Cinders

Cinders

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suri Feb 21, 2021 @ 2:55pm
I'd love to see Pride and Prejudice getting the Cinders treatment
I found the art style and design of the game to be absolutely gorgeous, and even if it was releases many years ago it doesn't feel dated at all, plus the soundtrack is an absolute 10/10, it's definitily something very unique.

I personally loved how the story branched out beyond Cinders's love interests and the releationship with Carmosa and the sisters impacted the ending as well. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite fictions work ever and I think it's a perfect story for MoaCube's style, not only are there four clear potential love interests Lizzie can pursue (Darcy, Bingley, Collins, Wickham) but there are so many variables already present or that can be introduced that would give the story so much replay value and diversity in the endings:

Lizzie's personality: Obvious variable, will she be good and sweet, cunning and smart, lazy, cruel, etc... Also will she be accomplished and talented, good or not in dancing, music, etc...

Her parents' relationship: a distant marriage with a sometimes histerical and innapropriate mother and an emotional absentee father, Lizzie could be presented with the choice of fixing it and bringing them closer reminding them that they truly love each other after all, leave it as it is, just curt and lukewarm, or futher ruining it, distancing them even more from each other.

Lizzie's relationship with her parents: In the original story she's a lot more closer to her dad, but what could happen in the game? Will she manage to be close with them both or grow distant with her father and get closer to her mother or viceversa? O have a distant relationship with them both at the end due to her actions?

Lydia's eloping with Wickham: Maybe the eloping can be prevented from happening if via some dialogue choices Lizzie can get through Lydia's childishness early on in the story, or maybe if she chooses to reveal his true nature after recieving Darcy's letter, or if she's romancing Wickham. If Lydia does elope then will the Bennets ever find her, will Wickham agree to marry her? So many ways this particular plotline can go.

Her relationship with Jane: Early on they start as besties but this is a variable that can change, if Lizzie decides to pursue Bingley it could be at the cost of her relationship with Jane, also Lizzie's personality could be a huge factor in how Jane sees her, if she takes cruel and selfish choices it could hurt her relationship with his sister.

Jane's relationship with Bingley: Will Lizzie manage to get them together or not?

Kitty and Lydia's personalities and relationship with each other: In the story Kitty starts just as dimwited and childish as Lydia but after she marries Wickham and Kitty is out of her influence and under the care of Jane and Lizzie she matures into a great young woman. In the game due to Lizzie's choices their relationship can play out exactly as the original novel or have them both or only one of them remain foolish, have them both or only one of them mature and either grow distant ot remain close.

Lizzie's relationship with Charlotte: Will they remain best friends, become distant and lose touch or straight up dislike each other?

Mary: Will Lizzie be able to get her sister out of her shell and help her shine on her own without being the forgotten sister and help Mary's self esteem and relationship with the other sisters and parents, or will her choices cause her to completely and permanently shut herself off form the rest of the world or will she, like in the books, only be able to find herself only after all the other sisters have moved out.

Mrs de Bourgh: Will she eventually accept Lizzie or be a thorn on her side if she decides to pursue Mr Darcy, also Lizzie's relationship with her could affect her relationship with Mr Collins and Mrs de Bourgh could possibly influence Mr Collins to kick the Bennets out of the estate if she's angry at Lizzie.

What happens to Longbourn: Will Lizzie's actions help the Bennets keep their estate (either by finding a way to remove Mr Collins and making Jane, the eldest, the rightful heir or by marrying or befriending Mr Collins/ Mrs de Bourgh) or lose it to Mr Collins?

The Bennet family's reputation: Will the Bennets become the laughing stocks of their community, rejected by their neighbors (can happen if Lizzie fails to prevent Lydia's elopement and she isn't able to be found or Wickham can't be convinced to marry her and/or if Lizzie can't find ways to control, influence or make up for her mother and younger sisters' actions when in public), will they remain another unremarkable family or could Lizzie's actions make the Bennets a pilar of their community and one of the most respected and important families around.

There are so, so, so, so many places one could take the story and these are only the ones at the top of my head.

Also, with the high quality and beautiful and unique art style and soundtrack Cinders and Solstice have I'm sure a take on Pride and Prejudice with the same care and love would be an instant money maker and extremely popular due to the ridicoulously high following Jane Austen, and this particular story have.
Last edited by suri; Feb 21, 2021 @ 4:14pm