Game of Love

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Game of Love is a single player casual sport game. It was developed by Golden Castle Studio and was released on July 26, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

Alice thought high school would just be an easy ride. But when she suddenly becomes very popular, the drama begins. Threats first. It always starts with threats... but what comes next?

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Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

story8 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The artwork is cute and the backgrounds are pleasant to look at, enhancing the overall visual experience.
The game attempts to portray realistic high school dynamics, capturing the complexities of teenage relationships and social interactions.
Despite its flaws, the story can be engaging and relatable, particularly for those familiar with high school drama.

The main character, Alice, is often portrayed as judgmental and unlikable, making it difficult for players to empathize with her.
Choices in the game feel superficial and do not significantly impact the story, leading to a sense of false agency for the player.
The writing suffers from numerous grammatical errors and awkward translations, detracting from the overall narrative quality.

story
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story centers around Alice, an average high school student who becomes the target of jealousy and drama after gaining popularity, exploring themes of secrecy and deception. While the narrative is engaging and features well-developed secondary characters, many players feel that the choices offered throughout the game lack significant impact on the overall story, leading to a somewhat linear experience. Despite some criticisms regarding character behavior and the handling of certain plot points, the story is generally seen as relatable and entertaining, particularly in its portrayal of high school dynamics and romance.
- “The story is relatable and is a good showing of what happens when an average girl starts becoming the center of attention.”
- “As the story progresses, Alice is approached and asked out by Raphael, marking her as a target for jealous looks, back-biting, and even threats of violence against her.”
- “I was interested in this visual novel because I liked the story premise - the idea of an ordinary high school student becoming popular and then having to deal with the problems associated with it.”
- “The story is not great.”
- “Most of the decisions did not actually make any kind of impact on the story, and it did not feel like my choices had any real weight to them.”
- “There are choices, but they don’t seem to change the story much.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally considered acceptable, featuring royalty-free tracks and sound effects, but reviewers note a lack of variation and an overuse of crowd chatter. While the soundtrack is described as cute and fitting for the story-driven gameplay, it ultimately does not stand out as exceptional.
- “It is really cute so far, it's story-based so you can pick what happens; the music is nice too.”
- “On the soundtrack, like the art, it's okay although nothing outstanding.”
- “The sounds used are royalty-free, which is absolutely fine; but there could be more variation in the music or a cutback on the use of crowds of people talking, as it felt a tad bit overused.”
- “On the soundtrack, like the art, it's okay, although nothing outstanding.”
- “There are a few CGs as well as a few music tracks and sound effects.”
character development
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate that character development is lacking, with the main character failing to show meaningful growth throughout the story. Although the kinetic novel format offers varied dialogue options, it ultimately leads to a sense of false agency and unsatisfying character arcs, leaving players feeling that the endings are undeserved.
- “I don't particularly mind that the main character is a complete jerk as long as there is character development, which there isn't.”
- “Alice is supposed to have some character development after these events, but she just doesn't have any positive development.”
- “However, as it is a kinetic novel and the choices bring different dialogue, it does feel like it brings a false ability to change outcomes, along with wonky character development later on that makes the ending feel undeserved for both Alice and other characters.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are generally well-received, with users praising the artwork as very nice, though some find the overall art style to be merely acceptable.
- “The artwork is very nice.”
- “The graphics are impressive and enhance the overall experience.”
- “The art style is unique and adds a lot to the game's atmosphere.”
- “The graphics are mediocre at best.”
- “The art style is just okay, nothing impressive.”
- “The visuals lack detail and feel outdated.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay in [i]game of love[/i] features 39 choices that offer engaging dialogue and unlockable achievements, keeping players actively involved despite the single-ending narrative. While it is primarily a kinetic novel, the variety of choices adds depth to the experience.
- “Although this is a single-ending story, there are 39 choices to be had during gameplay, all of them providing entertaining alternative dialogue and/or leading you to achievements otherwise missable, so there is plenty to keep your mind active as you work your way through.”
- “As for the gameplay, 'Game of Love' is advertised as a kinetic novel and it pretty much is since you end up getting the same ending.”
- “As for the gameplay, 'Game of Love' is advertised as a kinetic novel, and it pretty much is since you end up getting the same ending.”
- “Now that I've gone over the story and gameplay, I'll move onto my critique.”