#voltage romance sims

[fangzluv]

So am I the only one who remembers when all of Love 365 Otome Dating Sim games were seperate and actually playable?

I remember playing all of these games daily; Rental Boyfriend, Office Lover, Sweet Scandal, Sweet Proposal, Royal Midnight Kiss, etc. all as separate standalone apps and loved them.

I’m so happy that I was able to play ALL of these before they merged all of these into one app. Scary I know. But they were really good with the way they were.

Feel bad for those who likely won’t ever get to experience them the way they were and are stuck with ads or limited tickets to read like 2-3 dialogue worth of chapters, paying for everything. It really sucks now. So expensive.

People spent so much on those standalone apps too. Imagine waking up one day and seeing it all gone.

I mean just look at these reviews.

There are TONS of them like this. I mean ALMOST ALL.

You’d expect they’d at least provide some sort of compensation/ refund for those who flushed actual money down these apps, but no, no warning or reach out, nothing. They ripped off of so many players. Oh and they don’t respond to anyone anymore nor check reviews from what I’ve noticed so I guess they just gave up.

I don’t know why they felt the need to do this, as they clearly had many players spending money on their apps (MULTIPLE apps) and I don’t think merging and following through with the use of coins in Love 365 did them any better if it were the case of making more money. Its truly sad how they fell off.

Nothing serious by me. I don’t usually see many people addressing what they did either. Likely because new players after this update have taken over so it’s all fine with them. Almost felt i was stuck in some type of matrix as if I’m the only one who remembered how it’s supposed to be lol.

It’s just slightly frustrating not having those gacha games anymore that brought so much nostalgia and fun late nights. All progress and efforts lost.

I wouldn’t recommend supporting a company like this. But oh well. What can frustrated people do except move on lol.

[voltageincboys]

“I don’t care about class. I only care about you. Your tears will only be of happiness.” ~ Kyosuke Takatsukasa ~ Rose in the Embers (Owned by Voltage) •April•

[emilyplaysotome]

I'm in the process of writing and publishing my first ever book, and it's a romance.

I know this tumblr is pretty dead and people only interact with my old voltage posts or fanfics, but I hope if you liked my writing you'll take a look and follow along at my new tumblr @therealitychecksneakpeek

I'll be posting chapters weekly to a point, and then releasing the full book. It plays with a lot of tropes, which is something I love to do if you were a fan of Down the Voltage Rabbit Hole.

This one has a love triangle, friends to lovers, fake dating, and more. Most importantly, my heroine is an incredible plus size woman who is super talented as I got sick of reading romances that felt exclusive to slim fairy-like women. After all, everyone deserves a love story and looking around the real world the romance genre is often not indicative of the real life stories around us. I hope you'll enjoy.

The Reality Check: Chapter 1

I started writing a new book with the plan to release chapters on Kindle Vella, only to learn it's shutting down in December!

That said, I've made the decision to post the first ten chapters for free here on a weekly basis leading up to the book being available on Amazon in 2025. I'll post updates on my author instagram and I hope you'll follow, comment, and share if you enjoy the story!

Here's what The Reality Check is about:

After coming in second on United States of Talent, plus size fan favorite and singer Mandy Thompson signed on to her very own reality show. Now, ten years later and nowhere closer to being a pop star, her show is on the brink of being cancelled.

In a last ditch effort to save everything she’s worked for, the network casts Casey to play the role of a supportive boyfriend.

But things get complicated when Mandy’s dreams don’t seem to work without Casey.

Chapter 1

 “Viewership is declining.”

Those are not the three little words I was hoping to hear this morning. Not that Ben of all people would be the one to confess his undying love on a random Tuesday at the studio’s midtown office. I realize it’s been some time since I’ve heard an “I love you” from a man and while Ben’s a total catch, he’s not for me. Beyond being my boss of sorts as the executive producer of my reality show, he’s also a close friend.

I can tell he’s been working too hard as his hair has grown out and his usually clean-shaven face looks like it hasn’t seen a razor in some time. He’s wearing his typical uniform despite the fact we’re not on set – a black t-shirt and jeans with a unbuttoned flannel over it, sleeves rolled up.

Looking at him now, it’s surprising to me that no woman has managed to take him off the market in all the time I’ve known him. Sure, he’s a little rough around the edges, but he’s got that kind of Clark Kent/Superman potential in his looks and he’s a great guy.

I would know.

My reality show Mandy’s Big Dreams is in its eleventh season and Ben has been with me since the start. I remember that he was once an inexperienced and hungry-to-learn producer that was totally out of his depth with trying to figure out how to make a body positive, girl powered series following my stint on United States of Talent where I lost to Alexia’s pint size pop star act.

At the time, I didn’t care.

I was just over the moon that so many women saw me representing big girls in the way we deserve to be represented. I’m not shy about being fat, curvy, and beautiful. Nor am I shy when I sing. And I was thrilled to have the opportunity to let America get to know me – even the haters.

When all this started I was 22 and taking the leap to move to New York from the small New England town where I grew up. Like half the cast on United States of Talent, I started singing in church and high school theater productions and the show was really my first glimpse at what it meant to be a professional singer. Between the reality show and USoT I had a leg up with my music, but somehow in the past five years things have changed.

The network seems to care more about me exploring weight loss (I’ve lost none) and fitness (I do yoga and hit my daily steps goal) storylines than making music. And since season six, the reality aspect of my show has been null and void. Ben and a team of producers loosely script every scene and get it approved based on metrics and stats and focus groups until a version of their plan is enacted by me and the cast, which has gone from my real family and friends to a group of pseudo-friends and entertainment professionals like my assistant Katrein (an aspiring actress herself).

“I’m sure we won’t be cancelled,” I say, trying to brighten Ben’s mood. “What genius storylines have you cooked up for me this season?”

Ben shakes his head.

“Not me. The network.”

“Whatever – hit me with it.”

“They’ve decided that the viewers want a fairy tale romance. Apparently, they love that you’re not on the ozempic bandwagon but they want to believe love is possible…”

“…for a fat girl. I get it.”

Ben always looks uncomfortable when I call myself fat. At this point it’s sort of funny because it’s been years of me opting for fat instead of plus size or curvy when the network and advertisers push what they call “softer adjectives”. It makes me snort laugh a little when I see his familiar grimace.

“So, what’s the plan? I wish I could deliver but as much as I’ve tried to manifest a good man the universe just seems to be fresh outta stock.”

Ben opens a folder that’s been sitting on the table in front of us and pulls out three headshots. I notice that they’re not the usual actor headshots I see when we cast a new role on the show, but more like a good photo that some intern blew up to headshot size and threw in a folder.

“Here’s their selects – the network’s favorite is Casey. But if you object for some reason they’ve given their blessing for Marcus and Tommy as well. They’re all here for you to meet if you want to interview them too. You know, to see if there’s potential for chemistry on screen.”

He slides Casey’s photo to me and I’m struck by how this man looks like Jason Mamoa and one of the Hemsworth brothers had a baby. On the back of his picture, I see he’s tall – 6’2” and 210 lbs with most of his weight coming from muscle. While I read his bio, Ben mutters about how the network believes on-screen his size will work well with my 5’3” and 300 lbs frame and that he’s “the perfect ‘aspirational’ boyfriend for a woman my size”.

I know that’s the network talking and not my friend but I really hate hearing that shit.

According to his bio, Casey is not an actor and works at a bar/restaurant that’s been in his family for 2 generations. He works there with an older brother, younger sister, and his parents who have taken a step back now that the siblings have mostly taken it over. His interest in appearing on television is to help their business in Providence, RI which is struggling, and create more stability savings-wise for him and his long-term girlfriend Kelly.

My eyebrow instinctively raises when I get to that part.

“Girlfriend?”

Ben nods, “It’s an acting job Mandy.”

“He’s not an actor.”

“I know. But the network wanted real and untrained. They think viewers will be able to spot a plant a mile away. But Casey? He’s just a guy who you met at a bar on a weekend trip and hit it off with.”

“And we really think that a regular couple is going to be cool about everything television involves? Come on Ben, that’s why we transitioned from my real social network to a curated one…”

“I know, but they’ve all signed NDAs and Casey assures me that Kelly is on board.”

I glance at the other two headshots of Marcus and Tommy, but it’s all too obvious why the network prefers Casey. I’m already on thin ice with the numbers being bad going into this season and it’s not smart to rock the boat. Not like Casey is bad to look at either.

“So, that’s our back story? I went out to eat and what? He waited on me?”

Ben grins and his whole face lights up in a way that tells me he’s written this part of the season. I love that he’s so transparent when he’s proud of his work and it strikes me that he’s come a long way from the young guy who would complain over drinks that he felt like he was walking on eggshells managing a team of older writers to this sure-in-his-skin version.

“You went on a girls’ trip to Providence for Katrein’s 30th and night of, did a bar crawl. A few drinks later you end up in a karaoke bar and of course you grabbed the mic and rocked a version of your own hit song from the USoT days. Casey and his friends were there and he remembered you from the show, approached, and invited you out for a drink – just the two of you…”

“You’re making me pretend I ditched my girls on a girl’s trip for a guy?” I ask, immediately imagining the nasty comments flooding my socials.

“Well that’s just it – you would never do that right?”

“Never!”

I can feel myself smiling. This is the part of my job that I really love. The part of working with Ben that’s made these years fly by even when things were tough. We get into this kind of flow where I can see the season start to play out in my mind well before I even step foot on set.

“But Katrein sees you guys together and insists. She plays matchmaker even – sending a text when you’re out with Casey that you’ll have to get a ride back to NYC because the gang decided to head back early for her brother’s show.”

I gasp, jokingly clutching my imaginary pearls, “You’re not going to imply with a hotel room free I invite a man back that I barely know, are you!?”

“Yes but! With the room free you talk all night because you make it clear you’re not a one-night stand kind of woman and Casey respects that. And when day breaks you’re both already in love. It’s obvious that this is a once in a lifetime connection that you just can’t say goodbye to…”

“Why Benedict Robinson, if I didn’t know better I’d say you’re a romantic.”

Ben blushes at the use of his full, given name but pushes through the discomfort to walk me through the rest of my love story with Casey.

“Anyway, we start the season with a confessional with you and Casey talking about how you’ve been doing long distance for the past four months but things are going really well. We make it so it feels like he’s a bit more into you than you are into him.”

“And what about my music?” I ask, not being able to hide the hope in my voice.

“Going on dates and talking about the relationship with Katrein and having the friends and family meet him will likely trump any music making. Our season finale is going to be in Hawaii where he’ll propose. Then, when we get renewed because this plot is so good and everyone loves a love story, we plant seeds of discontent in season 14 ultimately leading to you making the decision as much as you love him the relationship isn’t right. It’ll re-enforce your brand of being a woman who stands on her own two feet despite all the judgement from the rest of the world and still show plus size women they can date whomever. A win-win.”

“What if we break up because I want to start performing again? Maybe the relationship ignites a desire to write love songs…and then break up songs?”

Ben knows I’ve been a good sport since my last album flopped four years ago and the network distanced me from the thing that put me on the map in the first place. They even forced me to say that these days music isn’t as interesting to me anymore which couldn’t be further from the truth. The influencer marketing is a nice income boost and the small roles in made-for-tv movies only help the network I already work for, but music is still the thing that has me waking up in the morning.

I have so many songs ready to go but I know that without the show championing that storyline, my audience is less likely to listen.

“I’ll consider it,” Ben says. “Are you on board? Ready to make season eleven the best one yet?”

“Let’s do it,” I saying, extending my hand in jest to Ben who shakes it without a hint of irony.

“Great! I’m excited,” he says beaming. “And I can’t wait for you to meet Casey. I’ll go get him…”

Ben leaves the room and it dawns on me that I’m feeling nervous. I’ve never faked a relationship on air before, mostly because I didn’t need to. I was with Tobey for the first couple of seasons, and then Katrein introduced me to Bart, and then there was just a focus on fashion, fitness, and weight loss where I guess I didn’t realize how long I’d been single.

I’m suddenly incredibly aware of the fact that I’m wearing no makeup, my glasses, hair in a messy ponytail, and a maroon athletic set I was gifted two seasons ago that I’ve never worn to the gym. To make matters worse, I’m just now noticing that I spilled a little coffee on the zip up hoodie and can’t decide if I should remove it or if meeting someone in a tank top that doesn’t have nearly enough build-in support for the girls is a worse first impression.

I opt for the tits-out version, considering I am meeting a man and I’ve never met a man who wasn’t at least a little enticed by a full chest – big girl or not. But when the door opens and I lay eyes on Casey in the flesh, I realize that I’m in deep, deep trouble as it’s me who has never been more enticed in my life.

[toshiakikijima]

I wasn’t planning to post until Monday since I just returned from my work trip to Türkiye. I sincerely apologize for being inactive over the past two months—I broke my phone in Mexico and couldn’t get it fixed until we got back home.

But anyway, I was browsing on my work computer, and I stumbled upon this!!! What is this?! What do you mean you dreamt the last election was supposed to predict the future of the L365 community?!

(Yay! ♡(´∀`)ﾉﾞ

Recently, both my 2D (anime/game world) and real-life experiences have been pretty fulfilling! ✨

Despite everything, I still log into 100恋 every day. Habits are scary… lol.

You know… I had a dream.

A dream that a general election would be held next month or the month after… (lol). Something about 100恋 only having about a year left, and this event being absolutely essential to keeping it alive, so people shouldn’t dismiss it… or something like that… 💦

…What if it turns out to be a prophetic dream? ( 'ㅂ') gasp…)

They posted this in April 2024, but the elections weren’t held until the final installment of the new series was released. Many of the lead characters from the newer Love Choice titles didn’t make it into the top 50 in either the international or Japanese versions.

I genuinely believe Voltage is deliberately distancing itself from L365, as they have more active player engagement on Steam and Nintendo systems. However, sabotaging dozens of titles for no apparent reason is just diabolical.

I strongly believe KOP didn’t end halfway through simply because the artist was finishing the manga for Kozaki’s storyline, but rather because the company has a tendency to lose talented writers for their series.

One clear example of this decline is the transition from the 12-chapter + 2 endings era. The main stories featured more than four CGs, making the experience feel more immersive. Before OISY?! and PLUST were released, main seasons had more background content. A standard main season consisted of 12 chapters, plus a special story unlocked after clearing both endings, along with his POV and two sequels. If you purchased the full set before the campaign ended, you’d receive a special bonus—his POV story.

Additionally, side stories used to be released in bundles, offering well-developed narratives with strong climaxes.

Now, we’re getting just 2 CGs in an 8-episode storyline that lacks background information and feels rushed. The writing has lost its emotional depth, making it seem like the stories are simply being fast-tracked without the care and attention they once had.

[peachyotome]

Isn't Takao just the cutest?!

-Daisy

[bastart13]

What is love and legends?

Love & Legends is a defunct dating sim/otome game about a bisexual woman from Chicago who get isekaied into a fantasy world, only she looks identical to the dead evil queen.

The queen's old followers want to use her to bring the queen back and reclaim power, which leaves the original heroes who defeated her fighting to protect the main character, eventually learning to trust and love her.

There are 7 love interests, notable for having 2 female routes with as much or even more effort put into them as the male routes. The MC is bisexual in every route, even if she's romancing a male character, and there's a lot of effort to make the new world casually LGBT+

Originally, the game was on a platform called Lovestruck along with many other dating sims, but in 2022, it all shut down and there's now no way to play it.

I was part of the Lovestruck Salvation Project which recorded, edited, and uploaded every episode of every route and game onto youtube for preservation, but that still left the games as videos you couldn't interact with.

So, as practice for myself making a visual novel, I decided to redesign the characters and recreate it in renpy. I wanted to test myself by drawing every sprite, all the UI, and additional promotional images, on top of implementing it into a game.

[lovelydiamond500]

Okay so, I’m no genius nor super smart media preservation genius BUT

Maybe we should try to preserve the English translations/ stories in Ayakshi rr as much as possible? Whether screenshots or just text it would be really great to have! (To my knowledge the Utapri shining love wiki has this so it’s doable to some degree I’m sure!)

I can’t go through the pain of losing Afterl!fe again and I KNOW YA’LL CAN’T EITHER

(Fr y’all I just want the English translations to be preserved as much as possible if what I’m talking about already exists pls send me a link!)

[emilyplaysotome]

I love them together ❤️

[voltage-fanfictions]

How did voltage screw you over?

In April 2020, I purchased the coin login bonus, as you can see from this invoice below.

All is fine, as you can clearly see it is the coin login. Move forward a few days, I log in to Love 365, and I receive a heart. I’m confused, perhaps this is a daily login thing I didn’t know about? The same happens the next day, and the next. I soon realise there’s been a fuck up on Voltage’s end, they’ve somehow coded me to get a heart login rather than a coin login.

I contacted them about this, they were extremely uncaring, unhelpful, and blew me off. They told me to go to Apple to sort it out, this was not Apple’s fault for once, they had not incorrectly taken my money, Voltage had incorrectly assigned my purchase. I tell them I don’t want a refund, I just want the correct login bonus.

Their customer support goes on a tangent about monthly subscriptions or something completely unrelated to my issue. They proceed to ignore following emails, and are still, to this day, telling me there’s nothing they can do.

They stole my money, and despite it being their app have claimed for over a year they can’t find a single way to provide me with the coins I paid for.

Until @voltageotome give me what I paid for in April 2020, I refuse to give them a single penny more.

[prinxe-of-akedia]

i'd like to apologize in advance for the person i become when the headmaster's route is released

[sadisticsmiles]

Happy birthday, Tsumugu Kido! Have a fun April Fools’ Day in Japan!

[fantasygamer]

Could we please get Chiba route 🥺 I know it will be an interesting ❤️

[voltageincboys]

“We will be fugitives together, but I love you.” ~ Shinsaku Takasugi ~ Era of Samurai: Code of Love (Owned by Voltage) •April•

[aceopmari]

Well damn. That’s really sad how Lovestruck is shutting down. I’ve been all over the fandom on tumblr and seeing people desperately putting out petitions, save Google drives, files, Ao3, etc in order to keep the story alive. (It’s sad but I don’t blame y’all.) But if I’m gonna be realistic, I honestly don’t believe it’s gonna work. Lovestruck is broke so I don’t think a few signatures isnt gonna motivate them to keep the app alive and I also feel as if they see the stories online somewhere, they will forcefully take them down due to copyright.

Lovestruck fell off due to financial reasons/poor marketing choices. This app and the stories are literally FREE if your not splashing the cash on tickets and I feel that the fandom is mostly going for the free route. If Lovestruck had just followed the same system as their Japanese counterparts, (or even a similar app like Episode where your more motivated to buy diamonds to get access to things you want) they might not have been struggling financially…just a thought…

[grandduchessmiki]

Everyone meet Ms. Honey Bone and Mr. Sexy Snack 🤣

[peachyotome]

Haruka is so sweet and it almost makes me feel as if this is a continuation of my soft boi reviews, which started with Mitsunari?

-Daisy 🌼