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Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love For Hire

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Due to family circumstances, Yuki has only one belief: money will make his little sister happy. And thus, he works part-time jobs late into the night. His plan is to start working full-time after graduation, but his little sister tells him that if he won't go to university, then she won't either.

What works
  • Engaging comedic writing
  • Multiple branching routes
  • Well-developed main characters
  • Good voice acting
  • Free adult content patch
Things to keep in mind
  • Some routes weaker or shorter
  • Protagonist personality divisive
  • Limited gameplay mechanics
  • Dated resolution and engine features
  • Some pacing issues in romance routes

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Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love For Hire: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. 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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Competence.

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