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Vellescian Games / Nov 15, 2021 / RPG
Play the role of a merchant's apprentice in this 1600s-inspired realistic setting full with trading companies and business ploys. A short (2-3h) but replayable visual novel/RPG with logistics and trading aspects, brought to life with beautiful baroque paintings and classical music.
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85% positive, 13 reviews
The Vellescian Gambit is a very neat game that looks like a visual novel, but is actually more of an economics-based puzzle game embedded in a well-written but compact visual novel. I highly recommend it for those looking for a new twist on the VN genre, or games with economics or trade-related themes. Your character is given a particular mission that needs to be accomplished with limited resources and time, and...
9 found this helpful, 2021-11-17
A visual novel that distinguishes itself with trading and resource management mechanics. The story itself is short, but achieving the perfect score would take some experimentation with the said mechanics so it is replayable in that sense. The game also makes creative use of historical art from the Netherlands which is a refreshing change of style.
9 found this helpful, 2021-11-15
As far as I played, it seems to have an interesting enough setting and above average writing. There are also quite a few choices you can make thanks to the route planning decisions and trading, which is cool. A nice little palate cleanser between all the padded-out AAA games.
6 found this helpful, 2021-11-22
A refreshing addition to the visual novel genre. I was expecting very little gameplay, but it turns out to have quite a lot between all the planning, trading and haggling. The story is pretty okay as well. There are quite a few interactions with the two main companions, and they both don't feel like caricaturized cliches, but more or less realistic, actual people. Kudos in that regard. It's a bit hard to max the...
5 found this helpful, 2021-11-17
