Ciel Fledge 1.0

Ciel Fledge is a curious yet compelling game set in the future where single adults can be told at a moment’s notice that they may become the legal guardian of one of the world’s many orphans and must then care and look after that child.

After a very interesting opening sequence where you learn the rather simple battle mechanism you are then thrust in to the main story line where you are given a child (Ciel) to look after and after such a simple introduction to the battle system this is where things start to get a little more complex and there is a torrent of tutorials about how you to look after your newly adopted child.

The tutorials will guide you through the different options of looking after your child where can decide everything from how disciplined (or not disciplined) you will be with Ciel and set up schedules to improve fitness and education along with encouraging her to make new friends and have good social interactions.

The decisions that you make in Ciel Fledge will have an impact on how your child grows up and in a way this is almost like the old Tamagotchi game but a lot more complex and in depth.

For example if you over indulge your child she will become lazy but if you’re overly disciplined with her she will start to feel stressed so you must try to balance or parent as you see fit, you can also (if you’re a terrible person) choose to not treat the child correctly but you may find she is taken away by the administration and you will be reprimanded.

Interspersed throughout the game are also visual novel elements keeping you up to date with the social life of your adopted child.

This is a very original and novel idea for a game and although it can be a little over whelming it’s also very immersive and this pre-alpha demo shows signs of something very different and promising. You can download Ciel Fledge here for free.