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• gamedeal user

  Oct 1, 2021

  "Sexual harassment the game"? I thought I'd be okayish with that. Not that sexual harassment isn't terrible, but I was thinking of the cliché thing "oh no I want him but I'm still pushing him away while he's pushing me further". Which is in there, too! But the first few chapters MC was constantly disliking everything that happened even in her thoughts, even though I always took the "positive" answers - no sign of "I actually want this" until much later. The most terrible thing? People (LIs) keep telling me I need to wear (more) makeup!?!?!?! WHAT That's so unbelievably rude and sexist and just spreading negative vibes! And I could never be with someone so shallow, telling me I HAVE to wear makeup, and then continuing to judge how well I did my makeup! The art is pretty good, but that's really it. Also, there's an obnoxious icon thingy flashing in the corner of the chat box. Constantly. As you can see, I haven't played it a lot. I only played 4 or 5 chapters of one route and I won't continue because I want to refund it. It was more than enough time to decide that I don't like this game.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 14, 2016

  Sexual harassment the game! Do you fantasize about your work ethic being called into question because you're "plain"? Want your boss to ask when was the last time you had sex? Have someone threaten to fire you for not wearing enough make-up? Have the CEO of your company tell you to "forget about it" when you report sexual harassment to him? Then this is the game for you.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 3, 2016

  Another otome from this developer who has clearly lost the desire to put out well-written, quality games. Again, their only saving grace is the art. Do not purchase this game at full price, for it is not worth the money.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 12, 2016

  Ignore my time on record, I played this on mobile before it came to Steam. This game is hilarious for all the wrong reasons. The premise is actually a decent one, but how they handle the relationships between you and these men is just beyond off-putting. I've never played a Japanese dating sim that didn't have a very dubcon feel, I expect that from their story telling style. However, this crosses that territory in to just plain creepiness and it feels totally unintentional. This game fails to understand how it comes across to a Western audience in particular. I played this game on mobile first and live blogged the entire thing and..the one thing that kept coming up was "are you sure this isn't secretly a horror game?". It would have succeeded far more as a thriller. I'm sorry but when you have three erotic scenes in one particular route and you're not even on a first name basis with the love interest by the end of the game, how am I supposed to take that? This entire office is INSANE. They are all crazy about you as if this were a frat house and they'd never actually encountered a woman before. Not only that but the way they ALL insult you and treat you as if your worth as a woman is limited to their cosmetics..it's baffling. With lines line "a goddess shouldn't ever have chapped lips, fix that" and "for someone who works for a cosmetic company you sure don't care about your appearance it's disapointing" and "I'm going to feed him like a pet, and train him to stay away from you." [in reference to a really sweet new guy wanting to have lunch with you], "Look at you using lip stick like a good girl!". Everyone in this story is emotionally abusive and manipulative. I expect that from our tsundere and glasses types, but literally, EVERYONE is like that in this story (even if they aren't a love interest). This game is baffling. Not as baffling as Secrets of Me--a game by this same company I really hope comes to Steam because you have to play it to believe it--but darn close. Nothing in this game is romantic or sweet. The only reason you should invest any money into it is a morbid curiosity of how deep the rabbit hole goes and how utterly psychotic everyone is. If you change your perception of the game and view it as a psychological thriller or a dark comedy or even a satire of this genre, you may enjoy it more, but as a romance novel it's laughably awful, insulting, and just degrading. If it were more self aware, maybe, but it clearly isn't.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 26, 2016

  A lot of the negative reviews that I see here are because their preferences do not match the 'tone' of this particular game. TL;DR: You have to be the kind of person that 'likes these sort of characters'. I do, I love the game, totally worth it to me. *fangirls* Therefore, if you're not into 'these type of people' there's no way you're going to like this game. At all. <3 [b][u]UPDATE:[/u][/b] I had previously said that I was not sure if this game was worth the full price. I have now played [i]My Butler[/i] and [i]My Secret Pets![/i] so far as well (I have all but one of their games so I'll make my way through those as well), but anways. This is my favorite so far, each character has their own unique story line whereas the characters in the other two really don't. <3 So this game is [b]definitely worth it to me, even at full price[/b]. I mean it took me about three hours per route, which isn't too shabby. AGAIN, only if you're into that kind of thing. ^^ P.S. [i]My Secret Pets![/i] is awful, just awful. I'll be writing a review on that as soon as I can force myself to finish it... ANYWAYS, on to the review of THIS GAME. ^ - ^;;; - Yes, they're all crazy for you for some weird reason right off the bat. - Yes, they talk about how 'plain' you look but that's because you work for a cosmetics company and they therefore expect you to care more about your appearance (which actually makes sense to me). - Yes, it seems like you move ridiculously fast with each person, which can kind of be off putting, but you have to remember that it takes place over more than a couple of weeks. I gotta be honest though, it still made me feel kind of weird sometimes because of how quickly everything happened. - And yes, they're all kind of posessive, some more so than others (e.g. The whole stereotypical 'you're mine, other guys can't talk to or touch you'... which honestly kind of makes sense since all of the guys are super into you? Like, it's pretty obvious but of course the MC is dense etc etc.). But you know what? I'm totally into 'this kind of thing'. Yaaaaas. <3 Which means, I loved this game a lot! *--------*!!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 6, 2017

  I've played the prologue of this VN on mobile before. When I was going to buy the full game, the company released it on Steam. So, here I am. I hate to give this VN a thumbs down. It’s hard to find otome games in English, especially good ones. But wow, this one was… Insanely bad. The MC is the dumbest character ever created, I found myself cheering out for that one of the guys would be a psycho in disguise and would kill her off already. I think that her and her reactions were the worst thing about Office Lovers. The story disturbed me a little too; yeah, it’s a “forbidden romance” thing, I understand. But why the guys have to be so f*cking pushy and treat her like garbage? There’s always a jerk in these games, but not usually all the characters are like that?? I was expecting an average dating sim with cute guys, and I got a poorly written sexual harassment simulator instead. Yes, the art style is pretty, but that’s it! 0/10. This is my very first review that I literally give a game a total thumbs down. I don’t recommend this atrocity on a sale or even for free. But well, if you enjoy being treated like f*cking garbage and still keep chasing abusive pieces of sh*t because "you love them", this game might be for you.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 7, 2017

  Do you like to be sexually harassed by your boss and coworkers? Do you enjoy when men gaslight you and treat you like a low class citizen? Do you enjoy when a guy attempts to rape you before even confessing his love? THEN THIS GAME IS THE GAME FOR YOU! Unfortunately, I don't enjoy either of those things and this game was absolutely god awful. The heroine is either dumb, a masochist, or both because while she seems to deny their bullshit at first, she ends up just going along with it and ~falling in luv~ with these pick up artists. I know games are not real life, but this was so insulting and degrading I'd never recommend this to anyone.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 7, 2017

  I didn't plan to write anything after finishing the game 'cause I found it very much like other Dogenzaka games I bought in a bundle. But I found so many negative reviews so I couldn't leave it as it is. Really what's wrong with your attitude? Why do you think it so bad and full with harassment? I enjoyed the game! Even laughed sometimes. I personally find all characters cute,in different ways, but still very charming and all storylines were interesting. I agree that some guys were... let it call pushy, sometimes their behaviour irritated me a bit, I even got only one best ending choosing the options I felt were right to choose in those circumstances. And it's not a problem, all possible endings were quite interesting. As for so many reproaches of harassment, men were never mean or cruel, too bossy sometimes but that was quite understandable remembering their position. I personally especially enjoyed Kaido route, and I guess he was the most sadistic type:) But it impressed me greatly when his sincere straightforward nature was compared to sweet and fake behaviour with everyone else. I'd really prefer frank even a bit rude attitude especially when he did so much for the protagonist's development. I can't help but gonna whine again about the same negative moments. 1. Full screen mode makes the picture blurred, well I mean the quality is so much worse that again I had to play it on a little screen(((( 2. A lot of mistakes in an English version But thanks for one thing which was absent in Yoshiwara games: we got even three pages to save the progress. And it's really great! Thanks a lot! Because it's nice to compare the percentages of all possible endings of all characters! So, thanks again for your game! Wish you good luck creating other visual novels! [table] [tr] [th]Find more in a [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/readingnook] Reading Nook [/url][/th] [/tr] [/table]
• gamedeal user

  Jan 20, 2021

  So. This game is a tricky one to categorize. On the one hand, it is one of the better D3 games I've played. On the other hand, D3's standards of quality are a bit... lower... than most otome games I've played. So I'll proceed with a "YES, RECOMMEND, FOR A D3 GAME" but see the Meh and trigger warnings to decide whether this is the Game For You. Office Lovers is about a young woman, let's call her Faceless MC, who works at a major cosmetic company in the marketing department. She's a nerd for polls, is very hardworking, but wants to move into the development department. She is also very Bad at putting on makeup--doesn't seem to know how to use it at all. Well. She makes in-depth charts and reports for fun, and one day the head of the development department reads one of her reports and is impressed. So even though she's at the bottom of the employee ladder, she gets invited to join the project team for their Christmas limited edition set and is selected to work alongside one of her coworkers on an aspect of the project: eye shadow with the head of development, the serious and strict Akihito Hyoga; lipstick with her former boss, the kind and supportive Sadayoshi Saijo; perfume with the cheerful and friendly designer Mahiro Kunizu, who started at the company at the same time as her; nail polish with the cool head of the PR department, Ryo Kaido; or as the CEO Hiroyuki Otori's secretary. But CEO Otori makes a weird announcement at the start of their project: No one can date within the team, unless the MC dates him. *wink* So... moving on to The Good: + MC is actually pretty decent FOR A D3 PROTAGONIST. Let me be clear, you are not going to find a complicated and well-written character the likes of [insert big commercial game] but for a D3 game, I was impressed. Only Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya has churned out a better protagonist FOR A D3 GAME ("FaD3G"). (Keep that phrase in your head as you continue to read this review. Everything in perspective, after all.) She has ambition, drive, a desire to move up. Sometimes she gives in to the guys' machinations, but for the most part she will push back when they're harassing her or bullying her. Example: people mention the fact that all of the guys comment on how terrible her makeup is--which is a bit weird when you're working in a makeup company, to be honest--but she responds back with, "Well, you are all dudes who don't wear makeup so don't tell me that I should spend precious time to apply some." Of course, she does later accept she needs to improve her makeup skills, but imo she is not the wilting flower some of the reviews are making her out to be. She has dunderhead moments, nothing too ridiculously offensive, but if she didn't, I would question whether she was a robot or not. + There was a surprising level of research in this game, with regards to the makeup development and production process. Some people might find details like this boring or unnecessary, but I live for a minimum of low-level research efforts. I have no idea if any of this is accurate, but it was believable and made me feel like the setting wasn't just a throwaway. They talk about sampling, color choice, product testing, customer interest surveys... I appreciated it. It also added to the portrayal of MC as a person with goals. + There are a couple of sweet routes with decent relationship development for the length of the route. I personally found [spoiler] Mahiro's route [/spoiler] to be my favorite. [spoiler] Sadayoshi and Akihito [/spoiler] also had decent routes too. + Short and sweet. You can get a full route in 1-2 hours. That could be a good thing or a bad thing. I choose to be positive and want some short stories interwoven with my long otome routes. The Meh: o Art is better than a typical D3 offering (except Men of Yoshiwara)--but a little generic. The dudes are generically handsome. Generically styled. Nothing memorable or special, but also nothing offensive. o The story. It's simple, easy to follow, and employs a LOT of tropes. So if you can't enjoy or at least tolerate a silly plotline, like corporate espionage or the use of an affair to raise the company's profits, then turn back now. o The romance is not going to be a slowburn. It's only 1-2 hours after all. So all of the dudes are interested in MC from the start, but unlike the other games I've played, they're not constantly pawing at her all the time. Yes, they show interest and it's obvious to the players when they're trying to spend time with her one-on-one, but I didn't find it to be a huge problem. There was the appropriate level of development to the relationship for the length and complexity of the route. o The game does employ a lot of scenarios where the LI is very obviously into the MC but she is a bit unaware or uncertain of their real intentions. In real life, this is an absolute thing, but in the game world where we are primed to know LI's feelings, it can be a bit tedious to wait for MC to sort out what she thinks. o Subtle and not-so-subtle sexual harassment. Yes, there is some pretty blatant sexual harassment. I wouldn't say in all of the routes. I only found it really bothersome in one of the routes because the dude was also bullying MC at the same time and asking her point-blank whether she's ever had sex, which is awkward. In some cases, MC points it out or is very direct about not liking it. Unlike their other offerings I've tried, D3 does a better job of letting us into the head of the MC and showing that while she may be resisting, she actually likes being pursued in this fashion. Without this level of introspection, it would most definitely feel like dubcon and be uncomfortable, but our girl likes to be pursued. If you personally do not enjoy that and feel like it would ruin your enjoyment to see that happen to a willing character, then do not play this game. Some routes employ questionable consent more than others, but in every route there is at least a kabedon or something similar. See The Oogly for the worst offender. o One of the routes can be a bit eyebrow-raising, as that character has a penchant for inappropriate humor, but once you get used to the character's personality and see the interactions between him and MC, it's not so bad. I think of him more as an overexcited slobbery dog that you just have to shove off of you every now and again. The Oogly: - Music is blergh. Turn it off and put your own tunes on. (If you're still willing to play, that is.) - One of the routes is preeeeettty trashy. I'd say expect verbal abuse, blunt remarks to MC that she needs to get laid, patriarchy, and bullying. One comment that sticks in my mind is him telling her she's his "dog on a leash" or something. o.O The rationale for his behavior is kind of stupid, and MC is probably the least tolerable in this route because she loses some of the spark she has in the other routes--turns out she likes being put down or at least feels grateful for this dude's so-subtle-I-cannot-see-it motives to employ bullying to, er, improve her job performance. All bully and no sugar is not fun. So tl;dr this is not the game for everybody. If you've played a D3 game and enjoyed it, I think you would enjoy this one. Of the six I've played, I would say this is the third best, after the two Men of Yoshiwara games, and is better than My Secret Pets, Secrets of Me, and Pub Encounters. Keep in mind that it's good for a D3 game.