my comfort game – Mr Love: Queen's Choice Review

i’ve recently caught up on all the chapters currently out on the EN server, and boy oh boy is it a rollercoaster. i did not expect that a game i picked up during quarantine last year would be able to give me both the butterflies and feel like my heart is being ripped out of my chest. the story takes a dark turn as you further progress, but there are hints of this even from the very beginning. thankfully there are dates where most of the romance is found in, as the main story focuses a lot more on the supernatural plot. pertaining to the love interests, i will say there were two i didn’t particularly like at the beginning due to how they acted or how suspicious they felt, but now i surprisingly like every LI that isn’t my fave boy (which is gavin, absolute best boy). i have cried for all of the boys and how much they have gone through, how much they have suffered and still push through for love, and how much their love for MC means to each of them. also how much their pasts have shaped their ideals, their fears.. it’s beautiful and heartbreaking, and it makes it hard to not stick around to know what happens. i also now appreciate that each boy is distinct and falls into different tropes to appeal to a wide audience, but that they break those stereotypes the more you get to know them in the story but more importantly through their dates and rumors&secrets. i also want to say i appreciate that even though the MC isn’t what many picture as “strong” and that she can be a bit reckless and naive, she still pushes through despite being weak, and she’s 10x braver than i’ll ever be if i was suddenly thrust into a world of danger like how she was. regarding the art, it’s gorgeous! with the current events that happen now, the improvement in the karmas (cards) has gone up so much, you can really see the difference and i’m really excited for the future karmas to come! there is a gacha element to obtaining karmas, however not every event is a wish tree (gacha) and you can save up gems and coupons for the karmas you really wanted. when there is a wish tree event, there is a redeem system in place so if you save enough for a redeem, you’ll always get the boy you want, and so far in my experience i’ve never not gotten at least one or two of the event karmas before i hit 144 (the number of pulls to redeem) so that i end up with at least 2/4 or 3/4 of the event set. and then if you’re a f2p or low spender, there are plenty of ways to obtain cards for free in the game such as in the box office, as well as there being free karma events every now and then. i will say the JP voice actors were a huge draw for me at the beginning since i’m a fan of quite a few of them, and i particularly love lucien’s voice, i think it fits him really well. while i primarily play using the JP voices, i do appreciate that there is also EN voices as well, i don’t see that often for otomes. however i do hope the CN voices are added eventually, i would gladly reread everything just to hear the voices of wei wuxian & lan wangji in this game and not by watching the dates etc on youtube. i also want to say i love the music, especially that the LIs each have their own theme song, birthday song, and mini-house song, i think that’s a very nice touch. wow this really is a wall of text lol. guess i’ll end by saying i never thought i’d be this emotionally invested in a game, and it really is a comfort game for me, where i sometimes even reread dates if i’m having a bad day. can’t wait for season 2!
Review by rainsound_ on Mr Love: Queen's Choice.