Summary
A young woman finds herself alone in the streets of Paris, far from home and abandoned by the love of her life. In that moment, she decides to live for herself and seek her own passions, as France marches towards a violent uprising that will change history forever. Navigate the twisting social politics of pre-revolutionary Paris in a game world that’s different every time you play. Court, snub and seduce your way to the top of society. Extend your influence, uncover the intrigue of the coming revolution, and ensure that you end up on the winning side of history.
Storyline
The Joy Manufacturing Co. presents a new kind of revolutionary, romantic gameplay.
A young woman finds herself alone in the streets of Paris, far from home and abandoned by the love of her life. In that moment, she decides to live for herself and seek her own passions, as France marches towards a violent uprising that will change history forever. Navigate the twisting social politics of pre-revolutionary Paris in a game world that’s automatically generated, and different every time you play. Court, snub and seduce your way to the top of society. Extend your influence, uncover the intrigue of the coming revolution, and ensure that you end up on the winning side of history.
Features
* Gameplay focused on socializing and deception. Work the room and tell people what they want to hear in order to advance your Reputation.
* Carefully manage your social calendar to make sure you attend all the right parties without stretching yourself too thin and becoming exhausted.
* Acquire and choose from dozens of outfits based on actual fashion plates and paintings from pre-revolutionary France. Wear these outfits to impress members of the five factions.
* Seduce powerful individuals throughout France and manipulate them in order to solidify your power.
* Increase your reputation with the five factions to unlock new bonuses and abilities.
* A breathtaking soundtrack by award winning game composer, John Robert Matz!
* Randomly generated world is different every time you play, as is the outcome of the revolution.
* Uncover the mystery of Yvette's lost lover, Armand.
* Become enemies with screeching harpies and chauvinistic boors, then drive them to social ruin!
* Carefully observe the political winds and make sure you end up on the winning side of history.
Ambition: A Minuet in Power Activation Instructions
Ambition: A Minuet in Power Reviews & Ratings
Ambition is an appropriately-named title in terms of its genre – it is not without its flaws, but the overall experience is heightened by compelling core mechanics and a grandiose scope, and I recommend players take this captivating tour through 18th-century Paris to make their own history.
Ambition: A Minuet in Power does a great job of transporting players to an alternative 18th century Paris. The mind-blowing attention to detail goes from the narrative to the audiovisual design of the entire package. While there was valiant effort to make the middling decisions and errands more interesting, this aspect is saved the game’s charm and excellent writing. If you want a good visual novel experience with more bells and whistles than they typically come with, Ambition might be your cup of expensive French tea.
Ambition: A Minuet in Power is a highly interactive visual novel that details love and intrigue during a turbulent historical time not often covered in video games. It was a trip through time to an earlier Paris that proved memorable and engaging, even if the journey wasn’t without flaws. Visual novel fans looking for more romance with political machinations to maneuver through and a bit more interactivity than one usually expects from the genre should give this one a closer look.
Those hoping to fully LARP as a lavish lady of 18th century France won’t be disappointed with Ambition: A Minuet In Power. This invigorating visual novel has all the twists, trysts, romance, and intrigue you’d want from a game about high society on the cusp of the French Revolution. Will you help your fiancé free France from the ignoble nobles? Or will you lose your head in the process?
Ambition: A Minuet in Power aims to be a graphical novel with a difference and comes very close to realizing its goal. The problem is that the game does not manage to keep up the quality of its writing or make its encounters unique enough. The developers do have good ideas. I like the fact that players can start to explore a historical situation (or a big political incident or the state of a country) through the mechanics of this genre. I appreciate the mix of serious subject matter and sometimes silly romance encounters. But Ambition: A Minuet in Power needed a little more focus to convince me to play through it more than one time, even if I appreciate what it is trying to achieve.
| Release Date | August 18, 2021 |
| Publisher | Joy Manufacturing Co., Iceberg Interactive |
| Content Rated | T (Teen) |
| Game Modes | Single player |
| Player Perspectives | Side view |
| Genres | Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel |
| Themes | Historical, Romance |
| Platforms | PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch |
