The Charming Empire

The Charming Empire is a dating simulator developed by OperaHouse Corporation and released on PC and mobile platforns. Interestingly, the first chapters of the story can be checked for free on smartphones and tablets - however, if we want to learn more about the plot and its ending, we must reach for our wallet.

Story

The action of The Charming Empire is set in Japan, in the Taisho period (between 1912 and 1926). While playing, we get to know the fate of Amane Kosaka, a girl from the province called to the capital by her brother, Soshi Amazaki, who rules the empire. On the spot, the protagonist discovers that life on the court is not covered with roses, and Soshi himself has changed beyond recognition. As if that wasn't enough, the heroine finds herself on the trail of a secret organization pulling strings in the empire.

Amane meets the men living in the palace, such as Toki Tanba (a cafe owner with a secret), Kei Yoshimine (a prisoner of war) or even Koichiro Sera, who is her bodyguard. Over time, the heroine's heart will start beating harder when thinking of one of them - which one turns out to be the lucky guy depends on the decisions we make.

Mechanics

The gameplay in The Charming Empire does not differ from the genre's usual formula. As in visual novel games, the game is about having conversations and making choices that determine the course of the story and also influence its ending. In the version for mobile devices, the game is enriched by logic mini-games using a touch screen.

Technical aspects

The Charming Empire boasts high-quality audiovisual setting; two-dimensional graphics are kept in an eye-catching manga-like style, and all dialogue lines are voiced. It is also worth mentioning that the devs decided to leave the original Japanese voices of the characters even in the version which was sold outside the borders of the Land of the Rising Sun.

Last updated on May 1, 2020