Normally, I'm a lady that likes plot. But sometimes, even I just wanna see some tits jiggle. For such an occasion, I perfer the makers "Courreges Ace". (Note: Soft Circle Courreges, the parent studio, does eroge as well. However, the Courreges Ace label specifically deals in eroge with animated scenes, which is what my totally spoiled ass perfers.)
... I mean seriously, how can you say no to THAT? (Again, glasses bias might be in effect here. But Serika is so pretty~)
Funny thing about the Courreges Ace lineup: the majority of the stories are actually kind of dark or weird n' kinky. (The infamous "Hakoiri Shoujo - Virgin Territory" is one of their releases.) One such release features tentacle rape (and nothing but) with art by Bosshi. (Yes, THAT Bosshi. "Ojou-sama Wa H Ga Osuki"-Bosshi.) I find that kind of stuff a bit of a turn-off, and not even Bosshi's delicious art was enough to save it. (Only Sol-fa-soft game I've never played? It's the one with tentacles.)
I think one of the unspoken laws of ero-study is as such: The better the art, the more the artist is prone to writing some seriously fucked up stuff (e.g., Midori no Rupe) Courreges Ace titles are absolutely no exception, with titles like "JC Rachi Kankin ROpe", or "Sex Chuudoku". If I'm not mistaken, I think "JC Rachi Kankin ROpe" was my first exposure to the group. I immediately fell for the art, but when I demoed the CG from the game, I was hella grossed out.
I felt it'd be a waste to just write off this group though, so I decided to browse through their catalogue and see if there were titles I could stomach better. My first two hits were Chiteki Shoujo (pictured above) and "Toukou Shoujo". "Chiteki Shoujo" became an instant favorite (Serika is too damn cute), and "Toukou Shoujo" was good as well. I was hella glad I stuck with it. The art is just so pretty. Afterwards, I played "Hakoiri Shoujo", "Poko Poko Imouto", and "Semen Sommelier" (my 2nd favorite Courreges-A title because of how ridiculous it is). I enjoyed those too.
And now we return to the present day: It's been a while since I played a Courreges-A game. I wanted to like "Sex Chuudoku", but it made me squeamish. Drugs and demeaning sex are two big no-no's in my book. I've known about "Saimin Kanojo" since its release, but I was hesitant to play through it because hypnotism stories can get pretty ugly. (I've seen a few get Kirintei-crazy. And if you know who that author is, then you know the feeling I'm getting at.)
But thankfully, it wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. Actually, it was better. Fuck the rest of the game, let's go with the imouto route all day!
At the same time, I also got to check out "Imouto Netori", Courreges-A's latest. As I've mentioned before, I'm actually none too big on the NTR genre. But the character looked cute, so maybe it'd be another case of ANOTHER WORLD. (It's the one by Yuzuki N'.) While it was nowhere near as well written, it wasn't bad, I guess. You don't actually see the protagonist fuck his sister in front of her boyfriend (thank goodness), it's more of a "nip that shit in the bud" kind of play. A sort of, "You expected your first kiss to be Johnathan, but it was actually I, Dio!" kind of play.
... JoJo is relevant now, right? People will get that joke?
In any case, I really liked the sex scenes. They're as great to look at as always. Actually, there's a scene in "Imouto Netori" where the protagonist's mother calls the house while the two are having sex. I've always found scenes where someone's trying not to moan on the phone while getting railed hot. I mean, ridiculously hot. It's almost like walking past a door and you KNOW someone's fucking behind it from all the moaning and shaking. It's like poetry. And if their voice quivvers? Instant panty soaker.
But these games felt rather... short. I mean, it's a nukige, there's absolutely NO real plot to speak of. Dick in, dick out, rinse wash repeat ad nauseum 'til we get to the ending. But that's the thing: the games are ridiculously linear compared to the other Courreges-A games I've played. While the concept of multiple endings doesn't come up too much (I think "Hakoiri Shoujo" and "Semen Sommelier" had a few multiple endings), there's actually a fair bit to do (no pun intended) before hitting the end of the game:
"Semen Sommelier" has you cosplaying different outfits over the different days of the convention, while "Chiteki Shoujo" had you choosing different positions and locales as you spent time with Serika. With these two, you could just hold down the Ctrl key and just do a run with all the top options, then one with the bottom options. (Again, no pun intended.) Not much effort to unlock everything, and totally makes the save function completely moot.
Again, I know I'm bitching about gameplay in a NUKIGE of all things, but it's still a game, and I want to have fun exploring all there is to explore. I'm not asking for BlazBlue, but at least make the alternate paths feel like the story's actually branching, instead of just being a choice to drizzle her with love juices or stain the inside of her snatch.
Otherwise, Courreges Ace games are pretty damn hot. "Chiteki Shoujo" is essentially, "I hope you don't mind if I use your hand to pleasure myself on the train ride home," followed by "Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but meet me in the boy's room, and fuck me maybe." I also love Rengoku-Teien, so there's bonus points there. (I think every time I play a Courreges Ace game, I make it a point to see how many of the tracks I can recognize. Bonus points if I've actually got the song on hand. I do the same thing with the vincent and inusuku games.)
Did I mention that I think Serika is cute? Serika is cute as shit. Satomi is pretty too, but she's a bit of a nutbag.
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