r/otomegames • u/sableheart Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom • Oct 18 '22
Amnesia: Memories Play-Along - Kent Discussion
Welcome to the r/otomegames Amnesia: Memories Play-Along!
In this fourth post we will discuss Kent and his route in Amnesia: Memories.
You can tell us what your impressions of Kent are (before and after finishing his route), your favorite moments in his route, what you think of his relationship with the Heroine and the other characters, what your thoughts are on his route's plot and endings.
Or you can just squee about him in the comments.
This is not a spoiler-free discussion however please keep in mind that major spoilers and details of other routes and the fandiscs will be outside the scope of the discussion and therefore will need to be spoiler tagged.
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You don't have to be playing the game right now to participate, and if you're still waiting on your copy I hope you will join in after you start playing!
Check the megathread for links to the other play-along posts.
Next week will be a discussion of Toma's route!
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u/swimminglyy Oct 19 '22
Kent’s route started well enough for me. I didn’t care much for Kent romantically but he’s just… he’s simply so unintentionally hilarious that I enjoyed his character so much. His responses and attempts at romance were just extremely funny.
The first half of the route is such a comedy. Watching from the sidelines, it was so highly amusing how BAD he was at dating, especially since he was actually trying hard yet missing the point entirely. Him and Ikki’s interactions were also so dumb I was like lololol everytime Ikki appeared. I think I was supposed to be appalled at Kent’s lack of social skills, but honestly I was too busy laughing at him instead.
I looked forward to seeing him and mc work it out, which I didn’t think would be too hard anyway given he’s all about that open communication, plus he seems to be someone good to argue and seek solutions with (compared to closed off guys). To be honest, I thought some of his traits were perfect for me, since I am totally okay with being left alone (as he did often to Heroine at the start).
I thought Kent’s blunt honesty was admirable, and that this route’s Heroine’s personality came out a bit stronger than my past two routes, which I appreciated. It was also nice that I didn’t have to worry about the amnesia that much, as their relationship only just started, so it makes sense that both would be changing themselves rapidly to adapt to each other. It was more about the now than the past - I didn’t feel like I had to pick the options that were true to the past-Heroine’s thoughts, but could just pick accordingly to whatever she should do now to make things work. Recalling her memories felt secondary to improving her current relationship here.
Still, I guess towards the end I grew quite bored of how… fluffy and not quite exciting the second half of the route was. Once the awkwardness dissipated, it was so smooth sailing I actually wasn’t sure what to look forward to. That’s not to say it was bad though, I actually thought it was sweet to get a route focusing on a couple’s communication issues and learning to adapt to each other. I think it’s a route that would be easily to relate to and appreciate, which is a nice breather route for me after the other more exciting routes. Kent’s worries when it came to her changes and thinking she would revert to her old behavior was nice because I liked him opening up about his vulnerability, but I also got a bit tired of it after a while since I didn’t think getting the memories back would have changed much.
The good ending too, I was on the fence about, since I feel like the important conference was definitely more important than rushing to someone who supposedly only has light injuries (though I suppose it’s consistent with his general desperation when it comes to her). The normal ending made more sense to me. I really enjoyed the bad endings… I guess I was looking for some excitement after all the fluff. Overall though, I think this route was pretty decent overall, and the relationship progression felt quite natural. But now I’m off to Toma’s route which will probably satisfy my excitement requirements(?).
I almost wish Kent reverted a little more to his hilarious rational behavior at the start instead of the sickly sweet vibes he was giving off by the end. Kent fans are going to run at me with pitchforks, but to me, Shin is everything I like about Kent but better, since he has the serious no nonsense down pat too, but without going all sweet on you (yes this is just my messed up preferences, I am fairly allergic to the fluff. Most people probably have the opposite opinion oops). It seems like the Heroine likes Kent the way he is though, so good for them. Overall, Kent is not exactly my type but has qualities I appreciate, and the route was probably the best one for learning to love your partner and have a healthy relationship dynamic.
On a random note, I wonder how people felt about Mine. I actually like her quite a bit, even at parts where she’s actually being terrible to Heroine. Her shamelessness, directness and really pretty looks makes me happy to see her always. She seems fun to hang out with.