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When Cupid Parasite launched on the Switch, it didn’t hold back and told over-the-top, often goofy love stories. Now Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling is here to continue the routes from the original otome game and add two others, and it is just as silly and stylish. 

The meat of Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling is that there are new After Drama and Bonus Episodes for Allan Melville, Gill Lovecraft, Peter Flage, Raul Aconite, Ryuki Keisaiin, and Shelby Snail. After Drama stories all pick up after the good endings in the Cupid Parasite otome game, with Lynette in committed relationships with the other characters. You choose responses that are “sweet” or “spicy” in response to them, netting different situations that can be cute or sexy. So there typically aren’t so much “bad” endings and you mainly experience different types of romance, though there are some exceptions to that. Getting to the end of a story can then unlock the subsequent Bonus Episodes for the love interests. 

All of these routes are generally pretty fun, and they’re often well-thought out. I was amazed how much I enjoyed Raul and Ryuki’s stories, because I they weren’t my favorites in the original games. Some of them feel like perhaps they take directions that don’t always take into plot points or character development in the original, such as Shelby’s. I also appreciated that some of the out-there elements from the original showed up in the plots for Allan and Peter. I also didn’t mind the fact that the Bonus Episodes are locked behind After Drama, because it does feel like it makes sense in this situation.

There is also the matter of Merenice Levin. While 90% of Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling involves new moments with existing characters, his story is entirely new. It’s a case for Lynette that immediately falls after the common route in the first Cupid Parasite otome game, making you pretend any character development or other romantic developments ever existed. He does have his own “gimmick” like the other guys that gives him trouble, in this case using a doughnut like a crystal ball to see the future. I felt it has its moments and could be funny sometimes, but the pacing felt a bit rushed compared to the original routes. That, paired with the way Merenice pursues Lynette, made it a difficult to see that romance as being as genuine as some of the others.

I will say that even if one of the additional original stories don’t go exactly like you’d want or expect and Merenice doesn’t click with you, Idea Factory International and Otomate did not miss when it came to appearances. Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling is as poppy and gorgeous as the original. I love the UI elements. The use of color is fantastic throughout. Plus there are some absolutely fantastic CGs here. I think I’d even say I liked the event images better in this follow-up than I did in the original otome game.

The main downsides, aside from some narrative choices in the main After Drama routes and Merenice perhaps not being everyone’s cup of tea, is that Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling has more of a limited audience than some otome games. If you didn’t play the first game, you need to play that first. There’s no possible way to jump into this and still have a good time, because they are too tightly bound together. I also ended up getting one of the apparently few “bad” endings when I went through one of my past favorite’s routes, and it sort of soured my whole experience with that love interest in this entry.

Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling is a clear situation of more of a good thing, and people who enjoyed the original Switch otome game will be pleased. The new routes build on existing characters in typically entertaining ways. I will say that someone’s opinions of Merenice may vary, as it may come across a bit forced compared to the goofiness from the first game. Still, there’s a lot here for people who loved Shelby, Peter, Allan, Ryuki, Raul, and Gill. 

Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling will come to the Nintendo Switch on May 28, 2024, and the original otome game is immediately available on the platform. 

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Idea Factory International announced the release date for the Cupid Paradise otome game follow-up Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling. The fan disc was announced back in November 2023, and we’ll see it in North America and Europe on May, 28 2024.

As a reminder, this entry serves as both an epilogue and an introduction. People can romance Merenice Levin in a new storyline that takes place after the original game, but ended up with Lynette not dating any of the bachelors. The Bonus Episode section involves additional stories with Allan, Gill, Peter, Raul, Ryuki, and Shelby. The After Drama section involves seeing what married life is like with the original bachelors. Also, as suggested by the title, people choose “sweet” and “spicy” responses to guide how the new stories go for existing characters.

To go along with the Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling release date, there’s also a trailer going over the otome game. It highlights what some of the after stories with the original bachelors and new storyline look like in the visual novel.

Here’s the full video showing off parts of the game:

Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling will be available physically and digitally on the Switch in North America and Europe on May, 28 2024. It is immediately available in Japan.

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Otomate released new information for three of its Switch otome games. Cupid Parasite: Sweet & Spicy Darling, 9 R.I.P, and Wand of Fortune R2 FD: Epilogue For You are all on the way in Japan. In addition, it opened up pre-orders for Spade no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Black World~. Wonderful Black World is the second part of Wonderful White World. That is the eighth entry in the Heart no Kuni no Alice series. It will come out on August 3, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan.

Cupid Parasite: Sweet & Spicy Darling will come out on September 9, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan. Pre-orders are now open. This is a sequel to 2021’s Cupid Parasite and continues the story of Parasite6. This time they are holding a bachelor party, even though none of them are going to get married.

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9 R.I.P. is a new IP that will come out on June 29, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch. Eight character trailers are now available via Otomate’s YouTube channel. These videos introduce who the characters are, their voice actors, and their relationship with the protagonist. 9 R.I.P. centers on a heroine who is really anxious about her future after high school. She lives in an area that’s always had a lot of mysterious disappearances, and her troubles are the trigger for a series of bizarre events.

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Finally, the last game that Otomate made an announcement for is Wand of Fortune R2 FD: Epilogue For You. There is now an official website for it. Like all of the other games, this is for the Nintendo Switch and it will come out on September 14, 2023 in Japan. It is a continuation of Wand of Fortune R and focuses on parallel pasts and future for the protagonist Lulu.

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9 R.I.P. is the first of the Otomate new Switch otome games, and it will come out in Japan on June 29, 2023. Spade no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Black World~ will follow on August 3, 2023. Cupid Parasite: Sweet & Spicy Darling will appear on September 9, 2023. Wand of Fortune R2 FD: Epilogue For You will debut on September 14, 2023. All of these games will be on the Nintendo Switch in Japan.

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