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A Foretold Affair

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63%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
78% User Score Based on 32 reviews

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About A Foretold Affair

A Foretold Affair is a single player action game with fantasy and romance themes. It was developed by GB Patch Games and was released on March 10, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

As a future seer, you know exactly who you're going to spend the rest of your life with. Unfortunately, it seems convincing them on that matter might not be so simple. Come to enjoy the journey in this amusing, exciting, and touching Visual Novel.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews
story11 positive mentions
monetization1 negative mentions
  • The game features well-written, charming, and diverse characters with unique personalities that grow and develop throughout the story.
  • The art style and music complement the steampunk fantasy setting nicely, creating a pleasant and atmospheric experience.
  • The story explores intriguing themes such as culture shock, body dysmorphia, and fate, offering a unique take on the dating sim formula with meaningful replay value through multiple romance routes.
  • The main character (Buffalo Seer) is often perceived as confusing, immature, or off-putting, which can affect player engagement and the believability of the romance.
  • Romance routes, particularly the male route, feel underdeveloped or problematic with lack of meaningful player choices and unresolved or rushed plot points.
  • The pacing and plot can feel repetitive and slow at times, with some worldbuilding and themes being introduced but not deeply explored; also, typographical errors and inconsistent art details occasionally distract from the experience.

  • story

    31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    35% positive mentions, 55% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its unique premise, well-developed characters, and engaging atmosphere, with particular appreciation for the art and writing quality. However, critiques note that the romance elements can feel underdeveloped or repetitive, and the protagonist's immature behavior detracts from emotional impact. Overall, while the plot may lack branching endings, it offers enjoyable character interactions and replay value, especially for players interested in narrative over romantic drama.

    • “I loved the backgrounds to these characters; although we as the player didn't get to delve too much into our own story, the main three have lives that are super interesting!”
    • “This game is highly underrated; the art is gorgeous and the story is unique and well-written.”
    • “A foretold affair is an excellent and entertaining story where the romance is flipped on its head: rather than wonder who you'll end up with, you have to convince the person you know you're going to marry that this is for real, all while dodging bounty hunters and traversing a floating island in the sky.”
    • “The story's pacing becomes repetitive.”
    • “To make things worse, there's a point in the story where January emotionally abandons the protagonist after they literally lose a limb.”
    • “The plot is exciting but the way the main character acts like a 12 year old on their first crush makes me cringe.”

  • emotional

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect of the story is inconsistent, with the main character showing a lack of affection toward the surrogate mother and emotionally abandoning the protagonist during a critical moment. In contrast, the agendered character Kae provides more genuine emotional support, creating a more believable connection. However, the emotional intensity feels overused at times, diminishing its overall impact.

    • “During this time, it’s the agendered character, Kae, who steps in as emotional support.”
    • “Crazier to boot, the chemistry and emotional connection between the player character and Kae is more believable than anything I saw with January.”
    • “Emotionally all over the place as their bloody stump ached and they struggled even to feed themselves.”

  • music

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 16% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The music is generally praised for being pleasant, atmospheric, and well-suited to the game's mood, particularly with its piano pieces. However, some users find the limited number of tracks leads to repetition over time. Overall, the soundtrack enhances the storytelling and emotional experience.

    • “The music is great, and really works with each scene, helping you get into the mood of the story every step of the way.”
    • “It has a very beautiful and atmospheric soundtrack that suits the mood of the game.”
    • “The background music is different piano pieces, each befitting the various scenes.”
    • “The characters are over-designed and you'll have a better experience if the first thing you do is turn the 'music' off, but a foretold affair's writing and the dialogue are all on point.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is well-received, with players appreciating the witty character writing and the way their choices shape entertaining and memorable personalities.

    • “The game is pretty funny, and I really like how the characters are written.”
    • “Perhaps it was the choices I made that shaped Buffalo Seer's personality, but she/they/he (I'll say they for now) was hilarious.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics feature a fitting steampunk art style with great character designs, though some elements, like the gadabout, lack detailed artwork or descriptions.

    • “The art style fits well with the steampunk theme of the story, and the character designs are great.”

  • character development

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Character development is visually appealing with well-designed, steampunk-inspired characters, but their personalities feel underdeveloped and difficult for players to connect with.

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is consistently praised for its relaxing and immersive quality, effectively balancing darker moments with a comforting tone. Additionally, the beautiful and mood-fitting soundtrack enhances the overall immersive experience.

    • “There was something really relaxing about the experience of reading it, even in the story's darker and more serious moments - it just has a really nice atmosphere to it and all the main characters are lovely.”
    • “It has a very beautiful and atmospheric soundtrack that suits the mood of the game.”

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users feel that the game's monetization impacts the storytelling, as paying players expect the promised romance content to be prioritized and fully delivered on their chosen route.

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the grinding aspect tedious and purposeless, noting that it hinders relationship development by bogging down the gameplay with repetitive conversations.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers strong replayability through branching dialogues that change based on player choices, encouraging multiple playthroughs to explore different love interests. However, the main story remains consistent across runs.

    • “Even though the main story stays the same, your choices significantly alter the dialogues, offering great replay value, at least once for every love interest.”
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A Foretold Affair is a action game with fantasy and romance themes. Common tags for A Foretold Affair include indie, lgbtq+, trading, otome, choices matter and others.

A Foretold Affair is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

A Foretold Affair was released on March 10, 2017.

A Foretold Affair was developed by GB Patch Games.

A Foretold Affair has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked A Foretold Affair for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

A Foretold Affair is a single player game.

Similar games include An Octave Higher, Seduce Me the Otome, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, The Crown of Leaves, Akash: Path of the Five and others.