tried a few times but still can't bring myself to play this VN.Lucette is not born to be bad,she's just a child under bad influence from her mother,by cursing her to do good deeds is not gonna help her to understand the importance of being nice.Annnnd,Delora is the worst character,I understand many people love her but no…I think she's evil,she knew how big a role Lucette's mother played in Lucette's rude behavior but she didn't care,she believes Lucette is helpless and always being soooo mean to her.anyway,that's just what I think,this VN is still great and worth playing
Yeah, I agree that poor MC is just a product of her mother's manipulation and her father's neglect. Also agree that Delora was quite heavy-handed in her way of helping MC, but she is really not evil. She wants what is best for MC and the kingdom. If she had not stepped in, then the kingdom would've been in an even worse shape than it was under MC's mom.
Played in the recommended order and it was beautiful. You can see so well how the story gets more complex and the endings more fulfilling each route you play... art is awesome too but one thing I am BEGGING FOR is a good route for Varg. My glorious king does not deserve the devastating finales he has in both of Fritz's endings 😓
heya, really loved the game! i'm downloading again so i can show the game for my little sister. the downloading is slow and i can't remember if i can reset the game and i think it still has my old progress. there's any way to reset, in game or not?
Now dont get me wrong this game is enjoyable and one i did waste hours on to get the achievements for cause I love achievements. But if you plan on playing it and want to go in blind. DON'T. There's some problematic stuff in this game, probably due to the time of its release since that's what was trending with otome games at the time.
So, one of the routes has an age gap. It can feel a little weird as the main character is 17 and the love interest of the route is about 23-24. It's not a terrible route but the mc is still a minor for a good part of the route until she turned 18, so you might find it uncomfortable.
Then another one of the routes has incest. Now yes it's between step-siblings but that's not really better. The love interest is your step brother and frankly I feel like it would have been better if this was just a found family route instead of a romantically inclined route. And the way it's handle is just kinda weird with them knowing they shouldn't date but do anyway, and the step sister and mom know about it and are okay with it.
I've also see people complain about one of the routes because the love intrests is trapped in the body of a child, thankfully it doesn't last long into the good route, but for the bad route it's not that far from the ending. Its due to his curse, but its still weird to think that you're trying to romace a child at the beginning until the reveal comes he's not actually a child. I thought I'd bring that up at very least.
Also one of the love interest has two personalities, and to say it was done poorly is kinda true. I've seen many people complain how it was done, since it's the thing with one side of the character is evil and the other is good. Because they don't really mesh well together, and the route really wasn't focused on said character all that much.
Now to complete the game and get all the achievements you have to get both ending of each route which essentially has you playing the routes twice, because you get a false scene of your choices mattering. If you make to many of the wrong choices you're sent down the bad route no matter what so if you don't know what choices are wrong or right it could make completing the achievements tiresome.
Now with all this said do I adore the game? Yes I enjoyed it, the game was something for me to kill time when I lost my wifi for a week, the routes are actually interesting if you ca get around some of the icky stuff that's inside of them. But once again that's probably there due to the time of this games release, cause for some reason it was just normalized to have it in games at the time.
But no if you want to give the game a try, I'd say go for it. The story is pretty interesting once you start playing. Now there is a preferred route your supposed to play it in, but I played by which character I thought was interesting so.
if anyone like me felt like playing this game according to comments : there's a weird age gap (MC is 17 and one of the LIs is 24) and there's stepcest with one the LIs who is our stepbrother in other routes and i think a less problematic thing which is a fake illusion of choices
I was planning on giving it a try but yeah.. no thanks. I know it has to do with the game's release date like i remember playing otome game with similar problematic stuff when i was a pre-teen.. Still, it's super uncomfortable because you apparently have to do each route to complete the game so yikes..
It would be completely an okay age gap if the MC wasn't a minor? Like, not everyone is going to be able to look past that and enjoy playing a game where you have to read a romance about an underage girl and a grown adult.
eh not that much, this obsession with the age 18 to consider someone an adult is more of a US thing in general , its legal to get married by 16 in some places so it really aint that weird
ngl I'm a bit surprised no one is mentioning the fact that you can commit incest with your step-brother, i feel like that should be talked about more in this comment section
The game really grows on you as you progress. I found myself enjoying it more and more, especially during Fritz and Waltz's routes. Those two stood out to me the most. While I feel like the endings could have been a bit stronger, I appreciate that they leaned into a more realistic approach, which honestly works well for the story.
That said, even in my favorite routes, it feels like there's still a lot left to unpack. I would've loved to see more development or aftermath, especially with Fritz and Waltz. Their stories had so much potential for even more emotional depth.
One thing I really appreciated was how the main character was portrayed. Her doubts, her reactions after discovering the truth, and how she took her time to process everything — it all felt very grounded and believable.
I played the routes in the recommended order, and I liked how it felt like putting puzzle pieces together. It helped everything make more sense in the end.
Now, onto Rod and Rumpel's routes... I honestly think those could’ve been better. The age gap between Rumpel and the MC made me super uncomfortable especially since she’s just turning 18. As for Rod, I personally feel like his route would’ve worked better as a familial one. Found family is such a wholesome trope, and it would've felt more natural in this case.
That’s all! Overall, a solid experience with memorable moments and emotional highs.
Somehow you get stuck with a love interest, because you picked talking to him him -once-. AFTER you had already talked to one of the other ones.
And no amount of turning how down will make him go away. >_>
This game has exactly ONE choice: Who you ask for advice the second time around.
NO other choices changes the story even the slightest. You can reject the guy as much as humanly possible after that, but you'll still end up with him.
Doesn't matter who you chose before it either.
And of course the mc sides with the people who cursed her instead of the people who'd give her back the things she actually loved. *bangs my head into the table repeatedly*
I don't know WHY I keeps hoping these type of games will ever have an mc that chooses logically instead of turning into a soft fluffy bunny who wants to spread peace and love through the world. *sigh*
Mythros is just about the only person I like in this game. And perhaps Varg.
It sucks that I can't side with them. >_>
At least the ending was somewhat good. Despite being labeled a 'bad end'
Mythros got what he wanted. ^_^ People I disliked died.
If only the mc could appreciate it.... *sigh*
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Objectively speaking this is a good enough game storywise --if you want to play a sensible girls that turns into little goodie-two-shoe girl and falls in love with someone she keeps rejecting, and side with people she should by all logic hate. (In my opinion.)
If by some miracle the game allows you to play Mythro's route someday, I'd love to play it.
But as long as you're forced to side with the do-gooders, this game is pretty shitty in my personal opinion.
Not because the game is bad in itself, but because there is exactly zero choice in, besides which idiot you date.
:O I opened the game and quit immediately because THE MUSIC WAS SO GOOD? I had to replay it like three times- the music right at the beginning is amazing! What's the name of the song/audio? <3
So I am having an issue romancing Waltz & Fritz, I have looked up walkthroughs and I don't have their options in chapter 2, is there something I need to do differently? or is it a dlc (I haven't found any dlc on itchi.io or steam). if anyone has any answers that would be great. thank you1
I believe it will automatically unlocked once you did 2 routes first. I remembering doing Karma's and Rod's first and getting both ends and it'll unlock :D
I cried in every route (reluctantley).how dare you(love the story). im currently on the last route.Waltz'.Excuisite game. my favorite is Karma and waltz.
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What a banger of an OST. Love the art too.
tried a few times but still can't bring myself to play this VN.Lucette is not born to be bad,she's just a child under bad influence from her mother,by cursing her to do good deeds is not gonna help her to understand the importance of being nice.Annnnd,Delora is the worst character,I understand many people love her but no…I think she's evil,she knew how big a role Lucette's mother played in Lucette's rude behavior but she didn't care,she believes Lucette is helpless and always being soooo mean to her.anyway,that's just what I think,this VN is still great and worth playing
Yeah, I agree that poor MC is just a product of her mother's manipulation and her father's neglect. Also agree that Delora was quite heavy-handed in her way of helping MC, but she is really not evil. She wants what is best for MC and the kingdom. If she had not stepped in, then the kingdom would've been in an even worse shape than it was under MC's mom.
Played in the recommended order and it was beautiful. You can see so well how the story gets more complex and the endings more fulfilling each route you play... art is awesome too but one thing I am BEGGING FOR is a good route for Varg. My glorious king does not deserve the devastating finales he has in both of Fritz's endings 😓
heya, really loved the game! i'm downloading again so i can show the game for my little sister. the downloading is slow and i can't remember if i can reset the game and i think it still has my old progress. there's any way to reset, in game or not?
nostalgic...
Made a small mod for this game: route unlocker. As someone that played this game before I don't want to redo the other routes so I made this.
https://gofile.io/d/tkut26
Unzip and Put this in cinderella-phenonenon-1.1/game
The folder that's literally named "game", put it there. And when you get to the selection screen all routes will be unlocked
Now dont get me wrong this game is enjoyable and one i did waste hours on to get the achievements for cause I love achievements. But if you plan on playing it and want to go in blind. DON'T. There's some problematic stuff in this game, probably due to the time of its release since that's what was trending with otome games at the time.
So, one of the routes has an age gap. It can feel a little weird as the main character is 17 and the love interest of the route is about 23-24. It's not a terrible route but the mc is still a minor for a good part of the route until she turned 18, so you might find it uncomfortable.
Then another one of the routes has incest. Now yes it's between step-siblings but that's not really better. The love interest is your step brother and frankly I feel like it would have been better if this was just a found family route instead of a romantically inclined route. And the way it's handle is just kinda weird with them knowing they shouldn't date but do anyway, and the step sister and mom know about it and are okay with it.
I've also see people complain about one of the routes because the love intrests is trapped in the body of a child, thankfully it doesn't last long into the good route, but for the bad route it's not that far from the ending. Its due to his curse, but its still weird to think that you're trying to romace a child at the beginning until the reveal comes he's not actually a child. I thought I'd bring that up at very least.
Also one of the love interest has two personalities, and to say it was done poorly is kinda true. I've seen many people complain how it was done, since it's the thing with one side of the character is evil and the other is good. Because they don't really mesh well together, and the route really wasn't focused on said character all that much.
Now to complete the game and get all the achievements you have to get both ending of each route which essentially has you playing the routes twice, because you get a false scene of your choices mattering. If you make to many of the wrong choices you're sent down the bad route no matter what so if you don't know what choices are wrong or right it could make completing the achievements tiresome.
Now with all this said do I adore the game? Yes I enjoyed it, the game was something for me to kill time when I lost my wifi for a week, the routes are actually interesting if you ca get around some of the icky stuff that's inside of them. But once again that's probably there due to the time of this games release, cause for some reason it was just normalized to have it in games at the time.
But no if you want to give the game a try, I'd say go for it. The story is pretty interesting once you start playing. Now there is a preferred route your supposed to play it in, but I played by which character I thought was interesting so.
if anyone like me felt like playing this game
according to comments : there's a weird age gap (MC is 17 and one of the LIs is 24) and there's stepcest with one the LIs who is our stepbrother in other routes and i think a less problematic thing which is a fake illusion of choices
I was planning on giving it a try but yeah.. no thanks. I know it has to do with the game's release date like i remember playing otome game with similar problematic stuff when i was a pre-teen.. Still, it's super uncomfortable because you apparently have to do each route to complete the game so yikes..
damn u cant handle a 7 year age gap lmao
It would be completely an okay age gap if the MC wasn't a minor? Like, not everyone is going to be able to look past that and enjoy playing a game where you have to read a romance about an underage girl and a grown adult.
Yep exactly!
I don't mind age gap between adults but a minor with a grown ass adult nope
eh not that much, this obsession with the age 18 to consider someone an adult is more of a US thing in general , its legal to get married by 16 in some places so it really aint that weird
ngl I'm a bit surprised no one is mentioning the fact that you can commit incest with your step-brother, i feel like that should be talked about more in this comment section
That happened to be the last route I played and ngl yeah no, it's the reason I kinda can't play this game again lmfao
It ain't even real incest bro, come on. It is like you have never played an otome game. These tropes are very common.
The game really grows on you as you progress. I found myself enjoying it more and more, especially during Fritz and Waltz's routes. Those two stood out to me the most. While I feel like the endings could have been a bit stronger, I appreciate that they leaned into a more realistic approach, which honestly works well for the story.
That said, even in my favorite routes, it feels like there's still a lot left to unpack. I would've loved to see more development or aftermath, especially with Fritz and Waltz. Their stories had so much potential for even more emotional depth.
One thing I really appreciated was how the main character was portrayed. Her doubts, her reactions after discovering the truth, and how she took her time to process everything — it all felt very grounded and believable.
I played the routes in the recommended order, and I liked how it felt like putting puzzle pieces together. It helped everything make more sense in the end.
Now, onto Rod and Rumpel's routes... I honestly think those could’ve been better. The age gap between Rumpel and the MC made me super uncomfortable especially since she’s just turning 18. As for Rod, I personally feel like his route would’ve worked better as a familial one. Found family is such a wholesome trope, and it would've felt more natural in this case.
That’s all! Overall, a solid experience with memorable moments and emotional highs.
This game is so nostalgic, I remember playing this game 5 years ago when I was 11 years old!! Now i'm back to play it once more! <3
this game is like 9 years old and its still amazing <33
UNDERRATED ASF!!
some love coming back to this game is so underrated it a crime😭
Somehow you get stuck with a love interest, because you picked talking to him him -once-.
AFTER you had already talked to one of the other ones.
And no amount of turning how down will make him go away. >_>
This game has exactly ONE choice: Who you ask for advice the second time around.
NO other choices changes the story even the slightest.
You can reject the guy as much as humanly possible after that, but you'll still end up with him.
Doesn't matter who you chose before it either.
And of course the mc sides with the people who cursed her instead of the people who'd give her back the things she actually loved. *bangs my head into the table repeatedly*
I don't know WHY I keeps hoping these type of games will ever have an mc that chooses logically instead of turning into a soft fluffy bunny who wants to spread peace and love through the world. *sigh*
Mythros is just about the only person I like in this game.
And perhaps Varg.
It sucks that I can't side with them. >_>
At least the ending was somewhat good. Despite being labeled a 'bad end'
Mythros got what he wanted. ^_^
People I disliked died.
If only the mc could appreciate it.... *sigh*
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Objectively speaking this is a good enough game storywise --if you want to play a sensible girls that turns into little goodie-two-shoe girl and falls in love with someone she keeps rejecting, and side with people she should by all logic hate. (In my opinion.)
If by some miracle the game allows you to play Mythro's route someday, I'd love to play it.
But as long as you're forced to side with the do-gooders, this game is pretty shitty in my personal opinion.
Not because the game is bad in itself, but because there is exactly zero choice in, besides which idiot you date.
:O I opened the game and quit immediately because THE MUSIC WAS SO GOOD? I had to replay it like three times- the music right at the beginning is amazing! What's the name of the song/audio? <3
thanks for such a good game
i love karma rrrr
Will this ever become available on android? I would love to be able to download it or play it in my browser
Same!
I love this but seems like it's a little TOO RELATED to the history itself due to age gap and incst 😭😭😭
YESS age gap in Rumpel's route just made me "???? what??? girl you should think twice about it"
So I am having an issue romancing Waltz & Fritz, I have looked up walkthroughs and I don't have their options in chapter 2, is there something I need to do differently? or is it a dlc (I haven't found any dlc on itchi.io or steam). if anyone has any answers that would be great. thank you1
I believe it will automatically unlocked once you did 2 routes first. I remembering doing Karma's and Rod's first and getting both ends and it'll unlock :D
Here again asking if anyone know if game runs on Joiplay? I want to try it but these days im SUPER busy so on my phone would be better played 😋
I cried in every route (reluctantley).how dare you(love the story). im currently on the last route.Waltz'.Excuisite game. my favorite is Karma and waltz.
ME TOOOO :D
Mobile port? Or will game run using Joiplay?
Game work on joiplay? Because i try and force close
Im asking because i don't know if it does or not