Love is a Game

Love is a Game is about a girl named Willow who is really into her otome games, and one day, she meets these boys who seem awfully familiar, and then she later realizes that these boys actually come from her favorite game.

Well, the system is straightforward: you download the game, you agree to their terms and then it will take you to the main screen, where you can start a new game. After that, you play the game. As far as I know, this game is the prologue only so far, and they’ll release the first route in 2017.

As for the actual story, I think it’s a little bit interesting. However, after I read the prologue, I was thinking to myself: “Just what in the world have I gone through?” First, Willow goes to work, comes back home and plays some games, goes to sleep, wakes up, and then on her way…

She meets nearly all bachelors on her way to work. Literally, every 2 minutes she just runs into a bachelor, and I am just sitting on the couch reading while my thoughts are just all over the place (at least spread out meeting time and places a little more!). Also, the way the prologue ended…

It’s just like Voltage. Not that it’s bad or anything of the sort, but I felt like this game is Voltage all over again. I kind of would have liked a little bit more originality, but it’s obviously also not bad to base the system off of others.

I don’t want to be too harsh: the artwork isn’t the best. I noticed some parts of the art that could be improved, especially on the sprites; the hands. I know the hands are a hard part of drawing, but some of the characters’ poses… their hands are just weirdly shaped. Also, the eyes could have been a little bit bigger, but that’s not a big issue.

Art aside, I think I like Alister and Jin the most. Also, there is one thing I wish this game had: free and paid versions. Don’t know what I mean? You can check out this review. The features there are more open.

I mean, obviously you can still make money, but at least give people who don’t have a lot of money (like me) the opportunity to play this game! Well, if I can afford this game, I’ll post a summary (which will contain spoilers) and a review (spoiler-free) for the characters I purchase, hopefully. Maybe a walkthrough or two.

In conclusion:
– If you like Voltage, this game’s for you.
– If I were to rate the prologue, I would give it 7.5/10
– I would pay audilis (like, literally) to be a part of their team. (It would be awesome if I could join as a writer/editor/proofreader, yeah!)
– I hope I can join someday
– Let’s just hope this gets better and more original.

Note that this post may be updated.