Ore no Genjitsu wa Renai Game?? ka to Omottara Inochigake no Game datta
A Dating Sim of Life or Death

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One thing I want to convey to the readers of this review is that this manga is special.

Let me explain, in all the manga that I've read I don't think I've ever read one that is this... unique! NOW LISTEN! Unique doesn't mean good or bad just different, OK?! It has a ton of elements that you will recognize from other Manga like lv. Menus, coincidental miracles, OP MC, but it delivers these concepts sooooo much more differently than most manga (sometimes)! They do that through the core theme of the manga being (and this is not a spoiler, it's literally in the synopsis) that ... the MC has the ability to save a checkpoint in his current "play-through" and at any point if he feels like he messed up or needs more time, he can restart back from the checkpoint and try a different route. This mixed with the way they they portray the story in a kind of detective-esk way really makes you feel like you are being taken for a ride with the MC into whatever his current mission objective is.
The story itself keeps you reading, wanting to know more about this bazaar world that our MC has to interact with. The game overlay theme is there strictly for convenience, I can do without this feature (not the restart mechanic), but I guess I understand it's purpose which is to move the story forward as quickly and seamlessly as they can. The characters are ok, outside of the main heroine (who grows throughout the story) none of them really have much depth to them. They are very 1 dimensional and even our MC is lacking in originality. His only saving factor is that he isn't afraid of women/ whiny as others.

This manga is a bit of a roller coaster honestly! I CAN IT PROUDLY WHEN I SAY THAT YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO! Sure you might guess the next panel over but then next thing you know, boom something completely different happens that defies your expectations! Again, that doesn't mean that it's something good lol but at least it's different; So enjoy the ride, and see where it takes you. I for one, am still a passenger of this journey.

Initially the introduction made me think this was an rape manga…

Luckily it yesn’t a rape manga!!

The story goes as the protagonist goes into a “game” with your typical game UI that gives you rewards for completing missions. The missions are saving the day type scenarios where the protagonist finds tier ranked girls, the higher the tier, he crazier the girl.

Completing the missions gives money to use in the “game” world the protagonist is in. The protagonist also has to finish the main mission of satisfying a girl or something which I suppose means having s#x or popping a cherry, I kinda forgot lol, but ... there is like 8000 hours to do this (something like that… I don’t remember the exact time.)

Overall the characters is what makes this manga enjoyable. 8/10.

A dating sim of life and death...sums it up pretty well. After winning the lottery, our main character Ryou becomes a glorified neet who doesn't do much. Eventually, he randomly finds himself in a video game world that reflects his own.
The game being, encounter random heroines on the street who have secret backstories, then uncover what they are in satisfactory detail within their respective time limits. There are two key mechanics to this game. The first is that it has a save function allowing the MC to reset whenever things don't go to plan or take obvious risks. The 2nd is that he can ... purchase items to aid him in his missions.

The way things are laid out, there is one big story surrounding one main girl. Then a bunch of small stories to fill in the gaps where we don't interact with that girl. While those stories are relevant to the plot and good, the goal for the reader is to get back to the fmc.

The start of the story is extremely good. It leaves you on the edge of your seat as you wait to find out the next piece to the puzzle. But as things go on, it begins to have lapses. For example, Massive plot twists and cliff hangers that get settled fairly easily and with zero long-term consequences, because if the writer committed them, it would regress the story 10+ chapters. Also, in my opinion, the current arc at the time of writing this could've been skipped altogether. It breaks up the proven time travel, waifu of the arc formula for something a little different. It uses the same mechanic as that "regress the story 10+ chapters" arc, but in a way that it doesn't affect the actual plot regardless of how they resolve it.

Regardless of how you feel about the story, it makes up for itself in other ways. This manga comes equipped with stellar art and adequate fanservice. The game's rules are well-established and built upon. And obviously, the traditional waifu of the arc formula works. I have nothing to complain about.