Seduce Me:
1 and 2 (Demon War)
by Michaela Laws
Platform: Steam (1 is Free)
Character Routes: 9 (5 Incubi - James, Eric, Sam, Matthew, Damien, 2 Women - Naomi and Suzu, 1 Boring Human - Andrew and 1 Succubus, Diana)
Bad Endings: Yes
Category: Otome Visual Novel/BxG/GxG/Polyamory
Explicit Adult Content: Yes
Personal Favorites: Eric and Sam
MC is a human inheriting a mansion, in which she suddenly finds 5 guys. They are incubi, seductive and magical demons, but good? Maybe? I have a lot to say about these games because I almost gave up on the first one early on. It was boring, the art was awful – but I figured out that once you get past the intro (in fact I skipped it after a few minutes and found it to be generally irrelevant) and meet the guys, it gets more interesting. The storylines are cookie cutter for the 5 incubi. Same story, same exact choices. Yes, really! The only difference in the storylines were the way certain moments took place, and the characters’ personalities. After two playthroughs, I had the choices memorized. There is also the most boring dateable character dude ever, and I did do the succubus storyline out of interest. SM2 picks up where SM leaves off (with one of the females, or the 5 incubi) and brings the MC, along with their squeeze, into the demon world. The art changed, I’m not convinced it was for the better (let’s not talk about Diana’s awful backboob!!). The storylines varied this time, however. Fyi, it is possible to skip the sexual encounters if so desired. A hilariously accurate and super extensive review with minor spoileriffics can be found here. In the end, it was really the guys themselves that kept me reading, I found them charming. The story wasn’t entirely a miss in the sequel.
Ratings: Art: 4 Characters: 7.5 Storyline: 86Gameplay: N/A Overall: 6.5