Austen Translation

This game is fun. It's repetitive and simple with repetitive and simple rules, gameplay, and art, but it's my go-to game when I have 5-10 minutes to spare and want to play a quick puzzle-type game. Its best feature is the multiplayer. With that said, I can't recommend this game because there's a "joke" about one of the bachelors secretly being a woman. The kind of mindless, thoughtless, humorless "joke" that transphobes have made for years.

Tout le monde adore Jane Austen et ce jeu lui rend hommage par un pastiche de son roman Orgueil et préjugés. Il ne faut pas croire que ce soit un projet ambitieux, c'est un mini jeu très sommaire et humoristique avec des petites parties rapides où on ne retrouve pas du tout la profondeur des romans ni leur ironie. Donc ici on a Mme Bennet ( Nommée Mrs Benchley dans le jeu) dont l'obsession est de marier au moins une de ses 5 filles à un jeune homme, n'importe lequel pourvu qu'il soit riche et on joue une des filles. La ressemblance s'arrête là, les personnages sont très superficiellement ébauchés, surtout les messieurs et chaque partie est assez courte. Le jeu est en anglais seulement mais contrairement aux romans il ne requiert pas un niveau très élevé pour le comprendre. Mais si on peut être décue par le coté sommaire on se prend au jeu si on joue avec (ou plutôt contre) une amie (ou une ennemie), ce sont des parties rapides où on prend des décisions farfelues soit pour nuire à ses rivales soit pour se valoriser auprès du fiancé potentiel. Le jeu est un peu moins amusant en solo. Je ne vois pas en quoi le jeu pourrait intéresser les garcons (Quoi que de leur part rien ne m'étonnerait plus) mais c'est très agréable de voir que les développeurs de jeux ne pensent pas qu'à eux. A vous de voir, mais ici nous nous sommes vraiment bien amusées alors je le conseille.

It's a great concept, with appropriate graphics, writing and voice overs: All kinds of great things are there. The problem is that the gameplay itself is dismal. I see how this could make a good board game if all the girls talked to each other between actions, and they all had unique information about the bachelors: Then you have mini-diplomacy, and the precious few actions you take can have meaning, and what you tell each other girl, whether you lie about your plans, or the extra information you have could lead to something fun and funny. But as it is, there's barely enough actions to be even remotely thoughtful, turn order limits what you can do so much that maybe you can't do anything to help your cause or harm an opponent, and you have so little information most of the time it's all random regardless. So as it is, there is no game here, which is kind of sad, as a single game designer with good instincts could probably salvage this pretty cheaply.

Quite funny, especially when playing with a couple of friends. Definitely worth a try.

This is a cute, casual game inspired by Jane Austen's works and the culture of her time. Each game is fairly quick to play (about 10-15 minutes), which turned me off at first, but then I decided I liked that since I can play it even if I don't have much time. I love the graphic style, and the game play is amusing. It did take me a few tries before I really got the hang of it, so don't get discouraged it you're confused at first. I was a little worried about replay value, but the game has more variety than you'd expect at first glance. Each game has the socialites attending four events, each of which is briefly described. The events are selected at random, so you can play several games in a row without much overlap. (There are some random variables in the descriptions also, where the names and preferences of different bachelors are inserted.) I've played probably two dozen times or more and there are some events I've only seen once or twice. The bachelors are also pulled at random from a good-sized cast of eligible suitors, so there's variety there too. All in all, this is a fun little game for the Austen fan. If you're in the mood for something lighthearted and quirky, I suggest you give it a try.

*_* A quirky little love letter to Jane Austen *_* “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” ― Jane Austen

The game has some really nice aspects, such as the voiceover, and the quirky different things that happen, but overall I was left feeling the game was slow, repetative and lacking much replayability. If it was repackaged as a mobile game, it might be okay, but as a PC game, it lacks. Voiceovers: The voiceover in the game is, perhaps, one of the best features of it. The tone and accent of the narrator really is excellent, and I liked the small touches added, such as if you skip the dialogue they complain at you. Gameplay: The gameplay is fairly straight-forward. I liked trying to work out what sort of stats the suitors had, but that was as complex as it got really. It has a good baseline for a game, but I feel like it should have gone a whole lot further in terms of depth/length. 4 scenarios really isn't enough to feel that satisfying as a journey. Slow: The game has a lot of filler between 'chapters' (a one paragraph situation with selected choices). The opening of the scene is nice where it puts in a background, but between scenes there are strips of coloured wallpaper, sometimes with a few words, or none. Then you have random 'cutscenes' which are just massively zoomed in faces, which overall were just disorientating and annoying, especially since it isn't skippable. Some things are, but not enough. There are enough pauses of length that you really end up feeling the padding there. Repetative/ Low replayability: The issue I had with the replayability might be debated by some, because there is actually a system in place to make it more replayable. You have more scenarios depending on what suitors you have in the lineup, but the randomness was poor, so I ended up getting the same one three games in a row. Likewise the stats of your suitors and the different rivals are different, so there is that, as well as the fact that many stats of the suitors are hidden, encouraging you to play more to work them out. Unfortunately the issues with speed mean that I got too frustrated to really try more than 10 games. The game could really do with some sort of long-term goals, as I just wasn't finding the steam achievements encouraged me enough to want to play. PC vs Mobile In general I would say that this is a very casual game. There is very little requirement to think in it. It seems to be the sort that you pick up and play a couple of times then forget about for a few weeks. It would probably do well on the mobile market because of this, and because of the style of its graphics. I feel like the graphics in particular were almost designed for mobile gaming, rather than PC, because of the sheer scale of them, and the titles. On the other hand, the actual gameplay of the chapters has very tiny writing, which would need to be scaled up, along with the stats, for that. The visual accessibility there would need looking at. Overall, I would probably give the game 2 out of 5 stars, because it has some nice things, but overall it left a bad impression of the final result of 'that's it?'.

Well it launches to the title and then nothing happens. No play button appears. I've tried reinstalling, repairing and restarting. I'd love to actually see the game and amend my review if it started working. :|

Very cute game - a must for Jane Austen fans such as myself. The wit and satire is particularly sharp, and the game certainly feels unique to many others out there. There is not a ton of replay value after a couple hours of gameplay. It's still a little buggy, ran in to a few bugs in the 7 or so play throughs I've done, but nothing too frustrating. Worth the price. I didn't see a multi-player feature, but that would be a lot of fun if they added it.

It is a truth universally denied that comparing your rival's laugh to the baying of hounds is extremely gratifying. Fun little game of wit, ruthlessness and, if necessary, charm.