Civic Story

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Civic Story is a single player casual simulation game with drama and comedy themes. It was developed by Shining Spark Entertainment Ltd and was released on July 28, 2023. It received very positive reviews from players.

When a sudden election rocks the country, whose side are you on? In Civic Story, you'll encounter colourful characters and situations that show how the upcoming election affects you, your colleagues, and the nation in this satirical and insightful 8-chapter Visual Novel about our world today.

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93%Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

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Engaging and approachable educational experience about Canadian politics that is beginner-friendly and encourages voters' participation.
Entertaining debate scenes inspired by Ace Attorney style that are dynamic, original, and a highlight for replay value.
Delightful characters, humorous writing, and a great original soundtrack that add charm and keep the tone light while touching on deep political topics.

Performance issues including frame rate drops and jerky movement, especially on lower-end hardware, detract from the experience.
Graphical presentation is basic and blocky, resembling early 2000s visuals, which may be off-putting for some players.
Lack of extensive debate content and uneven quality control, with some players not feeling compelled to replay multiple routes.

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The story of Civic Story is a charming, lighthearted slice-of-life visual novel that explores Canadian politics in an optimistic and engaging way. While its blocky Unity engine visuals may be a hurdle for some, the narrative offers multiple branching plot threads encouraging replayability and provides a refreshing, nuanced take on political themes often overshadowed by negativity.
- “A beautiful slice of life story exploring the world of Canadian politics in a lighthearted way!”
- “Politics in any media generally go deeper in the realm of drama, but Civic Story aims to keep the subject matter more optimistic and engaging, turning a topic often relegated to ignorant anger and tribalism into something nuanced and open for debate.”
- “There are many missable plot threads between the articles you read and story choices you make, meaning there's easily enough here for multiple playthroughs.”
- “It's a light romp of a story.”
- “It has charm and some aspects of the story do get intense for sure, but it is going to be a hard hurdle for the majority of players to get over the default blocky look of the Unity engine.”
- “Civic Story is Ace Attorney but for Canadian politics.”
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The music features an impressive original score with a diverse soundtrack that ranges from chill tunes to intense, thematic pieces, enhancing the visual novel experience. Users praise the high quality and variety of the compositions.
- “Also comes with some banger music.”
- “I also do love a visual novel, and knowing that all the music is an original score is really incredible work.”
- “The soundtrack's great and has lots of variety too, from chill tunes to themes fitting of a debate of ideals.”
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The humor in the game is both amusing and effective, cleverly using comedy to explain complex topics like politics, making current events more understandable and engaging for players.
- “It was a really amusing and funny way to learn things like politics, and after playing it, some stuff I've been hearing about in the news and online lately is starting to make a bit of sense.”
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The game offers strong replayability, featuring multiple endings and abundant side content that encourages players to explore different story paths.
- “Quite a bit of replay value too with different endings and lots of side content to read through.”