Belle-de-Nuit

If the description caught your eye and you're trying to see if you should pull the trigger on purchasing this...I can easily recommend you dive into the lives of this colorful cast and step onto the lovingly detailed streets of of this Parisian tale. I've played several Choice Of games titles, and while I usually prefer ones with a very serious tone, this story is down-to-earth and sunny while still having many intriguing conflicts/situations to maneuver. I was initially worried that this title would be too silly with its hijinks, but instead I found that the tone was perfect. The stat and choice system is pretty clever. Instead of having just one or two catch-all "charisma" stats, it has several nuanced ones (one example includes being persuasive, but only while lying). I think it worked incredibly well, as it made small talk and conversation feel more thoughtful and open-ended than most other titles I have played. I enjoyed the multi-faceted potential of the enemies-to-lovers scenario that was both front and center of the plot while also being (somehow) pretty optional. There's a good bit of replayability here - it's totally possible to get a very happy ending and not learn ab…

The best hearts choice game. Easy, understandable Stats that tie directly into the choices, choices that matter, a very good customisible protagonist, a wide and diverse cast of both characters and romances and historical authentic enough to feel genuie, but not to enough to hinder the fun (or the queer romances). The game is a lot of fun and has a high replay value as the combination of both the personality of the mc and the romances allow for differences every time you play. The romances themselves are well written, and every one feels unique, as they are heavily tied to the specific character. Also, the romances and the mainplot are quite clever interwoven, no matter who you romance. You are also not forced into one, you can just as well stay away. Price is more than justified, as you can see that i put more time into this than a few A-Titels combined. Has a direct sequel that can be bought as a DLC and is fully integrated into this game. I higly recommend this.

I wasn't expecting to be so pulled in. I had a feeling the story would be good but before I knew it, 4 hours straight of reading went by! Which is especially saying something because before this, I was on a long streak of not having the attention-span to sit down and read. So far, the only thing I'd love to see is quality of life improvements - the ability to go back and re-read previous pages, being able to see what conditions need to be met for grayed out options, seeing what skills apply where - but I understand those would be hard to implement considering the game is finished.

To keep it short: although the described setting wasn't very promising to me and i thought "Lets clear my game library for a bit" i ended up loving this game. One of the best of it's kind to me.

the writing is engaging, and it's full of strong, queer heroes and heroines ~ and perhaps best of all, those who don't easily fit into a single kind of category. i've revisited this game and will likely do so yet again <3

I was honestly surprised that this was a story and not a game with visuals, but I was enrapt immediately by the main character and the story. I bought the DLC after finishing the first chapter. It is BETTER than a game. I plan on buying the rest of the books too. I can't wait to read it again and pursue a different character.