New game pick-up over the radar! "The Bell Chimes For Gold"

Jeez~ it's been such a long time! I miss you all~

It's been a mix of real life events and lack of any big and related news really.

BUT NOW... the time has come for us all to rise again!! \o/

Ossan Club is a unit of indie game makers looking for support in order for their games being released in English - I have gladly backed for them and I ask you to do the same because, well, a digital copy is only USD $5,00! That's about how much you pay for, like, a single route in a mobile game? Here you'll be getting five routes for the same expenses!

But it doesn't end there - the game has two versions! The USD $5,00 one is of a lighter tone, while the USD $20,00 version is R18! It's really amazing to have a game about middle-aged men with actual adult themes~ <3

Wrapping the news in a great tone, if you're a fan of Drama CD, it's worth checking out Ossan Club's voice team Patreon - you'll get access to unique-themed sound dramas, and if they meet the goal they'll release English scripts, all the while supporting more releases of stories featuring dazzlingly sweet voices of older, manlier seiyuu... (_´▽`).。ｏ♡

Useful Data

Also known as: 金のために鐘は鳴る [Kane no Tame ni Kane wa Naru] (For the Sake of Money, the Bell Rings)
Release: 18/Oct/2015 (Japanese)
Release: Jun/2017 (estimated English release)
Developer: 乙ＳＵＮ倶楽部 (Ossan Club)
System: PC
Where to find: Patreon (English) | IndieGoGo (English) | DLsite (Japanese)

Forbidden Love ~The Unforgivable Couple~ - Tom Nicholson walkthrough

(_´▽`).。ｏ♡ Ah, such a glorious smile...

And so it is, just in time for a fine Halloween (I don't even...), today Tom's route was released, so do this guide! \(´∀`_)/~~~
Don't you even dare ask how much gacha points were spent in it...... because I've sincerely didn't kept track of them XD I do know that, however, excluding the endings (which I haven't played yet as of this post's debut), his route alone is worth 118 tickets ;;Orz

Well, although his trolling nature in both Mike's and Johannes' routes (and I do appreciate a troll for all the giggles they're worth~), he was a nice guy in Ryan's route, he even was somehow romantic in Mathew's route (because it's not everyday someone proposes to you by building a whole chapel, you know...), so how does Tom fare in his own route? :3

Forbidden Love ~The Unforgivable Couple~ - Ryan McHenry walkthrough

Are you really THAT old?
I see NOTHING wrong with you~

Oh well, was doing Johannes' spoiler-free walkthrough, crawlingly slow, but McHenry shall take priority now, since I can't bother giving a damn to Johannes (or Mike either), so I gave up the instant I saw McHenry's banner XD
From this route, I must say the thing I like the most is the special stories, which instead of only providing an extra scene, they actually deliver it from Ryan McHenry's point of view, so you get to see exactly what he thinks of the protagonist, and that made me fall for him fast, because I got to know the motives behind his actions better than the other characters.

Still waiting for Tom's route with a passion - ever since I finished Robert's story, I have been saving my Gacha points for a reason...

Like the previous guides, this one is going to be a WIP until I finally get to the end of this story now it's complete!
If you have any corrections, feel free to shot a comment~

Forbidden Love ~The Unforgivable Couple~ - Johannes Gilbert (1) walkthrough

Oh so ironic,
to see a cellphone inside a cellphone!

Well... what to say about Johannes, I kinda screen-mashed through this first story in his route, I can't say much because I find him to be a real pain in... "my back", I mean seriously, if I was the protagonist I would've punched him countless times already... and this was just the first story - yeah, there's sequels scheduled to be released, like Mike's various story segments, I don't even... ;;Orz

Then why bother doing his route, you ask? I still like this game's overall plot, even if I can't stand Johannes ^^;;

Also, I like seeing the other main-characters appearing as sub-characters during the various routes. These what-if scenarios provide a few rather amusing comments from the sub-characters~

Forbidden Love ~The Unforgivable Couple~ - Robert Philip walkthrough

Sure, ANY DAY~

They added him, finally!! And he's SO worth it, I mean, srsly, he can grin in a mischievous way and he has "civil clothing" and all~ XDDDD Much better than Mike and Johannes IMHO ^^;;

Can't wait for McHenry's route because he's also so pretty when he smiles... =3

So, like the previous time, this spoiler-free guide will be a "work-in-progress" for quite some time - if you know 50-point answers, please shot a comment here. GUIDE IS NOW FINISHED~

Also a note for people waiting for guides on Mike's 4th story and Johannes' story, if the devs doesn't release anything else better, I'll do them next - sorry for the fans of them both ^^;;

Forbidden Love ~The Unforgivable Couple~ - 3rd Story walkthrough

Last week, in the new update from June 10th, besides adding the third story (still in a Michael-based route, I really can't wait for other characters...), they have also added the butler character's images for all routes available! Now I want a route with him as well, he looks so adorable~

Although I could swear his name, before the update, was Phillip, not Robert...

Anyway, this guide is still a "work-in-progress", if you know 50-point answers, please shot a comment here. GUIDE IS DONE!!
A special thanks to all the users over at Forbidden Love's message board, for they keep posting their choices there =D

Forbidden Love ~The Unforgivable Couple~ - spoiler-free walkthrough

This CG, it's shown
right at the start of the game,
not even a spoiler anymore...

The stories in this game, they are so amazingly good for your "average otome mobile game", I kinda felt like putting a guide together - it lists which choices will get you the most points in each chapter, so you can reach the most points by the end of each route, being able to see both endings with lesser effort. It is also "spoiler free", each choice being represented as a number, so you can follow this even if it is your first time playing the game =D

This guide was done mostly through trial and error. I am now replaying story 2 and should fill this out soon - if you know the right answers for the chapters listed here as 10pts, please cast a comment.
When the third route is released (please be Tom route, please be Tom route, please...), I'll probably do a new post instead of updating this one guide for story 3 is now live here!
See also: Robert Philip's story walkthrough~

Forbidden Love ~The Unforgivable Couple~ - new mobile game release

This game has been released recently and I must say it's better than I thought it would be =D

The premise is having a love affair with your own brother, however, the protagonist and her brother are not blood-related so it's a "safe" enough game ^^;

Also, although I do not have some sort of brother-complex, I've been enjoying the story a lot because the game seems to take itself very seriously... once outside of the tutorial course XD

Celebrity Darling - new mobile game release

So I log into My Sweet Bodyguard for the morning guard before leaving to work and I found out Voltage have released yet another free to play game! I can't keep up with them, think I'll just drop Be My Princess since it's so cheesy...

That cigar shot... even if I dislike it, I bet it'll attract a lot of girls

In Celebrity Darling, you're a girl who dreams of being an artist/entertainer/idol sort of thing, so you decide doing a test for an agency, but you do not succeed. You're later contacted in private by a businessman called Teppei Yamada, representing the "Rabbit Promotion", who is interested in contracting you. That's when your life starts changing while you pursue your dreams... and fall in love with someone from the entertainment industry!

I didn't play it for long or else I'd be late for work ;;Orz but it does look good, almost like a more realistic Uta no Prince-sama approach (I mean, an idol high school? The seiyuu are great but UtaPri really lacks a better plot).

More news when I actually engage into something. Meanwhile, I still need to finish the route roundup for MSBG's casino event >_<;;

Useful Data

Also known as: ダーリンは芸能人 [Darling wa Geinoujin] (My Darling is a Performer)
Release: 13/Feb/2013 (English version)
Developer: Voltage Inc.
System: Android
Where to find: Android-F2P

My Sweet Bodyguard - Casino Royale event #3

Were the bugs really sorted out...?

After the real mess following the event's grand opening, I have started doing the character routes available.

The main premise is that the Prime Minister (the good for nothing protagonist's father) has some affairs within the USA (randomly curious note: My Sweet Bodyguard's common route stories takes place in Japan) and he kinda invites you (and every bodyguard, including Goto, who haven't a route in this event) to come along. From there on, you pass through assorted dangerous situations together with the bodyguard of choice.

Without further delay, here's a sort of abridged review for Daichi and Subaru's routes...

My Sweet Bodyguard - Casino Royale event #2 (resolution)

A couple days after complaining, the oh so kind Voltage developers have fixed the bugs in the event! \o/

Thanks to it, I have just finished Daichi's story, and I am now tackling Subaru's.
Will probably come back with a route roundup after the event ends~ You can now read about the route stories and view their CG here!

Useful Data

Also known as: 恋人は専属SP [Koibito wa Senzoku SP] (My Lover is an Exclusive SP)
Release: 09/Nov/2012 (English version)
Developer: Voltage Inc.
System: Android
Where to find: Android-F2P

My Sweet Bodyguard - Casino Royale event #2

Just venting out, because I was expecting the event to be as fun as the events in Be My Princess were, and it's kinda not turning that way at all.

My Sweet Bodyguard - Casino Royale event

In the last review, I mentioned not writing more about this game when something new happened... well, I think the developers did listen to my pledge (if only).

ONLY ONE DAY LEFT FOR THE FIRST EVENT IN MY SWEET BODYGUARD!! (or so I think, since timezones are evil) Oh wow, I am so looking forward it~

Anyway, the event will be starting tomorrow, however, some users lucky enough to be online during a server fluke have already managed to start the event - the GM later wrote a note apologizing, mentioning such users' data will be preserved until the actual start of the event... bullshit! This will make the event uneven for people who weren't able to start earlier =/

Either way, the plot looks promising (as does the whole game's concept on the first place), I hope to have some new CG as well~

Read the very first impressions on the event here.

Useful Data

Also known as: 恋人は専属SP [Koibito wa Senzoku SP] (My Lover is an Exclusive SP)
Release: 09/Nov/2012 (English version)
Developer: Voltage Inc.
System: Android
Where to find: Android-F2P

My Sweet Bodyguard - Daichi "Chief" Katsuragi route #3

Wait, what do you mean "too soon"?

Got his best ending, finally~

I am kinda out of words for an intro.

From now on I'd already started his route over again, because I want to see what his other 3 endings are like - thruth is I am afraid of starting over with another character and lose all the clothing I bought for Daichi, they might be only for him, but the worst case scenario would be having to throw everything away (all the Enders earned so slowly...).

Warning for (im)mature themes and partial nudity of a 2D character.

Before we get to the closure of his route, I would like to comment shortly on something silly which amused me:

Be My Princess - Roberto Button route

Today's post is not the sequel for My Sweet Bodyguard, not yet, but it's about another game from the same developers: Be My Princess.

That formal wear... dear, it doesn't suit you AT ALL

I've been playing this game for some months already. Did Joshua's route full with the good end first, now going for Roberto - I was going to do him first, but right after I've cleared the prologue chapters, Joshua's route became available with bonus items for clearing his story, so I did him and got some nice charm boost XD

So yeah, Roberto...

My Sweet Bodyguard - Daichi "Chief" Katsuragi route #2

Last night, when I was formatting the post for the Alice game, someone have asked why I didn't write about Sweet Bodyguard's Katsuragi end... figures I didn't end it yet - suddenly the game has a bazillion extra episodes to go through AFTER the 15 default chapters.

I missed this event due to lack of courage to spend money on this game T_T;;

In the end it didn't matter me using my Love Passes earned through dates and seasonal events, because the limiter now is 36000 Ender (the in-game currency) to I hope finally see the ending: I am now crawling through that goal, but I'll write about what I've seen anyway.

My Sweet Bodyguard - Daichi "Chief" Katsuragi route

All his tidyness got me

Edgey Daichi is the first character I'm going for in this game and I'm almost in the end of his route.

Yeah, I'm a cheap smartass and I'm playing the Gree version - it's for free, even if it allows you to read only a few scenes per day, playing like this ensures the game lasts for long.

I have been getting all the extra sweet stories so far - currently on the second half of chapter 14 (out of 15, according to the in-game help) - however, I haven't been getting the right answers through the way, so I am unsure if I'll be able to have his best ending.

For that reason, I can say Daichi is very hard to read, however, he feels so plain and predictable sometimes...