Teachers. With Love and Passion.

Worth the Price and time, this game made my heart super happy, it's cute! I havn't finished the DLC but what I've played it's also lovely. The Length of the game is a bit short reminding me of some of the older english otome games that came out back in my teenage years. The only thing I wasn't a big fan on is the texts but only because I couldn't skip them after my first run (they take a bit when I'm trying to get all the bad endings to get the true ending)

Absolute cinema. I used to play this on itchio and I did NOT hesitate to buy this when I saw it pop up on my home page. Thank you for bringing this absolute masterpiece to Steam <3

It's always nice to find an Otome Game, that includes or is centered around older romance options. I've been playing these romance visual novels ever since my early to late teens and, obviously, time hasn't stopped for me and therefore I've been growing older while most Otome Games focus on younger adults as the only romance options available to the player. The only other game similar to this I can think of, off the top of my head, is Pub Encounter. Either way, there's not much I can complain about here. Only thing being, that the English version feels a bit clunky at times. Some spelling errors or weird phrasing here and there. Other than that, though? Very enjoyable experience. Besides, it's never so bad that you don't actually understand what the characters are trying to say or mean. I grew fond of the artstyle used in this. Could there have been a bit more variation in backgrounds? Sure, but it's not really necessary for a small little game like this. Music? Sometimes feels like there are moments of silence in which the team couldn't find a fitting track and therefore just left the scene in silence. You can take note of it, but it was never really bothersome. There's no voice acting, but again, that isn't necessary for a short and sweet game like this. The stories of each character have just the right amount of depth to them, the tone being kept mostly light throughout the main story itself, while turning a hint darker the moment you slip into one of the romance paths. Every adult comes with some form of luggage that piled up during their life and I feel it is well represented here. Overall, it's definitely a recommendation from me. Go for it.

I told myself I'd wait to finish the DLC before posting a review, but my fingers are itching with excitement. I love it. I just completed one route on the DLC and had to start writing. My heart is fit for bursting. [b] The Premise: [/b] You play as a somewhat shy first-time teacher with a troubled past, with a bad-ass, teasing, amazing bestie. The school has four other single teachers and a single doctor, and bonus points for the "oldies" like me, they'll all over the age of 30. Prime dating material. Lots of chaos. [b] The objective notes, good and bad: [/b] English translation is good in most parts; some errors in others. Nothing that detracts from the story or flow though...mostly. My biggest irk is oftentimes "it" is used where the word "that" should be- that is something that happens consistently in almost every dialogue that utilizes it. Ex: "I forgot about that" turns into "I forgot about it". Imo, though, a small, nitpicky thing. The routes are not long- think bite sized pieces. Some routes are more in depth than others. Honestly, Edgar was done a disservice. It's hard to articulate, but I just feel like his story and backstory wasn't fleshed out very well. Compared to Lawrence and Ray, which I felt like were the two best routes in the game (though Markus continues to be my best favorite boy. Er...man. Def a man.) I loved the music- I wish the music played for longer. The game is mostly silent aside from some background sound effects, then a track will come on and only play for a few clicks before fading away. Which is a bummer- because the music that was chosen for this game was on point. I'm still trying to track them all down on Spotify. You have the ability to set text speed, auto speed, and you can skip previously read text and toggle unread text. Lot's of save slots that can be utilized. You can scroll back on text, up to a certain point of course, but it bears worth mentioning because it's a feature I wish more VN games had. There is no default protagonist name, no protag appearance customization- not a problem for me personally. No voice acting in the game. Not a problem for me either, as emotions were conveyed thoroughly well through the text. [b] Now for my favorite part....the subjective notes: [/b] I love the overall message of the game. It's about healing. About forgiveness. About strength and perseverance, about accepting vulnerability and mistakes, about moving forward. Overcoming those inner thoughts that hold you back. It's got a mental health hue to it and that's always something that speaks deep to me. I definitely cried a few times. And I laughed endlessly. Just beautifully written- seriously, kudos to the writer. Art style might not be for everyone, but I personally loved it. I wish there were more CG's!! It has a perfect balance between sweet and, at times, spicy. Definitely angst in certain routes. Note though: there is nothing NSFW or anything. Even the "spicy" scenes are like a fade to black, inferred kind of thing. The secret ending was a "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥" kind of twist. That's all I'll say on that. I said above how some routes felt rushed, but it really just depends on what you're looking for. If you go in with an open mind, the game is seriously just so sweet and heart-warming. My only irk about the "rushedness" of some of the routes is solely due to the fact that it got confusing (especially in Edgar's route) because the peak of the suspense seems to hit out of nowhere and then gets resolved almost as quickly, which makes it lose some of its emotional impact. I expected the most out of Edgar's route due to his personality and somehow was left disappointed. The DLC is freakin amazing. Especially the scene towards the beginning with your bestie- honestly, that small scene was so healing in its own way. Nothing like having a girlie being hella proud of your progress as a human being. [b] The summary: [/b] With that short novel of a review out of the way, it's a long winded way to say it's worth the buy. It's not perfect by any means, but a lot of the things worth it in life aren't. The story is sweet, the message and theme are meaningful, the banter is funny, and the old guys are hot. What's not to love?

its super fun and nice

Um tema muito abrangente, mas que tem uma história muito interessante, os personagens são cativantes, a arte é linda, as linhas de diálogo são fáceis de entender, além de ter uma localização em português, ainda não joguei a demo, mas me surpreendi positivamente com um tema simples sendo explorado desse jeito.

My play time is for the DLC only, I played the base game entirely off itch.io. Don't think I can check playtime from there but at least 8 more hours. I adored this game, honestly. A 30+ MC and older LIs is so rare even in the indie sphere as far as I've seen. The maturity is refreshing. I enjoyed the slice-of-life nature of it, enjoyed spending time with all of them. The play order recommended by the devs is solid (markus-leonard-ray-lawrence-edgar) but I had deviated from that before discovering it, and it's not as if it detracted any. I would definitely suggest to save either [spoiler]Lawrence or Edgar's[/spoiler] bad ends to be the very last route you play (remember to get neutral end too!) because, at least for me in the OG version of the game, it segued immediately into the secret end...and it wouldn't make much sense coming off any of the other ends. You should definitely get the secret end before playing DLC too, it's discussed in [spoiler]Lawrence and Thomas'[/spoiler] routes so you won't really understand what they're on about if you haven't played it. The DLC was very wholesome and cozy, and I loved the poly ends even though I wouldn't normally go for that, the characters all felt so close to me it was easy to look forward to. But oh, my gosh. Time to go on a spoilery Lawrence rant. [spoiler]sooo why was every other guy's dlc end (except Thomas being that he has no romantic history with us to justify anything much) a dramatic reveal of some kind, and Lawrence only gets "are you gonna get bored of me?" ??? Literally like. I played Lawrence first in dlc cause he is my favourite hands-down and then played Markus second cause I'm most neutral towards him and the WHIPLASH?? then I played Leonard and it was also a pretty big moment, then I was able to totally call what was going to happen with Edgar and it did and I just cackled. Even Ray gets kind of a significant turning-point moment, maybe less-so than the younger trio but still. Lawrence's end is I suppose in line with his character, and don't get me wrong that "it's all I've ever wanted in my life" line made me weak, but it definitely felt...lacklustre after seeing everybody else get to sweep MC off her feet with these leaps of commitment. And after his main game epilogue being so filled with tension, utterly delicious as it was, I found myself unsatisifed for what I was craving most from Lawrence...the chance to be with him openly. I know, the other guys don't explicitly get that either, but it feels different with him, and with that being a prominent issue still in his epilogue. With nothing else particularly special for his dlc end...I would've really loved a promise to make our love known to all our friends. or better yet, to make him the one LI that falls asleep and forgets to leave her room before morning, forcing them to come clean to everyone xD like, yeah it would be awkward..but I know he wants to show her off!! and with how much Edgar teases him, as if he's too old and grumpy to even be considered, I would love to see the look on his face when MC chooses Lawrence. I want to see him fully indulge his possessive side and finally tell them all to stop casually flirting with her! as much as I love the others too. in Lawrence's route, I'm his and his alone <3 and just on the side...finally getting to call Lawrence and Ray by the first names, after 3 years, would've also been nice, even if it was just a one-off thing like to get their attention ^^; .[/spoiler] I have been listening to Secret Love Song pt. II on repeat for the last two weeks thinking about Lawrence lol. if nothing else it speaks to the excellent character design and writing here, even if I'm left wishing. Fantastic game, would play again.

it's good, i like it