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Seduce and surveil as a sexy royal spy! Gather intel, or gamble on love in 18th-century Versailles. Who will catch your eye: a spymistress, a poet, or a traitor to the king?
If It Please the Court is a 242,000 word interactive lesbian romance novel by D.E. Chaudron, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
You've been recruited from the slums of Paris into the Secret du Roi, Louis XV's league of covert emissaries and spies. As a spy for the court, you now have the power to change your life–and tip an unstable country toward transformation.
It's one thing to lie for a living, but your love life demands honesty. And women all over Versailles are ready to lure your heart. Will it be the spymistress with a lifetime of secrets, the poet languishing in the shadow of the queen, or the double agent haunting your every move? No matter who you pursue, you'll have to survive a rival's hostile ambitions, and see that the Crown doesn't crush yours.
Love and loyalty is all that will be left when this house of cards falls. Who will you protect to ensure a better future, and who will you sacrifice? When your mask falls away, will anyone trust the person underneath?
This was a surprisingly strong entry. The prose paints a beautiful picture of France, as well as the mystery and intrigue within your life as a spy. There are interesting characters. The plot packs mystery and surprises. Also, it’s pretty good as a romance game, with a good number of romantic scenes, as well as little bits of affection here and there.
I romanced Charlotte on my first playthrough and didn’t leave disappointed. She was probably the most well written character in the game, although the others are also fairly good. The romantic elements with her are also good, and the game elegantly weaves together your business and romantic relationship with her.
Stat wise, the game is pretty straightforward. I dumped everything in Duelist and Chaleureuse, although I overwhelmingly relied on duelist, and I don’t think I was ever in a situation where I couldn’t beat any of the offered checks. There is a pretty annoying bug however, where the game repeatedly awards me the achievement for having a high skill level in these stats after every chapter.
The prose is good, but it also might be a bit heavy for casual readers. I noticed a very small number of typos during my playthrough, but nothing major.
The font for the chapter headings fits the setting, but it’s pretty hard to read. Additionally, they look somewhat awkward in the stat screen as the headers are physically closer to the bars above.
Either way, minus a few minor flaws, this is a solid entry, both on the story and romance front.