To GREE or not to GREE

I'm playing the GREE versions of both My Sweet Bodyguard and Be My Princess. I have spent exactly $0 on either game. And I like them.

The biggest reason why I've become really fond of both games is because they give just enough story content to play while I eat my lunch, and I can fiddle around with playing dress up or interior decorator on my breaks. Because this is the way I play, waiting until the next day for the next little slice of story doesn't bother me in the least, it actually gives me something to look forward to. Grinding up money to buy the bonus outfits for the Sweet events doesn't bother me because usually I still have story content in the other game while I am grinding out the other. They compliment each other quite well that way.

The one thing I don't like is leaving messages on other people's walls three times a day to get the extra gacha points. If only I didn't like decorating my fictional houses so much!

I know many of you don't like GREE, so feel free to vent your spleen or whatever here.



I am a mature adult.

Ugh. I have to collect all the things. It's ingrained habit. Hence I've finished 1 story. Damn those gacha points! *shakes fist*

A'yup though, I don't really spend anything to further because /merchant/ sensibilities etc.

"Balls in Philip Kingdom" sounds like the perfect name for a trashy romance novel.

I have yet to try GREE stuff for myself, but what I've seen so far is pretty good.

I'm only playing Be My Princess for now, because the currently available Bodyguard guys don't interest me.

I don't mind the money and love factor grinding that much. But I'm playing my 3rd route right now, and having to delete items because I don't have any more space for new clothes/furniture is really annoying. I really hope I can get that extra closet space from the Christmas event.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's cool that there's an option that's free.

I just... don't like having to jump through all the hoops. I don't want to push buttons and spin gacha and equip things and arrange furniture. I just want the story.

I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford $4 apiece for a pixel boyfriend or two, so I'd rather just do that and be able to play as much of the game at a stretch as I have time for.

HELL YES

Mizuki and Sora unlocked in My Sweet Bodyguard this morning! Once I finish up Kaiji route I am totally going for the crossdresser.

It is now time for me to start playing My Sweet Bodyguard. I was waiting for Sora to unlock.

If I wasn't so close to the end of Kaiji's route, I would just switch over to Sora right now. Kaiji's drama for the last half of his route has annoyed the hell out of me.

If only. The Gree droids are freaking adorable.

Ok, as annoyed as I have been with the last 5 chapters of his storyline, Kaiji did just give me a goddamn kitten so I guess I can't be too mad.

Do the non-gree versions have the chibi dressup stuff? I dislike microtransactions but that looks really cute.

I don't think they do, but I haven't tried the non-Gree versions of these two particular games.

Just gonna leave this here.

I started playing My Sweet Bodyguard now. 2 of Sora's chapters down, and wow, he sure does cross-dress a lot.

I also finished Joshua's Christmas event. He's so clueless about Christmas, it's adorable.

They do not. All of the chibi dressup and house-decorating stuff is GREE trappings.

You know, I wish I'd known you could play Gree on a computer sooner. Then I might have actually kept up with it more.

~Link for Be My Princess and all the thanks to Rivigirl on tumblr'n

Prince is coming!

A'yup, looks like the new year's event thing is going on now.It'll run until the 22nd.
15k Love Factors for first route, 25k for second from what I've heard. >..>

And this is why I don't GREE. I'd end up chucking my phone at a wall.

I went on a greeting spree to get Gacha points, and ...



Keith, wtf?

I.. I just can't stop staring at this and laughing my head off. I am a very immature woman.

Someone has priorities.

I just choked on my laughter.

I am trying to power through Keith's New Years event because I want the hair style that you get from getting his happy end (that sounds so wrong) and I really just want to strangle him until his heart stops beating.

What is he doing that's that bad THIS time?

It has been non-stop commands alternating with yelling. He just barged into my bedroom and started screaming that he doesn't know what he is to me because I didn't make out with him in a car that had other people who aren't supposed to know about the relationship in it.

...oh for God's sake, Keith.

Keith. Keith, I am so very, very disappointed in you right now, I can't even summon the meme.

Why?

Ha ha ha, I just apologized to Luke because he had to interrupt Keith's sexual assault.

Oh hey, same boat. I actually haven't had much contact with Keith but definitely not going to be doing his full route come time to switch. Ugh.

Really wish they'd come out with the butler's actually because Luke seems nice from what I've seen so far. And he has glorious hair.

OH GEEZ. Seriously can we have the Luke route forreal now. He just got left at the castle with a mound of work and is all tired run ragged while Keith decides to go off to these islands with these celebrities BUT ACTUALLY THAT'S A LIE, because he blew them off and got an apartment complex for the Protagonist without having told her about any of these changes. Shoot me, this is suffering.

Yeah, there's where I am now too. Ugh ugh ugh, I hate this guy.

Why can't we date his butler again?

Because then we'd really be able to have the full measure of how much a douche Keith is in comparison?
Honestly inclined to stab him and leave him for the crows. Nothing about this prince is appealing to me.
Even his looks are now painted creeperly what with the eyes and the mouth.

Looks like Keith's New Years Resolution won't be happening anytime soon, huh?

Meanwhile, in My Sweet Bodyguard, I am busy being a great otome protagonist. For context, this Yoneda guy is the son of an important person in politics and he's been literally running around chasing Balls while insisting that they are playing hide and seek, not that she is trying to flee from a supercreeper. He has just caught up to Balls and Sora, and has shoved Sora to the ground.



No one talks about my bodyguard boyfriend like that!



And I know what's really important here!





See, honey? I love you for all the special things that make you who you are! When you are wearing women's clothes!



A CHALLENGER APPROACHES.




Have at thee, fiend!



I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!



Awwww....

(so worth the affection hit)

YES, I was hoping for someone to pick that option. I really wanted to do it, but chickened out in the end.
Cross-dressing boyfriends are always the best boyfriends.

At least on my phone, I can hit the back button any time before the actual end of chapter screen to go back to an earlier point and try again. I just chose to let that option stand because I wanted that to be a thing that happened.

That was AMAZING.

STOP MAKING ME WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME GREE MAKES ME CRY TOO MUCH TO HAVE THE PATIENCE TO GO THROUGH EACH CHAPTER!

But know that I think this is the best game ever. Minus that one route for obvious reasons.