An otome-style simulation game
Re: promise - Promise of Linaria is a simulation-romance title for PC developed by JV Studio Inc. The game is told from a visual novel perspective, with a captivating story centered around a character who wakes up with no memory of themselves besides their name and their quest to seek answers.
Re: promise - Promise of Linaria features an interactive text-based gameplay, where your dialogue choices have consequences that heavily affect the ending of the story. The choices you make will alter your romantic interest’s affection level and lead to different story branches. It’s a fully voice-acted game with emotional romantic scenarios.
Recover lost memories
In Re: promise - Promise of Linaria, you’ll start the romantic adventure by waking up in Asugasaki City, a town rumored to be haunted by ghosts. After which, you’ll pick one of the four male characters that will be your romantic interest: Zero, Kazu, Shiki, and Ten — each having their own unique personality. As you interact with them, your memories will slowly start to come back to you.
Choices are crucial in this game, since they affect your romantic interest’s affection level and also open up different story branches. The more his affection increases, the more sweet love scenarios are unlocked. There are three different endings to the story, and the outcome that you’ll get also depends on the dialogue choices you make, increasing replayability and a unique experience for each playthrough.
It also features a fully voiced story; however, it’s only in Japanese, but English subtitles are available. You can also expect around 18 hours of playtime, which is quite enough for a game with multiple story branches and endings. Side stories can also be purchased if you want to explore a deeper background for each character after completing the main story.
A romantic adventure and dating simulator in one
Overall, Re: promise - Promise of Linaria is one of those visual novel games featuring an absurd amount of romantic text to read. The story has a slightly serious tone to it for those who enjoy deeper narratives. It caters to a niche audience, specifically those who enjoy dramatic plots. The game also presents itself in an anime-like art style, which makes the hardware requirements for this title very light.
