Brimstone Manor

released on Feb 10, 2022

Can you survive being a demon’s nanny? Uncover a world of paranormal secrets. Magic. Miracles. And a battle between order and chaos. And for your heart.


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I don't think I've ever played/read IF that has been in such a rush to be over. You're at your job for less than 24 hours, hardly unpacked, barely two chapters in, and the narrative treats it as if you've been there for six months. You never get to know any of the romance interests because there is nothing to know. Their sole qualities are whatever is required to keep the plot moving, same as the absurd "dates." The idea of romancing a demon dad sounds great but you never get to see him be a dad or even really a demon for that matter. Sure, "blonde", "twee", or "wears a suit" can be significant traits when there's nothing else behind it. It's all so toothless and bland.

Aside from how unromantic it is, the protagonist is a little too "well defined" for my tastes. They spend most of the first chapter going on about how spooky this house is simply because it's run down or how their employer wrote a letter, like normal people don't live in dilapidated houses or some people just can't afford nor know how to email others. Surprised they didn't remark about how we need to close down libraries while they were at it. Choices are rather pigeonholed into stat archetypes which would be fine if any of them were reasonable but most result in or stem from the protagonist acting very stupid against your will. Despite generally being chaotic when I play games, I found my character clocked at a perpetual neutral because I tried my best to navigate around the most egregiously nonsense options.

The short length means it's over before you know it, so at least it doesn't drag. 🤷‍♀️