~Cross Heart Academy~
Enter a world of swords, magic, and wonder! As a new student entering the prestigious Starveil Academy, the brightest years of your life await—and with love in the air, classes aren't going to be the only thing on your mind! With so many of the best and brightest attending, you're more than spoiled for choice! With so many routes to choose from, you'll keep coming back for more!
But all is not well behind closed doors, and it may ultimately fall to you to uncover what secrets lurk within......Or so the summary of "Cross Heart Academy" goes. Despite it's somewhat cheesy premise (even as far as otome games go), "Cross Heart Academy" has since grown to amass a cult following all it's own. To pry into the minds of it's creators and figure out where all of the story threads within sprung forth from would be many a fan's dream, but given how silent they have been towards the public, such desires are but a fleeting dream.
With that being said, awakening as one of the characters within that world was most certainly not something that you had expected to happen. What to make of this set of circumstances—and those of others who seem to have found themselves in similar straits—falls to you all to decide.
Regarding the Plot and Gameplay of Cross Heart Academy
"Cross Heart Academy" is an anomaly of a game, with the actual game depicted in the second "half" almost wholly contingent on the events that occur in the first—that is, to say, the section that focuses almost wholly upon the events that occur within the protagonist's time at Starveil Academy. Depending on who the player chooses to pursue and the events that they trigger, that second half of the game could be anything from an SRPG to a 4X game to even a town management simulator... And in some cases, a mix of any number of genres. This aspect has caused the game to garner a fanbase that expands beyond it's intended audience, small as that is, and is what many fans would argue sets it apart from many of it's peers. Few other games, after all, can offer political intrigue, adventure, and all other manner of scenarios in a single game without feeling like any single part is underdeveloped.
Regarding the Characters of Cross Heart Academy
Many of the characters that live within the world of Cross Heart Academy are somewhat 'flat', if only because the focus may not be primarily on them. Main cast members—for example, the male leads—are often explored far deeper than the supporting cast if only because of how often the protagonist interacts with them.
Such rules do not necessarily apply to those who now find themselves living in this world. Every person is a 'person', no longer simply lines of code within a system, and thus is just as complex as any other person might be. Though the 'rules' imposed upon them by the world may still linger to some extent (some might even call it "fate"), the choices that those transported to this world make could very well transcend the decision trees that were so easily charted prior.
So... Yeah. Otome game(?) isekai RP borrowing from the recent boom in the genre's popularity. Personally, I think the concept speaks for itself, so I'll just leave this as a pitch here. Other than that... Form for the people who might be chomping at the bit to dive into this madness, I suppose? Because this is clearly a good idea and not at all going to end up in complete chaos (which, I mean, is probably going to be part of the fun?)
Any questions or concerns? Feel free to bring them up, and I'll be more than willing to answer.
