Re: Yin-Yang - X-Change Alternate
I can't say I agree with that. I personally disliked the 3 Xchange games. Xchange 1 didn't have voices, but was plain and simple, so not too bad. Xchange 2, very much like Tokimeki check in, require you to absolutely follow VERY VERY strict paths, otherwise you can't get the best ending at all. Xchange 3, I would just say it was plain sick. Xchange 3 is the only one I played of these 3 in detail. There are too many bad endings, and the main character gets banged for no goddamned reason, and keeps getting raped on a daily basis.
I know it's a Hgame, sure, but it shouldn't be too sick, or you see a sex scene every 5 mins.
Yin Yang is more lighthearted. There are some sick events, especially in Kyoka path, but even that is nothing compared to Xchange3. Most of the sex scenes are close to when you choose which character path, rather than the main character *BEEP* anybody that comes along. The irritating part I hate about this game, is that a small simple thing in the choices can affect such a big difference in who you end up with. For example, what the main character says in a phone call can ultimately affect whether he ends up with his stepsister or not. Furthermore, all these choices are trivial, and really doesn't make sense to affect anything so big.
Xchange alternative has more humor inside. But at the same time, it focuses on human relations. Most of them anyway. The Xchange series, however, keeps screaming out "Hey guys, I turned into a girl! Who wants to *BEEP* me before I change back?!"
I liked the Asuka endings and Kouji endings for Xchange3, though. (I actually prefer Asuka's normal ending instead of the best ending.) All the other character endings are hardly poignant or emotional.
For Yin Yang, the storyline paths are not without nonsense. Personally, I view Kyoka's path was just plain sick, Renji's path is lame, Sakuya's path is plain stupid, and Miu's path is boring. In my opinion, Misuki's and Touya's paths are the best. I like Touya's path.
Anyway, compared the Xchange3, this game has a lot less choices, but it spans over a wider period of time compared to Xchange3. So even though it has a lot less diversifications and variety as a whole, it has more length in specific paths, when compared to Xchange3. Go through one scenario of Xchange3 from start to end, and you will realize how short it is. The file size of Xchange3 is actually bigger. But while it has more CGs, it has less scenes.
From the news I hear, there is no Yin Yang 2. There will be an XChange Alternative 2, though, and it has nothing to do with Kaoru. This storyline is again, about a guy, who gets turned into a girl by a machine. And the truth is, the guy in question isn't exactly one of those girly looking bishounens, or those weak looking guys. In fact, he's just like the average guy, slightly bigger though. Basically, a big dude gets turned into a really cute girl. It's almost unimagineable.
Last edited by mechgouki; 04-05-2008 at 08:38 AM..
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