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From the sweet maid’s daughter, Hazel to the gorgeous noblewoman, Celeste, I really enjoyed seeing how they interacted with Rivian. On top of the fantastic cast of gorgeous guy, the game also includes some lovely side characters (and villains). This also means that those you trust as allies can quite quickly turn to enemies in the next route – trust no one, perhaps not even your lover!
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For example, in one route you’ll face a murder and in another a kidnapping. But ultimately it doesn’t matter which main route you play first, as the perils you face changes with each guy. I don’t believe you can play the side story until you complete Arden’s route. I would recommend playing it this way too as Franz’s route flows quite naturally on from the prologue and Arden’s route wraps up the game quite nicely.
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I personally played the game in this order – Franz –> Linnaeus –> Arden –> Secret Story. But behind that cool exterior is a heart of gold…and some rather romantic desires! Linnaeus: When I first met Linnaeus I was concerned that he would just fall into a cliche tsundere trope, but oh how I was wrong! Linnaeus is the cool beauty of this trio, and with his poison tongue he melts his way into our heart. Dear me, his husky voice calling Riv ‘kitten’ melted me into a puddle as I breathlessly whispered “daddy!” Franz is the stranger that warns Riv of the danger he faces and strives to protect his adorable kitty cat He’s incredibly sweet and often clumsy, but he’ll do anything to protect Riv!įranz: I never understood why youngsters called handsome guys ‘daddy’ until I met Franz. It’s impossible to choose a favourite route as each guy was so loveable, their routes so well written and their designs so gosh darn sexy! Just to give a quick insight into each of these gorgeous men Īrden: is Rivian’s childhood friend, he follows Riv like a loyal guard dog. The game has a lovely selection of music and, incredibly, is fully voiced in English!Īs mentioned, there are three key guys Rivian can romance – Arden, Franz, and Linnaeus. There’s also a selection of general images and pictures from the secret story. If you purchase the R18 game – you’ll get 10 CGs per route, if you purchase the PG13 you’ll receive 7 CGs per route (just missing pictures from the sexy time scenes). There’s also an incredible gallery of CGs – the overall number depends on which version of the game you purchase. There’s 8 endings to experience – a good & bad ending for each route, secret story ending and general bad ending. The game features between 7-10 hours of gameplay, with 3 romanceable options and one secret route. Just when Rivian thought it couldn’t get worse, a handsome and rather handsy stranger warns him of the danger he faces. Help Rivian navigate through webs of lies and deceit as he tries to stay alive while also romancing a sexy beau – talk about having your hands full! He’s just arrived at his first solo social function, which also happens to be the most daunting – a five day celebration of the King’s birthday. In their latest Visual Novel you play as Rivian Varrison a sassy, but often socially awkward, noble. Their first game, Requiescence was released a year ago. Chess of Blades is the second BL game by indie developers ‘Argent Games’.