Jazz Age

Under different circumstances, I would’ve given this game four stars. However, there is one major problem which led me to give its current rating.

You play as a fresh-faced new arrival in Prohibition Era New York, hoping to find fame and fortune on Broadway. However, the road to stardom is a perilous one as you try to scrape a living in the city while hoping for your lucky break.

The setting and writing is actually pretty good, and I enjoyed the story quite a lot. However, there is one major flaw with this game.

Romances feel secondary in this game. In a Heart’s Choice release, that does feel self-defeating. There are two romance options, but there just seems to be little in the way of romance with these characters, and interactions in the game make them feel more like business associates for the most part. There is a fairly intense sex scene in the story, but with the lack of romantic buildup, it feels like it was merely there to check a box.

If you’re here to read a good story, Jazz Age provides one. But if you’re here for romance, which I presume you are if you’re looking at the Heart’s Choice label, this might not be it.