Is it just me or was the timeline of this event super short?! I was barely able to finish all six events, but maybe I just wasn’t paying enough attention ^_^ Anyway here are my quick thoughts on this batch of warlords, and what we learned about them:
In Kojuro’s event, we get to “enjoy” his one-sentence negotiation with the Oda clan from his perspective. With the added context, things make way more sense: Mitsuhide had many run-ins with Kojuro before their official negotiation meeting, and that’s why Kojuro was able to confidently his equal-footing alliance thing. He trusted that Mitsuhide wouldn’t backstab the Date’s. …Okay. Not the most fantastic explanation, imho, but I’ll take it! SLBP’s certainly thrown less plausible things at us, haha.
So what did we learn about Kojuro himself? Not much, imho. It was kind of disappointing to learn that Kojuro’s inner monologue is so boring. He comes across as kind of immature, which ruins the whole sexy older man thing he’s got going for him, yanno? Also, I can’t believe that this guy, who’s supposed to be a monster in the sack, slept through his wedding night! Lmao. 😂And finally, why weren’t Kojuro’s awesome siblings shown on screen?! I generally really like Kojuro, so I’m honestly kind of sad that this ES didn’t live up to my personal hype. It wasn’t an absolutely terrible read, don’t get me wrong, but I’m just gonna go ahead and ignore this specific characterization of the guy. ^_^
Personal enjoyment: 4/10
If Kojuro failed to live up to my personal expectations, boy did Inuchiyo and his route surpass them! My personal enjoyment of these routes might kind of work like the stock market, lol. Anyway, maybe it’s because I’ve yet to do his ES, but I was completely shocked to learn just how much self-doubt this dude has. It’s not something I’d been able to pick up on thus far at all!
In terms of plot, I absolutely adored the additional insight on not only Inuchiyo’s complicated relationship with his older brother (aka his dad’s favored son), but also the origin story behind how Inuchiyo grew to become MC’s family friend. This event from MC’s perspective touched on the dude’s status as prodigal son, and I think this version expanded on that beautifully. Overall, I think Inuchiyo’s ES was absolutely fantastic. Even if you might not like him as a romantic partner, you can’t deny that this route shed a ton of light on him as a character!
Personal enjoyment: 10/10
Last but not least, we have Ieyasu. This route provides a unique look into an abuser’s mind, and boy is it a doozy! There are no surprises with Ieyasu’s internal monologue. He’s just as much of a douche talking to himself as he is out loud! His thoughts on MC after she witnesses (and enjoys) some good ol’ Western PDA, for example: Gods, you are mind-numbingly stupid. What is interesting is that he’s just as hard on himself as he is on others! This guy doesn’t really have delusions of self superiority, the way one might assume just looking from the outside in.
I should’ve seen it coming, but Ieyasu’s hatred of (and resulting monologuing against) Nobunaga et al. was strangely satisfying to read. As for the rest of the plot, it was honestly kind of fun comparing Ieyasu’s pessimistic narration to MC’s idealistic one from several months back! So overall, I thought Ieyasu’s POV event was pretty terrible from a romantic/datability perspective (as usual), but it certainly was an interesting read!
Personal enjoyment: 8/10
What did the rest of you think? Let me know! 🙂
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