CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  1. BasilZero
    Jul 8, 2017
    9
    Game: CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
    Genre: Visual Novel
    Developer/Publisher: Fervent/Afterthought Studios System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 91/100 Value Score: 9.1/10 • Story: 10/10 • Characters: 9/10 • GamePlay: 8/10 • Graphics: 9/10 • Sound: 8/10 • Music: 9/10 • Length: 8/10 • Replay Value: 10/10 • Player Value: 10/10 Pros +Multiple Endings +Gallery Mode +A lot    Game: CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
    Genre: Visual Novel
    Developer/Publisher: Fervent/Afterthought Studios
    System: Steam (PC)
    Total Score: 91/100
    Value Score: 9.1/10

    • Story: 10/10
    • Characters: 9/10
    • GamePlay: 8/10
    • Graphics: 9/10
    • Sound: 8/10
    • Music: 9/10
    • Length: 8/10
    • Replay Value: 10/10
    • Player Value: 10/10

    Pros
    +Multiple Endings
    +Gallery Mode
    +A lot of extra content post game
    +Great OST with a great story and characters
    +Great artwork style and backgrounds
    +Free To Play

    Cons
    -Sometimes achievements do not show up (some files need to be erased at the save location folder)    … Expand
  2. PublicNuisance
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    Cupid has some of the best atmosphere I have seen in a visual novel. It can be downright creepy and has a dark macabre feel to it. My main issue with it was something that also made it unique: my character. You don’t play the main character but their mother. My issue with this wasn’t the change in perspective but that I just couldn’t enjoy the character. Frequently I liked neither of myCupid has some of the best atmosphere I have seen in a visual novel. It can be downright creepy and has a dark macabre feel to it. My main issue with it was something that also made it unique: my character. You don’t play the main character but their mother. My issue with this wasn’t the change in perspective but that I just couldn’t enjoy the character. Frequently I liked neither of my dialogue options and I didn’t agree with where the character wanted to take things. I wouldn’t say this stopped me from enjoying the game but I would have enjoyed it more if I could identify with the mother’s motives and reasoning or had other options that suited me. Despite this I can’t say this was a bad game at all. The story was interesting; the art was decent; the music was well done. I kept playing despite not feeling like I was in control of any of it because I respected the rest of the game and what it was doing.

    I played Cupid on Linux. It never crashed on me and I didn’t notice any bugs or spelling mistakes. Alt-tab didn’t work. You could manually save whenever you wanted and there were twenty slots.

    Game Engine: Ren’Py 7.4.11.2266
    Graphics API: OpenGL
    Disk Space Used: 334 MB
    Game Version Played: 3.2

    GPU Usage: 0-50 %
    VRAM Usage: 850-1262 MB
    CPU Usage: 2-6 %
    RAM Usage: 2.3-2.9 GB

    While I think the game could have done with more options for Mother’s dialogue and motivations the rest of the game is as solid as can be. I would recommend it to anybody who is looking for a darker visual novel. I finished my first play through in 90 minutes.

    My Score: 7/10

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X | Mesa 21.2.6 | Linux Mint 20.3 | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 5.4.0-104-generic    … Expand
  3. oniscoid
    Sep 1, 2017
    9
    Another f2p VN which exceeded expectations! Cupid is a Gothic romance with mature content from Fervent/Afterthought. Although the graphics are limited, it has a strong unusual theme, good music, and straightforward game play. The player takes on the role of a dead mother making choices on what advice to give to her young daughter, (advice which is not always followed). These choices leadAnother f2p VN which exceeded expectations! Cupid is a Gothic romance with mature content from Fervent/Afterthought. Although the graphics are limited, it has a strong unusual theme, good music, and straightforward game play. The player takes on the role of a dead mother making choices on what advice to give to her young daughter, (advice which is not always followed). These choices lead to multiple endings. Despite it's title, the main theme of the game is not about dating, relationships or sex, but the darker side of the consuming power of love. The workaround for a bug which may prevent you getting the last of the 67 achievements can be found on Steam in Adett's 'Cupid 100% Achievement Guide'. Recommended.… Expand