The Lady's Choice Demo

Just like in modern times, being born rich was a huge advantage back in the day, especially since you got perks like education, good food and all the other things that came with a castle. However, people rarely get to understand what the common man has to go through in the day-to-day struggle, which is why they were such bad rulers.

The Lady's Choice is a visual novel in which you play the role of a highborn woman trying to fit back into society after living in seclusion at her family’s estate for a few years. Unlike most visual novels out there, this one is a lot more interactive, which means that you can change the course of the story at any time. Hence, it should be a blast to replay the experience and see how different actions have different consequences.

You get to choose a name for the main character in the beginning, which should allow you to get a bit more attached to her. After that, the whole goal is to navigate each situation and choose the desired course of action. There are no “game over” screens to worry about, but some endings are better than others, and it may take some work to see all there is to see in regards to the plot.

In order for the romance part to work, there must be other characters in the story that you can get close to. Thankfully, there are a few options to choose from, although you should bear in mind that this is till an early version of the game, so it doesn’t have as much content as you might desire. Even so, it’s nice to know that you can have your pick at the type your partner that you think is right for the main character.

As for the graphics, the artwork is certainly nice, but it’s still pretty rough at this stage in the development, which is especially visible in the backgrounds. The character design is quite nice, on the other hand, and each one of them usually has multiple poses to cycle through. Naturally, there are no animations, but that’s the whole point of a visual novel anyway.

All things considered, The Lady's Choice can be a bit stiff if you are only interested in anime flicks or fantasy stories, but it’s certainly a break from the norm. Hence, if you enjoy visual novels, this might do the trick as well.