Very enjoyable...room for improvement

I was glad to find a Regency themed RPG/ interactive novel, since most games out there seem to feature High School romance. I bought the Mr Graham add in right away to get the maximum storylines and ended up opting for that gentleman in the story. It was very enjoyable. The Jane Austen tone is nearly perfect and the artwork is very nice.

It was glitchy, though, with some dialogue containing gaps and some choices being made for me. For instance I was playing my character as chiefly Amiable, Compassionate, Kind and Sensible and always chose options that led towards Graham... But after accepting his proposal after steadfastly waiting for it a la Jane and Bingley, the game forced me into a conversation with Mary about how I didnt really love him and was only marrying him for convenience! What? There were also a couple times when I received an achievement that didnt match the story.... For instance it credited me with discovering Curtis ran the boarding school when I never discussed it with him, and saying I had convinced Graham not to attend his brothers funeral when I had not yet even been aware of his estrangement plot line at all. These instances made me feel like Id chosen the "wrong" dialogue option and the game forced me on the track it wanted.

Other than these glitches the only problems I had were with the leveling system, because the trivia and hangman were so repetitive I did the same puzzles over and over, and also I maxed out all the skills at 100 long before I had finished the play through ---- and the fact that after a little while the game dropped any subplot that didnt have to do with with my chosen suitor. I had been dear friends with Ellie but that ceased and I never saw her again or had anything to do with her once I rejected her brother, which felt artificial. I also would have liked a storyline with Mary and more for Phoebes storyline since they quickly just become interested in gossiping about you one the story with Tom ends. In short I suppose I want more subplots to meddle in besides my own romances, hah! I look forward to more DLC add ons in this regard.

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