Hello Lady! - Complete Edition

Nice nicee nice, very nice VN. It's been a while since last time I got hooked read VN with much anticipation. This is what VN i need: Perfect pacing good character writing Good story Perfect protagonist And moreover, perfect heroines almost all route is enjoyable to read(other than true route, ehm!) and the way they put fight is easy to understand and very enganging. I am not even realize most of the fight can take an hour because how good it is. The plot basically almost same, just with different conclusion, and every time 'that' part was played, new twist for the antagonist motive shown up. At the end of review, this VN is what you need when you want wholesome, drama, and action in one pack. My rank for every heroines: 1. Mitori 2. Saku 3. Eru 4. Tamao 5. Sorako 6. Hishia

The characters' pupils need to be larger. They look like stiffs when they are that tiny. Other than that, it is great; awesome even. The English translation is marred with errors like "bare ill will" and not knowing the difference between pavers and steps.

I can't in good conscience recommend HELLO LADY! solely because the protagonist is an impulsive molester which is played off for laughs, and one of the routes has essentially non-con that's ultimately played off as a good thing (not started by the protagonist). HOWEVER if you are willing to look past that then I do recommend this story. It is really funny at points, very compelling, and has some really interesting plot developments and plot twists. I've only played the original 4 routes at time of this review, and will finish the others. I wouldn't say this game is perfect but it's definitely way more involved than what the simple title of "HELLO LADY" might evoke. It's actually thriller mystery lightly centered about romances. If they took out the protagonist reflexively molesting women because he's an eroge protag then this would be like a 9/10 experience. There are interesting themes on resolve, revenge, and what it means to be human. I wouldn't say it's life changing or incredibly profound but it is at least inspiring. The protagonist is, despite everything, very compelling and a fully realized character, which is a real treat. The TL is NekoNyan so it's pretty good quality, occasional slight typos here and there but it's pretty accurate. The music is pretty great, definitely not just background noise. The overall design of the novel is a mix of Higurashi and the FATE series. I had to check multiple times because this story really felt like it was a Type Moon work, since the mechanics are very similar to magic circuits. However it is a completely separate universe. Overall if you can ignore the protag's problems then this is a very enjoyable experience. I just can't recommend it in good conscience to an average friend of mine. update: I have now finished the routes outside of the main 4 routes. Hishia gets done pretty poorly and is essentially a slight rewrite of the original ending. Mitori's route is pretty good, I kinda wish it was part of the original game. The true ending only makes sense if you understand that this game is set in a larger established universe; I believe the final ending really is for lore purposes and trying to resolve one final mystery. Personally I think the original 4 endings are enough, and the extra 3 are for flavor. So don't feel like you should play beyond Saku's ending. They don't form as cohesive a whole as the main story.