Quoted By:
I don't feel like this one was worse than 1985, because I don't think lewdness is the ultimate metric, and it was really sweet, but I do agree that it felt lacking, for some reason. So I'm doing this ULTIMATE review, and the fact that I'm calling it ULTIMATE means you're not allowed to disagree, in order to find what it is that it's lacking.
Point system: 3 > 2 > 1 > 0
Sexy
1985 (3) > Marshmallow Mania (2) > Xmas 2024 (1) > Mococo solo (0)
Sweet
Xmas 2024 (4) > Mococo Solo (2) > 1985 (4) > Marshmallow Mania (2)
CG
Marshmallow Mania (5) > Xmas 2024 (6) > Xmas 2023 (2023 didn't have exclusive CGs for the dream sequences, 1 point each for fairness but worth noting. 5, 3)
Silly
Marshmallow Mania (8) > 1985 (7) > Mococo Solo (4) > Xmas 2024 (6)
Overall
Marshmallow Mania (8) > 1985 (7) > Xmas 2024 (6) > Mococo Solo (4)
Conclusion:
I believe that what was actually missing from Xmas 2024's dream sequence wasn't the sexy factor, but the Silly. Dream sequences in the VN streams are always the silliest moment, but this one wasn't at all. It was sweet and serious, but there are other moments for this too.
I can think of two possible solutions without changing a single CG:
>Not a dream
Make it a real intimate moment we shared in that canon, not a dream or a delusion, that actually furthers our relationship. Add some dialogue the next morning like Fuwawa saying "forget about last night" to drive home that it was real. This, in turn, also increases the sexy factor by a lot, because sleeping naked with the women you love is a lot spicier than just having delusions about them, even if it doesn't look spicier than the delusions.
>All in on silly
Keep it a dream, but make it sillier like 1985 and Marshmallow Mania. Maybe it starts with MC bringing everyone drinks, he trips and gets everyone wet. In order to keep warm but also cover themselves, they get naked under the blanket. Add dialogue for the girls about it being really embarrassing, add monologue to the MC about how his heart is beating so fast and loud he can't even hear what they're saying. That he hopes they won't notice any reaction. Bonus spicy points if you add "I can't take this anymore" before he wakes up to be interpreted however the viewer prefers. 100x sillier, 10x sexier.
And that's my review and objective truth. You are not allowed to disagree.
