This game was amazing with a capital A! The plot is well thought out, creative and the storyline is engaging. I love character development and this game had so much of that and it was all very well paced.
The backgrounds were so intricate and well thought out, such as that painting in the dining room (Which I realised after a long time was the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. Right?), the toy shop which had a stuffed bear a girl wanted in Waltz's route, etc. I know this is a minor detail but sometimes the clock in the Marchen shows a weird time like during Rod's route when he takes Lucette to the Marchen after she stood up for Queen Ophelia.. I understand you guys can't redraw the backgrounds over and over again and if this came across as rude.. But I just thought maybe you guys wanted to know. It's very unnoticeable and it doesn't ruin anything in the game. Sorry if I came across as rude.. Really...
I liked how every character had a back story of how they've become who they are currently in the game. It feels so realistic. The art was simply superb... I feel like any other game I've played have paled in comparison to this one.
The CGs helped to enhance the mood when playing the game and they really captured each characters' emotions really well to the point I could imagine exactly what was happening.
The music pieces were very fitting in the stories and gave the story more of a 'feel'. Played all the routes once without music at first, the with. I could tell the difference it my emotions straight away. I love the opening video and theme song. I was getting all emotional listening to/ watching it. I would download the song if I could. Also, is it okay if you tell me lyrics?
I played this game without the right choice indicator and got the bad ending for all of the routes at first. I have to say, I was really sad at all the bad endings but I liked them, especially the images. However, the ending that made me cry was actually Rod's Good Ending which felt much more like an open ending... Also, there was one flashback in Waltz's route (where he conjures up the lily) where I teared up. My emotions were going up and with the game as it progressed!
I got really attached to all the characters and (especially in Fritz's route) I felt so depressed when a character died... Varg... I get emotional easily and the game lingered in my mind for a whole day after I finished all the happy and bad ending for everyone (in two days! That just proves how much I love this game and amazingly well made this game was!!!). I've played all the routes again today and I have no doubt I'll keep replaying this game.
I'd just like to point out that I noticed the gallery for achievements that it says Rompel's 'Bad end' is a 'Happy End' (Instead of Rumpel's Bad End, it said Rumpel's Good end.) Someone probably pointed it out already and if someone did, I'm sorry for repeating it...
Karma is officially my ideal boyfriend and no doubt my favourite character with Rod and Waltz following close behind. I've come to like almost everyone character in the game, they were all relatable some way or another and each having their own story.
What Lucette has been through so much in her younger days and 'watching' her 'grow' along the way has made me feel attached to her... She deserves her happily ever after....
I'm sorry if this sounded like some essay (my friends sometimes call me an 'emotionless' writer), but I'm genuinely smitten with this game and I can't wait for any other games you guys make!!! I'm am eternally grateful that you guys set this as 'pay what you want', but to me, it was more like a high quality game worth at the very least $20.
Anyways, if you've bothered to read my boring comment, thank you so much and continue to make much more amazing games like this one!!! XD 11/10
Aw, I'm a little disappointed that Varg didn't get more love in his ending. I actually really liked him. He's mysterious, and kind of a jerk, but it's easy to see that there's more layers to him. All of the really bad things he's done has been on an order. He tried to kill the siblings because the queen told him to. He's like a puppet; being tugged around with (seemingly) no real choice. I mean, if he were to disobey, he'd probably get annihilated pretty easily. But anyway, left to his own devices, he's actually pretty chill and nice. Like, he stays with you for the entire week you were injured. And he stands up to the queen for you and your friends. Plus, it's obvious that he does really love your character. Hell, he even *SPOILER* erases himself in the end. I always saw it as there's pieces of Fritz in Varg, as there are pieces of Varg in Frtiz.
I dunno, I guess I just expected a part where we tried to turn Varg over to our side. The main character seems mostly 100% against him. It's like she didn't really try at all. Where's that power of love at, huh? It's proven that it works, with the "Aduiza" thing. Like, I'm sure Fritz and Varg could learn to get along eventually, right? Share their body or whatever? Just, I don't know, I just ended up liking Varg a lot. You spend most of your time with him anyway.
How would you feel about a spin-off ending for Fritz? Y'know, for Varg? Where they get along or- I imagined like a "split" thing, where like his hair has half white, half black, and he's like half Varg, half Fritz- or something. Or maybe just a spin-off ending for Varg? Though I guess you wouldn't go back and update it, haha.
Well let it be known, that I love Varg! Even if no one else does!
I do, too. Sadly, he sees himself as a part of Fritz come to live so I guess Varg would only be satisfied and 'whole' if Fritz choose to end the curse not by overthrowing him but by embracing that dark part of him. Can't say if that's possible but I like to imagine how it would have been. Varg has his own way to see things but I did think he was right with some things he said about Fritz. And I wasn't confident with the happy end, when Varg is nothing more but a whisper or a hint in Fritz' expression. He certainly deserved more than that. *sigh*
It's somehow sad but understandable why they choose to life the curse and ///SPOILER erase him, in order to give Fritz back to his princess. That's how a fairytale has to end. ;)
As for "Where's that power of love at, huh?" I guess our princess only loves Fritz and can't forgive Varg for his actions. He frees Fritz from the curse, or helps him fight against it. So the power of love is there, but it's only there to get rid of the 'bad side' of Fritz.
Strange thing is, it's much more complicated with Varg being so... special. In every other route, like the one from Rumpel, Varg isn't totally obedient - he is clever enough to act around direct orders he doesn't like. I like to belief that isn't Fritz showing through Varg, but Varg's very own personality and his way of showing his love for our character.
I guess I'll write a fanfic for him. Makes me sad, every time I think about how this arc ended. :,(
I just completed the entirety of the game (minus some bad ends) and let me just start off by saying congratulations. Honestly this is one of the best free dating sims I have played in a very long time. Thank you for creating fantastic and interesting characters, and creating a unique storyline that I actually could get behind. I felt myself becoming attached to almost every character, unlike other sims where I would like maybe 1 or 2 of the love interests. This game is definitely an accomplishment and I can't wait to see what you do in the future!
aaah, heck... i downloaded this game at 1pm, and now it's midnight and i've gotten all the good endings and i'm too scared to go for any of the bad, ahaha |D gosh... i wasn't expecting this to be such a great game..! all of my expectations were completely blown away. at first i was a bit hesitant to play such a harsh MC, but i've come to be really fond of her... what she's gone through and who she becomes, i'm really glad i got to be privy to that. i also ended up way more attached to the love interests than i thought i would...
there was a lot of depth to them that was really well constructed (waah, that sounds stiff...in terms of character building, i mean!), and i find myself sitting here, 20 minutes after finishing all the routes, with a somewhat melancholy ache tugging at my gut and an inner conflict of 'do i wallow in the aftermath of a good game or do i make fanart', ahaha-- even the side characters! i know it was stated in the description that the side characters had their own backstories, but like i said, this game really blew away all of my expectations. i think i'm still distraught over garlan...
i really appreciate all of your efforts that went into making this game, and thank you all for all of your hard work! even now, i'm still feeling that sad ache-- the one you get when you're invested in characters whose stories have come to an end.
I thought I had to say that before anything else, hehehe. You guys really never let me down! I really admire your artstyle, background, music, and... well, everything!! You guys even launched this for free. You have no idea how much that means to me.
First, I really love how you made Lucette's character. She really felt 'alive' since she has her own uptight and blunt attitude. Same goes for your heroes and supporting characters.
They each have their own story, making the world they live in more believable. I also liked to see more of your fairytale-based stories. You guys were so creative in making this game! I wonder how you guys come up with all those ideas. Hehehe.
My top 3 favorite routes were Waltz (obviously since I stated him above), Rod, and then Karma!! I would have loved to place Fritz in second, but there were too many deaths in his route... This was one game that I would never forget and would want to play it time and time again.
Hello! We wanted everyone to be able to play the game that's why we released it for free. Our director, Kooriiko, loves her fairy tales so this surely won't be the last game with that theme. ;)
Oh my god.. i can't even express how much i love this game! I've played all of your games and they just seem to be getting better and better as time goes on.. this one had such a deep backstory to it that it kept me hooked and playing it non-stop, your artwork was so beautiful as it always is and i look up to you and aspire to be an amazing artist like you one day... I loved every guy in this and i know it's hard to create characters that everyone will love but they're so beautiful.. i like Karma/Klaude the most though.. i even cried at most of the bad endings and (SPOILERS:) when some of the characters really close to me died like Delora or Parfait.. :,( Thank you for creating such amazing games, and please continue to do what you love.. <3
I just started the game and I am totally in love with Lucette's character. She's cold and mean, but not enough to be totally put off as the person playing her. It's easy to connect her traits back to what she's been through. She really holds the theme of solitude and how isolation can really hurt a person. And yet, she's not totally stone cold and she's obviously human, whereas some games have an ice queen that is a boring, mean robot. Her inferiority complex comes to light and it's easy to understand why she feels so threatened, as she feels as if no one really cares about her, so it's not like she's rude to her step-sibling just for fun. It's hard to be nice to people you feel replaced by. Great job on her! (I remember being like that at one point so she's easy to relate to, also!)
We're glad that you're enjoying the game so far! And we're glad that you can understand what Lucette has/is going through. We did our best to make sure she acts like that for a reason.
Hello there! Thank you for the comment and constructive criticism. We really appreciate them! We'll surely make note of the stuffs you've pointed out and do our best to improve more on our future games. Have a nice day! :)
Absolutely love this so far! Varg is really my favorite, I'm already writing a fanfic for him. The art is really lovely for a free game, especially the backgrounds and the animations in the menus when you first start and then during the ending video. I've been recommending this game to my friends lately and I hope to write reviews for the game soon :D
Hi again! I wanted to private message you guys but couldn't figure out how to - on here or tumblr or anything haha. Anyway, on the otome games subreddit, there's been a discussion of CP. I thought it might be an interesting read if you're looking for some more in-depth feedback. I'm a part of it but admittedly I'm not too good at expressing my thoughts haha, but please do take a look and see all the love and praise and constructive criticism everyone has for CP! <3
Hello there! Thank you for letting us know about it. Yes, we've already read the critiques there and we're very grateful for them. We may not post anything there (mostly because we're still drowning with all the feedbacks) but rest assured we've read everything and have taken note of all the critiques.
We're actually already aware of most of the critiques that has been pointed out and were (kinda) already expecting them, and so we'll do our best to improve more on our next games. :)
Thank you very much for making this game! I have played a lot of otome games. And yet you give me the most satisfying feeling that I had for the long time after I finished Waltz good ending. I know that there is a lot of good otome games but this is the best one I ever played.. This is like the feeling when the first time I played otome games and you able to give me that satisfying feeling again..
Oh god... This feels so nostalgic..
I love your game so much that I accomplished the game for 3 days.. I wonder that you give some secret scene in this game. I even tried hard to click randomly in the main menu to find something that you hide in it.
Anyway, I am really glad that I played this game. I hope that you guys make some wonderful games in the future. ~\(≧▽≦)/~
Character design and development was on point. The plot itself was also very original. The art was nice, and the music fit perfectly with each situation. The opening at the beginning of the game made it seem even more professional!
I played each route in the order of your recommended order, and it worked out quite well! And, in each route, I fell in love with the characters again and again. So far I've only played through the good endings of each bachelor (I got too attached to them) but I'll play through the bad endings once I stop being such a wimp lol.
Throughout the game many things happened to me emotionally. I laughed, I cried, I squealed like some crazy fangirl. What stayed the same though, was my interest. Usually, when I finish a route of an otome game, my excitement goes down a bit for some reason. That never happened with this game. Each character was written and fleshed out so well that I truly felt a connection with them. This also goes for Lucette and the various side characters.
Even though this is fictional, you've really made them seem like they could somehow come to life. Sure, there were witches, fairies, and all sorts of magical things, but the stories behind every character felt so...real. Personally, I felt that Lucette's initial feelings towards other people and her strained family relationship could be relatable to many people.
All in all, this game was beyond amazing. To anyone else reading this, you should really give this game a try! Your life isn't complete without it.
So I'll try to keep my comment short, because everything has already been said but I do say try for a reason, since your game is amazing and I can't stop thinking abou this!
So first, I got to congratulate you guys for simply ... Having a really catchy story, design and story-teasing. It's been such a long time since the last time I actually check an otome game for its story rather for an original gameplaying, yet despite having a very basic nonetheless efficient gameplay ... The story you seem to wanted to tell just seems to good for me to keep on scrowling down without downloading it.
And boy those 1Go of downloading were just worthy of every second!
Just, to think that a free game would be that good absolutely blow my mind and put in such awe, you guys are wonderfull. Through the whole story, everyline, piece of dialogue, backgrounds, character design, spirits and so on (except the music but it was free and it was off for a bit, so it's not that much of a damage), just all of this were perfect and I wonder how I could not bring myself to cry some scenes.
Most of all, I have to congratulate you on Lucette or whatever character because this is good character immersion. Lucette, from an outsider eye would be a such a pestt, yet you made her likeable to the player, and make us root for her, and defend the cruelness that she was victim off despite her wrongs. I would have never though for a second I would feel so betrayed and angry at the whole world just from playing a character with those priorly said feeling, however you manage to create this feeling. I feel betrayed, angry, bitter, confuse and desesperate with the character, and this through all of the routes (except with Rod one because... Well I didn't like him as a character and even less as a love interest, also he was fifteen ... Fifteen. I'm the same age as Lucette yet I couldn't bring myself to not thinking this is way too young and why nobody is reacting to the fact that this a fifteen years old you fucking sold his life! all the other guys were perfect tho... Even Varg was better.) Talking about the boys they were just ... just so good to my dear Lucette. Just so supportive, especially Waltz who by the way totally deserve to be the only one with her during the opening lmao - btw, every time I open the game and see the opening I was like "hm, I wonder which routes will be the one the true ending ... Really, I'm very curious", ironically so of course but the route was really the most well worked, one to keep for the very end. And if I had to attribute the worst route from a narrative perceptive, I would said Fritz, for me this one was a mess for the first part, for it was trying to get all of the plots elements like did the other route, with the right character and an establish dynamic but where the other route it was very calm and structure, this one was just a tornado of informations where neither the characters or the player could take a break and actually proceed what has just been thrown at their faces. And thank god you keep this story locked, otherwise, if hadn't played the other routes, this would have been hell. Plain and simple. Althought, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Fritz story, emotionnaly speaking this route delivers a lot, and the bad ending for this one was my absolute favorite. The angst was just there and even though the deaths seem a little over the top [Lucettte ... girl ... Marry Karma. Nobody dies in this one and you also get a good royal wedding. And you will need allies girl], we just feel those characters you know, we feel invested as a player and that why this route is amazing.
I also have the send my regards to the artist and the marvelous work they did, the character are just gorgeous and Lucette especially because omg ... This character ... Can turn her face to the side omg. Truly, a revolution in otome game and I'm not even kidding, just this little detail made the characters seems more ... 3 dimensionnal.
And I just realise I couldn't keep my words to keep it short, so I'm going to not said my every thoughs on every aspects of the game - althought what there is to say despite "this is great, keep doing you, you are magnificent, i love you" - so ... Do you speak french ? Because ... So many french puns, espacially with the name like ... Parfait real name is Fait .... And she is a fairy ... And Chevalier who keep on repeating that he is not an actual knight ... I shouldn't laugh since it's so fucking cheesy but good I did and it's glorious. (btw I apologize if some of my sentences seems nonsensical, English is not my first language). Anyway, this is the kind of cheesy details who make me love you guys and gosh, this game was so full of love and passion. Keep doing you.
I wish you the very best.
Peace!
P.S: Also, just the moment when Rod admit not liking Lucette on the first chapter, I wished for the option "I don't wanna lose my pride but i'mma fuck me up a bitch". I often quoted Beyoncé, ... Never though I would do it for an otome ... Keep doing your wonder guys, you are great!
woah! Thank you so much for giving an in-depth review of CP! We really appreciate it! We're very happy that you enjoyed playing the game. We'll definitely take note of your comments/feedbacks and we'll do our best to improve more on our next projects. :)
((oh man i rarely more like never leave comments on the pages of the visual novels i play but welp))
i just gotta say that i love y'all so much. i love your game in all its heartbreaking glory. ;~; all of the characters and routes and their endings are beautiful (even the bad ones, and trust me, i've done all 5 of them and i think my heart broke into a million pieces 5 times). how do you expect me to get over this immediately :'(
i'd love to support you more through tipping (and buying the fandisk in the future ahhhh) but being a broke college student sucks big time i hate it :(( for now, i'll settle with sharing this game and sending y'all love through teh internetz~ ^-^ until your next game <3
I made all the routes in 2 days (I'm the kind of person who becames obsessed with any game until I finish it xD). I definitely loved Waltz route (it was maddening doing in the order suggested, because I wanted him since the beginning xD) the best for me, and Karma and Fritz were so lovely too <3 All the script is amazing! The fantasy part and the romance part, so well written and intertwined! All the characters, so real! I just didn't did the bad endings yet because... Well, I really hate bad endings. I don't want to see them sad T_T
You destroyed me a lot of times with the deaths, but I really, really loved all the game! The way the Fairytales were twisted in each curse was amazing! If there was a way for me to donate, I would - living in Brazil, I really don't know if there is a way, at least for now :( I don't know how the itch system for donnation works, what supports, and I'm really paranoid with internet + money n.n'
made the account here just for the sake of leaving that comment, honestly.
past few weeks I'm absolutely broke so this game being free absolutely saved my life from boredom and work-related sadness. I will DEFINITELY donate something as soon as I'm back on my feet.
I adore everything about this game. one thing I have to say, though -- I would sell my effing soul for routes with the ladies. seriously. let me smooch delora or annice plz.
I wasn't expecting to having my emotions affected by the characters in the game especially the side characters because of some CERTAIN events. It was the first time I cried playing a visual novel during delora's scene. She was the closest thing Lucett have as a mother figure, both stern and caring in her own way. Her snide remarks, witty comebacks and her showing affection in her own way made me grown fond of her character.
Varg's ending made me wished he had his own route just to see his redemption arc. Speaking of endings, nothing could have me made prepared for Karma's bad ending (i took his route before rod's and the first ending i got) IT TUGGED MY HEARTSTRINGS IN THE MOST ANGST WAY FFFUUUUU-
After that happening, I happen to take the routes by the recommended order which paved way to getting to familliar with each characters especially in the Marchen. Along the cementing the plot in steady, solid phase. Great job for creating everyone a backstory on how they ended up in Marchen not abandoning their role and have them just 'be there'. Plus showing the interactions between them is very uplifting and just pure feel-good (especially rumpel's firs time in Marchen and the matchmaking scene)
Being that side, a plot based on fairytale which had it's own twist that kept me on toes in a way I did not mind completing all the routes and I think I've made the right choice.
5/5 on original and solid pilot, apparent character development, wonderful graphics, fitting music background. I think I'm hooked on the opening song!
Thank you for making such an enjoyable game, Dicesuki.
Hi there! I just finished playing the game to near completion (I've reached all endings and gotten all the achievements; I'm just missing one stubborn CG from Waltz's route), and I really enjoyed this game. I don't always like to be a completionist with visual novels but this one gave me good reason to, especially if I wanted to know the whole truth about everyone's situation. The level of polish for this game is fantastic. I love the graphic design and the GUI is easy to use, though I guess that's in part because I'm used to visual novels. Most of the sound effects are really appropriate and I always appreciate the extra effort put into a game's sound design. The music for this game was A++ and I know I'm going to keep opening the game just to listen to the music for the rest of this week.
The background art is gorgeous in colour, detail and perspective. These are some of if not the best background layouts I have ever seen in a VN and they really sold me on the game's setting.
Also, I know this is a small thing, but I also want to mention how much I appreciate the sprites changing to match colour and tone with the time of day. I always swore to myself that if I were ever involved with a VN's development I'd help make the sprites change like that. Maybe it's something common in VN's now, but I love the game so much more for that!
The sprites themselves are also really appealing. Over all, the artwork for this game is great and I appreciate the character designs that seem to suit the characters so well (even if the diamond motifs on some characters makes it obvious who they are, I think it ties together well that way). I have to admit I don't like the CGs as much. The anatomy is pretty awkward most of the time, with the characters often squished in the frame, sacrificing good gestural pose and composition for the sake of having the CG in a close up or medium close up shot. I don't think it's awful, though. The artist will definitely get better with practice, and I look forward to seeing them making even better artwork in the future. On a side note, I wish the credits were more easily accessible than just seeing them at the end of a playthrough (though I might not be looking hard enough).
I don't know if there's much value in me talking about the character routes since my experience with them all was very subjective. I would like to say though that Delora is one of my favourite characters - I probably have a small crush on her! I also adore the main character. I'm biased towards personalities like that though. That being said, I'm so glad she is not a doormat character (although that's something I see more often in commercial JP releases than I do in English indie/commercial releases). Rumpel really isn't the type of character I go for but it was still a decent playthrough with some nice scenes in it. If anything, the route I feel most conflicted about is Ritz... Going into [spoilers] here, I feel like that I just didn't get to spend much time with him and that his personal issues are never truly resolved. That makes me feel like even though the MC loved him she never truly understood him or what he was going through before or during the curse. I don't feel like I got to know him better the way I did with everyone else.[/end spoiler] Waltz was definitely my favourite - I have a bias toward his character design but he really became my favourite route once I played through it. It feels like he was definitely meant to be the true route, especially because of how much information the MC knows by the ends of the other routes. In a way, it's a little unfortunate that certain things aren't resolved the way one would like, but I understand that's the point of the game to not have a fairytale ending. I think it's pretty fair.
I had a wonderful time playing this game and was engrossed in it. The Dicesuki team and all the backers of this game have my heartfelt thanks. I look forward to the FD!
P.S. I just realized Dicesuki also did Locked Heart, the last VN I played before Cinderella Phenomenon that I really enjoyed (and also played to completion). I knew some of the artwork seemed familiar!
Thank you so, so much for the detailed review! We're very happy that you enjoyed the game. As for the art, our artist Kooriiko has been furiously crying about it and vows to do better on our future games. Hopefully that didn't take away your enjoyment with the game though. ;v;
We'll take note on all your comments and improve more.
Of course! And the artwork didn't really take away my enjoyment. Aside from the anatomy here and there it was still great. Kooriiko, you'll definitely only get better from here! I wouldn't worry about it too much. The reason I wrote all of that is because I love the game and I have a huge amount of respect for everyone who worked so hard on this game. I really wanted those feelings to come across. Thanks for the reply, and best of luck for the future!
Absolutely lovely game! I'm so thrilled I was able to play and complete it. When I first saw the game and its synopsis/characters, I really thought I would only like Fritz and Waltz, as the other characters and their curses didn't appeal to me as much (I have a thing for knights/protectors and nice guys). I was very pleasantly surprised by the first route I played, which was Rod's. Then I progressed with your recommended route order and I think I can say my favorites are as follows:
Waltz >>> Karma > Fritz > Rod > Rumpel
So overall Waltz is bae and Waltz is life through and through (omg he's just so precious I could go on and on all day about him. I love everything about this man, so help me gods if I cannot marry him). I LOVED Karma's route even though he didn't appeal to me at all originally, everything about his route just fell into place perfectly and I loved every single second of it, especially the subplot! I cried my way through Fritz's route. I thought it was fantastically done, yet the thing keeping it from above Karma's was that I felt the romance was a bit rushed. I'm definitely hoping to see it more fleshed out in the fandisk! Rod's route was the perfect one to play as an introduction to the game and I enjoyed seeing Lucette interact with her family a lot. (And Rod's such a tsundere I just want to snuggle him)I wouldn't say I didn't enjoy Rumpel's route. I quite liked it and the plot sucked me in, but he was probably my least favorite LI. I guess he just paled in comparison to my love for the others, ahaha, but he is definitely special in his own way!
I just wanted to thank the Dicesuki team once more for making such an amazing game. The world-building you all did was wonderful and had me on the edge of my seat, something I can't say for most other OELVNs I've played. I just want to shower you all with praise and I'm sorry for my jumbled thoughts and the long comment aaah. I can't wait for the fandisk and your new commercial games so I can fling more of my money and praise at you guys! <3
Thank you so much for the review! We really love reading what players think about the game and we're super happy to know that you enjoyed playing it. We'll all do our best to improve more on our future games! :D
yes i have tried that many times and i still get bad endings but i keep trying to and as for the bad ending with rod that i keep getting to. i cry every single time but really i cry at all the bad endings because they are so sad and i will agree with you about the romeo and juliet drama. and like real drama. thank you so much to for help ^^
I agree fully, Fritz route really was saddening and heartbreaking ;-; especially for varg in both his good and bad end, he dissapeared without any hope to get loved bacl, knowing she would never love him. I wish there was a route for varg..
The game has a Right Choice Indicator (RCI) which can be turned on or off through the settings. A crystal will appear on the upper right corner indicating that it's the right choice.
really the crystals are to tell you that you made right choice, strange i really thought they was just for show hmm silly me to think that but now i know and thank you i will keep trying still i just do wish there was more nice games like this where i really do enjoy playing them. thank you to for your help ^^
Really enjoyed this game! You guys did a great job on character and story creation. I especially liked how the details of the story changed for each route, which meant that going through the story again didn't become tiresome! I also liked that the MC wasn't a "good" girl - that was refreshing! It was lovely to see how she changed, although I will admit some of the pairings seemed a little unrealistic at the beginning due to it! ;P Great job on the art - the backgrounds were amazingly detailed! Also really enjoyed the facial expressions. I look forward to your future projects!
Hello there! One of the common complaints of most veteran otome gamers are "copy pasta routes", and that is something we don't want for our games. We want each route to be unique and as enjoyable as the rest of the routes. So we're glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much!
Bless you for that. I'm usually not too hyped after playing the first route in other games because of that issue. With your game I was actually pretty excited to go to the next route and even to the end. I really appreciate the effort you guys took for this game and I look forward to any projects you guys make in the future.
I was so hype for this after the demo, so when I remembered what day it was released to the public and realized that had passed, I flipped out and immediately downloaded it on Steam.
100% later, I have many emotions and I just want to thank you guys for this amazing experience. I absolutely loved this game. Everything about it was just so incredibly lovely. The music, the writing, the art, all fabulous :) I love this world you've built!
I look forward to your future endeavors! I missed the wagon on this kickstarter, but should the opportunity arise again I will definitely support!
We're glad that we were able to give you so many feels as you played the game. (Since we also had a lot of feels while making this and it would be sad if we're the only ones who felt that way XD)
Thank you so much for playing CP and for your support! <3
This is a very well made game, and story. Art is also magnificent. I'm very
very impressed
I liked the "magic" theme quite a lot though. The one that plays when Delora curses princess, and it plays when there's a memory of princess and her mother. sometimes I just start up the game and let it run with the song. Any way I can find the actual thing? Music box is great. On a side note I quite liked Eme's character. She's so lovely I'd have her as a sister!
I'd comment more...but I haven't finished it yet lol! Thanks for the marvelous artpiece.
I just finished Fritzgeralt's route. Oh my god that was cute.
That was insanely sad and cute. It was adorable. It was the cutest thing I've seen and read in my life. Comforts my broken heart. Just had to make me cry, didn't you? Thank you very much, still
I recommend this story, I hope you all find your knights, or if you've lost yours, I hope you recover and love&live again.
Wow, just wow. Took me the entire day to get through all the routes (good and bad) and can I just say I am astounded by the level of characterisation and the storyline that accompanied each route. I seriously can't believe this game is free! This game is seriously impressive dicesuki - you have a lot to be proud over :)
Second comment of mine, but I have to say.. Just finished my first route and I really enjoyed it. By the time I finish the game, I think I'll be able to say this is one of my favorite otomes. Thanks so much for the work you put into this- to provide this for free is so generous. I'm really looking forward to your future works! By the way, is there any way I can transfer my data to the Steam version? I'm planning to install it today.
Wow. Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. We're very touched!
As for Steam, we're not exactly sure if you can. You will have to check and find out. Sorry. One thing's for sure though. You will have to obtain the Achievements again. QvQ
Ah, I managed to transfer my save files! All I needed to do was copy the compressed zip folder that I installed from itch.io and then paste it to the Steam file. Now I can continue my previous save. Just posting in case anyone else is wondering if it's possible - it is :) Also, I didn't have to obtain my achievements again. As soon as I pasted the folder and it finished extracting, my achievements were credited :) Yay!
Oh! That's nifty! I'm glad that you were able to transfer everything then since we even had to go through some routes just to unlock the Steam achievements XD
It took me a day and a half to complete the game and get all the good endings and this game is amazing, I loved the way the story was told, it was worth all of your efforts and I'm honoured that it is free, I can honestly say it's my favourite otome ever, and I would love to pay for the games you'll be making next. This story had a wonderful moral too, honestly I really fell in love with the game.
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This game was amazing with a capital A! The plot is well thought out, creative and the storyline is engaging. I love character development and this game had so much of that and it was all very well paced.
The backgrounds were so intricate and well thought out, such as that painting in the dining room (Which I realised after a long time was the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. Right?), the toy shop which had a stuffed bear a girl wanted in Waltz's route, etc. I know this is a minor detail but sometimes the clock in the Marchen shows a weird time like during Rod's route when he takes Lucette to the Marchen after she stood up for Queen Ophelia.. I understand you guys can't redraw the backgrounds over and over again and if this came across as rude.. But I just thought maybe you guys wanted to know. It's very unnoticeable and it doesn't ruin anything in the game. Sorry if I came across as rude.. Really...
I liked how every character had a back story of how they've become who they are currently in the game. It feels so realistic. The art was simply superb... I feel like any other game I've played have paled in comparison to this one.
The CGs helped to enhance the mood when playing the game and they really captured each characters' emotions really well to the point I could imagine exactly what was happening.
The music pieces were very fitting in the stories and gave the story more of a 'feel'. Played all the routes once without music at first, the with. I could tell the difference it my emotions straight away. I love the opening video and theme song. I was getting all emotional listening to/ watching it. I would download the song if I could. Also, is it okay if you tell me lyrics?
I played this game without the right choice indicator and got the bad ending for all of the routes at first. I have to say, I was really sad at all the bad endings but I liked them, especially the images. However, the ending that made me cry was actually Rod's Good Ending which felt much more like an open ending... Also, there was one flashback in Waltz's route (where he conjures up the lily) where I teared up. My emotions were going up and with the game as it progressed!
I got really attached to all the characters and (especially in Fritz's route) I felt so depressed when a character died... Varg... I get emotional easily and the game lingered in my mind for a whole day after I finished all the happy and bad ending for everyone (in two days! That just proves how much I love this game and amazingly well made this game was!!!). I've played all the routes again today and I have no doubt I'll keep replaying this game.
I'd just like to point out that I noticed the gallery for achievements that it says Rompel's 'Bad end' is a 'Happy End' (Instead of Rumpel's Bad End, it said Rumpel's Good end.) Someone probably pointed it out already and if someone did, I'm sorry for repeating it...
Karma is officially my ideal boyfriend and no doubt my favourite character with Rod and Waltz following close behind. I've come to like almost everyone character in the game, they were all relatable some way or another and each having their own story.
What Lucette has been through so much in her younger days and 'watching' her 'grow' along the way has made me feel attached to her... She deserves her happily ever after....
I'm sorry if this sounded like some essay (my friends sometimes call me an 'emotionless' writer), but I'm genuinely smitten with this game and I can't wait for any other games you guys make!!! I'm am eternally grateful that you guys set this as 'pay what you want', but to me, it was more like a high quality game worth at the very least $20.
Anyways, if you've bothered to read my boring comment, thank you so much and continue to make much more amazing games like this one!!! XD 11/10
- Yangarina
Aw, I'm a little disappointed that Varg didn't get more love in his ending. I actually really liked him. He's mysterious, and kind of a jerk, but it's easy to see that there's more layers to him. All of the really bad things he's done has been on an order. He tried to kill the siblings because the queen told him to. He's like a puppet; being tugged around with (seemingly) no real choice. I mean, if he were to disobey, he'd probably get annihilated pretty easily. But anyway, left to his own devices, he's actually pretty chill and nice. Like, he stays with you for the entire week you were injured. And he stands up to the queen for you and your friends. Plus, it's obvious that he does really love your character. Hell, he even *SPOILER* erases himself in the end. I always saw it as there's pieces of Fritz in Varg, as there are pieces of Varg in Frtiz.
I dunno, I guess I just expected a part where we tried to turn Varg over to our side. The main character seems mostly 100% against him. It's like she didn't really try at all. Where's that power of love at, huh? It's proven that it works, with the "Aduiza" thing. Like, I'm sure Fritz and Varg could learn to get along eventually, right? Share their body or whatever? Just, I don't know, I just ended up liking Varg a lot. You spend most of your time with him anyway.
How would you feel about a spin-off ending for Fritz? Y'know, for Varg? Where they get along or- I imagined like a "split" thing, where like his hair has half white, half black, and he's like half Varg, half Fritz- or something. Or maybe just a spin-off ending for Varg? Though I guess you wouldn't go back and update it, haha.
Well let it be known, that I love Varg! Even if no one else does!
I do, too. Sadly, he sees himself as a part of Fritz come to live so I guess Varg would only be satisfied and 'whole' if Fritz choose to end the curse not by overthrowing him but by embracing that dark part of him. Can't say if that's possible but I like to imagine how it would have been. Varg has his own way to see things but I did think he was right with some things he said about Fritz. And I wasn't confident with the happy end, when Varg is nothing more but a whisper or a hint in Fritz' expression. He certainly deserved more than that. *sigh*
It's somehow sad but understandable why they choose to life the curse and ///SPOILER erase him, in order to give Fritz back to his princess. That's how a fairytale has to end. ;)
As for "Where's that power of love at, huh?" I guess our princess only loves Fritz and can't forgive Varg for his actions. He frees Fritz from the curse, or helps him fight against it. So the power of love is there, but it's only there to get rid of the 'bad side' of Fritz.
Strange thing is, it's much more complicated with Varg being so... special. In every other route, like the one from Rumpel, Varg isn't totally obedient - he is clever enough to act around direct orders he doesn't like. I like to belief that isn't Fritz showing through Varg, but Varg's very own personality and his way of showing his love for our character.
I guess I'll write a fanfic for him. Makes me sad, every time I think about how this arc ended. :,(
I just completed the entirety of the game (minus some bad ends) and let me just start off by saying congratulations. Honestly this is one of the best free dating sims I have played in a very long time. Thank you for creating fantastic and interesting characters, and creating a unique storyline that I actually could get behind. I felt myself becoming attached to almost every character, unlike other sims where I would like maybe 1 or 2 of the love interests. This game is definitely an accomplishment and I can't wait to see what you do in the future!
Hello! We did our best to make sure every route will be equally interesting so we're glad that you liked it. Thank you so much! :D
aaah, heck... i downloaded this game at 1pm, and now it's midnight and i've gotten all the good endings and i'm too scared to go for any of the bad, ahaha |D gosh... i wasn't expecting this to be such a great game..! all of my expectations were completely blown away. at first i was a bit hesitant to play such a harsh MC, but i've come to be really fond of her... what she's gone through and who she becomes, i'm really glad i got to be privy to that. i also ended up way more attached to the love interests than i thought i would...
there was a lot of depth to them that was really well constructed (waah, that sounds stiff...in terms of character building, i mean!), and i find myself sitting here, 20 minutes after finishing all the routes, with a somewhat melancholy ache tugging at my gut and an inner conflict of 'do i wallow in the aftermath of a good game or do i make fanart', ahaha-- even the side characters! i know it was stated in the description that the side characters had their own backstories, but like i said, this game really blew away all of my expectations. i think i'm still distraught over garlan...
i really appreciate all of your efforts that went into making this game, and thank you all for all of your hard work! even now, i'm still feeling that sad ache-- the one you get when you're invested in characters whose stories have come to an end.
thank you very, very much.
Hello! We're glad that we actually got you hooked with this game. Mission accomplished! ;)
We didn't want a typical MC and so we went for someone who will have character development.
Thank you so much for playing CP. :D
WALTZZZZZ!! I LOVE YOU!! 😍😍😍
I thought I had to say that before anything else, hehehe. You guys really never let me down! I really admire your artstyle, background, music, and... well, everything!! You guys even launched this for free. You have no idea how much that means to me.
First, I really love how you made Lucette's character. She really felt 'alive' since she has her own uptight and blunt attitude. Same goes for your heroes and supporting characters.
They each have their own story, making the world they live in more believable. I also liked to see more of your fairytale-based stories. You guys were so creative in making this game! I wonder how you guys come up with all those ideas. Hehehe.
My top 3 favorite routes were Waltz (obviously since I stated him above), Rod, and then Karma!! I would have loved to place Fritz in second, but there were too many deaths in his route... This was one game that I would never forget and would want to play it time and time again.
❤ THANK YOU!! ❤
Hello! We wanted everyone to be able to play the game that's why we released it for free. Our director, Kooriiko, loves her fairy tales so this surely won't be the last game with that theme. ;)
Thank you for playing!
Oh my god.. i can't even express how much i love this game! I've played all of your games and they just seem to be getting better and better as time goes on.. this one had such a deep backstory to it that it kept me hooked and playing it non-stop, your artwork was so beautiful as it always is and i look up to you and aspire to be an amazing artist like you one day... I loved every guy in this and i know it's hard to create characters that everyone will love but they're so beautiful.. i like Karma/Klaude the most though.. i even cried at most of the bad endings and (SPOILERS:) when some of the characters really close to me died like Delora or Parfait.. :,( Thank you for creating such amazing games, and please continue to do what you love.. <3
Aww... We're happy to know that we've improved since Locked Heart. Thank you so much for playing our games! We really appreciate it.
And just practice hard! We'll be rooting for you ;)
I just started the game and I am totally in love with Lucette's character. She's cold and mean, but not enough to be totally put off as the person playing her. It's easy to connect her traits back to what she's been through. She really holds the theme of solitude and how isolation can really hurt a person. And yet, she's not totally stone cold and she's obviously human, whereas some games have an ice queen that is a boring, mean robot. Her inferiority complex comes to light and it's easy to understand why she feels so threatened, as she feels as if no one really cares about her, so it's not like she's rude to her step-sibling just for fun. It's hard to be nice to people you feel replaced by. Great job on her! (I remember being like that at one point so she's easy to relate to, also!)
We're glad that you're enjoying the game so far! And we're glad that you can understand what Lucette has/is going through. We did our best to make sure she acts like that for a reason.
Thank you so much for playing the game! :)
Hello there! Thank you for the comment and constructive criticism. We really appreciate them! We'll surely make note of the stuffs you've pointed out and do our best to improve more on our future games. Have a nice day! :)
Absolutely love this so far! Varg is really my favorite, I'm already writing a fanfic for him. The art is really lovely for a free game, especially the backgrounds and the animations in the menus when you first start and then during the ending video. I've been recommending this game to my friends lately and I hope to write reviews for the game soon :D
Awww... Thank you so much! We're glad that you enjoyed the game. :)
Hi again! I wanted to private message you guys but couldn't figure out how to - on here or tumblr or anything haha. Anyway, on the otome games subreddit, there's been a discussion of CP. I thought it might be an interesting read if you're looking for some more in-depth feedback. I'm a part of it but admittedly I'm not too good at expressing my thoughts haha, but please do take a look and see all the love and praise and constructive criticism everyone has for CP! <3
https://www.reddit.com/r/otomegames/comments/64ozb5/lets_discuss_cinderella_phenomenon/
Hello there! Thank you for letting us know about it. Yes, we've already read the critiques there and we're very grateful for them. We may not post anything there (mostly because we're still drowning with all the feedbacks) but rest assured we've read everything and have taken note of all the critiques.
We're actually already aware of most of the critiques that has been pointed out and were (kinda) already expecting them, and so we'll do our best to improve more on our next games. :)
Hi there!
Thank you very much for making this game! I have played a lot of otome games. And yet you give me the most satisfying feeling that I had for the long time after I finished Waltz good ending. I know that there is a lot of good otome games but this is the best one I ever played.. This is like the feeling when the first time I played otome games and you able to give me that satisfying feeling again..
Oh god... This feels so nostalgic..
I love your game so much that I accomplished the game for 3 days.. I wonder that you give some secret scene in this game. I even tried hard to click randomly in the main menu to find something that you hide in it.
Anyway, I am really glad that I played this game. I hope that you guys make some wonderful games in the future. ~\(≧▽≦)/~
We're so happy that you've enjoyed the game. Thank you so much for playing! :)
And yes! We'll definitely make more games in the future!
I love the piano during Klaude's (i assume everyones?) ending..
Yes, the same song plays in each ending ;)
Oh wow... This game was such a masterpiece <3
Character design and development was on point. The plot itself was also very original. The art was nice, and the music fit perfectly with each situation. The opening at the beginning of the game made it seem even more professional!
I played each route in the order of your recommended order, and it worked out quite well! And, in each route, I fell in love with the characters again and again. So far I've only played through the good endings of each bachelor (I got too attached to them) but I'll play through the bad endings once I stop being such a wimp lol.
Throughout the game many things happened to me emotionally. I laughed, I cried, I squealed like some crazy fangirl. What stayed the same though, was my interest. Usually, when I finish a route of an otome game, my excitement goes down a bit for some reason. That never happened with this game. Each character was written and fleshed out so well that I truly felt a connection with them. This also goes for Lucette and the various side characters.
Even though this is fictional, you've really made them seem like they could somehow come to life. Sure, there were witches, fairies, and all sorts of magical things, but the stories behind every character felt so...real. Personally, I felt that Lucette's initial feelings towards other people and her strained family relationship could be relatable to many people.
All in all, this game was beyond amazing. To anyone else reading this, you should really give this game a try! Your life isn't complete without it.
Hello! Thank you so much for writing your thoughts about CP! We really appreciate every bit of it.
We're glad that you enjoyed playing the game. Thank you so much again for giving CP a try!
Hi guys.
So I'll try to keep my comment short, because everything has already been said but I do say try for a reason, since your game is amazing and I can't stop thinking abou this!
So first, I got to congratulate you guys for simply ... Having a really catchy story, design and story-teasing. It's been such a long time since the last time I actually check an otome game for its story rather for an original gameplaying, yet despite having a very basic nonetheless efficient gameplay ... The story you seem to wanted to tell just seems to good for me to keep on scrowling down without downloading it.
And boy those 1Go of downloading were just worthy of every second!
Just, to think that a free game would be that good absolutely blow my mind and put in such awe, you guys are wonderfull. Through the whole story, everyline, piece of dialogue, backgrounds, character design, spirits and so on (except the music but it was free and it was off for a bit, so it's not that much of a damage), just all of this were perfect and I wonder how I could not bring myself to cry some scenes.
Most of all, I have to congratulate you on Lucette or whatever character because this is good character immersion. Lucette, from an outsider eye would be a such a pestt, yet you made her likeable to the player, and make us root for her, and defend the cruelness that she was victim off despite her wrongs. I would have never though for a second I would feel so betrayed and angry at the whole world just from playing a character with those priorly said feeling, however you manage to create this feeling. I feel betrayed, angry, bitter, confuse and desesperate with the character, and this through all of the routes (except with Rod one because... Well I didn't like him as a character and even less as a love interest, also he was fifteen ... Fifteen. I'm the same age as Lucette yet I couldn't bring myself to not thinking this is way too young and why nobody is reacting to the fact that this a fifteen years old you fucking sold his life! all the other guys were perfect tho... Even Varg was better.) Talking about the boys they were just ... just so good to my dear Lucette. Just so supportive, especially Waltz who by the way totally deserve to be the only one with her during the opening lmao - btw, every time I open the game and see the opening I was like "hm, I wonder which routes will be the one the true ending ... Really, I'm very curious", ironically so of course but the route was really the most well worked, one to keep for the very end. And if I had to attribute the worst route from a narrative perceptive, I would said Fritz, for me this one was a mess for the first part, for it was trying to get all of the plots elements like did the other route, with the right character and an establish dynamic but where the other route it was very calm and structure, this one was just a tornado of informations where neither the characters or the player could take a break and actually proceed what has just been thrown at their faces. And thank god you keep this story locked, otherwise, if hadn't played the other routes, this would have been hell. Plain and simple. Althought, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Fritz story, emotionnaly speaking this route delivers a lot, and the bad ending for this one was my absolute favorite. The angst was just there and even though the deaths seem a little over the top [Lucettte ... girl ... Marry Karma. Nobody dies in this one and you also get a good royal wedding. And you will need allies girl], we just feel those characters you know, we feel invested as a player and that why this route is amazing.
I also have the send my regards to the artist and the marvelous work they did, the character are just gorgeous and Lucette especially because omg ... This character ... Can turn her face to the side omg. Truly, a revolution in otome game and I'm not even kidding, just this little detail made the characters seems more ... 3 dimensionnal.
And I just realise I couldn't keep my words to keep it short, so I'm going to not said my every thoughs on every aspects of the game - althought what there is to say despite "this is great, keep doing you, you are magnificent, i love you" - so ... Do you speak french ? Because ... So many french puns, espacially with the name like ... Parfait real name is Fait .... And she is a fairy ... And Chevalier who keep on repeating that he is not an actual knight ... I shouldn't laugh since it's so fucking cheesy but good I did and it's glorious. (btw I apologize if some of my sentences seems nonsensical, English is not my first language). Anyway, this is the kind of cheesy details who make me love you guys and gosh, this game was so full of love and passion. Keep doing you.
I wish you the very best.
Peace!
P.S: Also, just the moment when Rod admit not liking Lucette on the first chapter, I wished for the option "I don't wanna lose my pride but i'mma fuck me up a bitch". I often quoted Beyoncé, ... Never though I would do it for an otome ... Keep doing your wonder guys, you are great!
OMG. You took the words right out of my mouth. Absolutely everything. This game is really amazing. Kudos to the team that created this masterpiece.
woah! Thank you so much for giving an in-depth review of CP! We really appreciate it! We're very happy that you enjoyed playing the game. We'll definitely take note of your comments/feedbacks and we'll do our best to improve more on our next projects. :)
((oh man i rarely
more like neverleave comments on the pages of the visual novels i play but welp))i just gotta say that i love y'all so much. i love your game in all its heartbreaking glory. ;~; all of the characters and routes and their endings are beautiful (even the bad ones, and trust me, i've done all 5 of them and i think my heart broke into a million pieces 5 times). how do you expect me to get over this immediately :'(
i'd love to support you more through tipping (and buying the fandisk in the future ahhhh) but being a broke college student sucks big time i hate it :(( for now, i'll settle with sharing this game and sending y'all love through teh internetz~ ^-^ until your next game <3
Hi! Sorry for breaking your heart, but before we released the game, our hearts broke first 😅.
Thank you so much for the kind words. We're happy that you had fun playing our game. And your help with promoting CP will be greatly appreciated. :)
I made all the routes in 2 days (I'm the kind of person who becames obsessed with any game until I finish it xD). I definitely loved Waltz route (it was maddening doing in the order suggested, because I wanted him since the beginning xD) the best for me, and Karma and Fritz were so lovely too <3 All the script is amazing! The fantasy part and the romance part, so well written and intertwined! All the characters, so real! I just didn't did the bad endings yet because... Well, I really hate bad endings. I don't want to see them sad T_T
You destroyed me a lot of times with the deaths, but I really, really loved all the game! The way the Fairytales were twisted in each curse was amazing! If there was a way for me to donate, I would - living in Brazil, I really don't know if there is a way, at least for now :( I don't know how the itch system for donnation works, what supports, and I'm really paranoid with internet + money n.n'
I hope for more games like this <3
Hello there! We're very happy that you enjoyed playing CP. Thank you for giving our game a try!
And no worries about not being able to donate. Just your support and help with promoting the game is more than enough. :)
made the account here just for the sake of leaving that comment, honestly.
past few weeks I'm absolutely broke so this game being free absolutely saved my life from boredom and work-related sadness. I will DEFINITELY donate something as soon as I'm back on my feet.
I adore everything about this game. one thing I have to say, though -- I would sell my effing soul for routes with the ladies. seriously. let me smooch delora or annice plz.
Awww... Thank you so much! We're glad that CP helped lighten up your mood. We hope that you're doing well.
As for a gxg route, sadly there won't be any for CP but we will consider it for future games. :)
GIVE VARG A CHANCE! GIIIIIVVVVEEEEEEEIIHHHHH *screeches abnormally*
Kooriiko: //Screams with you
XD SKREW VARG HE KIDNAPPED MC XD LOLOL
This otome got me good.
I wasn't expecting to having my emotions affected by the characters in the game especially the side characters because of some CERTAIN events. It was the first time I cried playing a visual novel during delora's scene. She was the closest thing Lucett have as a mother figure, both stern and caring in her own way. Her snide remarks, witty comebacks and her showing affection in her own way made me grown fond of her character.
Varg's ending made me wished he had his own route just to see his redemption arc. Speaking of endings, nothing could have me made prepared for Karma's bad ending (i took his route before rod's and the first ending i got) IT TUGGED MY HEARTSTRINGS IN THE MOST ANGST WAY FFFUUUUU-
After that happening, I happen to take the routes by the recommended order which paved way to getting to familliar with each characters especially in the Marchen. Along the cementing the plot in steady, solid phase. Great job for creating everyone a backstory on how they ended up in Marchen not abandoning their role and have them just 'be there'. Plus showing the interactions between them is very uplifting and just pure feel-good (especially rumpel's firs time in Marchen and the matchmaking scene)
Being that side, a plot based on fairytale which had it's own twist that kept me on toes in a way I did not mind completing all the routes and I think I've made the right choice.
5/5 on original and solid pilot, apparent character development, wonderful graphics, fitting music background. I think I'm hooked on the opening song!
Thank you for making such an enjoyable game, Dicesuki.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. We really appreciate it! We're very happy that you enjoyed playing the game. :)
Hi there! I just finished playing the game to near completion (I've reached all endings and gotten all the achievements; I'm just missing one stubborn CG from Waltz's route), and I really enjoyed this game. I don't always like to be a completionist with visual novels but this one gave me good reason to, especially if I wanted to know the whole truth about everyone's situation. The level of polish for this game is fantastic. I love the graphic design and the GUI is easy to use, though I guess that's in part because I'm used to visual novels. Most of the sound effects are really appropriate and I always appreciate the extra effort put into a game's sound design. The music for this game was A++ and I know I'm going to keep opening the game just to listen to the music for the rest of this week.
The background art is gorgeous in colour, detail and perspective. These are some of if not the best background layouts I have ever seen in a VN and they really sold me on the game's setting.
Also, I know this is a small thing, but I also want to mention how much I appreciate the sprites changing to match colour and tone with the time of day. I always swore to myself that if I were ever involved with a VN's development I'd help make the sprites change like that. Maybe it's something common in VN's now, but I love the game so much more for that!
The sprites themselves are also really appealing. Over all, the artwork for this game is great and I appreciate the character designs that seem to suit the characters so well (even if the diamond motifs on some characters makes it obvious who they are, I think it ties together well that way). I have to admit I don't like the CGs as much. The anatomy is pretty awkward most of the time, with the characters often squished in the frame, sacrificing good gestural pose and composition for the sake of having the CG in a close up or medium close up shot. I don't think it's awful, though. The artist will definitely get better with practice, and I look forward to seeing them making even better artwork in the future. On a side note, I wish the credits were more easily accessible than just seeing them at the end of a playthrough (though I might not be looking hard enough).
I don't know if there's much value in me talking about the character routes since my experience with them all was very subjective. I would like to say though that Delora is one of my favourite characters - I probably have a small crush on her! I also adore the main character. I'm biased towards personalities like that though. That being said, I'm so glad she is not a doormat character (although that's something I see more often in commercial JP releases than I do in English indie/commercial releases). Rumpel really isn't the type of character I go for but it was still a decent playthrough with some nice scenes in it. If anything, the route I feel most conflicted about is Ritz... Going into [spoilers] here, I feel like that I just didn't get to spend much time with him and that his personal issues are never truly resolved. That makes me feel like even though the MC loved him she never truly understood him or what he was going through before or during the curse. I don't feel like I got to know him better the way I did with everyone else.[/end spoiler] Waltz was definitely my favourite - I have a bias toward his character design but he really became my favourite route once I played through it. It feels like he was definitely meant to be the true route, especially because of how much information the MC knows by the ends of the other routes. In a way, it's a little unfortunate that certain things aren't resolved the way one would like, but I understand that's the point of the game to not have a fairytale ending. I think it's pretty fair.
I had a wonderful time playing this game and was engrossed in it. The Dicesuki team and all the backers of this game have my heartfelt thanks. I look forward to the FD!
P.S. I just realized Dicesuki also did Locked Heart, the last VN I played before Cinderella Phenomenon that I really enjoyed (and also played to completion). I knew some of the artwork seemed familiar!
Thank you so, so much for the detailed review! We're very happy that you enjoyed the game. As for the art, our artist Kooriiko has been furiously crying about it and vows to do better on our future games. Hopefully that didn't take away your enjoyment with the game though. ;v;
We'll take note on all your comments and improve more.
Again, thank you for playing. :)
Of course! And the artwork didn't really take away my enjoyment. Aside from the anatomy here and there it was still great. Kooriiko, you'll definitely only get better from here! I wouldn't worry about it too much. The reason I wrote all of that is because I love the game and I have a huge amount of respect for everyone who worked so hard on this game. I really wanted those feelings to come across. Thanks for the reply, and best of luck for the future!
Absolutely lovely game! I'm so thrilled I was able to play and complete it. When I first saw the game and its synopsis/characters, I really thought I would only like Fritz and Waltz, as the other characters and their curses didn't appeal to me as much (I have a thing for knights/protectors and nice guys). I was very pleasantly surprised by the first route I played, which was Rod's. Then I progressed with your recommended route order and I think I can say my favorites are as follows:
Waltz >>> Karma > Fritz > Rod > Rumpel
So overall Waltz is bae and Waltz is life through and through (omg he's just so precious I could go on and on all day about him. I love everything about this man, so help me gods if I cannot marry him). I LOVED Karma's route even though he didn't appeal to me at all originally, everything about his route just fell into place perfectly and I loved every single second of it, especially the subplot! I cried my way through Fritz's route. I thought it was fantastically done, yet the thing keeping it from above Karma's was that I felt the romance was a bit rushed. I'm definitely hoping to see it more fleshed out in the fandisk! Rod's route was the perfect one to play as an introduction to the game and I enjoyed seeing Lucette interact with her family a lot. (
And Rod's such a tsundere I just want to snuggle him)I wouldn't say I didn't enjoy Rumpel's route. I quite liked it and the plot sucked me in, but he was probably my least favorite LI. I guess he just paled in comparison to my love for the others, ahaha, but he is definitely special in his own way!I just wanted to thank the Dicesuki team once more for making such an amazing game. The world-building you all did was wonderful and had me on the edge of my seat, something I can't say for most other OELVNs I've played. I just want to shower you all with praise and I'm sorry for my jumbled thoughts and the long comment aaah. I can't wait for the fandisk and your new commercial games so I can fling more of my money and praise at you guys! <3
Thank you so much for the review! We really love reading what players think about the game and we're super happy to know that you enjoyed playing it. We'll all do our best to improve more on our future games! :D
i need a walkthrough that has all answers to the good endings i keep getting the bad endings no matter how many times i try. please please
save the choice moment before you choose by left clicking the screen. That way, you can always return back if you make the wrong choice. :)
Seriously tho, those stories are real drama... I think Fritz and Varg's bad ending is the best for some "Romeo and Juliet" drama. ^.^
yes i have tried that many times and i still get bad endings but i keep trying to and as for the bad ending with rod that i keep getting to. i cry every single time but really i cry at all the bad endings because they are so sad and i will agree with you about the romeo and juliet drama. and like real drama. thank you so much to for help ^^
I agree fully, Fritz route really was saddening and heartbreaking ;-; especially for varg in both his good and bad end, he dissapeared without any hope to get loved bacl, knowing she would never love him. I wish there was a route for varg..
Kooriiko wishes Varg has a route as well. But he's practically Fritz so yeah. ;)
Yes, it's dissapointing to see how he doesn't even stand a chance :(
The game has a Right Choice Indicator (RCI) which can be turned on or off through the settings. A crystal will appear on the upper right corner indicating that it's the right choice.
If you're still having a hard time, someone from Steam made a guide: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=899432238
really the crystals are to tell you that you made right choice, strange i really thought they was just for show hmm silly me to think that but now i know and thank you i will keep trying still i just do wish there was more nice games like this where i really do enjoy playing them. thank you to for your help ^^
Really enjoyed this game! You guys did a great job on character and story creation. I especially liked how the details of the story changed for each route, which meant that going through the story again didn't become tiresome! I also liked that the MC wasn't a "good" girl - that was refreshing! It was lovely to see how she changed, although I will admit some of the pairings seemed a little unrealistic at the beginning due to it! ;P Great job on the art - the backgrounds were amazingly detailed! Also really enjoyed the facial expressions. I look forward to your future projects!
Hello there! One of the common complaints of most veteran otome gamers are "copy pasta routes", and that is something we don't want for our games. We want each route to be unique and as enjoyable as the rest of the routes. So we're glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much!
Bless you for that. I'm usually not too hyped after playing the first route in other games because of that issue. With your game I was actually pretty excited to go to the next route and even to the end. I really appreciate the effort you guys took for this game and I look forward to any projects you guys make in the future.
I was so hype for this after the demo, so when I remembered what day it was released to the public and realized that had passed, I flipped out and immediately downloaded it on Steam.
100% later, I have many emotions and I just want to thank you guys for this amazing experience. I absolutely loved this game. Everything about it was just so incredibly lovely. The music, the writing, the art, all fabulous :) I love this world you've built!
I look forward to your future endeavors! I missed the wagon on this kickstarter, but should the opportunity arise again I will definitely support!
We're glad that we were able to give you so many feels as you played the game. (Since we also had a lot of feels while making this and it would be sad if we're the only ones who felt that way XD)
Thank you so much for playing CP and for your support! <3
Ah! Why am I so late for the full version? Oh yeah, school. Hope ya had fun making it.
We had loads of fun! Hopefully you'll be able to play it soon. ;)
JW is the attitude of the MC customizable?
Nope. :)
This is a very well made game, and story. Art is also magnificent. I'm very
very impressed
I liked the "magic" theme quite a lot though. The one that plays when Delora curses princess, and it plays when there's a memory of princess and her mother. sometimes I just start up the game and let it run with the song. Any way I can find the actual thing? Music box is great. On a side note I quite liked Eme's character. She's so lovely I'd have her as a sister!
I'd comment more...but I haven't finished it yet lol! Thanks for the marvelous artpiece.
we're glad that you're enjoying it so far! Thank you so much for giving it a try. Hopefully you'll enjoy the rest of the routes.
Oh, that music is called "Dream". ;)
update
I just finished Fritzgeralt's route. Oh my god that was cute.
That was insanely sad and cute. It was adorable. It was the cutest thing I've seen and read in my life. Comforts my broken heart. Just had to make me cry, didn't you? Thank you very much, still
I recommend this story, I hope you all find your knights, or if you've lost yours, I hope you recover and love&live again.
Wow, just wow. Took me the entire day to get through all the routes (good and bad) and can I just say I am astounded by the level of characterisation and the storyline that accompanied each route. I seriously can't believe this game is free! This game is seriously impressive dicesuki - you have a lot to be proud over :)
...I also have a giant crush on karma now
Wow. That was fast! We hope you didn't lose too much sleep though XD
Thank you so much. We're very happy that you enjoyed playing CP!
(And Karma is a precious boy XD)
ahaha, it is our pleasure to play the games, we should be the one saying thank you for creating them ^_^.
By the way, is there an official walkthrough for this?
None yet, but several people have already posted some online. ;)
SO I THOUGHT I WAS FORGETTING SOMETHING TODAY
I LOOKED AT THE DATE 4/5/2017 AND SCREAMED
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I CLICKED THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON
We hope you'll enjoy the game! :)
Second comment of mine, but I have to say.. Just finished my first route and I really enjoyed it. By the time I finish the game, I think I'll be able to say this is one of my favorite otomes. Thanks so much for the work you put into this- to provide this for free is so generous. I'm really looking forward to your future works!
By the way, is there any way I can transfer my data to the Steam version? I'm planning to install it today.
Wow. Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. We're very touched!
As for Steam, we're not exactly sure if you can. You will have to check and find out. Sorry. One thing's for sure though. You will have to obtain the Achievements again. QvQ
It's a good thing I've only done one route then. I'll install it and get to playing! Thanks so much!
Ah, I managed to transfer my save files! All I needed to do was copy the compressed zip folder that I installed from itch.io and then paste it to the Steam file. Now I can continue my previous save. Just posting in case anyone else is wondering if it's possible - it is :) Also, I didn't have to obtain my achievements again. As soon as I pasted the folder and it finished extracting, my achievements were credited :) Yay!
Oh! That's nifty! I'm glad that you were able to transfer everything then since we even had to go through some routes just to unlock the Steam achievements XD
I'm so excited to play this game! I absolutely loved Locked Heart. Thank you Dicesuki Team for making such beautiful games ;w; ~
We're glad that you enjoyed Locked Heart! We hope that you'll enjoy this as much as we enjoyed making it ;D
It took me a day and a half to complete the game and get all the good endings and this game is amazing, I loved the way the story was told, it was worth all of your efforts and I'm honoured that it is free, I can honestly say it's my favourite otome ever, and I would love to pay for the games you'll be making next. This story had a wonderful moral too, honestly I really fell in love with the game.
Omg! Thank you so, so much for the kind words! We're very happy that you enjoyed the game!