Game of the Month: Backstage Pass

[chrry]

The glamor and glitz of showbiz hold little appeal for Sian. As the daughter of a professional makeup artist, she knows how stressful and uncertain work can be, and she aspires to something more stable. When a sudden accident topples her plans for a smooth college life, she realizes she must put her own makeup skills to use if she wants to make it through the year. The entertainment world may be wild and unpredictable, but Sian's about to learn there's also a lot to love.

sakevisual ♥ itch.io ♥ steam
 

The game chosen for August is Backstage Pass!

I haven't played this game (yet) so I don't have much to say about it. Looks like it has a lot of content and things to do and I'm kinda intrigued but the whole stat-raising part is a bit intimidating.

Anyone has played? Tell us about it ♥

Comments

[alias_sqbr]

I really liked it! The stats raising is A Lot but manageable with a walkthrough, and since the MC's work and school life is important to her arc and the plots of each path it doesn't feel as irrelevant and arbitrary as it has for me in some other games.

I wrote a review.

[chrry]

I kinda forgot you can use walkthroughs for stat-raising stuff too orz tho I'll probably do the first route without one to see how it goes because I'm just Like That lol

Do you remember how many hours it took to clear the game? I just feel more inclined to start playing something if I have an idea of how much time I have to spend with it. It doesn't matter if you didn't play every single route yourself, I just need a rough estimate ;;

Also One of the primary love interests is bi? Who? 👀

[alias_sqbr]

nods I didn't use a walkthrough for my first playthrough and still got a satisfying ending, if not the one I was aiming for.

Man, I don't remember how long it is at all, sorry. Certainly a fair few hours, it's pretty long for an OELVN, but not as long as Japanese games like Hakuoki. Let's Plays seem to be like 4-6 hours a route?

The bi love interest is John. He's pretty great if you're into grumpy older Englishmen.

[chrry]

That's more than enough for me to get an idea of the length, thank you so much! ♥♥

Oh wow, I wasn't expecting that at all, I thought it'd be one of the young(er) guys tbh. His route already looked pretty interesting from the random screenshots and CGs and I've seen, but now I'm even more excited to play it~

[alias_sqbr]

Have fun :)