Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Breakup!

At last the third game in the Otoko Cross series has been released, and with it, my latest review. I saw a boy's pee pee.

Otoko Cross is my Call of Duty, except I've yet to be disappointed. If by some chance you've gotten this far without knowing what this series' deal is, think Punch-Out!! but instead of punching burly men you woo twinks with your incredible gaming skills until they show you their shaboingboing, much like one would in real life. Unlike its predecessors, this third entry opts for a more arcade-style game similar to Breakout and Touhou 1, and anyone familiar with either knows their biggest issues was lack of twink danglebits, which are in no short supply here. Honestly, the closest thing I could liken it to would be DSiWare, which I would consider a high compliment. It's a short, simple game with a couple different modes and things to do, without wasting your time with insane padding, which I find refreshing. Aside from the new boys, the biggest thing that sets this entry apart from its predecessors is how outfits are unlocked. Rather than each outfit being a reward for a specific level, you're instead granted points upon each level completion that you can use to unlock each boy's individual outfit, with the sluttier ones requiring more that the more modest, as one would reasonably expect. While I definitely think this change is a good one, I do have a couple issues with the system as it's currently implemented. While you'd assume the points for spending on outfits are tied to your performance in a level, they're actually fixed on a per-level basis, and the new Eternal Challenge (Endless) mode awards no points at all. Furthermore, your total spending points are only visible within the shop interface itself, which means needing to constantly swap between the actual game menu and dressing room when grinding for all the outfits (and lack thereof). Not a huge inconvenience by any means, but definitely an area that could be improved. While its progression may leave a bit to be desired and hopefully improved upon in later releases, we both know why we're here. We like seeing frail men whimper with a simple-but-engaging gameplay loop. With that being said, enjoy, and I'll see you when Otoko Cross 4 drops.

A new Otoko Cross game with more sexy boys than ever. Literally my ONLY complaint is that the "big ball" power-up only has gameplay effects and does not, in fact, increase the size of their balls in the art. 10/10. Faren is new best boy.

Otoko Crossシリーズ新作で今作はブロック崩し。 前作のソリティアは1作目の上海のイラストほぼ使い回しで少し服の色が変わっているとか程度の手抜きだったのでスルーしましたが、今作は新キャラが4キャラということで購入。 旧作のキャラは相変わらずほぼ使い回しという手抜きですが… 新キャラのボイスは旧作キャラ同様片言の日本語というかなり人を選ぶもの。 クリア後に見られるNakedModeでは旧作では勃起ち〇ぽでしたが、今作では平常時のものになっています。 立ち絵だけで挿入とかは無し。 ブロック崩しは自機に弾を当てるタイプではなく、ボタンを押して打ち返さないといけなく、後半は敵が弾を撃ってくるようになるのでボタンを連打しなくてはいけない。 全36ステージをクリアしても衣装を揃えるのにはポイントが全く足りず、周回する必要があり面倒です。 ゲームの内容的にも価格的にも正直おすすめするかと言われると、うーｎ…なのですが、新キャラを出してくれてジオラマが追加されたし、一応おすすめにしておくかといった感じです。 エロゲでは各キャラの立ち絵のスクショを撮ってトリミングして並べるのが好きなので、その手間が減らせるジオラマはありがたい。 表情も変えられるようになって、私が好きな困り顔が追加されたのも良い。 次回作のパズルが既にストアに登録されていますが、トレイラーとスクショを見ると今作のキャラのイラストがまたほぼ使い回しで一部服が違う程度なんですよね… この手抜きをやめて、ご褒美イラストでも増やしてくれればちゃんと次も買うのに。 ブロック崩しが面倒臭いという方は、次回作のパズルが出るの待ってもいいかもです。

I have never locked in so hard in my life to see a femboy butt booty naked, it is peak modern gaming. - the real kojima

"Hard Times makes Hard Men, Hard Men creates Good Times, Good Times creates Soft Men, Soft Men makes me Hard" - Albert Einstein, August 6th, 1945

I beat the game and got all the achievements in 2.9 hrs. the good: - it's Interesting spin on the block breaking genre - reflecting the ball and enemy bullets at the right time gives you a boost which feels very good - character design and costumes are very well done - the characters say some things Japanese and in their native language - the unique enemies and turrets add a good challenge the not so good: - the voice acting is not awful but it leaves a lot to be desired - character voices aren't great, every characters voice actor has a different mic quality - the Japanese voice lines have a non Japanese accent - some of the nudity on the characters looks wrong / weird - music is nothing special I recommend you buy it at full price, its worth it.

Extremely fun Brick Breaker game with a high amount of depth and variety. I had a great time working on getting all the outfits and unlockables. The characters are very well illustrated and attractive! I can see myself coming back to this one for the various challenges as well as increasing ball speed. Great game and great franchise!

I had the opportunity to play this game before the official release! I played thought the entire game here: https://youtu.be/OGliunTNNAc But to sum up my thoughts here in a casual game review (don't worry, these are my honest thoughts regardless). The controls are very good, the physics work well and it is a lot of fun. The only two issues I have is that I did come across some glitches during my playthough (not gamebreaking or crashes) just some enemies getting stuck on obsticles and spinning nonstop (actually quite hilarious) and there is a glitch on the controls which causes the gallery mode and difficulty choices difficult to select (hopefully, they have been fixed by the time you buy it). The other issue (this is a nitpick), but who is the girl with the lightsaber that we play as? There is no context and the artstyle of the gameplay and the Otokonoko characters are different, so it does feel like a romhack of a different game. Especially since during gameplay, the characters don't strip into their outfits/naked like in the previous titles (which made the previous games more fun and titillating (which made the gameplay feel more unique)) so without that titulating... it sometimes doesn't feel have the erotic atmosphere as the other titles). There is a wardrobe mode, but that feels more like a special feature more than actual gameplay (it would've been fun if you could use the custom background/clothing for the endless modes, but that is randomised each playthough. But that choice would've made the Otokonoko feel less tact on and make the game feel less romhack-ish. It's an overall fun title, and for it's cheaper price point compared to other games, you cannot go wrong. If you are still unsure about the gameplay, you can watch the playthough I made of the game to see if it is of interest to you. PROS: Fun Gameplay (feels like Vortex from the iPod Nano and Breakout) Cute Otokonoko (alway a plus in my book! 9 cute boys! There is someone here for everyone!) CONS: Has elements that make it feel more like a romhack than an official OtokoCross title. Has some bugs (that'll hopefully be patched before the official release!)

Otoko Crossシリーズ三作目！めでたい！ 新キャラも4人追加されましたが、声はいつも通り片言の日本語の男性です。 一部のキャラは声がこもっているような。 あと眼鏡キャラは今後もそういう感じの声なのか……？ まあ、いつも通り音声ボリュームは変えられますので気になる方はオフに。 私は慣れたので逆にボリューム最大でした。 気を取り直してシステムの話、やってあげる！(片言) 通常のように板で自動反射ではなく、自機を操作して打ち返すタイプなので 最初は戸惑うかもしれません。 ただ、慣れればむしろこちらの方が打ち返す方向がより感覚的に掴みやすい印象でした。 敵機の弾も当たればダメージですが、打ち返せば敵を攻撃したりブロックを壊したりできるので ステージによっては逆に楽になってたりします。 (最終面はそんなこと言ってられませんでしたが) また、ステージクリアでコスチュームが直接開放されていた今までと違って、 今作はステージクリアで得たポイントでコスチュームを引き換えるシステムになっています。 とはいえ九分九厘のプレイヤーの目的であろうNaked Modeは 全ステージクリアによるアンロックのままで、 全ステージクリアしても獲得ポイント的に全衣装開放できないので プレイヤー救済と言うよりは作業が増えたイメージ。 最後のコスだけなら足りるかもですが、それは……ね。ジオラマもあるし、ね？ ということで今作からジオラマモードも追加になっています。 各キャラの位置・サイズ・表情・コスチュームと背景が変更できます。 各キャラの立ち絵が基本一種類なのでポーズの変更はなく、左右反転や角度の変更もなし。 同じキャラを並べることはできませんが、全キャラ出せます。 プレイ前は「ま、やらんでしょ」と思ってましたが、白状するとめっちゃスクショ撮りました。 画面いっぱいに並べれば使用効率も倍増でしょ…1200万パワーでしょ。 色んな場所でプリティボーイズ達を着替えさせたり脱がせたりできます。楽しいね！ 今までのNaked立ち絵を使わせてくれたらきっともっと楽しくなるね！次回に期待。 まとめると、 ・ブロック崩しが好き！→おすすめ！ ・過去作持ってるけど、新キャラ4人がどストライク！→おすすめ！ ・ジオラマモードやりたい！→キャラが好みならおすすめ！ という感じで、ブロック崩し自体が面倒に感じる人や 既存キャラの新コスチュームを期待している人は購入を見送ったほうがいいかも。 一枚絵やストーリーも皆無のゲームなのでそこも注意。 (過去作を持っていなければ立ち絵のバリエーションだけで十分価格の価値はあると感じますが)