Kissed by the Baddest Bidder: Sory-Oh

This is a review of Voltage Inc. Otome Game Kissed By The Baddest Bidder: Sory Oh storyline.

He is the dangerous, silent type. Sory Oh was the first character story that I picked to play in Kissed By.. I guess I tend to go for the quiet silent types most of the time.. He is not necessarily very mean to you, but he tends to ignore you and belittle you. You have to take care of his mafia quest that arrives to Tokyo, and in the process you two fall in love. I liked Sory Oh's storyline because the pacing was slow enough for me to believe that they actually fell for each other.

The MC also clearly cares for Sory Oh, and tries to see what he is actually doing is making the mafia better. There is also a very nice twist in the end that is really heart wrenching. He clearly takes care of people around him and because of his complicated life in the mafia, he is not shying away from using violent methods..

This was a fairly strong story, and in all fairness it felt much more real than Eisuke's story. Their stories have something similar in them though.. and I have to say I preferred Sory Oh's version.

★★★★☆

Kissed By the Baddest Bidder: Eisuke

This is a review of Eisuke's mainstory in Voltage Inc. Otome game called Kissed by the Baddest Bidder.

As for all traditional Otome games, Kissed by.. has all the character stereotypes you might expect. Eisuke is the so called possessive, mean (rich) guy, who eventually warms up to you. I liked how the story started with him, but it felt like it progressed way too fast and his feelings started to come out from nowhere. Initially he treats you like a pet, and it is honestly really annoying.

Another "romantic interest" in this mainstory is the MC's coworker/boss, who is actually really nice and caring person and they seem to hit it off. For some reason Eisuke's "troubled" past, dominating behavior and charms is enough for the insecure MC to fall in love with the multimillionaire playboy.

I think I have trouble with the mean archetypes in general, because the execution requires a longer story to be believable. I do like Eisuke for various reasons, but their relationship in the end seems pretty rushed and forced. I feel like this story could have easily had 5 more chapters and it would have been much more satisfying conclusion.

Also the fact that he owns the 3 Spades hotel and you are still working as a cleaning maid and his "dog" annoyed me. This guy has all the money in the world, why would he let his so-called girlfriend work as a cleaning maid?

Nevertheless, I enjoyed Eisuke Ichinomiya's story and his character, but I think this is not the strongest story regarding how much immersion I felt.

★★★☆☆