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‘VIP should be only about unlimited keyes and bonus diamonds, the early release feature helped kill the fandom and nothing’s gonna change my opinion on this, sadly’

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

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Immortal Desires: Omg there are vampires🧛‍♂️ in the small town me and my mom just moved to 😱 and also a bunch of murders happening 🩸🔪 Suspicious... 🤔 Also also I can't choose 😰 between the sweetheart good guy/girl type 😇 and the devil-may-care bad guy/girl 😈 So the obvious solution is to date them both 😇🤝🙂🤝😈 (and them each other)

BloodBound: No matter how much we try to distance ourselves from out humanity, it still remains an inescapable part of us. Darkness lies within us all, due to our very nature, and no matter how much we try to bury it, dispose of it, it festers in our hearts, threatening to consume us. History is bound to repeat itself and humanity is prone to cruelty and self-destruction. Is love and peace truly more powerful than hatred and violence? Or are they an illusion of respite in the face of a never-ending cycle?

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Pixelberry doing their damnedest to drive players away bingo 🩷

Mandatory “yes, I enjoy Choices but that doesn’t mean it’s beyond criticism” disclaimer

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I hope Amelia wins the show but Toby takes the money and dumps her saying “I came here only to get the prize and you were so easy to play! Girl, how could you believe that i am so into you after three days?”

And Amelia will cry until she throws up and we will be like “I told you so”

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Eddie sitting at home, watching all these dramatic exits in s6:

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King Liam when you tell him you're in love with Drake: he's my best friend. He deserves love. I wish you two all the best

King Liam when you tell him you're in love with Hana: how could I ever hope to compete? She is perfect. I hope it works out

King Liam when you tell him you're in love with Maxwell:

[ID: Squidward staring at Mr Krabs in disbelief, his eyes bloodshot. End ID]

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All I'm going to say is...

Amelia is lucky it's Snog, Marry, Pie and not Snog, Marry, CHAIR 😘

#literally the pie was not satisfying enough #and the nerve to go ‘mc why did you do that 🥺🥺🥺’ #she’s so insufferable

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Amelia: a toast to me and my new man-whore boyfriend

MC: I ain’t toasting shit

Hamish, resident pest:

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Lmao seeing people rightfully dragging PB in the comments is wonderful

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Visiting #playchoices back then:

Visiting #playchoices now:

#so true #i miss the absolute chaos every other day when a new chapter would come out #honestly so sad #literally used to trend with each new open heart chapter and with the finales

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Flanderization is the process in which a complex, fleshed out character gradually gets reduced to one or two traits through oversimplification. While present in varying degrees across certain Choices series, Flanderization is most present and potent in The Royal Romance/Heir/Finale.

Pre-Flanderization

MC: A newcomer to court who’s hella oblivious but incredibly resilient and willing to go out of her comfort zone for her friends. She is fiercely independent and free-spirited, something that each character she meets in Cordonia comes to respect her for. She has her silly and ditzy moments, but she's usually good at behaving in a relatively civilized manner when she needs to be. She is no stranger to hard work, and this greatly helps her adjust to courtly life.

Liam: A crown prince and eventual king as of book two who longs for freedom while also grappling with his role in the monarchy. He CONSTANTLY struggles with his desire for freedom and levity versus the leaden weight of the crown, though his sense of duty usually wins out in these internal battles. More than anything, even his own longing for freedom and independence, he wishes for the safety of his people and the prosperity of Cordonia.

Hana: A prodigy who has been forced into rigorous classes on etiquette and courtly skills since young childhood. She is remarkably talented, though incredibly humble, and is always happy to help teach others when they need assistance. She is very meek and doesn't like confrontation, and often struggles to stand up for herself, but ultimately grows stronger and more confident as the story progresses, eventually even standing up to her demanding parents. Ultimately, she wishes for the agency to choose her own path, whatever that may be.

Drake: A commoner who has long struggled with his place in the Cordonian court, regardless of his friendship with the prince and his father's service as a Guardian of the Realm. He is gruff and jaded from his negative experiences and poor treatment by nobles and royals, which only worsens when his sister disappears. He fears the prince will eventually forget about him, or worse, will be embarrassed by him, because he is merely a commoner. He is teased by his friends for his lack of courtly knowledge but does eventually take time to learn courtly customs for the sake of the prince's image. Regardless of these fears and his bitterness, he is a loyal friend with a heart of gold and a healthy dose of humility.

Maxwell: A younger brother to the Duke of Ramsford who feels he is a screw-up and believes he is rightfully overshadowed by his much more responsible brother. He is carefree and fun-loving and sometimes a little absent-minded, but he has moments of wisdom and true helpfulness sprinkled throughout. He is goofy when the occasion calls for it and is always happy to indulge in a wild party, but can just as easily embody seriousness and solemnity when need be.

Olivia: A catty duchess who clings to the prince as a result of his kindness to her during the most traumatic time of her life as a small child. She is devious, two-faced, and extremely petty, often starting arguments or going for low blows just because she can. She is not used to people standing up to her, which ultimately mellows her out, though she is still aggressive at times. Particularly pressing situations let her fierce loyalty to king and country as well as her competency in combat shine through despite her initial struggle with her identity as a Nevrakis, who are known for their betrayals and scheming.

Post-Flanderization

MC: Constantly flies by the seat of her pants and somehow makes it through the most dire situations unscathed. Her silly side stops being silly and starts being unapologetically idiotic. Of course, despite her bumbling nature, she's still seen as a dangerous threat by the Via Imperii, a top-secret society that has ruled parts of the world for over two millennia. (Flanderization began in TRR book 3)

Liam: Primary trait is his sense of duty to his kingdom and his people, yet his ability to rule and prevent chaos and upheaval is terrible. He has no competence to match his promises to his kingdom. (Flanderization began in TRH book 2)

Hana: She is still remarkably talented, but the extent of her talents grow to be utterly unrealistic. She also occasionally has instances of incredibly dark or violent dialogue that in no way fit with her character ("I'm sorry Olivia, I only kill when absolutely necessary") that really throw the reader and sometimes even the other characters off. (Flanderization began in TRH book 1)

Drake: Still gruff and jaded and grumpy but to a slightly higher degree. He is also clowned on and made into a meme by his friends and the Cordonian public. (Flanderization began in TRH book 1)

Maxwell: Loud, annoying, obsessed with parties and dancing, clumsy as hell, and almost comically self-absorbed. (Flanderization began in TRR book 2)

Olivia: Much more frequently aggressive, constantly goes on about knives, hidden blades, and spy missions. She is still loyal to king and country, but her personality has been reduced to that of a human weapon. (Flanderization began in TRH book 1)

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sorry to crosspost the subreddit but i have NOT stopped laughing

#this is the funniest thing #can’t get this anywhere else i love it

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remember when

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People talk about insane choices discourse but baby I was THERE for when folks were srsly arguing that Jaime from Wishful Thinking having a crush on the MC was creepy because he thought about her and wasn’t respecting her telepathy. That he had no fucking clue about at the time.

#wasn’t it the blonde guy that people were mostly talking about??? #i don’t remember his name and don’t care enough to go look but i remember he wanted to like ask mc out or was nervous or smth #and everyone just kept talking about how creepy it was like??? those are his entire THOUGHTS

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So now everything starting in 2024 is going to be VIP, even sequels. PB’s taken their greed to a whole new level.

Am I surprised? No. Am I disappointed? Very.

Back in the 2016 to 2018 era, PB’s greed was at its lowest. Yes, they did have plenty of cash-grabby diamond scenes and outfits, and when Nexon came into the picture, that’s when collectibles became a thing in Choices series.

But not only was the greed pretty low, Choices had genuinely captivating stories with lovable casts of characters. There was innovation. There was real love and passion that went into these stories and characters. There was real character development, real story progression, and real relationship formation between the characters.

Yeah, Choices began to dip during 2019, and it got really bad during 2020 and onwards. Not-so-coincidentally, VIP released on July 21, 2020. It was around this time that the stories stopped being creative and fun, and became more of a chore to read, and in some cases, just mindlessly tap through for diamonds. More on this in a minute.

The lovable friend groups of the old days are gone, having been replaced by either 1-2 “best friends” who are just reused character sprites or simply no friends but the love interest(s) themselves.

Old Choices books gave us a ton of love interests to pursue, many of which had their own unique routes and dialogues. We typically had three, four, five, even six love interests in some cases. But nowadays, we’re lucky if we get two, and even then, they’re typically race and gender customizable, which makes them feel less like actual characters and more like interchangeable parts.

To add insult to injury, we now have mediocre or outright bad stories on top of the uninteresting friends, robotic (and toxic) love interests, and mounds of collectibles and diamond outfits to sift through. Stories that push a forced romantic or sexual narrative to make us spend our diamonds on raunchy scenes with the, again, boring at best and toxic at worst, love interests. Who, not to mention, typically have really ugly or unappealing character designs.

So to sum it all up, we’ve lost innovative stories and characters, and have gained…well, nothing. I don’t want to give up on Choices because plenty of the books they’ve already fully released have been good, and they still come out with gems every now and then. Plus, Choices has gotten me through some very dark times in my life, so I really don’t want to ditch it. But PB is making it very, very hard.

And you know what else? What really stings is that Storyscape (yes, I’m going there again), the only app that could’ve been real competition for Choices, got snatched away from us far too soon.

It really is a “you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” situation.

And that fucking sucks.

#i deleted the app a few months ago and haven’t been tempted to redownload since #it’s honestly so sad cause i remember playing in early 2020 and being SO EXCITED for each new chapter release #and loved seeing everyone be hype and discuss the new chapters on tumblr #idk i’m just kinda sad and miss it all

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can't stop thinking abt (good) influencer Nia and barista Aerin

(i dont ship them btw)

ps: i have never been to starbucks so.......

#this is the funniest thing ever bye #not the nyan cat