Hello Steam user who is wondering if this little visual novel is worth their time. I'm going to tell you right now that the short answer is... very dependent on your taste.
Pros
– the concept. I love it! Watching a bratty princess get her just desert by falling in love, worthy of a shojo manga!
– the heroine, Ahri. I'll be frank, I love her! With her incredibly haughty attitude, quick wit and Princess status, I knew this game was going to be a delicious string of humiliation for her. Like I said in my review for Once Upon an All Hallow's Eve (who also had a similar but far more tamed heroine) is incredibly fun to watch that kind of pompous attitude get knocked down a few pegs. Most of her comments and internal monologues usually maybe laugh out loud and her pompous attitude makes her quite a memorable character which is rare for the player character in the visual novel genre. Although, even with her incredibly terrible attitude and personality you can always tell that there was a genuine undercurrent of naïveté and innocent. She was raised in an incredibly sheltered environment with people basically worshiping her, OF COURSE she'd have a superiority complex. Ultimately, by the end of the game she on the road to being a better person which is the whole point of a break the haughty kind of story.
– The suitors. I actually liked both of them quite a lot. Ryuu's route [spoiler]had her seeing that yes there are people better than her and that being better than someone at things like intelligence or cooking doesn't necessarily you are a better person overall.[/spoiler] As for Kenta's route,[spoiler]that storyline make her realize that you could win all the competitions in the world but if you have nothing outside of your pride worth fighting for, than your victory will always be hollow.[/spoiler] They're both good matches for her and I honestly can't decide which one I like better.
– The art. It's generically distinctive if that sound like an oxymoron it kind of is. What I mean is it looks like anime but it also has a little flavor to it so doesn't look like every anime.
Cons
– the achievements or rather lack thereof. Seriously, why doesn't this have any achievement? It would've been rather simple too. One achievement for each ending and maybe a few for first specific events. It wouldn't have been hard people.
– No gallery. Okay this I don't understand it all! What's the point of making CGs and then not having a gallery to look at them later? The CGs were pretty and they help the story so why is there no gallery to look at them afterward?
– The price. Okay the game is only about five blocks when it not on sale but also it's really quick. You could probably go through both routes in under an hour if you blitz through the dialogue like nothing. I mean I really enjoy stories like this so I had no problem paying for the full amount but I can see how others might think it's a little steep.
– The length. Kinda tying in my last point but this game is pretty quick and while I enjoyed it I would've also enjoyed more content. Maybe more of an epilogue or just longer than a week. I get that the bet was only supposed to be a week but still.
Neutral
– the music I guess? It did its job but it nothing extraordinary.
This review might be all over the place and kind of a rant but that's how I feel about the game. I like it. It's a good pick me up and it really follow through with it core theme of humility making someone a better person. Definitely will recommend but may be when it's on sale, unless you are like me and like these kind of stories in the first place.
