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It might be something like Qantas 72 where a fault in a component that supplies vital data to the flight computer caused two uncontrolled drops which resulted in over 100 people getting injured.

It just stops. The story I heard about why was because the author was afraid of dying and leaving it unfinished, so he just stopped and effectively left it unfinished.

Adding some recommendations of my own (all games are otome, intended for a female audience, unless otherwise stated):

• Code: Realize and its fandisks (also available on Vita and PS4)
• Hakuoki (Switch version coming soon, already available on multiple other systems)
• Collar x Malice (the main game is also on Vita, but the fandisk is only in English on Switch)
• Steam Prison (also on PC)
• Nightshade
• Fate/ stay night Remastered (not otome, coming soon, literally announced today as it’s the game’s 20th anniversary)
• Tsukihime Remake (releases in English this Summer, not otome)

Additionally I’ll leave Amnesia: Memories as a title I do not recommend at all. The only route I kind of liked was Shin’s. As for Toma’s route, the less said, the better.

I know you said no Pokémon, but what about Digimon? I think something in the Vital Bracelet family might fit your needs. It’s a watch with a character that transforms into more powerful forms based on your activity. There is a bit of an investment since you’ll need to buy the device itself and additional cards for more characters. Another thing to note is that all models except for the Vital Hero are (technically) in Japanese (there’s actually very little text because the menus are mostly icon-based). It also has a companion app called Vital Bracelet Arena, which can serve a storage for characters and allows for battling characters with other people (there no way for players to communicate with each other, so you don’t have to worry about your kid talking to strangers). If this sounds interesting, then I highly recommend checking out Humulos for more information.

Louie Louie was originally by Richard Berry. Unlike the Kingsmen’s more famous cover, this is completely intelligible.