#shmonie

[ebonysplendor]

Infatuation 💰🏞️

TL;DR: What's worse than running away from one psychopath? Running away from six psychopaths. Even worse than that? They're rich psychopaths, with shmonies. Also, can we make a damn plan and stick to it please?!

Game Link: https://aspenglen.itch.io/infatuation

Notable Features: Self-Insert, Customizable (somewhat), Multiple Endings, Multiple LIs, Yandere LIs, 4+ hours of gameplay Spiciness: 2/5 -- It can get a little flirty and a little spicy here and there, but the main "spice" is when there's an unwanted advance from some of the LIs LI(s) Red Flags: 3.8/5 -- Kidnapping, drugging, nonconsensual sexual advances, tied up, branded, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, physical force

Wanna know more? Meh...I say not unless you're at least 16. There's not an age restriction, buuuuuuuuuut I don't feel like anyone's 12-year-old sibling should be playing this. That being said, I can't do much from behind a screen, so let's get into it!

Just a heads up, the game was long as shit, so this review is going to be long as shit;;

Oh hey. Didn't see ya there. Oh this? This is just my first post in about a month. Thought I'd just...sliiiiide on in here, get thangs swangin' again. Lol but no seriously. It has been a pretty crazy month, but I've finally got enough time and rest at the same time to finally make this review, and aha...

Respectfully...I understand that all good things must come to an end, but damn, I really miss that phase where I was running into all the really good visual novels...

That being said, I know what I said, but hear me out! The game isn't...awful...but I didn't really vibe with it. Like, I know why I didn't vibe with it, but I'd rather wait and get into all of that during the review portion. Hopefully, based on the summary I give you, the review and criticism I have will make sense.

Anyways, this game, interestingly enough, is actually a rendition -- am I using that word right? I believe I am...? -- of a story that was written on Wattpad, and don't act all brand new like you don't know what Wattpad is! You know damn well what Wattpad is because here you are playing and reading visual novels and reviews of visual novels about toxic ass men being a (forced) love interest. Don't try to play me. I'm getting distracted though!

So the name of the story on Wattpad, like the game, is Infatuation, and it's about...well actually, I'm gonna give you a summary of what it's about because this visual novel is based off of it! I was going to give the actual story a read after I finished the visual novel but, uh...

Almost a 24 hour read???? Yeah, no thanks, and you'll hopefully understand why I didn't have much motivation to give it a read after my review.

I'm pretty over yapping in the intro, though, so let's head into the actual game, yeah? As per the usual, I'm going to tell you as much about the game as possible without ruining the game itself. Without a better transition sentence, let's get into it!

So boom.

We're on our way to school, and we meet up with our -- quite frankly -- thirsty ass friends. They're pretty much raving about this new group of boys that had just transferred to our school, because, not only are they super rich, they are, apparently, extremely attractive.

We pretty much brush this off, though, because we're not looking for anything romantic. Honestly, we're barely looking for anything platonic; however, we agreed to be their wingman since we're essentially God-tier at picking up men that we don't want.

That being said, by some weird stroke of luck -- or misfortune, considering we know that this is all going to go very left as the story progresses -- we proceed to run into every single one of them. And I mean

every.

single.

frickin.

one.

of.

them.

Well, kinda? The blond one had a class with the blue-haired guy, us, and the bestie. The purple haired one -- even though it's more of a burgundy? -- was in the vicinity after we had pretty much asked the other boys about him because this was the one that the besties were simping over the most. But the rest? Pretty much had a one-on-one moment with all of them, even if one was extremely douchey.

Anyways, we're kind've going about our days and the besties are still thirstin', and, admittedly, we're getting closer to these guys -- too close. One of our other friends -- his name is Hiroko -- pretty much warns us about them because something just seems real sketchy to him about these guys. That being said, we just kind've brush him off, because it's, like, sir? Who are you to talk about someone being sketchy? Like, lmao mans is a full on delinquent with a whole ass gang and a criminal history with the police, and they can't stand his ass.

He's a good sport about it, though, because even though he's like "You're a full blown dumbass for that", he's like "True, true..." and just warns us to be careful around them. Now mind you, his concern is totally fair, because it's discovered later on that they pretty much fucked up this one kid's world -- you'll have to discover how during your own playthrough, though. I ain't tellin' you all that lmao.

Now, fast forwarding a lot here, shit lowkey starts hitting the fan because the bae comes back in town -- not official bae, but still bae -- and conveniently enough, he is the brother of our two besties

Everyone. This is Kenzen; the man that we're pretty sure is gonna be our husband and baby daddy one day, maybe not even in that order, but those things exactly.

Now, the reason why shit starts hitting the fan is because all of a sudden, the school boys are starting to realize that we already have our future husband picked out. Shit proceeds to get super tense once this knowledge it learned, and the boys are start to slowly but slowly lose their shit. Allow me to show you

Exhibit A: A most vicious side-eye competition

Exhibit B: The OG death grip and growl

and Exhibit C: The comply or choose death, but drunken

Oh, and let's just throw this one in for some added flair.

And definitely this one.

And why would we not add this one?

Yep, the fan was pretty much hit with shit so...yeah lmao. Go ahead and give it a go so you can see how we ended up with the most romantic gift of a necklace and a finger.

Lmao I wasn't joking about the finger by the way.

And now to air all of my grievances...

Lol nah, I'm joking, but also...there's a lot to unpack here.

First off, let's talk about the good!

So...our psychopathic LIs. Can we just acknowledge the diversity? Like, you had your pale guy, your dark guy, your tan guy, your fair skin guy, like...? I seriously appreciate that time was taken out to actually make all the LIs look different from each other and not some copy-paste, change the eye color and hair thing. I absolutely LOVED the diversity of the LIs.

Not to mention, the MC is diverse a well! Granted, like typical, we can't really SEE it except in the occasional CG, but it was just dope that there was even an option, ya know?

Also! The concept of the story was actually pretty solid! Some of the things that happened were interesting, and I definitely had a "...Well, damn ._." moment here and there.

Now for the...not so good.

This flowed like a stereotypical Wattpad story. That's obviously no fault of the dev, but, for me, the point of renditions is to take something and make it a little better or give it some extra flair without ruining what the OG creator intended -- that didn't really happen, and that was honestly what bugged me the most out of everything.

I didn't really care that there'd be strings and strings and strings of dialogue before the next choice finally came up nor did I care that, while it appeared to be choice heavy, it was actually just an illusion on choice where it didn't really matter how you responded to certain things; it just was. But yeah, the pacing was...well, let me expose myself a little (don't come after me. I'm a tiny and cozy blog lol)

If you make posts on tumblr, then you know what this is. For those that don't know and/or can't guess what it is, this shows the interaction that my blog gets or my "activity" more accurately. The reason why I brought this out was because...this was how the story's pacing was.

First, it'd be on a steady progression, and then it'd drone on and on and on into a plateau, but then -- out of no where -- shit will randomly escalate and just take off into this fit of drama...but then it'd quickly drop. There was no real flow, and when there was, it'd be super inconsistent. Not to mention, the wishy-washiness of the MC and the unpredictability of the LIs (which duh, right?), the pacing would just take off and then would come to a dead stop. It's like there was no balance between the narration, the drama, and the transitions to the next scene. Like, yeah, you've gotta story tell, obvi, but don't drone on for-- actually I can show you that as well.

Did you notice how long that clip was? Imagine how long it took to read...

That was just straight up narration, and there was multiple times where this happened. Nothing really happening, no choices to make, just straight up narration. Well, no, I lied a little. Things did happen, but once again, it'd come out of no where. It, quite literally, will go from having a normal conversation, and then the yandere side just comes out totally unprovoked. Like? It's honestly more for shock factor than for story, and it got to a point where I was honestly just tired of the game itself and was wanting it to end...but it ended up being 3 hours longer, and I'm not even joking about that. Once again, I can show you.

This was the point I started getting ill with the game but felt that I was towards the end and pushed on to finish it out

This was when I realized that I was clearly wrong about that being "almost the end" and took pretty much another 3 hours to get through.

And yes, for the most part, I played it in one sitting with the exception of when I got me a little snacky snack and went to pee. Oh? You're curious about what time I started playing?

Around 5 hours beforehand...

Notice that that all says 19 June 2024. I have never been so glad to see the ending screen...

It wasn't even because it was bad! It was just. so. extremely. long. And for, what felt like, no reason to be that long. Granted, I could've stopped and saved and came back, but it always felt like I was either getting to the end or to a good part, and it just never came -- not that there wasn't any good parts, but...never mind, I feel like I make it worse the more I try to explain...

Anyways, the game wasn't awful by any means, but it definitely could use some improvement. The whole thing had good potential, the pacing of it really just killed it for me, and had that been better executed? This would've been a great game, but it's honestly just...decent. It had multiple endings, but outside of each of the yandere LIs' ending? I didn't bother trying to get the others.

Even still, while I don't recommend the game, I think it's still worth giving it a casual playthrough! There's plenty of material to read, and there are some interesting parts! Like I said, it's just a pacing issue. Not to mention the MC was pissing me off with that wishy-washy bullshit. Like, bro, survival is at the top of the list. Why are you making a plan and doing the exact opposite of what you were gonna do? Like, what the fuck is you doin'?!

You'll understand it when you play it yourself so...give it a fair try? Here, I'll even put the link here! Heck, and give the dev some encouraging words and, even though I didn't see it, some monetary support! The game itself was honestly fine! It was just the storytelling needed some work, which lowkey isn't even their fault because it was based off of a Wattpad story (I'll link that again here, by the by).

Okay, this review is about to be the same length as the game. I'm going to go ahead and head out of here. Just to reiterate, the game is free! Giving it a casual playthrough never hurts! I mean, what've you got to lose except about 4 - 6 hours?

Okay, really, I'm out of here now! Remember! Drink water, don't be dumb, and hope to see you around~!

Infatuation

[macklemorrigan]

STATUS: OPEN (2/3)

hey, hi, hello, how are you, HELP ME OH GOD

so I got a speeding ticket. A real honker of one, too. I won’t tell you how much, I don’t want your pity, but well, let’s just say….. heh,,,,,, it’s 400$.

take that as you will!!! anyway, I’m not a professional artist by any means, but I have been called a “doodler” and a “drawer” by every teacher I’ve ever had, and I think I’m pretty good at it. I’d love to draw some of your OCs! I can and will do armor within reason (I am in the dragon age fandom after all), ultra complex poses or asks may be subject to extra fees! sorta nsfw is fine but keep it simple keep it sexy.

my venmo is @shmonies and anything helps!

even if all you can do is REBLOG THIS that would mean… everything to me.

starting at 3 slots so I don’t get overwhelmed

[analogh0rror]

If you’re interested feel free to message me! i need shmonies for yummy food ty

[meatballwizard]

Sketches of humanified shmonies

[krazydayze]

Current Mood: #monday sucks! #mondayblues 🎵😒 #makingmoneymonday 💰 Let's get this #shmonie 🏧 (in my best @iamcardib voice😋) #mondaymotivation #nyc #instalike #like4like #instagood #instagram (at New York, New York)

[ierohero]

idk why im runaways posting at 4 am i havent even read the comic in years and maybe the show gets better idk i only saw two episodes but still,,, i’d a million times rather read rainbow rowell’s new run of the comics than watch any more of the show based on what i’ve seen

[samthewrestlingfan]

Good afternoon my bbs

Hope your day is too sweet. 🤘🏻

[mechamangamonkey]

hey, (console) gamers on a budget!

reblog this and add on your recommendations for good brands to buy stuff like controllers, headsets, battery pack replacements, battery pack chargers, controller chargers, etc. that are less expensive than the ones from Shmony, M*cros*ft, Mimtembo, etc. but still worth the money! gamers with unique accessibility needs, y’all are especially encouraged to chime in on this—i don’t have a physical disability, so i don’t have any problems with using a regular controller, but from what i can tell, a lot of controllers that are designed to be highly adaptable to make them as accessible as possible are also really expensive.

i’ll go first:

for controllers, i’m a fan of PowerA and Rock Candy—they’re both brands that my brother and i have been using for ages for xbox controllers (xbox 360 and xbox one), and they perform just about as well at $20-$30 as official xbox controllers do at $50-$60+! i know the powera xbox controllers are also compatible with computers (ones that run on windows, at least) which i fully take advantage of whenever i’m gaming on my computer. i also have a rock candy controller for the switch that i got recently; i haven’t had a chance to test it out yet, but my previous experience with rock candy controllers has me feeling optimistic! i don’t know how they do with playstation controllers because i haven’t touched a playstation since i was like 10 (when i helped my brother unhook his ps2 from the tv because he wanted to trade it in for an xbox 360) but for those of you who are playstation gamers, feel free to chime in on this as well!

[lesbiradshaw]

“steve beats up orphans” and SECOND of all! why was there an orphan present in the 1st place? hm? would somebody whose name rhymes with shmony shmark like to answer that question??

he was an orphan before it was cool!

[odinsravendutchess]

Can’t have surgery so I’m going out this weekend!

Getting my hair did tomorrow…

Got my outfit for the bar…

Going drinking with one of my besties…

My girl is doing my makeup…

Even spent some shmonies on my husband so it will be an extra good weekend!

[shaekingshitup]

We are one DAY out from my birthday!

[01.22]

Feel free to send me love by:

Sliding into my DMs 📥

Hitting up my Ask box ❓

Delivering some fluffy oneshot with my name on it 📝

Replying to this post with some cute ass emojis because a bitch loves emojis 💕💜😍🤗🎆👍🏿👏🏿😜👾💋

Sending shmonies to the Cashapp $liyahshae 💸

Hittin that Yung Venmo @LiyahKing 💵

Puttin paper in that PayPal  @liyahshae 💰

Reblogging some of my fics because that always warms my heart 🥺

Send me some music to listen to 🎵

Tell me something GOOD that happened for you in the first 3 weeks of 2021 🧧

Send some prays, well wishes, positive vibes or spells my way 🔮

Find me a sugar daddy 😏

OMG PLEASE TELL ME A DAD JOKE. BONUS POINTS IF IT'S A HIP HOP DAD JOKE

Idk be creative y'all. Do ya own thing.

Ya know just liking this post to confirm that you actually read all this shit is cool too😂😂

Y'ALL GOT 24 HOURS.

[mysticismmess]

Mesmerizing Aramaic Syriac Chant at Mor Shmoni Telkaif, Iraq church afte...

[irondad-not-ironsad]

Concept:

In the next Spider-Man movie, they change peter upset about Tony’s death tonhjm being upset about uncles ben’ death, and they have flashbacks of uncle ben who is played by nine other than Robert Downey Junior, and just so happens to have a very similar personality to to a character that rhymes with shmony lark

[thinkcreateburn]

I want to know where in my domme oriented blog do people think I would be a “submissive sugar baby” Are these the like “Hot Local wants to ___” Bots? Bc if not go ahead and run me some shmonies but I won’t give you anything for it. And know it’ll go to getting toys for my cute boyfriend. So please ask me for my venmo.

[commander-pee]

H, A, T, E, R :3

H   :   HEART.   is your muse quick or slow to give their heart away?

I gave my heart to Galactic Domination years ago! And that’s how I’m answering that question.

A   :   AFFECTION.   how does your muse show affection?

Pure and utter devotion! 

T   :   TRUE LOVE.   does your muse believe in true love?

EUgh. I hate calling it that--I prefer ‘Fated Hated’, myself. But no--I think, as with anything, true hard work and perseverance ensures success, not some phony shmony belief of fated lovers. 

E   :   EMBRACE.   does your muse like hugs? what are their hugs like?

Let’s get something clear, here! While I do partake in hugging, it’s primarily in fear of horrible situations and clinging to the nearest, largest and therefore safest creature. I know I’m small, and I take care of proper protocols. 

That being said, I really, really hate being hugged. Unless you’re my boyfriend, you’re not hugging me without permission! You hear that Wander? Stop it with the HUGS. I’m sick of it! 

You’re on thin ice, too, Zbornak! 

R   :   ROMANCE.   is your muse a romantic or a cynic?

Romance is stupid. I say this after an entire season of our lives dedicated to Lord Hater insisting that he was in love with Dominator--and tried to make it as ewie gooey as possible by the end there. Ugh. 

Romance has its place, but not in conquering the galaxy! 

[sarah-chercheuse]

Paris : Plus de 500 personnes rassemblées pour Shmoni et Hurmuz Deril. Plus de 500 personnes se sont rassemblées ce dimanche 20 mars sur la place des Droits de l'Homme à Paris pour rendre hommage à Shmoni et son époux Hurmuz, tous deux âgés respectivement de soixante-cinq et soixante-dix ans.

Le Conseil de coordination des Assyro-Chaldéens était à l’origine de l’organisation de cet événement à la demande personnelle de la famille des victimes. « Ou est ma mère, ou est mon père, Justice et Vérité " tels sont les messages qui figuraient sur les pancartes arboraient par les membres de la famille des victimes complètement démunies, espérant une implication plus importante de l’Etat turc dans cette affaire irrésolue à ce jour... Shmoni et Hurmuz avaient décidé de renouer avec leurs terres ancestrales, en s’installant définitivement en 2014 dans le village de Meer, au sud-est de la Turquie. Mais, le 8 janvier 2020, le destin prend une autre tournure. Le couple fut enlevé par un groupe armée inconnu selon les sources d’un témoin oculaire.

Les recherches engagées par les unités de secours et les forces armées turques épaulées par la famille des victimes avaient été très vites entravées par les chutes de neige. Deux ans plus tard, le 20 mars 2020, l’un des fils du couple découvrait le corps inanimé et mutilé de sa mère, Shmoni, gisant au bord d’une rivière traversant le village de Meer.

Depuis la découverte de cet abject assassinat, la famille n’a obtenu aucune information sur le devenir de Hurmuz Deril. L’affaire est, en effet, restée au point mort et classée confidentielle par la justice turque, laissant la famille dans l’incertitude la plus totale. La République de Turquie, désireuse de revoir ses minorités regagner ses terres, se doit d’éclaircir cette sombre affaire conformément au principe du droit et de l’indépendance de la justice.

Le 1 février 2022 à l’Elysée, le co-président du Conseil de Coordination des Assyro-Chaldéens de France avait interpellé Emmanuel Macron sur cette atrocité : « La France puissance protectrice des Chrétiens d’orient doit porter la voix étouffée de Shmoni et Hurmuz Deril, c’est pourquoi le conseil de Coordination des Assyro-Chaldéens de France n’abandonnera jamais la famille de ce couple et appelle l’opinion publique française à se mobiliser et à réclamer justice pour Shmoni et Hurmuz Deril." La communauté assyro-chaldéenne de Turquie et ses représentants restent convaincues que la France peut jouer un rôle déterminant dans la résolution de cette affaire permettant à la famille de la défunte Shmoni et du disparu Hurmuz, de retrouver enfin, la paix.

Les questions nombreuses appellent aux réponses, encore trop silencieuses finiront par s’exprimer peut-être à l’occasion de l’ouverture du procès de ce 19 avril 2022 devant la Cour d’Assise de Sirnak, là où deux jeunes adolescents, d’à peine treize et quinze ans, avaient disparu, après avoir été interpellé et placé en garde à vue... c’était en 1994...

« Nous demandons solennellement aux gouvernements et aux autorités judiciaires de la République de Turquie de faire toute la lumière dans cette affaire et rétablir notre confiance. »