Seduce Me 2: The Demon War Reviews

Ever since I watched TheAnimeMan's mean-spirited review on the first Seduce Me, I've had a soft spot for Michaela Laws and the Seduce Me otome. The first "Seduce Me" is a cute, shallow visual novel for young girls with nice music, unimpressive (or flat out ugly, depending on your view) art, and weak storytelling. I bought "Seduce Me 2" after following the developer's social media, eagerly hoping this one would be better than the first. From everything I saw, it seemed like it would be! I paid the full $15 for it, aaaaaaaaaand... ...I kinda wish I hadn't. Don't get me wrong, this is better than the first, but the prequel didn't set a high standard. The voice acting is good, as usual, and I appreciate hard effort behind the whole team. That being said, there is very little gameplay for $15, and the storylines get repetitive after a while. This is fine if you want a visual novel with fantastical elements, adventure and good music, but the writing could use a lot of work. I kept finding typos and repetitive sentences and imagery. A lot of the pictures were very underwhelming, too. For example, Diana's battle scene plays out and all you see is a lazy drawing of Diana's back, with her wings obscuring the armies and enemy. I couldn't help but think, "That's all you could come up with? I understand it if you have a small budget, but couldn't you have made a more visually engaging artwork? How about Diana flying into the sky with the Demon Lord in the background? And later on, her snake is described-- why is there no image of the snake?" Although this is a visual novel, the visuals are disappointingly lacking. Another aspect I didn't like was the strong personality of the main character that took me out of the story multiple times. At one point in Erik's route, Mika (your self-insert) expressed disgust at the idea of having children. That would be fine if this weren't a self-insert game, but if you give me the option to erase her name and put in whatever I want, I'm going to assume she's a blank canvas I can project myself on to. I remember cocking my eyebrow then and thinking, "Interesting. I didn't remember having that viewpoint before, but it's good to know I do." In short, "Seduce Me 2" is an okay game with a team of great people behind it, but the content is shallow, tiresome and disappointingly sparse for its $15 price tag. From my experience I don't recommend it, at least not as full price.

Seduce Me 2: The Demon War is the obvious sequel to Seduce Me The Otome, created by Michaela Laws, a game which I enjoyed very much and felt had a great amount of content for being a free game. The question is, was its sequel successful in seducing me? In my opinion, after playing through three different routes, I find that this is a fantastic stand-alone game, as well as a great sequel, worth the complete full price - and i'll tell you why! (Ahoy, mild spoilers ahead! Won't spoil any end-game things though!) + Story is infinitely better than the first. It has a more cohesive, fleshed-out plot rather than being all over the place like in the first. This sequel knows its beginning, middle and end and displays great pacing which makes the game feel wrapped up well at the end. It embraces the "Demon" storyline as a main factor in this game, rather than having it as a side aspect to speed up the relationship process. The story is insanely different in each route (I have played Sam's, Matthew's and James' stories, all vastly different and enjoyable). There is PLENTY of choice, and the story itself is really just so much fun to experience, with both love and war being the main topic. I have had so much fun playing this game. + Art. The Art was a mixed bag, but I will talk about what I liked first because my thoughts on the art are mostly positive. It has greatly improved since the first game, and with this improvement the characters have changed slightly. I really loved this change - mostly. Matthew looked good. Sam, James and Diana look absolutely awesome. The backgrounds were lovely and I thought the game as a whole was easy on the eyes. There is better art in other VN's, but the art in these two games has a lot of personality imo. + Voice acting is better than ever. Every voice actor, yet again, did an amazing job. I was sort of hoping that "Mika" would have a proper voice this time around, but to no avail. Anyway, waiting on that blooper reel, Michaela. Pls. Need more Jonah and green apples in my life. + Replayability. I mentioned in the story section that there are plenty of choices, and there really are. Each story is so amazingly different, I found out so many different things in three different playthroughs, and I'm still not bored of the game. I still have plenty of achievements to unlock. The first game got incredibly repetitive. This one, while in some parts does still repeat, is not even on the same level of repetition. + Those sex scenes doe. This game is like 80% fanfiction lemony smut goodness and it's just great. Love it. It's even better that you're granted the choice to avoid them completely - not that I'm going to do that ever - but you know, that's great for people who don't like that sort of stuff + Characterization. The guys in their routes really shined once more, really grew throughout the story, showcasing their relatibility and flaws. The side characters were very interesting too when you selected their training, especially Saero. However, Diana is the character that truly shines in this sequel. She tugs at your heart strings and makes you feel the feels without even starting her route. If you hated her in the first game, you'll love her in this one. + Music is on point. That piano? Christopher Escalante you are the man. I'm not a person that focuses on music, but every time that piano came on I would just sit and listen to it in a dreamy state. Action/fight music is also amazing and gets you so pumped up. Overall, the music was never annoying, repetitive or too loud. - Art - While I overall enjoyed the art, I had a couple problems. Erik's face was drawn well but his physique looked unnaturally thin, though this didn't bother me too much. What bothered me the most was Damien. Suddenly shorter and looking really nothing like what he is meant to, each time he popped up I got annoyed. His body looks weird. He looks 5 years younger than he did in the first. I assume this happened because he is in fact the youngest and they were trying to re-establish this but isn't Matthew meant to be the babyface? These changes made him feel like a different character. I suppose the same could be said with Sam, but I thought his change was for the better and was a vast improvement in comparison to Damien's. - The Wives. Okay, I've got to say it. I have no idea if this is true or not, but did some fans win a competition to have their OC's inserted into the game? Because this is exactly what it feels like. For majority of these wives, it feels like they were created by a 12-year-old on DeviantArt. They aren't explained properly. It's not realistic to think all the guys would be married in a mere two years. They have no substantial impact on any plot or dialogue. They are there, purely and simply for one reason: fanservice. The only wives I liked are Irene (Erik's wife) and Carrie (Sam's wife). The rest are painfully hipster and "unique", looking like they haven't started high school yet. Their addition was forced and broke immersion. - No art for MC. This game felt like it was trying to completely get rid of "Mika" Andersons' pre-established appearance from the first game. In three playthroughs I saw the back of her head once. I just didn't understand this. We know what she looks like, why not draw her instead of drawing one of the boy's from a provocative perspective? (Update: She is drawn in Erik's route, so apologies for this one. I think she could have been drawn more though) - There's bugs. Incorrect text from different playthroughs. I got some achievements that I shouldn't have got. Not a huge deal, I understand the game was rushed out. TL;DR: Overall, I enjoyed this story a lot more than the original. It was more entertaining and well structured than the first, definitely worth $10. It's 80% lemon. You get to fight things. There's lots of nipples for the whole family to enjoy. 8.5/10 - It seduced me again.

This game was leagues better than its predecessor. It wasn't as cookie cutter of a story as it was before. The art style has improved a bit and I was pleased with the writing. The routes are all very different and the heroine wasn't as helpless, letting her become stronger and develop a sense of duty. And I liked the new characters and how much Diana changed from the first game. I loved her more than ever. But while there are good points, there are some places where it fell flat. The character development of the guys was a bit minimal and I wished to see a bit more from them. The sidestory between Diana/Saero was a bit out of the way and albeit a bit over the top. The player wants to focus on their love's route, not someone else's personal affair, especially while pursuing her on her route. While it was entertaining, I personally believed it was a bit much. Some of the fights were a bit anticlimactic. But overall, I liked it better than the first one. While there are flaws, this is still a pretty good otome game.

I had really enjoyed Seduce Me the Otome, so I was looking forward to the sequel. Just like the first game, this one has a mixture of things I liked and disliked. Usually, I do pros and cons sections, but I feel like it might get a bit complicated if I use that arrangement. While I didn't hate the artwork or anything in this, I did prefer the artwork of the first game a bit more. I think the guys looked prettier before. The writing quality remained the same, which is a bit disappointing, but oh well. Some people have no desire to improve their writing skills. It isn't bad writing, but it could definitely be better. In relation to the writing, I felt that the romantic scenes were "hit and miss," like last time. Sometimes, the scenes would elicit romantic feelings and other times I'd be bored. Once again, Damien and Diana's story paths were the most interesting to me. However, Diana's path was much shorter than the others and I felt kinda cheated because of that, since she's the only female romance option. I felt that the other brothers' wives/girlfriends were mostly pointless. They're merely inserted into the story for ... extra CGs? Only one of them has a role in the story, and that's only during one story path. Otherwise, these characters aren't developed at all and any scenes with them felt boring/uninteresting. I really liked that one of the endings involves polyamory! It's such a rare find in media. I was disappointed in the lack of people of color. It's a fictional world, so there really isn't an excuse for why there weren't any black or at least darker skinned characters. The brothers of the story are all HALF siblings, meaning that one (or more) of their mothers could've been a woman of color. They didn't need to be all white. There were some typos, but I didn't come across any scripting errors. Overall, it was definitely worth my time and I did enjoy it. I just felt like so many little things could've been improved. I do still recommend it, especially to those who like otome VNs.

I really enjoyed the first game, so naturally I got this game thinking that I would enjoy it just as much, if not more. I played for about 3 hours, got a few different endings and was generally disappointed with this game. It was pretty convoluted and went off topic a bit so the flow of the game kept getting interrupted. I'll give a few examples. *SPOILERS AHEAD* It made no sense and in fact was a terrible idea that the boys brought their wives with them to the demon world, they are human and therefore would have no way to protect themselves. They were in the story just to be there; they had no importance. The malicious voice in the main character's head also killed it for me a little bit, it got to the point where it was just annoying. I appreciate the attempt at all the little side stories such as Diana's love with her guard and her team wanting her dead, but the way it was introduced was jarring. Long story short, this game isn't worth $10.00 and if you liked the way the original ended then don't bother playing this one.

First, I must say that I [b]loved[/b] Matthew’s route. He’s my favorite character, I love his cute personality, and his VA is excellent. The bad ending surprised me a lot [spoiler](and kinda creeped me out, but I liked?? Haha)[/spoiler], and the good ending was cute. Sam’s route was another surprise, I’m not really a fan of “brute” characters, but the writing was good and I could feel that he really cared about the MC. The art style was good (I’m not so picky about that tho), BGM was great. But… Let me talk about the things that bothered me. [b]*** SPOILERS ***[/b] [spoiler][b]The wives & absence of Naomi and Suzu[/b]: I absolutely adore Naomi and Suzu. Their routes on the first game were ok, but I love them more as friends of MC. It saddens me that you can’t interact more with them, besides talking on the phone. And suddenly there’s the wives? I honestly felt happy that the other boys (besides the one you’re dating) got married, but I think it was totally unnecessary to make them a part of the story, and interact with the MC. And… get sucked into the Demon World together with their husbands. I can understand about the boys, but the wives? They don’t do ANYTHING. They show up once in a while and that’s it. That was kind of a let down, and I really don’t think that the boys would risk the life of their beloved wives on war field. There might be an explanation for that, but sorry, I don’t buy it. ._.[/spoiler] [spoiler][b]Erik’s route was all about Diana[/b]: Ok, Erik isn’t my favorite guy in the game. I’m not a fan of the playboy type, but I still care about this character. But honestly, his route was all about Diana’s sister. I couldn’t feel a proper interaction between him and the MC. Maybe it’s just me, but I think that kinda ruined what could have been a good route…[/spoiler] Despite my complains, it was great to play this VN. I loved the fact that each route is unique, the new characters (except the wives lol), the multiple possible endings, and the fact that every choice matters. I really like this developer, and I wish them the best of luck on their next releases! 7/10, because Matthew is love, Matthew is life.

I absolutely loved the first game, and expected great things from the second one. Truly, I cannot say how much I loved it. The voice acting was on point, the character-development was amazing and all the romanceable characters were great! with so many routes and endings possibles. However... Had I known that there were other wives for the boys and that they would be shoved into our faces for all the routes in this second game, I wouldn't have bothered buying it. I'm aware that they're the characters created for people who made this second game possible but it's just... a big no for me. As some other reviewer said it well, "It makes my character feel unimportant. I'm just replaceable, kind of thing." It would have been fine for another type of visual novel, or a game where you don't project yourself into, with a self-insert. But since the first game was self-insert heavy, for the people who enjoyed several routes, it can put you off when you see them happily married in another playthrough...

HERE WE GO AGAIN, AND THIS TIME IT GETS STEAMY. STORY this game 100% lives up to the excellence of the first game. I really don't want to spoil anything, but essentially you start where you left off with the boy of your choice, (or Diana) and due to a series of unfortunate events end up in the middle of a demonic civil war. will your love conquer all? will you be able to return home with your lover? WILL SOMEONE FINALLY EXPLAIN WHY ERIC PARTS HIS HAIR THAT WAY?? (the answer to this last question is no) CHARACTERS they are true to their personalities from the first game, but new things are learned about all of them. the things the characters must toil through in the game only help them grow as people/demons/demoness'. they are all very likable and enjoyable as characters, although once in awhile they say something really cliche that makes you want to throw up, but that actually makes them feel even more like real people. SEXY STUFF while I love the story of this game, and it kept me on the edge of my seat at times, to be honest I'm a huge pervy weeaboo. a fangirl with a thirst for this kind of shit. it's really hard to be in this situation, because there's very few otome games out there that offer anything ACTUALLY sexual with the male characters. I mean, I'm pansexual so I have a lot of other choices of the bishojo variety. but to see a game like this with actual sexual content makes a single steamy tear flow down my nerd face. if this category is the most exciting thing to you, PLEASE PLAY SAM'S ROUTE *heavy breathing* I would also like to mention as a side note that you don't have to actually participate in anything sexual to get the good endings, if that's not your thing, because like the narrator says "consent is important!" :) CONCLUSION while it does sometimes fall into the common tropes and predictabilities of most dating sims, it's still a really good game with round(ish) characters and the experience is only enhanced if you are a fan of the prequel. also, you know in the first game I could never really get over how their eyes were like an inch higher then they should've been but I think the animation is A LOT better in this one, so you know there's that too. If you liked the first one, you'll love this one.

===[ Audience: ]=== ☐ Kids ☑ Everyone (However I suggest players being 13/14+) ☐ Casual players ☐ Pro players ===[ Graphics: ]=== ☐ Potato ☐ Really bad ☐ Bad ☐ OK ☑ Good ☐ Beautiful ☐ Masterpiece ===[Price/quality: ]=== ☑ Full price ☐ Wait for sale ☐ Average ☐ Refund it if you can ☐ Don't do it ☐ Free to play ===[ Requirments: ]=== ☐ 90' PC ☑ Minimum ☐ Medium ☐ Fast ☐ High end ☐ NASA computer ===[ Difficulty: ]=== ☑ You just need 2 arms ☐ Ez ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Hard ☐ Dark Souls ===[ Game time/length ]=== ☐ Really short ( 0 - 2 hours) ☐ Short ( 2 - 8 hours) ☐ Few hours ( 8 - 12 hours) ☑ Long ( 12+ hours) ☐ Endless ===[ Story] === ☐ It doesn't have ☐ Still better than Twilight ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Fantastic ===[ Bugs ]=== ☐ Game itself is one big BUG ☐ Bugs destroying the game ☐ Lot of bugs ☐ Few Bugs ☐ You can use them for speedrun ☑ Nothing Seen ===[ Overall ]=== ☐ Bad ☐ Ok ☑ Good ☐ Nice ☐ Perfect

This game definitely didn't disappoint. I've only played James's route so far, but the story was awesome and I can't wait to play the others. The only negative I have for this game is the difference in art style compared to the first. It looks rough and unpolished in my opinion, but it didn't detract from the game at all. It's more of a personal taste, I think.