Miss Bullard’s School

The human mind can be pretty resourceful and powerful at times, but traumatic events take their toll on a person’s ability to withstand fear or sorrow. Sometimes, such cases can be treated with therapy or medication, but there are cases where people just stop being their old selves and plunge into deep depressions, or even worse, mental illness.

Miss Bullard’s School is an interactive visual novel in which you play the role of a young girl as she is admitted to a boarding school for unfortunate women. Although it sounds pretty strange, the place is actually designed to help girls get over past traumas, usually of the supernatural kind, as well as prepare them to re-enter society and act as normal human beings, in spite of their past.

The main character’s name is Lillian Graham, and she is the daughter of a trader from the New Continent. As it turns out, the reason she enters Miss Bullard’s School is because she was possessed by some kind of spirit, which made her sleepwalk and engage in a few other unusual activities. Almost as soon as she reaches the school, she starts to unravel a mystery surrounding the school itself and its staff.

Although the mystery itself occupies most of your time, there’s also the matter of the other girls that are at the school. Hence, you have to interact with them on a regular basis, and even form friendships in order to acquire some help in your task. The dialog is usually quite one-sided, on the other hand, which means that you do not get to choose what to say most of the time.

Even so, the experience is definitely intriguing, especially since the designers have tried their best to create a unique setting for you to enjoy. Every background is detailed, and you truly feel isolated at the lonely mansion in the middle of nowhere. There’s a soothing classical soundtrack playing in the background, and most of the time it blends very well with the overall atmosphere.

In the end, Miss Bullard’s School can be a tad too short and set in stone, which is a bit of a bummer. However, the premise is very interesting, and it should be able to get your imagination going for a while.