
Game developer Wén Xiàn has a second chance at love, but it’s not what he expects. Will he be able to stray off the beaten path and find true happiness? Play your cards right and find out in Pivot of Hearts, a non-monogamous visual novel!
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Pivot of Hearts is a non-monogamous romance visual novel with a simple card game built into it. It takes place in the city of São Paulo and tells the story of Wén Xiàn, a Taiwanese-Brazilian game developer who, after a long period of isolation, starts finding chances to open his heart again: he suddenly reconnects with Etsuko, someone important from his past, and forms an unexpected bond with a new colleague, Cauã. As he navigates through an exciting TTRPG adventure, heavy metal concerts, magical-boy dreams, and the usual young adult suffering, Wén will have to reexamine his old notions of love and play his cards right to achieve true happiness.

♥ 100k+ words of sweet nerdy romance and realistic non-monogamy
♥ 5 different endings
♥ 8 hours of gameplay
♥ Tarot-based card game mechanic
♥ Beautiful handcrafted original art and music
♥ Original illustrations by Lívia Santos
♥ Original soundtrack by Livia Maki Yoshikawa
♥ Available in Portuguese and English
♥ Steam achievements reward the most curious players
Warning: This game contains sequences of flashing lights. This effect can be disabled in the options menu.
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Languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil
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Hours played at review time, across 36 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Ainda no inicio do 1 capitulo mas posso dizer que tô achando adorável. Bem legal ver não-monogamia sendo representada e conseguir localizar todas as referências brasileiras e de SP. Só se prepare pra um protagonista mais timido e introvertido.
Primeiro jogo realmente sobre não monogamia e ainda por cima queer, brasileiro e indie, simplesmente O MELHOR
I just started to play and I'm loving it.
[h1]心之枢纽,关系桥梁[/h1] [h2]游戏推荐指数:★★★★★★★☆☆☆[/h2] [quote]买肯定是要买的,玩肯定是不玩的 快来关注[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38222893/] G胖受害者鉴赏家[/url] 让选择游戏变得更加简单[/quote] 游戏的标题“Pivot of Hearts”意为心之枢纽。代表在多人关系中起到连接作用的人。而游戏中展现的正是非一夫一妻制多角浪漫关系。游戏也深入的讨论了人际关系处理中的问题,展示了Wén人生中的遗憾与成长。巴西的风土人情和千禧一代的怀旧书呆子宅文化也融合在游戏之中。 主角Wén Xiàn是一位在巴西长大的台湾裔,他在一家游戏公司做程序员,他们工作室的游戏很快就要完成,然后去展会上演出了。他的性格比较内敛,年轻的时候因为不成熟,伤害了身边的人。现在Bárbara将他从半自我封闭的状态中拉出来。他又重新敞开心扉和以前的老友产生了联系。 前两章的剧情以两位攻略对象为中心而展开,工作和娱乐分的比较开。一边是工作生活,Wén在工作室和同事闲聊,沟通处理各种bug,闲时工作室的大家还会一起打打像《任天堂大乱斗》《仙境传说》之类的游戏。Cauã他是新来游戏工作室的美术,很有创意,工作能力强。瘦瘦高高的,穿红衬衫,是巴西本地人,和温一样喜欢玩mmorpg等各种游戏。另一边是书呆子的休闲生活。Wén参加Bárbara桌情节曲折的恶搞龙与地下城,遇到了高中时的老友Etsuko。Etsuko曾经和Wén经历过很多,也为Wén带去了新的视野和观点,带他走出舒适圈。Etsuko现在是乐队鼓手,另一位跑团成员就是她们乐队的成员。Wén过去曾经因为[spoiler]女友需要陪伴[/spoiler] 忽略了他的朋友。现在他们开始重新相处。跑团之外,这伙朋友还会一到去桌游店玩。 到了最后两章,两条线会交汇融合起来。Wén发现了他意想不到的人际关系,看到大家相处的很好的他,感觉自己好像被留下了一样。游戏的真结局需要打第二次才能解锁。可以从周末的约会选择开始读档,结局分界点在Wén精神恍惚的看星空思考那里。第四章进的线不同,章节名也会有所不同。快进打很快的,不玩感觉有缺憾,没有体验到完整的心之枢纽。第三章的结尾就比较像大结局了。所以第四章比较短,有点像是日后谈的感觉。补充了一些故事,给跑团来了个精彩的收尾,还有一段模仿了eva结尾,很好玩。 除了日常生活,游戏还会穿插Wén学生时期的记忆闪回,一点点的揭示过去之事。偶尔还有Wén的幻想,比如说被困在办公室中被芭芭拉的猫要求变身魔法少男战斗,和Etsuko还有Cauã一起开高达等等。可以游戏的文本有些不太易读。 游戏给文本的一些文化特色词语做了额外的注释。展现了巴西本土的文化风情。比如说在游戏中举行了两次的盛大庆典六月节(Festa Junina)。这个节日源自欧洲仲夏节的巴西传统节日,也庆祝天主教圣徒和乡村文化。圣保罗人大道(Paulista Avenue)、圣保罗艺术博物馆(Consolação\MASP)、自由区(Liberdade)等等。除了巴西,东亚文化在游戏中不可或缺。Etsuko是冲绳祖籍,她去日本留过学还想学冲绳的语言。两个东亚血统的主角吃过不少东亚的特色食物。游戏的主题曲和工作室的背景音乐都是非常好听的city pop。 [quote][h3]鉴赏员测评配置:[/h3] CPU:Intel Core i7 11800H GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 加入[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/GgamePlayer] G胖受害者鉴赏组[/url] 和鉴赏员一起战斗!爽! [/quote]
Eu queria destacar como alguns momentos foram deliciosamente vergonhosos pela ambientação na juventude ~nerd dos anos 2000-2010 em São Paulo, da qual eu não participei diretamente, mas refletiu em mim por vários motivos. A única singela tristeza é a Bárbara não ser romanceável, mas ela não iria me querer mesmo, porque sou homem. Só tenho a agradecer à Dragonroll e pedir que façam mais visual novels e similares.
Good game. Story and art was tasteful. There are four chapters and the first three were excellent, but the last chapter was a bore for me. The fantasy game the friends play I skipped past most of it bc I didn’t care for it as much, but I applaud the dev trying something diff a unique in a visual novel.
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