The Queen of Blackwood High
RhinoGearz · 2019 · Indie, Casual, Simulation, Female Protagonist, Visual Novel
PC
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About The Queen of Blackwood High
Having decided to switch schools due to bullying and trouble making friends, Brooke, a girl new to Blackwood High, again finds herself the main target of bullying by another girl after she accidentally ruins her shirt. The girl, Kendra, is known as The 'Queen' of Blackwood High because of how she practically rules over all her classmates through fear. Brooke, sick of bullies, stands up for herself this time and for those that Kendra picks on too. She also gets the feeling that there may be more to Kendra than just a mean, cruel girl. Throughout her senior year at Blackwood, she slowly gets to know Kendra, discovering parts of Kendra she never expected—and parts of herself she wasn't aware of either.
Brooke
She's the main character of the story. Brooke hates bullying because of her experience with it, but knows that situations are usually more complex than they first appear. She tries to get through to Kendra, despite being warned by her new friend Molly that she shouldn't willingly subject herself to more of Kendra's cruelty.
Kendra
The 'Queen' of Blackwood High. She earned the nickname due to her cruel and bossy treatment towards her fellow students, especially with females. After Brooke ruins her shirt, Kendra decides to take out her anger and frustration on the girl by picking on her whenever she can. Unfortunately for her, Brooke has a way of constantly leaving her speechless with the things she says and what she does.
Molly
With dreams of becoming a photographer, Molly is a kind girl who befriends Brooke the instant she sees her about to enter the school on her first day. She's a little shy, tending to avoid conflict with the mean girls in the school as much as she can.
Courtney
As Kendra's best friend, Courtney is always right beside her when they're keeping the other students in line. Courtney isn't particularly fond of the new girl, especially when Kendra becomes so focused on her.
• Visual novel with choices that affect the story
• Two routes for Kendra (friendship and romance)
• Good and bad endings for each route
• 3-5 hours of reading
• Writing by Weslee Mok
Characters
Brooke
She's the main character of the story. Brooke hates bullying because of her experience with it, but knows that situations are usually more complex than they first appear. She tries to get through to Kendra, despite being warned by her new friend Molly that she shouldn't willingly subject herself to more of Kendra's cruelty.
Kendra
The 'Queen' of Blackwood High. She earned the nickname due to her cruel and bossy treatment towards her fellow students, especially with females. After Brooke ruins her shirt, Kendra decides to take out her anger and frustration on the girl by picking on her whenever she can. Unfortunately for her, Brooke has a way of constantly leaving her speechless with the things she says and what she does.
Molly
With dreams of becoming a photographer, Molly is a kind girl who befriends Brooke the instant she sees her about to enter the school on her first day. She's a little shy, tending to avoid conflict with the mean girls in the school as much as she can.
Courtney
As Kendra's best friend, Courtney is always right beside her when they're keeping the other students in line. Courtney isn't particularly fond of the new girl, especially when Kendra becomes so focused on her.
Features
• Visual novel with choices that affect the story
• Two routes for Kendra (friendship and romance)
• Good and bad endings for each route
• 3-5 hours of reading
• Writing by Weslee Mok
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I gave it an hour and a half. I just can't finish it. It is [i]so[/i] boring. [u]All the Complaints[/u] [list][*] The writing is mediocre, at best. So much description about things that are uninteresting. [*] The CGs are lackluster. [*] Annoying "best friend" character (Molly). [*] Shallow romance scenes that elicit no romantic feelings from me whatsoever. [*] Poor understanding of bullies. The whole story revolves around Kendra, a bully, and how the protagonist wants to "help" her. "Spoiler": The protagonist is attracted to her despite her awful personality. Let me give you a reality check: Most bullies are not misunderstood kids with awful home lives. Most bullies are bratty, little sadists who delight in the suffering of others. The person who wrote this story has no f*cking idea what [i]real[/i] bullying is. [i]Real[/i] bullies ruin your life and f*ck up your mental health well into adulthood with the cruel sh*t they do, not this petty, mildly inconvenient sh*t that Kendra does. As someone who was bullied throughout K-12 schooling, I assure you I'm quite the expert on the subject. [/list] The story is an affront to yuri romance VNs and bullying victims, and I just cannot …29 found this helpful
A visual novel about confronting a bully at school and getting to the root of the issue. I find this whole first half rather unrealistic as bullies wouldn't just crumple that fast, if at all. But I'm fairly cynical, so whatever. The second half is rather engrossing to read (more so the romantic route than the friendship route). The visuals are by far the thing that sticks out the most for me. Kendra looks decent enough, but the other 3 teeter on the line of "OK" and "something's off". I can't tell if it's proportions or just their faces in general. At least the CGs usually look better. Overall, starts well enough and finishes strong (so long as you get the good endings; the bad endings are a punch to the gut).3 found this helpful
Brooke goes to Blackwood High, where one day she bumps into the Queen Bee of the school. Trying her best to be friendly, will she win over the blonde beauty? There are friendship and romance routes. Decent game.2 found this helpful
I added this and subsequently bought it quite a few years ago, but because I let myself get swayed by the more negative reviews I left it unplayed until I felt like I needed a VN with all the depth and nuance of your average Hallmark Romance movie - though those puritans would never even get close to the actually (admirably non-fetishized) L-in-2SLGBTQIA+ theme, barely-legal protagonist(s), and anti-authority streak that can't completely be written off as just a rebellious teenage thing (it's literally the point of the very final decision sequence before the ending I got that it's [i]not[/i] that at all). Overall, I'll give it a thumbs up with a few reservations... I guess it could have used some Steam Achievements, given that otherwise you have to make up your own definition of 100%-ing it (I went with 'get all the gallery photos', though even after following every possible path I could find I'm still missing one).
Not My Cup Of Tea.
Why does Kendra talk like a 13 year old losing at league of legends?
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