Tears of Themis

All the other Hoyoverse games let you decide when to skip stories. I’m not spending any money on Hoyo games until they do.

This game kept me pretty interested for a while. I’m not a fan of games that have you pursuing multiple characters at the same time, where it doesn’t seem like you’ll ever have the option to choose just one. It takes me out of the immersion, personally. Perhaps I didn’t play long enough but I got boted

Art for the cards are great. You get options with the LIs written so differently. Main story and character stories are all consistent and easy to follow — more coherency than LADS. Appreciate the romantic progression with male leads from friends to lovers to engagement to marriage. It’s very organized. Mihoyo has a thoughtful 5-year plan or something with this game, which makes love interactions much better than just random interactions everywhere. Im engaged in the stories even if writing isn’t like amazing. Events are usually fun too. Sometimes a miss but there’s usually something new to look forward to. Only cons: I feel like you reach end of game content after a year or two… I’ve been playing for 4 years I think. Many players leave and return when there’s nothing to do in game, especially when the event isn’t interesting or involving your main LI. And the wish currency, tears, are LIMITED. They’re most stingy I think out of all Hoyo games. The grind is real for F2P to afford gacha cards.