Reaction posts to the dating sim "Nameless: The One thing you must recall"
This is a very enjoyable dating sim about a lonely teenage Korean girl who relies on her dolls for companionship in her empty house...and then they come to life as cute boys! I was worried I'd find the premise too silly but once I got my head around it found the Toy Story-esque emotional arcs surprisingly affecting. It reminded me of the way Labyrinth used dolls and fairtytales coming to life as a metaphor for adolescent mixed feelings about the changes of adulthood, including sex. In the end the focus is more on the protagonist's emotional arc than the romances, and the ending, while happy, left me writing fixit fic, but I still really enjoyed it. Be warned that the plot goes to some dark places, especially in the bad endings. But it's also quite funny, with a lot of cute platonic relationships and swoony romances.
I recommend reading in order.
Content Note: Rape, abuse, memory loss, tropey depictions of illness and trauma, weird shit.
I have specific content notes at the start of every post. The worst stuff happens in the bad ends, and you can skip them without missing any important plot.
Prologue
Common Route attempt 1
Yeonho Route (all ends)
Lance Route (good end)
Lance Route (bad ends)
Yuri Route (all ends)
Tei Route (good end)
Tei Route (bad ends)
Red Route (Good end)
Red Route (Bad ends)
Secret 1
Secret 2: finale
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