Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons - Takumi DLC

Ive followed all of the routes in MDSOA and Takumi is probaby one of my favourites so far. Taku himself is worth buying the DLC but the extra charcters you meet in his route are also really interesting. If youve played any of the other routes, you know that each story Aeon Studios develop is both unquie and engaging, and its the same for Takumi's route. If you havent, and your comsidering starting with Takumi, Id defintley advise you to buy it and support the game by doing so. Be preared to cry...lots.

Again a very entertaining DLC - thumbs up you guys really did an awesome job! :) I enjoyed Takumi's route on an equal level as Shinji's and I didn't expect this could happen, because I literally love Shinji :D I'm really full of expectation what Takumi's epiloge will be like.

I was looking forward to this route coming out and wasn't disappointed. As expected, [b]Takumi[/b] has a whole different feel from the others, both because he's known the main character for so long and because he's immersed in the magical world without being entirely part of it. A very human character, but with lots of tricks and depth to him! I recommend this route.

DEC 2, 2016: Okay, so for Takumi's route now. Umm... So how did I feel about this? The only word that comes to mind is 'intense' haha. Taku is sort of a wildcard, this route was VERY dark - darker than Shinji's except I was sort of prepared for Shinji and didn't really give Taku much thought before this but...wow e_e;; And remember how I said that Shinji's was the most physical/passionare route so far? WELL THAT IS NOW OFFICIALLY A LIE..omg the number of times you just casually get together with Taku is O///O Friends with benefits anyone? lmao But it works because it fits in with his cahracter and the whole dark/bad@$$ theme of the route. To be completely honest, I didn't expect much going in because if I had to pick, Takumi is probably my least favorite of the guys (don't kill me plz, i'm sorryyy ^ ^;;). Like, i've friendzoned him in my head from day 1 so it was a tab bit awks for me (personally) to see him in this new light LOL I don't know why I had this mental image of him being this super sweet, childhood best friend, brother type character but welp O u O;; THAT SURE WENT OUT THE WINDOW!!! He's very risky and dangerous and even appears to be a bit (okay, a lot) sadistic and unhinged sometimes... like when he's fighting the vampires... (Fine, not gonna lie that part was kinda hot buuuut...) Yeah, needless to say, my mind was blown O_O Like my life was a lie, the cake was a lie, my image of Taku was a liee....

I am totally blown away by the feel of this route. Shinji may be the best (so far) in terms of romantic feel, but this one is a whole different twist. It gets deeper into the underground of the supernatural world, with more new characters, and a lot of great soundtracks. I'm a sucker for good music, and this makes it worth every penny and wait. Story wise, I love that it gets more action packed and expanding the lore's universe. You wouldn't be able to expect what happens next. It's simply great. So excited for the epilogue to come out. <3

[b]TLDR[/b]: Recommended. One of the best routes, in my opinion. Takumi is very expressive in his emotions, reactive to the MC, and overall just a very dynamic character. He'll have you wanting to hug and slap him at the same time by the end of the story. Enjoy! I don't know if this makes it to the top of the list for favorite routes so far, but it's definitely number two just after Tatsuya's route. Takumi's route has a very "PI/noir meets ninjas" kind of feel to it... as does Taku himself, haha. Takumi is the only character that the MC knows prior to the beginning of the game, so the relationship here is a bit different than with the others. At the same time, the location in which this route takes place also varies quite drastically from the other routes. Here, you won't be spending all your time high school, but on the mean streets or Chouwa and Yoru. The MC, along with the help of Takumi, is taking a more proactive stance to the situation she has found herself in and refuses to be constrained by the limits others set for her. Unfortunately, so does Takumi. How exactly, I will leave you to find out! ;) Suffice it to say, that both the MC and Takumi will be pushing it--and each other--to the limit on this branch of the story. Their chemistry and passion together is very evident, the nature of their past relationship coloring some of the issues, but it blends very well into a believable partnership. Taku is very expressive, unlike some of the other routes, so you will definitely find yourself laughing, sighing, and crying right along with the story. Just don't slap your computer screen! Only the main story is out, so his and the MC's whole story has yet to be told. Nevertheless, I think that you will be sucked in the quick pace before you know it, rooting for them both as they help each other realize that maybe what they already have is enough. *le sigh*

This route is all right but not very memorable. Most of the story could have played out without MC there, she was just a bystander. MC's plot gets pushed aside for Takumi's and you have to play the other routes to get the full story. The ending was abrupt and had a lot of loose ends. However the music is nice and the visuals are gorgeous. The story was interesting enough to keep me engaged throughout. So I do recommend this route if you want to kill some time and like Takumi.

That. Was. FANTASTIC! Taku, my man. I love you. In a totally platonic way, of course; my heart still belongs to Shinji. I love the new music. I love the sass. I love the angst. I love the art. The noir is strong with this one. I felt like I was going to explode from all the noir.

This is another wonderful & satisfying addition to the game. Since the MC’s personality can vary per route, I wanted to say I was very pleased with her characteristics in this one! She was proactive & had a great dynamic going on with Takumi. The trend of excellent BGM continues & perfectly suits the mood of sleuthing. The story went beyond just what you’d expect from having your childhood friend as a love interest, it also delve deep into the supernatural inner workings of their universe, so passing on such enlightening DLC would be a mistake. You’ll crave for more screen time with the new characters because they are just so darn intriguing!

Well, this one might be equal or even better than Shinji’s route in terms of story telling and BGM (which was GREAT here, seriously, it was addicting). It was also pretty violent (which I loved, it gave a more mature feeling to the game), and the relationship between Takumi and Tsubasa is already there since they’re childhood friends, but it gradually changed to something more. The villain was good; nothing extraordinary, but I felt the desire of punching them, so at least to me that means that they’re playing their role right in the story. Takumi was just adorable, reminded me of Shou sometimes, but Taku can be even more cute. [spoiler]The scene where you can choose “yes, he’s my boyfriend” right on the beginning, and he answers all like “I AM??” with a surprised big smile on his face… It melted my heart lol so simple yet an adorable reaction![/spoiler] 9/10, I highly recommend this route! Also, for some reason, every time I look at Takumi on his route, I can only think about this [url=https://68.media.tumblr.com/338f881f7e46b360236cf9681f62e1e5/tumblr_o567e3LQNs1uq7yywo1_400.jpg]weird Yu-Gi-Oh! meme[/url]?? Lol, I’m sorry.