewed this game, holy shit! Anyway, as I was saying before I interrupted myself through typing… somehow, I had some of the strongest words spoken in favor of this game that I have said in any review. “Shades of Gray,” otherwise known as “Monochrome” is the opening song to YOU and ME and HER.

#Rug griftlands full#

I would still recommend checking it out just because, wow, they are absolutely breathtaking! It makes me wonder if Jast did this for the full song, or just stopped when they had enough for the trailer? The official English trailer also translates the lyrics, and even writes them to fit a more traditional English rhyme scheme, but it only covers the first half of the song. Well technically, there is one video that has the lyrics translation, but even I can tell that the translation is kinda choppy. But unfortunately, I can’t find the lyrics anywhere. I was initially planning to do that thing where I talk about what the lyrics mean, and how they contribute to the song. So I figured it was time to cover Totono’s beautiful opening theme.

IE not a track with sixty different arrangements that I need to cover. I actually just kinda notice that YOU and ME and HER was on the Iceberg, as I was just looking for something that shouldn’t take too long. Yes, I’m still behind on those reviews, but I just finished up the Disturbing Video Games Iceberg, so I’ll do something easy between that and my next review. Oh right, I’m supposed to write things other than game reviews occasionally! Sorry, it completely slipped my mind because of how many game reviews I’m behind on.