LoveKami Healing Harem

Steam Review

At the time of this review I have not submitted a Steam review on this game.

Review

LoveKami Healing Harem is a continued play on the original LoveKami (Divine Stage) which follows the idea that an event led to Goddess falling from the Divine Realm to earth to live among humanity. It is rumored to be brought around by the fact that humanity had reached a point where they no longer believed in many of the former diety's. Because of the lack of religious belief the Goddess descended in an attempt to bring back faith to humanity by being Goddess that are able to be seen. 

In this version of LoveKami you play the protag named Akira who is the son of a shrine priest. Because of that he takes care of the local shrine of his district and watches over the Goddess of that shrine. This game adds a new set of ideas to the LoveKami universe by adding a concept of 'Evil Goddess's' in the sense that a Goddess can become corrupt and turn into a Tatarigami. They also add the idea that some goddesses are not favorable in the sense that one of the three love interests to the protag is classified as the 'Goddess of Misfortune'.

The story of this particular Visual Novel revolves around the life of Akira as he helps the newly arrived Goddess who is a Tatarigami help control her power and the very funny happenings that occur while doing this.  

Yukari is a Goddess that has become a Tatarigami due to some tragic circumstances that have manifested into a deep-rooted issue that she is unable to come to terms with. Because of this she has been on the move and has recently found her way to the shrine that our protag manages for his parents while they are away. She is very affectionate and very open about her feelings and intentions. She is a powerhouse and succumbs to her emotions easily which can trigger her Tatarigami powers. She is a very jealous person and lets others know this on a regular basis.

As one of the three primary goddesses, she is one of the love interests that Akira has. She is a wild one and puts Akira in a lot of unusual places but one he is able to handle quite well in all regards. She also refers to herself as 'Akira's Wife'. 

Kaede is the shrine and town patron Goddess. She was also once a Tatarigami that thanks to Akira found her way back to becoming a Goddess. However an incident that happened between her and Akira led to a long time where they didn't really communicate much between one another. As the patron Goddess of the town she is well known and loved by all. She is a quiet and reserved girl that is mature in nature and puts off a very motherly aura. 

She is also one of the three Goddess that is a love interest to the main protag Akira. They have a past with one another and that drives her story arch. Despite her demeanor and composure she is like any other girl in the fact she combats her own emotions on a regular bases and tends to be flustered easier than one would think. She refers to herself as 'The Better Half' to Akira.

 

Shion is a Goddess of Misfortune, which causes her trouble. Despite her energetic personality and desire to help others she can not escape the fact that in the end she is a Goddess of Misfortune and that alone makes it hard for her to find a place to stay and remain. She is a lively and energetic girl with a very fast-paced lifestyle. She is a gamer girl as well as your basic nerd. She enjoys manga's, anime, games, and lounging about. She also enjoys making money which is something they lightly touch on. Despite this, she at no point has turned into a Tatarigami. She came to the town not long after the patron Goddess Kaede showed up and has been taken in by Kaede almost like a little sister. 

She is one of the three Goddess that is a love interest of the protag. Unlike the others however, her idea of the main character isn't the same. She says that as a Goddess of Misfortune she knows that love isn't something she can truly understand or experience but she still has feelings for the protag Akira. Her story arch is developed around her hopes of finding a place to stay where the people don't mind the fact she is a Goddess of Misfortune. She refers to herself as 'The Mistress' to Akira.

LoveKami Healing Harem is a basic Visual Novel with no real choices until it reaches the pivot point just prior to a festival being held at the Shrine. The only choice to be made is which Goddess will you spend your time with. As the title, of course, indicates however eventually you will become married to all three Goddesses which creates the Harem. For a Visual Novel it is straight forward and simple, but despite that I find the story, artwork, and music to be well done and nice. As with the other LoveKami game I have played, this is a very well done introduction to Visual Novel piece that I think that anyone that is interested in getting into Visual Novels would enjoy.

LoveKami Healing Harem