This game has 40 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 39 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
This game has 31 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 92 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 84 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
This game has 29 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 47 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
iOS: | (4.50) with 17,471 votes. |
Later routes (particularly Another Story) cost more hourglasses than the player is likely to receive through gameplay alone.
Multiple endings, CG gallery, party guest gallery
This is a core part of the gameplay. Chat logs open for player interaction at specific times of day (including the middle of the night!) and only remain available until the next scheduled one comes up; after that the opportunity to make choices in that chat, and earn hearts/CGs/party guests from it, is lost unless the player spends premium currency.
I don't remember if you can suspend a game in progress if you know you're not going to be able to interact with it that day, but I don't think you can.
If you miss hourly entries, the characters wonder where you are and sometimes complain about missing you
Chapters unlock in real time, hour by hour
Chapters are unlocked on a real time hourly basis, and if you miss the time a chapter unlocks you can no longer interact with characters at that time.
The “gimmick” of the game is that text chats and calls occur in real time over the course of a week, but 3 AM group texts and needing to answer them right away to participate can be super frustrating.
It’s an otome game, so an emotional attachment to the characters could make you more likely to wake up at 5 AM for an event or something.
it is one way of earning premium currency