Brimstone Manor

As with Jazz Age, I wanted to give this game four stars. However, I’m (sadly) giving it three for the same reason.

You’ve just gotten a new job as a nanny at Brimstone Manor. The story is actually very interesting and engaging here. I enjoyed getting to know more about the family, making friends with the toddler and the family dog (both of which carry their own dark secrets) and getting to learn of the battle between angels and demons. This is really good stuff, and I liked it.

However, the problem comes again from a lack of romance. I picked my RO very early in the game, and confidently picked all choices bringing me closer to him. However, while there are a very small number of steamy scenes (not strictly sex scenes), there seems to be little in the way of romance here. The ending chapter also has a choice where I choose to stay with my RO, but otherwise gives weak indication that there is a romantic relationship going on. Again, it wouldn’t be a big deal under the CoG label, but it just feels self-defeating under the Heart’s Choice label.

Thus, I’ll give the same recommendation that I have given for Jazz Age. If you want a good story, come here. If you want romance, you might not find it here. But… you’re playing a Heart’s Choice game for the romance, right?