Experiencing it for yourself is a whole different thing altogether! Mind you, this isn’t my first stats raising game either. So you can imagine, I didn’t get the Best End on that run, or any of the subsequent playthroughs! I’m still pissed about not getting that damn end, I was so close! I’d been warned about this before, but hearing it is one thing. I managed to get perfect stats for the end only by neglecting the guy I was trying to pursue. Oh my effing God, the stats in this game are damn near impossible to get for the Best End. But, I heard the stats in Backstage Pass were intense so I was very reluctant to start it. Stats raiser games can be a pain in the ass, plain and simple. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with stats raiser games. But, since my office was closed for Spring Break I figured now was a good time as ever to pull this game out of the abyss and give it a play. Backstage Pass’s Stats Raising Can be HellĪlright, so this is another game that has been sitting in my backlog for way too long. They’re well developed to the point that I wished I could spend more time getting to know them instead of grinding away at stats. It also didn’t hurt that John had a super cute bromance going on with one of the side characters, Lloyd, who I absolutely adored! Now that I think about it, I liked the side characters more than I liked the actual love interests.
But, since I wasn’t pursuing him, the age gap didn’t bug me that much. Especially given the fact that he’s 35 and Sian is only 18. I found that I liked John more as a mentor.
As for the other guys, Matt kind of disappeared, because I stopped taking jobs with him. So I felt bad having to turn the guy down every time he wanted to hang out. It also didn’t help that Adam kept showing up for the first few months of the game. The kid is only 15 years old! I just felt like a creep for even humoring his flirting. Don’t get me wrong, I liked Benito, he’s cute and definitely pretty slick with the flattery. So, after facepalming and a bit of swearing, I set my sights on Jail Bait Cutie’s route instead. If you have ever played a stats raising game, then you know just how devastating it is to grind for hours in-game only to wind up on the WRONG route! I almost rage quit right then and there, because I was in no mood to start that mess all over again. Only to realize too late that I’d missed some key Adam events and that I’d been raising the stats for Benito. So, for my first playthrough I attempted to romance Adam. LOOK AT THAT CUTIE!! Friendzoned on the First Playthrough with Benito But, I’d be lying if I said the cute megane TA didn’t also catch my eye. However, those routes are merely subsets of the main romance paths. Of the main romance options I was most interested in Adam and Matthew. There are different types of relationship options for folks looking for a non traditional romance experience. Including one asexual character and a female character. You can also achieve friendship ends with some of the side characters. While those are the only “romanceable” options. There are four pursuable characters: Adam, Sian’s Best Friend 4 Lyfe and an up and coming musician Benito, a jail bait cutie young street magician that hangs around Sian’s school John, a famous actor currently moonlighting as Adam’s music producer and Matthew, a shy model with an overbearing mother and a secret fear of women. On top of that there are a whole host of mini games, events, and wardrobe options that also add a bit more substance to the overall gameplay experience. The opening and ending themes I could live without, the vocalist is just a bit too upbeat for my tastes. But the opening and credits scenes were animated by Studio DEEN and boy are they crisp.
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I must say, this is a huge step up from their first game in terms of content and quality. Not only does the game feature a full English voice cast, some of which have worked on some pretty big anime voice over gigs. Though there are a few Easter eggs here and there, for anyone who played the first game. The funny thing is Backstage Pass has absolutely nothing to do with RE: Alistar. So when I saw that they were working on a spiritual successor to RE: Alistar I was over the moon. I played SakeVisual’s first game, RE:Alistar ages ago, and I absolutely loved it. Backstage Pass First Impressions Game Review An all new story from the team behind Re:Alistair
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