The Secret Fake Ring

[h1]Is it possible to fall in love through a fake marriage? :o[/h1] [h2]Introduction[/h2] [i]The Secret Fake Ring[/i] is an otome visual novel developed and published by Ichibanboshi Inc. You take on the role of Riko (whose name can be changed), and Riko has just lost her job. If that wasn't bad enough, her landlord tells her that she has to move out by the end of the month. With these heavy thoughts preoccupying her mind, Riko ends up bumping into her childhood friends, Haru and Minami. Both of them learn of her plight, and while Minami offers to help her find a job and a place to live, Haru pushes her into going through with a fake marriage. Who will Riko chose, and can she find true love and happiness? As for the gameplay, the story consists of a prologue and nine chapters, along with two different endings each for Haru and Minami. After reading the prologue, you can decide whether to go on Haru's route or Minami's route. The choices that you make determine whether Riko gets the best ending or the good ending. (There are no bad endings.) When you make a choice, you might see a blossoming pink flower animation, indicating that it's the better of the two choices. The game is saved automatically when you exit it, so there is no manual save function. Also, there are several CGs as well as partial Japanese voice acting for Haru and Minami. Steam achievements are available, too, but they won't count towards a user's global total until the game is out of "Steam is learning about this game". [h2]Review[/h2] When I first saw the Steam store page for this game, it caught my interest immediately. I enjoy a fun Japanese otome visual novel in which the heroine finds herself in an unimaginable scenario (losing her job and home definitely fits under that category). The developer was very kind to send over a review copy, so I wanted to get around to it as soon as I could. ^^ The story starts off with a surprise in which Riko is told that she lost her job, despite that she didn't do anything wrong. It's just that the company is facing financial difficulties, and it has to lay off some employees. However, she tries to hope that she can find another job quickly until her landlord tells her that she'll have to move out due to personal circumstances. Poor Riko definitely has it tough, and that's when Minami and Haru come to the rescue. The story wastes no time in having the reader to get acquainted with both guys. While Minami is more kind (people call him a "prince"), Haru is arrogant and pushy. These two couldn't be any more different. I enjoyed getting to pursue both romance routes. With Haru, I admit that he grew on me, despite that I don't tend to like the arrogant, pushy type. He eventually shows his softer, more vulnerable side, admitting that he's fallen for Riko. As for Minami, he's quite the gentleman although it turns out that he has ulterior motives when Riko feels like she has no choice but to move in with him, due to their parents pressuring the both of them. Both guys and routes have their positives and negatives, but it all comes down to personal preference. While I enjoyed Haru's route more, I preferred Minami's personality. [h1]"Ok, ok, but are the romantic scenes hot? XD"[/h1] In my opinion, they are quite hot. If you make the best choices at certain points in the routes, you'll unlock love scenes. They involve the guys getting very close to Riko, kissing, undressing her, etc. It never gets into dangerous territory, though, so readers who want hot but sweet romance scenes can feel at ease. As for the writing, I played the English translation version. Even though it is readable, I noticed some awkward sentences and typos. It probably wouldn't hurt to have a native English speaker check over the script at some point to polish it for a smoother reading experience. With the gameplay, it was fairly easy for me to get the best endings for both guys. The flower animation totally helps. Also, I like how you can access the good ending via the character's flowchart, so you don't have to replay the entire route to read that ending. I should mention as well that the flowchart is very useful in case you'd rather go back to a particular chapter rather than start over. I suppose this may be a reason that there's no manual save function. However, I should note that there was no function to switch the game to windowed mode. I had to use the Alt and Enter keys and then manually resize the screen. On a positive note, I was able to unlock all Steam achievements at the time of this review. In regards to the art, it is very lovely. The sprites are drawn and colored in the typical anime style, and the backgrounds are done well, too. Especially, I liked the use of colors, which felt very soft. Of course, I loved looking at the beautiful CGs. ^^ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3543780859 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3543780941 I should note that most of the art has no nudity, for the most part. There is a CG in which [spoiler]Haru and Riko are fully undressed in bed during a love scene, but it doesn't show anything that goes into dangerous territory[/spoiler]. Regarding the music, I enjoyed listening to the tracks. While some of them have a light-hearted, upbeat vibe, perfect for when Riko is going about her daily routine, others have a slightly more emotional mood. Also, there are the sweet, romantic tracks, which are great for those hot scenes. In addition, I liked the partial Japanese voice acting. While it might disappoint some people that there isn't full voice acting for Haru and Minami, I didn't mind this. The lines in which they were voiced felt just right, and gosh, Haru's voice sounds incredibly sexy. :o [h2]Conclusion[/h2] Would I recommend [i]The Secret Fake Ring[/i]? If you're looking for a sweet otome visual novel with a few hot scenes, you're especially a fan of Japanese otome, and/or you want easily obtainable Steam achievements, then I think this is worth checking out. I'm surprised that this visual novel has gone under the radar, as I feel like it deserves way more attention. The game could use a bit of polishing with the English translation, but overall, I enjoyed reading both routes and felt that it was well worth my time. Finally, I'd like to give a major thank you to Ichibanboshi Inc. It was a treat to experience a sweet romance through Riko's eyes as she got reacquainted with her childhood friends, who have definitely become hot adults. 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打下来就是土味剧情，系统烂优化差，日语翻译成繁中有错，摸头变摸胸，不是哥们那你摸的汝头吗？ 已经手搓南攻略在某书，全剧情大概就是女主和男主同居然后喜欢上男主，男主属于白给，有肉但是不好吃，非全语音请警惕，两个男主是独立线，其实三个小时就打完了，半个小时在来回重复搓攻略，是自动存档只能回去重新看章节，整体不难，很古早味的日乙，不知道测评的那个说全配音的怎么想的。 因为不知道画师是谁，朋友说像挨。 非铃木裕斗单推或另一个人单推不建议买，语音有重复利用。 69有60是给裕斗了。喜欢甜饼土味还是可以试试。

[h1]无论如何就是要跟竹马结婚[/h1] [h2]游戏推荐指数：★★★★★★☆☆☆☆[/h2] 日味很重的一款日乙，并且由于可攻略男主只有两人且共线非常少，基本上一进去就是到了选择一个人攻略然后看剧情，所以剧情的精彩程度影响特别大，但是就我看来这部的剧情很典型，无论从人设还是整体走向看个开头就能猜到大半，事业线很少全是恋爱线，适合较少玩日乙并且想享受恋爱感觉的游玩。 [h3]画面与配音[/h3] 游戏的UI和背景等等都像是在swich上游玩的，不过操作方面没有难度和bug，设置里还有快捷键提示。男女主的立绘都很漂亮，并且男主们的立绘是2.5D，游玩过程中会轻轻晃动，就是有时候会变得半透明虚无缥缈跟男鬼一样。女主是大眼睛黑长直，穿着米黄色的毛衣还戴了毛衣链，两个竹马一个是背头高智金融男形象、一个是蓝毛健气大学生。游戏中的女主是没有配音的，男主们有配音，但是并不是全句配音而是感叹词、前半段配音这样的模式。配音的人好像不是很出名，我搜了简介里的罗马音都搜不出结果，感觉配得一般，不加分也不减分吧。 [h3]剧情[/h3] 一开头是女主因为被炒鱿鱼又被退租这样的倒霉事遇到男主们，随后开始思考要不要结婚作为日后的生存方式，日本家庭主妇确实属于一个职业，女主这么想也无可厚非。开头的共线就是女主先在便利店撞到了其中一个竹马早乙女 南，随后在跟南聊天的过程中被另一个竹马青山 晴袭胸然后就开始选择攻略对象了。 [h3]人设[/h3] 女主是经典款从小学习母亲如何做好家务且喜欢做家务、性格害羞且有一对大胸和好身材可供男人享用的软萌易推倒樱花妹。两个男主都是竹马，一个是表面温柔的白切黑早乙女 南，一个是表面花心的深情男青山 晴。因为一开始实在受不了又装又油又猥琐的晴，走了南的线，然后发现这小子也不老实。南线一进去就是带到家里，南的父母会夸女主是又会家务又从小熟悉的小媳妇，随后要求女主嫁给南，南会挺身而出让父母不要逼迫女主随后自己逼迫女主跟他一起住，搞点小擦边勾引。晴线我基本没怎么看，两人都很久没见过了，第一时间摸女主胸还要女主住到他家里给他当家庭主妇，第五章的标题叫“我是晴的宠物”，女主甚至都不能当个人了喂，难以评价。剧情虽然是单线的，但也有选项，要选对了选项才能到恋爱线里面。由于翻译和国情问题吧，根本搞不懂两种选择差异点在哪，基本都是随便乱选，不过全玩过一遍后会有选项提示，成就还是很容易打的。 [h3]总结[/h3] 中国胃还是吃不了日本饭，我个人不太喜欢这种依靠男人生活的娇妻向，但是有小娇妻可能会看得很爽，男主们的立绘还是各有各的帅的。 [quote]欢迎关注『 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45525570/] 桃你欢心 [/url]』 [b] 桃影扶风评百戏，落墨如歌写人间[/b][/quote]

Not too far into the game but it’s cute 👍