A revolutionary, romantic, visual novel where your choices change the course of history!
It’s March 19th, 1789 and King Louis XVI rules over France from the gilded halls of Versailles. France is a country of elegance and poverty, of ancient tradition and unstoppable change. It is a country o...
A revolutionary, romantic, visual novel where your choices change the course of history!
It’s March 19th, 1789 and King Louis XVI rules over France from the gilded halls of Versailles. France is a country of elegance and poverty, of ancient tradition and unstoppable change. It is a country on the brink of revolution.
Attend parties, mingle with the rich and powerful, learn their secrets, and use this to get the wealth and power you deserve. Find true love in an opulent world of ever-shifting alliances, that grows more dangerous by the day.
Still, you must always keep your eye on the coming revolution. After all, it’s better to be on the right side of history, than the wrong side of the guillotine.
Explore A Living, Scheming World
Use your calendar to plan your commitments each week in Paris, and more importantly, who you do them with. In a city marching towards revolution, time is of the essence, and your enemies have agendas of their own!
Love Is Power
Ensnare the hearts of Parisian nobles and use their influence to your advantage. Change the outcome of political events, snub your rivals, and be lavished with expensive gifts.
Everything Has A Price
Turn gossip into profit by selling the secrets you learn, but be careful! Your own credibility and security are also at stake. The choices you make can yield great rewards and change the course of the story, but dire consequences could arise if you’re caught!
A Cast Of Unforgettable Characters
Fall in love with a sprawling cast of fully realized characters. Enjoy the company and learn the secret histories of mysterious priests, wronged soldiers, wealthy widows, and more! Don’t worry, if you’re discreet, you won’t have to pick just one.
An Exquisite Work Of Art
Experience a gorgeously illustrated, and lovingly researched rendition of 18th century Paris. It is a time of fashion, and a time of secrecy. It is a world of staggering beauty, and unspeakable danger.
The Sound Of Another Time
Be entranced by the authentic, original score crafted by award-winning composer John Robert Matz! Enjoy a sweeping musical journey that will take you from the class and sophistication of fashionable string quartets, to the grandeur of the orchestra of the late baroque.
The game is a wonderful idea. You are a professional socialite in a dying French order, with the ability to help or hurt the revolution on its way. You don't throw parties (???), but you can attend them, or solve mysteries, go on dates, etc.
Unfortunately, the game is really quite historically innacurate. It has Muslim Arabs in Paris about two centuries too early, lots of characters are out of place, and it is only somewhat (say, 75%) historically accurate to the setting. Lots of minor details snap me out of the spell it puts me under (quality personal mirrors before they existed, as an example.)
That said, it is a wonderful game idea. It would almost thrive better in space or an alternative history. As a historian, my desires weren't quite quenched - but it got close!
I enjoy it but also wish there was more happening. I do like the consistency, but I hope it picks up! Please see Titanic: An Adventure Out of Time for comparison of what I mean.
It's a lot of fun, seeing how even little things can change how the different factions interact with the main character. Fashion plays a large role; outfits that look almost identical to me can evoke very different levels of approval/disapproval among the various factions, so keep your eye on those stats!
