Chess of Blades Demo

Romance is a pretty big part of video games nowadays, especially since the graphics are advanced enough to depict believable human interactions and not just two blocky figures that appear to have feelings for each other. Most video game stories feature a love interest or more along the way, and sometimes this actually affects the plot as a whole as well.

Chess of Blades is a yaoi visual novel with dating sim elements in which you play the role of a boy by the name of Rivian Varrison, who somehow ends up at a huge royal party and meets a few interesting people that change his life. As you might have guessed, the whole thing focuses on homosexual relationships, so it’s nice to see a bit of variety in the genre every now and again.

The event in question is actually the king’s birthday, and he decides to hold it over multiple days and organize multiple festivities along the way, including a huge masquerade ball. Rivian is mostly forced by his father to attend the party, but he soon realizes that it might have been a good thing after all. Hence, he stumbles upon a pretty peculiar crowd that might just contain his next great love.

Every now and again you are presented with a choice, which allows you to steer the plot in the desired selection. You can pick multiple partners for every playthrough, so there are certainly plenty of reasons to return to the game after you finish it once. Granted, the decisions you make are not that remarkable, but at least they keep the experience fresh and provide you with a way to feel like you are a part of the game world.

Lastly, the artwork is worthy of a mention as well, because the artists did a wonderful job when it comes to the backgrounds and especially the characters. Sometimes the perspectives are a bit skewed and unnatural, but the characters are certainly detailed. Most of them come with multiple poses and facial expressions, not to mention the fact that voice acting is part of the experience as well.

Even if Chess of Blades is not necessarily an original production, since it doesn’t feature too many new ideas, it’s still quite the ride if you are a fan of the genre and you enjoy yaoi flicks. Hence, you can show your support for the game and the developers by contributing to the Kickstarter project.