Despite having gotten hold of this game way back when it was released circa March, I never got around playing this visual novel spinoff of the ever so popular Code Geass, solely due to my poor understanding of moonrunes. Giving it a go once again 5 months down the road, my comprehension of the Japanese language has only but slightly improved, which is still insufficient to truly savor this gem, though this time around, I had access to a 100% complete save file...

Of course, to say that I'm at a complete loss would be untrue either, since I've experience blindly navigating through other titles of the same genre, which has met with a decent amount of success, since my real failing is my inability to read, not so much as to listen. Either way, spending time on this on a rare Monday off proved to be a worthwhile endeavor, since there were tonnes of goodies for the fans, be it eye candy in terms of CG art or greater insight into the general plot(not that I could pick up on it, though there was one turn of events that had me shitting bricks) That said, I figured nobody would actually bother playing it, so here's a brief rundown of the overall game:

Just like every other dating sim,  players are treated to an opening sequence that's meant to give you a general idea of what the title is all about. Since this is after all, Code Geass, it doesn't need that much of an introduction, and the developers have decided to reuse R1's JIBUN WOOOO opening sequence, albeit with minor alterations:

You play as a faceless protagonist who doesn't know his own name until you decide it for him. This is actually justified in Lost Colors, since you suffer from amnesia and have no clue as to your real identity and background. However, a magazine scan revealed both the protagonist's face and name, and I must say, Rai is quite the stud, if I do say so myself!

Of course, this whole amnesia angle is really meant to set up the game for you, as you're required craft out your own story, through 4 key scenarios.

Code Geass

As the core component of the game regardless of scenario, relive the experiences from season 1 through the eyes of Lelouch.

Order Of The Black Knights

Join Zero in his struggle to liberate Area 11 from Britannia and get a chance to wear that fabulousugly tailor designedmass produced Black Knight excuse of a ragoutfit.

Holy Empire Of Britannia

Gino who? Jump at the chance at becoming a Knightmare Frame pilot and become bosom pals with Suzaku.

Ashford

It's possible to avoid conflict altogether and as hinted in the two famous Code Geass MADs that show what it'll be like if they took out all the drama and mecha, turning  it into a harem show instead, players will be able to experience the life of a typical highschool student. And by typical I mean being the least popular student around but yet attract the attention of the most popular female ones. Sigh.

With that out of the way, here's a summary of what each route has in store for players

Order Of The Black Knights

I'm no fan of Kallen, but that expression of hers sure got me weak in the knees. Since she serves as your guide should you decide to enlist with the rebels, there is that possibility that your relationship with the Ace of the Black Knights will blossom into so much more. And let's face it, there aren't exactly that many eligible bachelors within the organization, and with that raging homosexual siscon that is Lelouch, Kallen's real chance of getting laid is through you.

Just as there aren't any worthwhile men, the Black Knights are short handed when it comes to pretty female pilots too, and if you find Kallen not suiting your tastes, you can opt to sweep Nagisa off her feet and win her heart instead. A monumental task for sure, since it's definitely going to be hard trying to appeal to someone who's into hardened war veterans, but hey that's what video game romance is all about; defying the odds!

Undoubtedly the best heroine in the entire series, being loved by Kaguya is a divine blessing that mere mortals can only dream to attain. As such, Zero's loss is your gain, and believe me, having the Goddess herself grace you with her sincere love is something, for the lack of better phrases, worth dying for.

What's a visual novel without the Bad Ends, right? Taking part in the rebellion pretty much means putting your life on the line, and if you screw up, that's about it. At least here, Toudou pays his respects to your (an) heroism, so it's not that bad.

Holy Empire Of Britannia

Swearing undying loyalty to the great Emperor Charles does have it fringe benefits too, especially if you're into mature women with sado-masochistic tendencies. Yet to appear even in R2, Nonette Enneagram, who is of course the Knight Of Nine, and incidentally Cornelia's senior, whom apparently the latter fears. That said, only you are capable of taming such a person, though I'd imagine she'd be more than handful in bed. And before you ask, there is no Cornelia route. Stupid developers!

If you thought Viletta had piss poor tastes when it comes to men, think again! Much like the other Britannian woman mentioned before her, this brown sister's equally aggresive when it comes love, and boy, does she want it bad.

Perhaps, if you want a girlfriend who has that motherly aura surrounding her(don't most Kikuko Inoue characters?), there's always the option of Cecile('sup westrim!) For better or for worse, you have someone who prioritizes your well being above anything else, though if you have a weak stomach, you might find yourself in lying in your deathbed much sooner!

Being the lead of a dating sim puts you at a precarious spot when it comes to unwanted attention, as experienced by the player who's about to get assraped by Suzaku.

What's a Code Geass ren-ai if you don't get your own Geass? Admittedly, I never got as far reaching this scene, but watching the movie sequences suggests that the player will receive his own Geass, and in a defining moment that would forever alter the course of history, you are able to cancel out the effects of the Power of the King, thereby preventing Euphemia from committing that infamous atrocity.

Given the choice, Euphie decides to fall for you instead, which is excellent, since I never did get that Suzaku x Euphemia pairing; it was so shortlived and lacked depth and served as nothing more than a plot device, but that's another story.

Ashford

Hands up if you also had sexual fantasies of Rivalz.....

....Moving on. Too many times have the male-lead-best-friend-sidekick type characters been ignored in these sort of games, to which the developers aim to change by introducing Rivalz's route.

Remember when you'd go FUCK YOU NINA everytime she appears? Well this time around, you are given the opportunity of doing so literally! Rape you say? More like punishing Nina for her sins! While I can't imagine anyone who'd want to though when the lights are out, it's all the same.

With her brother preocuppied with his mission for global conquest, poor Nunally needs some loving, and who better to fill that void but you? Whether you're happy with a platonic relationship or would like it to progress much further, having Nunally by your side can really calm the soul. Yup, I would love to feed her some of my meatballs.

Being the very first person whom you meet in the game, it's only natural if there was a Millay route. A woefully underapperciated character, you are able to provide the bustiest female in Code Geass(according to an official breasts measurement chart) a true happy ending, and I'm not referring to her orgasm.

Omake

If that smile looks familiar, that's because it belongs to everyone's favorite yandere shota. Along the way, you're given brief glimpses in relation to your past and that Geass occult. Hmmm...

Oh yeah, I remember now. Urk.

The Knightmare Frame Pizza Tossing event may have failed in the actual series, but it actually succeeds here!

Japan and their summer festivals. I didn't think Nina would be caught dead wearing a yukata, but hey!

Fanservice

They're never going to give us porn, so here's the best the developers could muster, and to be frank while it's hardly enough, the fanboy is still pleased:

Obligatory Onsen Shots

Cosplay

And the best one of them all:

YAKK DECULTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unlike actual game reviews, skimming through another person's save file is hardly what I call a review, so all I can say is that this is definitely worth trying out if you're a fan and have decent moonspeaking abilities, since quite a bit of effort has been poured into developing this, which puts Lost Colors on par with other titles of the genre, and not a mere product tie-in. Excuse me while I continue fapping to Luluko.

PS Needs sequel with Anya, Cornelia and C.C kthx

Airrrrrrrr!

Summary

No plothacks, no deus ex machina, just plain old sweet talk, and Lelouch manages to persuade the evidently naive Rollo into putting down the pistol. Honestly he should stop trying to overthrow Britannia and sell insurance instead. Unsurprisingly, Rollo was a child assassin that has performed many hits in the past, with traits like possessing a weak mind which could be easily manipulated even if he had gone through strenuous mental conditioning. Also, Rollo's ZA WARUDO is limited to stopping a person's sense of time rather than the actual physical flow. Boo. Promising him C.C, Rollo lets Lelouch off the hook for the time being, albeit cautiously.

Meanwhile back at the Chinese Embassy, Li Xingke is tired of being the Eunuch General's boytoy and wishes for his death, making his thoughts clear to both Kallen and C.C. Out of nowhere, an incredibly adorable moment by C.C fumbling with her gun:

I just had to include that as I find clumsy greenheads incredibly ℳℴℯ❤

Even if Kallen was take aback by of such a morbid statement, C.C calmly agrees to it, staging as though the Eunuch died during battle.

The clock is ticking as the time for the execution of the captured Black Knights draws nearer. While going about his usual activities, Lelouch hatches up the best possible plan to accomplish his goals. At the Information Bureau, Rollo overhears a conversation between Viletta and the agents, who express contempt at his murderous tendencies. Not caring much about their opinion of him, Rollo heads to the execution site to wait for Lelouch.

Pledging undying loyalty to their respective mistress, Guilford declares that all his doing of setting up the execution and challenging Zero to duel was for the sake of the missing Princess Cornelia, while Li Xingke executes Goahai, still under the effects of Geass, after the latter makes a selfish statement while insulting the empress.

It is day of the execution, and like the messiah the Elevens and Black Knights have worshiped him as, Zero makes an appearance and accepts Guilford's challenge, to grant that miracle that the people desire. Asking no more but a riot shield, everyone is puzzled by Zero's strange request, not realizing it was all part of his grand scheme.

Chaos! The entire execution site suddenly caves in, causing widespread panic and confusion among the Britannia forces, cuing the Kallen and the rest of the Black Knights to rescue their comrades, as well as revealing the riot shield's true purpose. Eureka!

Zero makes his exit, with Rollo closing in after realizing he was duped. During the pursuit, a sniper fire from a Knightmare frame is on a direct course towards Rollo's hijacked machine, whom, limited by his Geass's inability to stop physical occurrences, is unable to dodge it in time. Just before it makes contact, Lelouch swerves in and takes the hit much to Rollo's bewilderment.

Lelouch responds by saying that even though his memories of Rollo were fake, the time spent with him was genuine. Unable to stand the cheesiness of that line, Guilford makes a last ditch attempt to finish off Zero by throwing his lance at the latter, only to be intercepted by Rollo.

RECEIVE MY LUUUURVE~!

Having seen enough, Li Xingke uses his authority to put a stop to the Britannian's intrusion on Chinese grounds, to Guilford's frustration. In the aftermath of the rescue mission, Kallen reunites with her fellow Black Knights, with everyone wondering as to why an enemy unit was assisting them, though they were grateful nonetheless. A flashback then shows how Lelouch had staged the entire shot, with his sole intention of winning Rollo, only to use and backstab him as penance for replacing Nunally.

Had he only directed this at a female...

For some reason or another, Suzaku rears his ugly mug at the Ashford Academy.

A tiny thumbnail, because I can't stand his face.

Thoughts

Another episode of Lelouch's JUST AS PLANNED, though this time around, it seemed a little more far fetched than usual; regardless of whether he knew of Rollo's ability beforehand, Lelouch took a huge risk by confronting him, as though he was so sure he could talk the sucker into wavering. Even the staged sniper shot could have gone awry, but once again, everything went smoothly, making you think there was some goddess of fortune smiling on Lelouch or just plain laziness on the production team's behalf. Despite the outlandish nature of it all, I still enjoyed it, only because it was still exciting to see everything unfold in a systematic and meticulous manner making me go "oh_u". I am also interested as to how Rollo will behave now, since he's placed in a tight spot of being unable to face Viletta with a straight face having played into Lelouch's palms. Also, sexy Chinese swordsman Xingke has piqued my interest more than ever now, since he has no qualms about killing a superior for the greater good, suggesting that he'll play a major role in the plot, as he seems to be on Zero's side for the time being, though his rogue nature may prove to be a double edged sword. It was cute seeing Viletta being all relieved when Ougi's life was spared, hinting that she may still harbor feelings for him, though I can't imagine their relationship developing much, and even if it did somehow after a chanced reunion later on, it's probably going to be BAD END.

If you don't recognize that crotch by now, it's Kallen's. Which means of course, more screenshots from the new season of Code Geass has just been released.

Bunny suit Kallen ☑

Milly x Shirley groping ☑

Chink(?) invasion ☑

Lelouch falling to his death ☑

Imprisoned Black Knights ☑

Looks like this season is going to be awesome ( ´∀`)

Some of you may have watched the infamous True My Heart MAD featuring the cast of Code Geass, which makes the entire show look as though it's some high school harem anime.

Well, you might actually be able to relive those moments in this new Code Geass AVG by Bandai for the PS2 and PSP that has you playing an unnamed male/female(?) protagonist suffering from memory loss. With over 40 fully voiced characters of both gender which you can pursue, there will multiple story developments for everyone, including some exclusively written for the game. More info at Dengeki Online.

God help the person who pursues Suzaku in-game.

Yes, I would very much prefer dating Lelouch over 3 other girls.

>>Rape Nunally

Don't rape Nunally

B-baka, it's not that I enjoyed making that bento for you...

I'm too awed by this screenshot to write a caption. Oh wait...

Ah~ I can't it any longer [insert name here]-kun...

Well, I'm obviously going to try this one out despite not understanding most of what's going on. Imagine wooing C.C by buying her boxes after boxes of Pizza Hut. Or making Lloyd gay for you. Shame though, about the inevitable lack of ero scenes(despite what the screenshot of Villetta might suggest). *sadpanda* Shin out.