Destiny Star Girlfriend 3 Steam Charts & Stats

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Destiny Star Girlfriend 3 is more of the same when compared to 1 and 2, except less funny and more pervy, so in my opinion it's less interesting of a read, but some people will like it more. Just like the other two, your enjoyment of this will mostly be based on whether or not you like Kanoko. Kanoko is a closet pervert and a domestically focused one at that. I found her to be cute and interesting. DSG 3 to me is less comedic than the previous two titles as all its humor seems to center around its perversion, which was funny to start with but quickly grew old - this may not happen to you if you don't binge read like I do. I also wasn't a huge fan of how they tried to input more drama into this title than the previous two. It was going fine until the writing decided to [spoiler] suddenly pull a swap and change the focus late. [/spoiler] Like the previous two titles there are 10 about average H-scenes, with [spoiler] one particularly hot 4p scene. [/spoiler] Music is most reused assets from the previous two titles, same for backgrounds and sprites. With all that said, I'd still recommend Destiny Star Girlfriend 3 to anyone who enjoys a more light-hearted comedic take on a single-route visual novel. Especially if you enjoyed DSG 1 or 2, you'll likely enjoy 3. I will point out that all three titles can effectively stand on their own, so if you have to choose only one, go after the heroine that appeals to you the most.

Destiny Star Girlfriend 3 is yet another banger of a novel, this time focused on Kanoko as the heroine of the story. Compared to the other two games this one was much more wholesome, and I really liked the two protags interactions through out the novel. This read certainly did a better job of giving the now side characters more screen time without them feeling intrusive to the main plot and the character interactions were well done. I loved the twist on the ending this time as well it really threw me for a loop, and while the main plot point of the MCs having to be a meter together at all times was still there the story at least did something new for this 3rd iteration, and I can appreciate that. The art work, voice acting, and sound track are still just as fantastic as the previous games, but I think I love this 3rd games music the best. I still recommend any of the games from the Destiny Star Girlfriend novel line even though all of them are pretty short, but they do a good job telling the story which is a win in my book.

It is Kanoko's turn here and she delivers wonderfully on the horny closet pervert aspect just as expected since her foundation is very solid. The weakest part of this entry is the main story, it has some "random bullshit go!" moments that made me roll my eyes a bit even by Destiny Star Girlfriend standards. There are some fresh ideas sprinkled in, like not reusing the magic rope plot again. Nonetheless, just don't take it seriously and you will have a good time, the conclusion is decent enough. On the positive side, this one is packed with the highest amount of fanservice and lewdness. (high quality!) Only play it with the free patch, it would be a waste to not experience all of it. Shikako/10

The final main entry of the Destiny Star Girlfriend series is one I overall still quite liked, but it's probably the most inconsistent of the main trilogy. While I was pretty neutral on Kanoko before DSG3, I thought this installment made her a lot more memorable. In fact, she's probably the heroine with the deepest character depth and development, and the cutest, most natural romantic dialogue of the three heroines. I also thought the usage of the magical girl setting was by far the most utilized and taken seriously. It's particularly effective as this takes place in a branch where Seiji, the main three heroines, Fujiko, and even Petra have a strong sense of camaraderie very early on that stays consistent throughout the game. This makes it better than DSG1, which was basically the Yuuri show, and DSG2, which only started developing group dynamics around halfway through the main story. While the comedy is still solid, it's less prominent than in the first two games. This is partly because Kanoko isn't bombastic like Yuuri, nor a goofy airheaded weirdo like Maja. They somewhat compensated for this by bringing Kanoko's "closet pervert" tendencies much more to the forefront, making it her closest thing to a recurring comedy gimmick, which was generally pretty funny. Speaking of comedy, I didn't like Petra much in DSG2, but they made her a little better and funnier here, partly because Kanoko was able to be a good snarky foil to Petra's hyper spazziness, giving them something of a "vitriolic best friends" dynamic. They also thankfully heavily calmed down on Fujiko being a girlfailure at making magical items, and Samonsuke as a satellite character didn't have any cringe humor gimmicks like Hughes. A minor flaw I have is that despite the nice romantic dialogue, the way they got Seiji and Kanoko romantically together felt just a bit too reliant on contrived conveniences. I understand DSG is ultimately a light-hearted game, but Seiji getting "linked" to Yuuri and Maja in DSG1 and 2 respectively was a lot more natural. In contrast, DSG3 had to rely on them being in a similar meeting, having very specific events play out in certain ways, and they even later "justified" this by bringing up past lives and apparently Kanoko's role bringing out the "Destiny" part of Destiny Star Girlfriend most. Kanoko's closet pervert tendencies coming to the forefront was ultimately the biggest double-edged sword to this story. On one hand, it led to some pretty funny jokes, and generally, I appreciate stories that show girls can be just as, if not more, perverted than guys. Embracing that in both a humorous yet serious way in a relationship was nice. On the other hand, this led to DSG3 by far having the most "eroge fanservice" moments to an extreme. Kanoko has by far the highest amount of random panty shots. But the worst part is how Kanoko's perverseness ended up being very plot-relevant. While this might sound like a good unique way to make her character stand out, I thought it ruined some of the serious parts of the magical story. For example, the "MC and main heroine needing to be within one meter" gimmick of the DSG series ended up being an excuse for even more eroge fanservice moments. Kanoko's thing for lewdness apparently extends to what felt like a Fate/Stay Night moment where "bodily fluids = more power," which was a bit too silly for me. The other two heroines did not need this, and while I understand this game was supposed to take Kanoko's lewdness into account, this was pushing it. This is nothing compared to a few of the later chapters, which were easily my least favorite part of the whole series. Let's just say it took one of the best plot twists in the whole series and turned it into a stupid excuse for Kanoko to live out apparently some of her pent-up sexual fantasies. Basically, all of these were non-consensual, and I was sad a really cool twist was brought down by over-the-top eroge H-scene moments. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to think this was funny, take it seriously, or find it... hot? Thankfully, the last couple of chapters somewhat made up for this with a really cool reference to one of my favorite anime, Dragon Ball Z. Let's just say it was nice to have Potara fusion actually be properly useful for once. And the last chapter did have proper remorse and returned to cute romance dialogue, so on a potential re-read, I could at least skip the stupid H-scene moments. I also thought the actual ending was the cutest of the main three games and felt the most conclusive in many ways. So while I like DSG3, with some of the best parts of the trilogy, it sadly had some things that really bugged me. Thankfully, the things that bug me I can overlook or skip in future re-reads, but even when I ended up finding some of the dumb "eroge fanservice developments" in DSG2 rather tame in comparison to 3, there's just stuff I can't overlook for the overall rating and rankings. Regardless, the Destiny Star Girlfriend series is now easily one of my favorite "modern" moeges, and I'm glad a sister company to Minatosoft was able to make a light-hearted magical girl VN series work well. DSG2 > 3 >= 1 Maja > Kanoko >> Yuuri