Baked:Magic

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Name: Baked:Magic
Status: Complete
Site: https://red-baby.itch.io/bakedmagic
Pairing: F/F
Description: A short game of witches, baked goods, and sometimes love triangles.
Controller Score: D. Gimmick elements were not optimized.


 

This is a short, largely linear game. It's about 30 minutes. You're a witch who used to be a member of the army, but now that the war is over you're a baker, and have recently picked up an apprentice who is just recently also learning the witchy arts. Your old army buddy, Jane, is a palace guard and in close with the Princess. When an event is held to give the princess's hand in marriage to the warrior who can defeat her champion, your friend comes to you asking for a potion to turn her into a man so she can compete.

This isn't a trans game or anything. There's some discussion about how Jane is at a disadvantage for being both female and an elf but it's not the focal point of the game, neither is any sort of gender bending, which without spoiling too much I'll say doesn't end up figuring into anything. Also without spoiling anything, while there are about  4 or so choices, you have limited control over the narrative. It's mostly a short love story that can be a short love triangle, if you chose certain options.

There are a couple of small additional gameplay elements around choosing ingredients in a kitchen and mixing a bowl by clicking on the targets. These were simple but only marginally functional on a controller, and didn't add all that much to the game.

Given the nice art, short playtime, and straightforward story, this is a nice, free little VN to spend a sitting on. Because there's little in the way of choice or narrative complexity, it barely squeaks out of the kinetic novel category. The art is very cute though.