A young woman finds herself alone in the streets of Paris, far from home and abandoned by the love of her life. In that moment, she decides to live for herself and seek her own passions, as France marches towards a violent uprising that will change history forever. Navigate the twisting social politics of pre-revolutionary Paris in a game world that’s different every time you play. Court, snub and seduce your way to the top of society. Extend your influence, uncover the intrigue of the coming revolution, and ensure that you end up on the winning side of history.
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It’s March 19th, 1789 and King Louis XVI rules over France from the gilded halls of Versailles. France is a country of elegance and poverty, of ancient tradition and unstoppable change. It is a country on the brink of revolution.
You are a humble commoner, engaged to a Baron, who has invited you to come live with him in Paris. In Paris you face political turmoil, romance and thrilling parties. Face these challenges with the right choice in fashion and befriending the right people. It's your choice, do you support the Crown without exception, or do you join the Revolution to bring down the tyrannical monarchs of the country?
Ambition: A Minuet in Power was an absolute delight to play and it had so many things to offer. The learning curve at the start, despite the fact that there were good amount of tutorials, was rather steep, but after some time playing and a little bit of failure, the game was certainly enjoyable and a breeze to go through.
The romance partner choices in the game were fun and diverse, even though some of them were quite caricatured, it really made it more fun and enjoyable overall. I would have to say the priest Ludovico Sidotti was my favorite, not because he was a man of faith, but more so because he was questioning his own faith and struggling with pleasures of the flesh. It was an interesting take, and rather enjoyable. My least favorite romance partner had to be Louis-Antoine de Saint Just. He was rather handsome and I do enjoy similar personalities in other games quite often, but his personal story and the ending just didn't strike that much with me. Overall though, all of the characters were interesting in their own ways.
The gameplay itself was something that I hadn't seen before and at times it felt refreshing, but also little bit annoying and unrealistic. Why would a whole day go by just by visiting the clothes store? This made no sense to me, but I quickly crew accustomed to it and I felt like I knew when to do what.
Things that I wished that the game had done better, more artwork during the romance routes, or even the main story. There were only a few character focused pieces during the romance routes, but other than that, there was nothing interesting. I also kind of wished that there would have been a gallery where I could have viewed the pieces later, but sadly that was not the case.
Other than that, I feel like this game is a really solid and good one, and I do think those that are fan of dating sims should definitely try this out. Absolutely recommended by me!
You are a humble commoner, engaged to a Baron, who has invited you to come live with him in Paris. In Paris you face political turmoil, romance and thrilling parties. Face these challenges with the right choice in fashion and befriending the right people. It's your choice, do you support the Crown without exception, or do you join the Revolution to bring down the tyrannical monarchs of the country?
Ambition: A Minuet in Power was an absolute delight to play and it had so many things to offer. The learning curve at the start, despite the fact that there were good amount of tutorials, was rather steep, but after some time playing and a little bit of failure, the game was certainly enjoyable and a breeze to go through.
The romance partner choices in the game were fun and diverse, even though some of them were quite caricatured, it really made it more fun and enjoyable overall. I would have to say the priest Ludovico Sidotti was my favorite, not because he was a man of faith, but more so because he was questioning his own faith and struggling with pleasures of the flesh. It was an interesting take, and rather enjoyable. My least favorite romance partner had to be Louis-Antoine de Saint Just. He was rather handsome and I do enjoy similar personalities in other games quite often, but his personal story and the ending just didn't strike that much with me. Overall though, all of the characters were interesting in their own ways.
The gameplay itself was something that I hadn't seen before and at times it felt refreshing, but also little bit annoying and unrealistic. Why would a whole day go by just by visiting the clothes store? This made no sense to me, but I quickly crew accustomed to it and I felt like I knew when to do what.
Things that I wished that the game had done better, more artwork during the romance routes, or even the main story. There were only a few character focused pieces during the romance routes, but other than that, there was nothing interesting. I also kind of wished that there would have been a gallery where I could have viewed the pieces later, but sadly that was not the case.
Other than that, I feel like this game is a really solid and good one, and I do think those that are fan of dating sims should definitely try this out. Absolutely recommended by me!
A fun VN/RPG game about the French Revolution, from the eyes of a commoner who is engaged to a minor baron (thereby setting up the class conflict from the start). The aesthetics of the game feel great, with lots of interactions with vapid noble and infighting revolutionaries at parties while an elegant classical track plays in the background.
You have six romance choices as well that you can pursue throughout the game. I got with two (maybe three) at once, which seemed to have no in-game downside, and honestly didn't even feel out of character given how much your character begins to feel like a spymaster. It isn't that deep of character writing, but they are fun to read through.
The main downside of the game I had was that it felt long in the second act, and had a few timeskips that make you miss parties without warning. At times, if you're minmaxing like I was, it can feel too easy.
Overall, vive la France!
You have six romance choices as well that you can pursue throughout the game. I got with two (maybe three) at once, which seemed to have no in-game downside, and honestly didn't even feel out of character given how much your character begins to feel like a spymaster. It isn't that deep of character writing, but they are fun to read through.
The main downside of the game I had was that it felt long in the second act, and had a few timeskips that make you miss parties without warning. At times, if you're minmaxing like I was, it can feel too easy.
Overall, vive la France!
Really, really interesting mechnically dense social backstab-em-up.
As a country woman engaged to a minor baron, you move to Paris on the eve of the revolution only to find out he's disappeared and left you to your own devices. If you're going to climb the social ladder clearly you're going to have to do it all yourself.
The gameplay is surprisingly open-ended for a game with such a fixed gameplay loop. Every day you can do exactly one action and then go to bed (relatable!), be that going to a party to build relationships and collect gossip; selling gossip for money; or hanging around Paris to build your influence. There's a lot of different ways you can approach it, and having seen a friend play the game with very different outcomes, it's clear you have a lot of freedom to approach the game.
The writing is pretty shallow, and your relationships with pretty much everyone are purely transactional. In a purely story-focused game that'd be a problem, but here it's thematic. Of course your relationships are transactional, of course you're interacting with people purely to get your way. If the story outcomes of your actions feel shallow, it's because that's how you the player and you the player character are engaging with them. I'd be nervous about playing one of the developers' other pure-story visual novels if the writing is like this game, but in this setup it works really well. I haven't gotten deep into any of the romance plots yet but I'm worried that the writing wouldn't be able to support them, though.
As a country woman engaged to a minor baron, you move to Paris on the eve of the revolution only to find out he's disappeared and left you to your own devices. If you're going to climb the social ladder clearly you're going to have to do it all yourself.
The gameplay is surprisingly open-ended for a game with such a fixed gameplay loop. Every day you can do exactly one action and then go to bed (relatable!), be that going to a party to build relationships and collect gossip; selling gossip for money; or hanging around Paris to build your influence. There's a lot of different ways you can approach it, and having seen a friend play the game with very different outcomes, it's clear you have a lot of freedom to approach the game.
The writing is pretty shallow, and your relationships with pretty much everyone are purely transactional. In a purely story-focused game that'd be a problem, but here it's thematic. Of course your relationships are transactional, of course you're interacting with people purely to get your way. If the story outcomes of your actions feel shallow, it's because that's how you the player and you the player character are engaging with them. I'd be nervous about playing one of the developers' other pure-story visual novels if the writing is like this game, but in this setup it works really well. I haven't gotten deep into any of the romance plots yet but I'm worried that the writing wouldn't be able to support them, though.