The Vellescian Gambit
Vellescian Games · 2021 · RPG, Visual Novel, Time Management, Choose Your Own Adventure, 2D
PC
Positive93% · 14 📉 Recent reviews down 85%
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About The Vellescian Gambit
You are a lowly employee of a gigantic trading company, and you have a simple task. Deliver the cargo to the Neubach branch office in 23 days.
The only problems are that the roads are dangerous, your budget is limited, and you don't even know what you're carrying in the first place.
Fortunately, you're a resourceful young man. Plan, negotiate, and trade your way through the Free Cities, and you might not only finish your task, but even make a little money in the process. Fail to manage your time or budget, however, and you'll find yourself stranded in a foreign city without a penny in your name. Or even find yourself at the wrong end of a brigand's sword.
Your companions are the young accountant Emily de Vries, and the veteran mercenary captain "Lucky". Heed their advice, and they might get you out of a pickle or two.
And don't miss your deadline.
The only problems are that the roads are dangerous, your budget is limited, and you don't even know what you're carrying in the first place.
Fortunately, you're a resourceful young man. Plan, negotiate, and trade your way through the Free Cities, and you might not only finish your task, but even make a little money in the process. Fail to manage your time or budget, however, and you'll find yourself stranded in a foreign city without a penny in your name. Or even find yourself at the wrong end of a brigand's sword.
Your companions are the young accountant Emily de Vries, and the veteran mercenary captain "Lucky". Heed their advice, and they might get you out of a pickle or two.
And don't miss your deadline.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This is a short, text based immersive simulation where you lead a caravan expedition in renaissance Italy. Overall, I really enjoyed it. It has a certain austere quality that made game play and the decision making aspect direct and fun. The characters were colored in just enough that they stood out and were memorable. As it is text based I'd only recommend this for people that don't mind reading a little-that said if you like a good management sim with multiple choice outcomes and a bit of history, this is a great game. Really the only thing I didn't like was how short it was-it seemed like this ought to have just been the prologue to a much larger game. That said, at the cost of only a few dollars this game is well worth trying out.3 found this helpful
Pros: +Pretty good artwork and soundtrack +Nice story +Very interesting puzzle-like gameplay Cons: -A bit short3 found this helpful
Picked up the game on sale. Played through a run in under an hour but it is pretty good. Its shortness is really the only downside to it.2 found this helpful
It's mostly a good puzzle/budgeting game, wrapped in visual novel facade. Don't get me wrong, though, the facade is nice as well. Some cyberpunk themes (big corps, etc.) but more in a venice/genoa type of setting. Pretty fresh, all in all.2 found this helpful
The writing is good; but this is more like a sketch for a short story than a video game.
This game is okay. Can be finished in under an hour. The writing is below average, though, and tends to remove you from the time period with modern terminology spattered throughout. The plot is okay and the choices are mildly interesting. Overall, though, I can't recommend it. Nothing stands out except the idea.
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