DeathFrost

This visual novel continues to be one of the best Otome games. I have copies on PS2, PSP, and DS. I will continue to purchase any copies that come out as I always enjoy playing completely through this game time and again. Beautiful visuals and multiple routes with multiple endings. I continue to hope for further releases in the series.

Steam Prison is a beautiful game that presents well in art, music, and story. With diverse endings for all characters and a lovely musical score, I found it to be one of my more enjoyable otome games. Something interesting with Steam Prison is the multiple perspectives. I have noticed this increasing in popularity over the last few years that in some games has felt unnecessary or choppy. In Steam Prison, it has been executed extremely well. Where in previous games I would fast forward through a majority of what felt uninteresting, I found myself looking forward to the insight into the other characters perspectives. The one reason I give this a 9 instead of a 10 and my only caution; the MFC is... abrasive. I understand that this is a bravado character, one whom you do see character development for. I didn't like her in the beginning. I point of fact, I almost put the game down because I found her to be too much. HOWEVER... after making it through the first route and seeing her develop (not overly deeply in some routes, but...) I was able to look past most of it and enjoy the majority of the game. I love consequence based games and I will say the shear amount of content for such packed into this game is amazing. With at least multiple stories and endings for each of 6 characters and a rating system in the choices that not only increases affection but can also lower it, your story could end up in places you never see coming. Overall, Steam Prison checked all my boxes for both a consequence based game and a wonderful otome game.