This CD was pretty good, all things considered. Raymond was just as insufferable as I expected him to be and I loved that. The CD has only one r18 track with the others providing background that was really necessary in understanding Raymond. I actually think there wasn't enough backstory and that it could have been fleshed out more, but I also think most people would get bored of it lol. The little peeks we did get endeared me to Raymond more than I thought it would.
Understanding more of Raymond's past experiences and motivations made him a more sympathetic character, and also gave the r18 track a deeper emotion than just "horny." While Listener was wearing him down physically, she was also taking down his emotional walls too. Her making him be more honest and vocal about what he was feeling physically allowed him to let out his emotional feelings later, at a point where his relationship with Listener changed. It was more conplex than what I was expecting and I was pleasantly surprised.
As for the voice acting, I have no objective complaints. Raymond's high pitched screaming got on my nerves at times, but that's just a matter of preference because I prefer mid-range voices. One Night Love has done it once again with his incredibly expressive acting. Raymond's arrogance showed through in every word he spoke lol, I was impressed by that quality. And even though I didn't love the high pitched sounds, I was still really impressed by the acting itself. It must have been tough to go all out like that the way female voice actors do, but he did it well
Overall not bad. Would love a sequel where we get a look at Raymond's thoughts after Listener tamed him
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