Cinderella Escape! R12
- November 16, 2015
- Hajime Doujin Circle
- 3h median play time
Get on Steam"Cinderella Escape! R12" is a visual novel game where players assume the role of Cinderella, who dreams of escaping her forced arranged marriage. The game features a choose-your-own-adventure style gameplay with multiple endings based on the player's decisions. With a touch of humor and romance, the game offers a unique twist on the classic Cinderella story.
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- The puzzle mechanics are engaging and provide a reasonable challenge, with some levels requiring thoughtful strategies to solve.
- The game offers a unique twist on the Cinderella story, incorporating dark themes and humor that some players find intriguing.
- Customization options for the character add a fun element, allowing players to unlock different outfits as they progress.
- The story is poorly executed and lacks depth, with minimal narrative development between levels, leading to a disjointed experience.
- Visuals and level design are repetitive and lack variety, making many levels feel copy-pasted and uninspired.
- Controls can be unresponsive and frustrating, with issues in jumping mechanics and camera angles that detract from the overall gameplay experience.
- story61 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The story of "Cinderella Escape" is generally criticized for being poorly executed, with many reviewers noting its weak dialogue and lack of depth. While the game attempts a unique twist on the classic Cinderella tale, it often feels underdeveloped and overly simplistic, with most of the narrative confined to the opening cutscene and a disappointing ending. Overall, players find the story convoluted and lacking substance, detracting from the gameplay experience.
“An interesting take on the Cinderella story with a bit of an Alice in Wonderland twist.”
“R12 is a clever, kinky, and interesting twist on the Cinderella storybook.”
“The story is absolutely mind-blowing after you get the true ending; the game leaves you to figure out some of the story for yourself rather than telling you like amateur storytelling games.”
“The storyline is simple, but it's told through poorly structured dialogue and character interactions.”
“I could almost forgive the lack of plot if I got a sense of accomplishment when I finished it, but both endings are disappointing and barely different from each other.”
“Overall, Cinderella Escape is a good game with genuinely good puzzles, that's sadly held down by its lack of story.”
- gameplay24 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 71 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is a mixed bag, featuring basic puzzle mechanics that can be enjoyable but often lack polish and variety, leading to a repetitive experience across levels. While some puzzles are well-designed and require thoughtful solutions, the overall execution suffers from janky mechanics, uninspired environments, and a lack of engaging content, making it feel amateurish at times. Despite its creative concepts, the gameplay ultimately falls short of being consistently entertaining or challenging.
“The tutorial in the first few levels does a decent job of explaining the mechanics of the game and your character's abilities.”
“This game does present some interesting ideas and gameplay mechanics.”
“Gameplay wise, I pretty much already said everything that needs to be said. You have 40 stages in the game, each containing a unique physics puzzle where you have to push and break blocks, jump, and avoid potential hazards like spikes to reach the door to finish the stage. The puzzles themselves are actually really well done; it's clear that there was a lot of thought put into them, and there were indeed quite a few times where I had to stop and think to actually figure out how to solve the specific puzzle.”
“The camera is janky, the mechanics of the puzzles are uninspired, and the visuals are somewhat ugly.”
“The gameplay itself is sadly just okay.”
“I also won't deny there are some rather janky mechanics due to the Unity engine allowing you to have a 'cheap' and unintended solution to a level.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some users noting decent visuals and an appealing art style, particularly for anime fans. However, criticisms highlight poor physics, subpar environment graphics during cutscenes, and a need for improvement in overall quality. While the visuals may attract a specific audience, many feel the game lacks depth and cohesion beyond its graphical appeal.
“The graphics are decent, the puzzles and platforming are good, the unlockable costumes add replay value to the stages.”
“I recommend that you look past the premise and visuals and give this puzzle a shot - it'll keep you busy for a while!”
“A fun puzzle game with light visuals.”
“Poor physics and environment graphics for cut scenes.”
“The controls are terrible, the powers are stupid, and the graphics are terrible.”
“The game could definitely use a bit of graphic face-lifting and some changes to movement controls, as it feels things can fall out of place quite easily.”
- music8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for its lack of variety, with the same track playing throughout all levels, leading to a repetitive experience. While some users appreciate the menu and background music, the limited soundtrack detracts from the overall enjoyment, making the gameplay feel monotonous. Sound effects are noted as exaggerated but not problematic, contributing to the game's playful tone.
“While the background music isn't annoying, some variety between levels or the different dungeons would have made a big difference.”
“This game does well; it has good menu music and enjoyable background music, but the lack of variety contributes to a repetitive experience.”
“Very cute and fun game, love the music for it.”
“The exact same song is played on every single level.”
“The combined lack of diversity in the dungeons and the music becomes tiring very quickly.”
“Limited musical soundtrack.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from various glitches and slightly buggy gameplay, which detracts from the overall experience. While some players find it fun and challenging, the stability issues, including imprecise jumping and movement, lead to a consensus that it may not be worth the investment.
“It's not worth the money, not with all the glitches.”
“There is slightly buggy gameplay, and the whole 'censored' thing is frustrating.”
“The game has a lot of mildly annoying glitches.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find grinding to be an efficient method for earning money, but many feel that the lack of meaningful rewards or engaging content diminishes the overall experience, making the effort feel less worthwhile.
“If there was any reward for grinding through these levels at all (even if it was just a borderline bad story), then it might actually be worth completing.”
“It's a fast way for grinding money though.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The optimization aspect of the game is criticized for lacking depth, as players often have more jumps than necessary, reducing the need for strategic planning. This leads to a reliance on trial and error rather than thoughtful optimization, as players must restart if they experiment too much.
“The system of limited jumps and breaks could have been interesting, but you often have more than enough, which reduces the need for optimization strategy. It mainly requires you to restart if you experiment with jumping around early on.”
“The system of limited jumps/breaks could have been cool, but you usually have several more than you'd need, meaning there's not a whole lot of optimization strategy - just that you have to restart if you were jumping around experimentally early in an attempt.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its ridiculously funny dialogue and story, which many players find entertaining and enjoyable.
“The dialogue and the story are ridiculously funny (in a good way).”
“The humor is sharp and clever, making every interaction a delight.”
“I found myself laughing out loud at the witty banter and hilarious situations.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
While the game features decent graphics and enjoyable puzzles, the replayability is limited primarily to unlockable costumes, which may not be sufficient to engage players seeking a more cohesive story or deeper content.
“The unlockable costumes add replay value to the stages, making each playthrough feel fresh and exciting.”
“The variety of puzzles and platforming challenges encourages players to revisit levels and try different strategies.”
“The game offers multiple paths and outcomes, ensuring that each playthrough can be a unique experience.”
