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東周列萌志 Philosophic Love

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

在百家爭鳴的時代，尋莫逆於心的知音。穿越到2300多年前的戰國時期，邂逅6位不同學派的帥哥門徒，刻骨銘心的故事就此展開……你願意為他永遠地留在過去嗎？

What works
  • Deep and educational philosophical content
  • Immersive historical setting
  • High-quality voice acting and music
  • Multiple meaningful story routes and endings
  • Free base game with affordable dlc
Things to keep in mind
  • Repetitive story segments across routes
  • Some art inconsistency and limited cg
  • Female protagonist characterization divisive
  • Lack of english localization limits accessibility
  • Some forced content related to crowdfunding backers

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Night Reverie: Prologue

  • Let`s not stay friends

  • Farewell North
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東周列萌志 Philosophic Love: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill.

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