I LOVED this game so much!!! Sadie is my fave character in an AVN 💜 | Returning to Mia
I loved Returning to Mia so much - to the point I replayed it multiple times, got all the achievements and unlocked every single scene.
I did a blind playthrough the first time through, as I do with all AVN's I play for the first time, and although I genuinely LOVE Sadie's character and traits, I ended up going with Mia on the first path purely for the reminisce and connections they built over the course of the story which made sense to the MC to rekindle the flame etc.
However, the trauma of seeing what this eventually did to Sadie was so damn heartbroking I honestly felt that it gut punched me into an emotional oblivion.
I've NEVER had that feeling after playing any game or experiencing a movie/TV show, let alone an AVN. I felt like a massive POS for doing that to her given she was always so loyal, supportive, trying to be at her sexiest and pleasing the MC, kind and genuinely caring in every possible way throughout the whole story.
I had to correct it (and undo the genuine emotional trauma!) by doing a purely loyal playthrough to Sadie, and some of the final chapter/epilogue scenes are some of the most emotional and compelling scenes I have ever felt playing an AVN.
Beautiful, touching and a genuine journey from where I was at the beginning of the game to how it ended with her.
Also to the point where I was welling up and felt this was the path that the Devs truly wanted the romance choices to lead, especially given there was so many intricate details that solidified the MC and Sadie in the final scenes of dialogue and life path. Even where it felt like it was a 'learning' to be with Mia until that point and find maturity and true affection within Sadie in the end and settle with eternal happiness.
Anyway, I'm really suffering with post-game depression after this 🤣 it really hit me how powerful some of the writing in these games can be.
Yes we are mostly here for the 'scenes' but the way these characters can come to life from the screen with how good the writing can be is massively underrated, and this is the first time I have felt I got so much emotional investment from a game.
Essay over... I also wanted to share my love for Sadie and share an AI render of her, or at least what AI believes she would look like if she were a real person outside of the RTM World.
Looking forward to the next one the devs will hit out the park (I've heard she may be coming back in the next resort based game coming out this year?! 👀) but I just wanted to share some Sadie love and also how much I loved this game 💜