Ledgerbound

I've waited for this game for months, so might be a little biased. This game is AMAZING, of course is not for everyone; visual novel, tactical rpg and un-serious story lines at times might be a turn off for some, but this games trailers never lie to you, what you see and feel on the trailer will be present at all times in the game. Now, one thing I have to really, and I mean really, appreciate is how character driven this game is, it all starts as a joke but, as the game goes on your relationship with each character grows to be very warm and comforting, romance in this game is top notch too, and even if you're not interested in banging, platonic friendships are also incredible and very reactive to the story. My only wish would be more control on random equipment (not as bad as it sounds, but can be stressful when Sylvie kept the first item I gave her because i did not get lucky enough to find a better magic item) and a more options when talking to the secret camp character(s), I kinda did not like 'em that much but If you want their rewards then you don't have much of a choice. I can't believe how much I adore this characters, will definitely play again to get some achievements and alternate dialog options, imma try to max out all relationships in a single run. -STORY: Very basic, till the end, lots of interesting and impactful reveals. -CHARACTERS: Highlight of the game, +amazing lore, +amazing reactiveness to the story. You really don't experience the whole story and lore without 'em. -COMBAT: Challenging enough, is simple to understand and battle goals keep combat interesting, but I do wish there was more control on equipment rng and in equipping for every battle (you equip characters without really knowing what the next's map objective is, so you end up doing a generic useful build for everyone, like bruiser, tank, crit, dodge, etc. instead of battle specific builds). This is fine, but could be better. -VOICE ACTING: ARE YOU KIDDING ME, amazing, amazing voice actors, amazing work, amazing amazing -HUMOR: Hit or miss I guess, I did personally love it, but I can see how this might turn off some people, remember humor is part of the game, but this doesn't take any seriousness from the story, when they lock in, they lock in fr. Overall rating: For me, that I love tactical rpgs and character driven stories, this game is a 9/10 for sure, I will come back to it several times in the future, specially if someone or someones start modding the game.

**TL;DR — Recommended** Ledgerbound is a character-focused strategy RPG/dating sim with a fantastic cast, excellent voice acting, fun romances, and solid tactical gameplay. It’s not the deepest strategy game out there, and some systems feel oddly designed, but I had a genuinely great time with it. If you like Fire Emblem-style tactics, visual novels, dating sims, and a LOT of raunchy humor, this is an easy recommendation. **Pros:** Excellent voice acting, strong cast, fun romances, solid combat, optional objectives add challenge, tons of personality. **Cons:** Repetitive objectives, time management can make you miss conversations, some bond events feel out of order, awkward relationship mechanics, no proper dialogue skip, and an underwhelming ending depending on your choices. ## Characters & Voice Acting This is easily the strongest part of the game. For what I understand is a relatively small studio, Ledgerbound somehow pulled together an impressive voice cast, and they absolutely delivered. The narrator was especially great, but honestly the voice acting across the board was excellent. I also genuinely liked pretty much the entire cast. Everyone has their own personality and quirks—outside of the shared characteristic that approximately 90% of them are incredibly horny. Despite the game not being extremely long, it’s very dialogue-heavy, and I thought the character development was paced surprisingly well. I rarely felt like someone’s arc was being rushed just to get them from Point A to Point Z. ## Relationships & Romance The romances were another highlight. The game is extremely upfront about being horny and raunchy, so know what you’re getting into, but underneath that I thought most of the relationships were surprisingly sweet and believable. The mechanics are a little strange, though. Early on, the game explains that characters have different preferences regarding monogamy and polyamory. Avarice, for example, is monogamous, so dating him means not dating anyone else. Fair enough—except nearly the entire romanceable cast is poly. Once you enter a poly relationship, the monogamous options are automatically pushed onto their friendship routes. Meanwhile, every time you enter another relationship, the game warns that you’ll have to break up with: No one. Every time. So… why is there even a breakup mechanic? It feels like they built a more complicated relationship system than the game actually needed. ## Combat The gameplay is a straightforward turn-based strategy RPG. If you’ve played something like Fire Emblem, you’ll understand it immediately: move your army, the enemy takes their turn, and there’s a red/green/blue matchup system where each type counters another. I played on Normal and wouldn’t call simply beating the maps particularly difficult. Most of the challenge comes from getting all three objectives: usually finishing within a turn limit, keeping everyone alive, and completing an additional map-specific objective. Those side objectives were where I had to think the most, especially since some aren’t revealed immediately. The combat isn’t brainless, though—positioning and type matchups matter, and leaving someone exposed can get them dropped pretty quickly. My main complaint is variety. Maps look different, but mechanically most battles boil down to defeating the enemy. I would’ve liked a few more unusual mission types or gimmicks. ## Time Management Between battles, you get limited time to talk to allies, equip items, lower burnout, and manage your character. Burnout itself was basically a nonfactor for me because talking to characters reduces it, and that was already what I wanted to spend most of my time doing. The bigger issue was occasionally having to choose who NOT to talk to. Since the characters are the best part of the game, being forced to skip conversations can feel annoying. You can disable the time system, but I wanted to experience the game as intended on my first playthrough. It can also cause awkward continuity. Occasionally you’ll unlock a bond event and then see another conversation afterward that feels like it should have happened earlier—or even slightly contradicts where the relationship currently stands. ## Replayability This is probably my biggest quality-of-life complaint: There really needs to be a proper dialogue-skip option. Ledgerbound is VERY dialogue-heavy and presents most conversations visual-novel style. That’s fine the first time through because the writing and voice acting are some of its biggest strengths. But if you want to replay for another romance, different choices, or missed content, you’re basically stuck mashing Spacebar through conversations you’ve already seen. For a game that encourages alternate relationships and outcomes, a “skip previously read dialogue” option feels like a major omission. ## Story & Ending (slight spoilers) The story itself is fairly straightforward. . It’s closer to a standard Fire Emblem-style plot, hero goes on journey and beats evil bad guy trying to conquer the land, except someone replaced half the dialogue with flirting and raunchy jokes. Which, personally, I was completely fine with. Everything leading up to the final boss worked for me. My bigger issue is it handles the ending. Your character spends most of the story trying to deny an insurance claim against the company and complete their assignment. Then at the end, you can either successfully defend your employer or sabotage them. The problem is the game never really spends much time convincing you that betraying them is something your character should seriously consider. So if you simply follow the goal the game has been giving you, win the case, and deny the claim, you can end up locked into what feels like the less satisfying outcome, as which ending you get is basically locked by whether you betray HULG or not. That was basically my ending: everyone else went off to continue having adventures while my character went back to work. “Cool. Everyone else gets to go have fun. Guess I’m clocking back in Monday.” I don’t mind choices having consequences. I just wish the game had done more narrative work to make sabotaging your employer feel like a meaningful alternative rather than something that mostly appears as a final decision. The shareholder subplot also feels strange. You get repeated events with this character throughout the game, so I assumed the relationship was building toward some larger payoff. Instead, it ends somewhat awkwardly and the buildup never really amounts to much beyond additional raunchy dialogue. ## Overall Ledgerbound isn’t the deepest strategy RPG I’ve played, and there are several systems where I found myself wondering why they were designed the way they were. But those complaints never outweighed what the game does well. The characters are great, the voice acting is phenomenal, the romances are fun, the combat gives you enough to think about without becoming exhausting, and the game has a ton of personality. Most importantly, I finished it genuinely liking this cast and wanting more time with them. For a character-focused strategy RPG/dating sim that is completely comfortable being ridiculous, raunchy, and horny as hell, I had a great time. **Definitely recommended.**

Picked this game up on launch completely blind except for a single trailer on youtube that popped into my feed. Figured id give it a shot. After a single playthrough (23.9 hours) I can safely say that I quite enjoyed this game. On the surface I was expecting it to just be a visual novel with a strategy game attached as an afterthought, and it kinda was, but the strategy elements made for a surprisingly balanced rock/paper/scissors based experience that introduced new mechanics and enemies every couple battles. Pacing for the majority of the game was fairly well thought out, with story elements playing out and combat in between. [spoiler] However the ending(s) felt rushed and out of left field [/spoiler]. Between the surprisingly good turn based combat, the story, and the quirky cast of characters that I wish there were more interactions with, id have to give this game a 9/10

It's propably all I ever wanted or needed from a game. It's funny at times, to the point I found myself laughting in the middle of the night alone and unprompted, has moments devvastating enough to shed a tear, it's nessecerly horny, chaotic and strategic. If you love a good narration don't hesitate to buy it. it's worth your money.

I loved this game. I enjoyed most characters from the start, and the one i didnt (the cat) i came to love him by the end. Also near the end, I cried multiple times because damn the character arcs were so beautiful! The only character who never gets better is Pallas, i would delete him from the game if i could. The combat was super fun, i liked that I could replay it too to get the stars I didnt the first time. Being able to romance multiple people and them all be ok with it was great (there are 3 monogamous characters I think that you can only be with them if you choose them). Worst part of the game: No save system. A terrible decision for so many reasons. I dont replay games (i think this game is pretty replayable though) so seeing the result of different choices is impossible for me unless I want to skip through 15 hours of dialogue and redo the fights.

great story and hilarious interactions. great art too!

This game is a wild ride for sure. An exciting, enticing and arousing adventure through the lands of a birocratic fantasy world ruled by paperwork and guilds. All your companions are fleshed out characters with some of the best gimmicks I've seen. The group feels like a dnd party and I mean that in a good way. In addition to fantastic cast, Ledgerbound also provides an entertaining critique on the birocratic nonsense present in many peoples everyday lives. If you are looking for a game with whacky sense of humor, enticing story, sensible protagonist and a lot, and I mean a lot of seks jokes, this game is for you.