Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Jul 20, 2023

  A really short, but sweet game. I can't really say anything bad about it.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 27, 2016

  Disclaimer: I bought this for the Yuri content. That is the route I played and that is what I base my opinion on. There will be no spoilers. The art is easy on the eyes. No complaints here. Until the romance pic. That one was of a different style. The style of someone who draws really poorly. Either it was done by a different artist (in which case it was a horrible idea and it should've been redone by the one who drew all the other art) or the regular artist was drunk or something (in which case it should've been redrawn on a better day). There is very little music and virtually no sounds. That was surprising for a game about a budding musician. What little there is fits the overall style and mood of the game though. The choices are mostly straightforward (which I personally prefer in visual novels) but there are some where you can't tell in advance what will happen. This aspect of the game was well thought out. The story is lighthearted, but there are no jokes or intentionally comedic situations. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I just thought it worth mentioning. I haven't explored all choices and I do not plan to (only interested in one route). What I did see of the story was enjoyable. The Yuri route was disappointing. It is the (sadly all too common) 'straight girl sees her friend in a different light at the very end' trope. The vast majority of scenes between the girls are strictly friendship with very little hint of anything more. My advice is to spare your money if you're only intereseted in the girl-girl route. Otherwise it is worth checking out as the straight routes seem to be a lot more engaging.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 12, 2016

  This is a short visual novel/dating sim. I liked the mini dress up game, and the characters were ok. Con Amore might be a good game for people that are starting to get into VNs since it’s pretty simple and straight forward. However, if you’re looking for a “deeper plot”, you won’t get it from this title. It’s just simple and cute, that’s it. The art style for the sprites was ok, but I didn’t liked the CGs so much… and the BGM was ok too. Overall, get this title on a very good sale; I found it extremely overpriced for just a few hours of gameplay. But I don’t regret buying this VN, like I said before, it’s simple and cute. Good luck to the developers with their next projects! 5/10.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 1, 2017

  Short and sweet story, I wasn't expecting too much based on the other reviews but some times it's good to have a break inbetween playing lengthier games of this type to enjoy a simple and quick story. I felt there were a few additional opportunities for CGs e.g. the scene in the park with the dog (trying to keep this vague so as not to spoil anything!) but yeah... you pretty much just get 1 CG cutscene per route, and a bonus additional CG if you get their love meter to max before the end of the story. At least that's how it seemed to me based on my two play-throughs so far. At least I will be able to complete this game and get all the routes in a short time which is nice...I realize others would rather have a longer game esp for the price though I did get my copy on sale, and I would recommend waiting for a sale if you are interested. But oddly I find I rarely complete longer drawn-out games of this nature to get all route CGs/achievements (I'm lookin' at you, Backstage Pass!) maybe due to my short ADHD attention span, LOL. I really enjoyed the dress up aspect though it seemed to have little bearing on the story though it seems there might be an achievement or two for wearing a certain item at a certain time. I experimented a little bit but didn't get those yet. I wish you could somehow get additional clothes as you progress, that would be fun. But again I realize it's not just a dressing up thing, it's an otome game. xD I also wish the yuri route (yes there is 1!) would be more fleshed out. Also wish you got to see Zeal's face... he seems like such a key person (well, sorta...) in the story, so why would they not illustrate him at least as a side character? Hmm.. but I guess for the price (that I paid) I can't complain too much. The music was good and well timed and not too overbearing or annoying. Someone commented they hoped for more music in a game about a musician...I don't disagree with that, but I felt that it was acceptable as is too. Regarding the art... I didn't mind it. It's a different style... though the CGs are definitely drawn differently, LOL. I found that Daniel's CGs actually looked quite nice and (IMHO) better than the usual style of art, whereas the yuri route CGs seemed worse than the usual art. IDK... might just be my personal preference though. Lastly, I had no idea this game was originally in Swedish! The translator did a great job, kudos!! :)
• gamedeal user

  Jun 28, 2017

  badly drawn, poor story, and awful conclusion.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 19, 2017

  Quick, fun little visual novel. It is about a girl who aspires to become a musician. This is the tale of how it happens... and if she finds love along the way. While I would suggest getting this on discount, as I did, it is still a great story.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 12, 2018

  Con Amore is a sweet otome game about an aspiring musician who wants to make it big, with two male routes and one female route it is quite short. It is straightforward and easy to play and the art style is nice. It is a very casual game compared to those you may have played before if you are a die hard fan. While the story is there it doesn't delve into much detail and is pretty vague, I would recommend it however if you are at all interested I would advise getting it in the sale. You'd be lucky to get a few hours gameplay out of it like I did and I replayed all the routes at least once. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1328412940
• gamedeal user

  Sep 24, 2019

  [b]"A kiss is a secret told to the mouth instead of the ear; kisses are the messengers of love and tenderness." - Ingrid Bergman[/b] [i]Con Amore[/i] is the only otome VN hailing from Team Taju, and it cannot be called a spectacular first trial. As far as the VN genre goes, we are already at the point that players would prefer some character depth concerning romance options, and even other route independent characters. The title of the game means "with tenderness", yet here things are pretty basic in a not so "tender" way, leaving the game with no replay value and no way to empathize with the characters. There is a wardrobe function, which can alter the affections of the chosen romance - which is a nice enough option, yet even that part of the game is pretty limited. Here, we take the role of Claudia, a college student who majors in music. She attends a rock concert of the famous star Zeal, with her roommate, Bae - which ends up introducing both Alex and Daniel into her life through a series of awkward encounters. There are some "not so mysterious mysteries" engulfing both men, and you'll be free to make them hopelessly in love with you in the span of a week, if you chose you answers in conversation right. You mostly chose either your school – Alex’s environment – or your work – Daniel’s environment – which will end up bringing you together. Other than these beaus, and your roommate, no other character has any depth, any impact or any meaning. You chose whom to pursue and get your happily ever after. About display... well, I really have nothing pleasant to say. There are only 4 character avatars to begin with, and even their facial expressions are not that various, and they do not even change posture. Background art is pretty generic, and for a game about music, the soundtrack isn't even the slight bit impressing. The writing is riddled with spelling mistakes, and even repeated words. I really wish they'd pick a proofreader before publishing these things. Conversations themselves fail to set any kind of mood, and aside from a couple of main events, all small bits of occurrences are left unresolved. You get you happily ever after with your beau - or belle - and that's it. Aside from your usual choice options, you are given the option of picking what you'll be wearing for that day from some really limited options, and within all, only 3 pieces end up affection or event related. The game - even with the wardrobe function - feels unfinished. It's as if they imagined it to be more as they started, yet they got bored and wrapped it up clumsily in the middle of things. Well, [i]Con Amore[/i] ends up being an excerpt out of a 90s romantic comedy, and not in a good way either. The awkward social interactions, the dashing businessman, the insecure poet, the last-minute fight based on a misunderstanding and the romantic make-up convo - this VN has it all. It simply chews on the thousand-year-old formula with some cartoon figures. Color me not impressed at all. Please also check out Lady Storyteller's Curator page [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/11672469/]here[/url] - follow for regular updates on reviews for other games!
• gamedeal user

  Oct 12, 2019

  Short. Very, very, short. Art iffy. CGs almost non-existent. No memorable scenes or writing. Just go to itch.io and play one of the many free otome there if you have played all of steam's free offerings already.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 16, 2019

  A really short, but sweet game. I can't really say anything bad about it. The affection indicators were unnecessary for how obvious the choices were, there was a nice little feature of love interests reacting to your choices of clothing.. That's pretty much all I can say. Give it a try, if you feel like it.