Him, the Smile ＆ bloom

[I] Him, the Smile & bloom [/i] was such a pretty, enjoyable read I already miss all the couples:) [u] Praises [/u]: +It's breathtakingly beautiful! <3 I've made more than 150 screenshots. Quite often it was impossible to choose which variation I preferred. Usually when the сhars' expressions slightly change in a row of the similar CGs, I only choose one but here I had the urge to save absolutely everything♥ +I llove that feature that in every route fmc is totally different, so I could enjoy their stories separately AND together. I wish there were many otome games like this. For example, rn I'm simultaneously reading one typical Japanese otome where in every route each love option has some hidden serious issue and can be saved only with mc's love:) At first it feels fulfilling, that unbreakable kind of relationship where he won't survive without you BUT when I move to the other stories I can't help but remember all those unbearable burdens and traumas other chars have to still suffer from because you are not there with the healing power of love ahaha :D Nothing similarly stressful here, everyone has their significant one. Not only LIs are unique but their partners as well, constantly self-inserting I have an amazing chance to experience so many different types of personalities. That's so precious!♥ +it's voiced and all the chars sound superb! I could have read it faster but quite often I was just enjoying their gorgeous voices♥ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3497952149 +Despite a very loooong list of typos I enjoyed the writing here. It was funny, passionate (even without explicit content), immersive. All the three types of endings are easy to achieve, the choices are obvious but there's a guide in case you struggle. And I enjoyed all the variety of emotions, as it's not only some cute, fluffy romance, every bad ending really hurt T_T With the exception of Hokuto's route. mmm it's been a while I enjoyed such unhealthy, totally unacceptable relationship in real life but I llove to read about such possessive powerful feelings, I want my dose of guilty pleasure from time to time but usually otome stories go with some safe, common type of happiness, here finally I had some dark fun♥ +Flower theme was so beautiful, educational and inspiring. That separate flower collection is an awesome feature. So sparkling, with lots of fascinating information about the meaning of flowers in ancient myths, separately in Japanese culture, etc. For the first time in my whole life I actually bought a bouquet of flowers myself:) I haven't even noticed before how many flower shops I actually have nearby. It's a rare case when an otome game had such a profound effect on my real life as well♥ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3484998887 +dlc story is short but funny and cute. I recommend this one as well. [u] Complaints[/u]: --too many typos for such a price:( --flower catalog was truly pretty but kinda inconvenient:( there're 7 pages of flowers entries and you can't know where that new piece of information is gonna be:( Flowers just go in some random way, or at perhaps in some understandable way for original Japanese language but absolutely every time a new flower was mentioned I have to click through all the pages and scroll down for the search of the necessary info, kinda annoying. It's not very long and rather pricey but this kind of fun was worth it! I definitely recommend this cute, sweet novel<3 [table] [tr] [th]More thoughts about the game in a [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/readingnook/discussions/0/603029962779305752/] Reading Nook [/url][/th] [/tr] [/table]

First off this is somewhat a cute game and I have only finished one route and half of another, the boys are adorable however this game is not worth full price, if you can get it for half off or more then I would say go for it but not full price, Lack of choices would be one of the reasons, there is not even one choice per chapter and the chapters can be super short as well, i'm on the yellow route at the moment and i just cant stand the heroine in this one, nor can I even understand how they suddenly got to the point of love confessions, at least in the blue route it was hinted to be love at first sight and some time skips showed time had passed off screen but this second route is just... cliche and annoying, almost to the point where i'm on chapter 9 of 13 and I think i'm most likely just gonna skip everything. I am still going to play through the other two routes i suppose but Im dragging my feet through this current one. That being said the CGs are adorable, there are some translation issues through out the game such as mixing up she and he or having I, we, you mixed up here and there but its not too bad and ive only had to re read once or twice to understand most issues you can easily see what it was supposed to be. Overall game might be worth it if its AT LEAST 50% off if not more, if its not on sale it isnt worth the price.

I really liked it! Here's my opinion after completing all endings for every route, plus the DLC. Each guy has 3 endings (best, normal, bad), and unlocking the best one also unlocks an extra story. Even though each LI has a very different personality, all the routes are very sweet and wholesome. It’s a chill, relaxing game. The stories are mostly about how each relationship develops, a problem eventually comes up, and how they handle it. All the routes feel very natural and realistic. The MC is a different woman in each route, which adds a nice touch, and I especially loved that they’re all adult, smart, hard-working, and mature women. Their personalities and choices always made sense to me. (No dumb or frustratingly naive MC) The CGs are beautiful and the music is nice. There’s a flower catalog where you can read about each flower and their symbolism. As someone who loves flowers but doesn’t know much about them, I absolutely loved this. There’s a side character that appears in all routes (Rei), super attractive, great personality, but not a romance option... it’s a shame. I’d love to see a route for him added, even just as a DLC. My LI ranking: Tenya > Ginnosuke > Wataru > Hokuto

This is the first time I’ve come across an otome game that was released on my birthday (Feb 27), which made it a bit more special. The art is what convinced me to buy it; it’s really well done. The voice acting is also great. So far, Hokuto and Tenya are my favourites. It’s a bit disappointing that you can’t rewind dialogue, but at least there’s a backlog and you can replay their voice lines. The dictionary feature is so-so. I think Hakuoki does it better; you can just press a key to check the meaning right from the dialogues. Here, you have to open the menu and look for the “Flower Dictionary,” which feels a bit clunky. Still, I’d say it’s worth the price, and I’d recommend it to other otome fans.

In all honesty... This one [i]really[/i] wasn't for me. The visuals are cute and adorable. There are tons of flowers and information about 'em. You have 4 MCs and can pick from 4 guys/routes. Both name/last name of the MC can be altered. My problem is with the story. It's overly too safe, soft, casual and just... There. It's possible I've read too many crazy VNs, but... Even the *tiny* dramatical moments here seemed utterly soft. I am glad that none of the MCs ticked me off. I even found myself liking the blonde side character. A rare thing. But apart from that... I slept through the rest. The only time I was awake was due to Rei's appearance. He is the best thing in this VN. Chicka is also cute, but I think he is too young. Oh cats too! Can't forget those! I may have been partially awake on the Purple haired guy route... Up until I realized just how much of a dumb... Dummy he utterly is. My goodness. And no, MC is no better. They both... Gah! While every other couple was learning what it's like to practice "COMMUNICATION" with one another? These two just let it freeze for 20+ years. What in the hell? That said... If you like soft and cuddly and "barely anything happening" VNs? You are here. Look at it. Look at the all the flowers and CGs. Cuties galore, eh? Otherwise... I've had a good sleep/nap. So I am grateful for that.

The graphic is gorgeous and it has variety of flower knowledge. However I won't recommend if you are looking for deep and complicating stories. All of the routes are pretty light and don't have much plotwists (except Hokuto's route, but I don't like both him and his girlfriend personalities, I consider wither end is better for me in this case). Anyway the stories are pretty meaningful and relaxing. To me, Wataru's route is the best. This game is still worth to try.

It's cute. It's fun. It's wholesome. I love the flower theme. I love the guys. It's not the best. It's not the worst. It's just an average good read and enjoyable storyline. Japanese voice acting was spot on as per usual. A casual and clean otome. No guys with glasses, no guys with eye patches, no demons. Just cute guys that like flowers...and you hehehe

I just finished the game and i recommend to anyone to try it out as well. its cozy and cute when its comes to the boys. The Love Interests routes are amazing well made and my favorite from the boys is hokuto Ichige. One of my favorite otome games that i ever considered playing and finishing from the start :3

I played this “game” for over two hours. And… honestly? If you’re expecting a full otome-style experience—choices, branching paths, meaningful dialogue—don’t get your hopes up. It feels more like I bought an interactive book than a game. For more than 120 minutes I mostly scrolled through dialogue. Maybe four times I got to make a decision. FOUR TIMES. And none of those choices seem to actually make a change. If you like reading visual novels and don’t mind being led by the hand, maybe this will scratch that itch. But if you came here expecting an otome where your choices matter, where you shape the story? You’ll be disappointed. No surprises. No tension. Just pages and pages of dialogue you scroll through.

好甜爱磕！四条线当小甜饼看还是不错的w画风和CV完全是我的菜(x 值得入手的一款乙游~CG也不错，唯一缺点是没汉化版只能啃生肉......希望之后汉化版上了这里也会上吧(！