Gist:

The point of this post is to say that I really enjoyed playing. The choices clearly have implications and stakes, implied by such. craftful. wording!!! I wanted to play til the end, forgetting it was a demo. 

I'm usually biased towards otome games, but here the story's interesting to the point that I didn't worry about getting the "right" responses to gain affection points for any romanceable character. 

Fangirling:

I'm still undecided who to focus on if ever I do follow a romance-oriented playthrough, since they're all attractive in their own ways. 

The first one I chose was Emry, finding it fun later to make a big deal about his surprise at the MC's dressing gown, but I guess part of why I can focus on the emotional responses to him is because I think being the MC's former tutor and all, he's trustworthy and won't put my queendom at risk.

• ...Now that I think about it, the romanceable characters here are introduced in a not-so-otome manner. I might be misremembering, but I feel as if otoge usually find a way to make it obvious who's romanceable. In Queen's Crown, I could infer who is, but the game definitely does not feel like an otome game primarily. I'd say it's something like a strategy game first? It works, though. Ruling is serious business.... I guess I really might end up with Emry in the full game...'s first playthrough. (Yeah, I usually play all routes in otoge.)

I apparently amused Mr. Tattoo Guy (I'll edit this later, I forget names) and got his temporary farewell CG, but it wasn't intentional. Hey, I find him attractive too, it's just that I'm not sure it's Good For The Queendom. He was rather eccentric so I stepped out of character for a bit, thinking that continuing my serious behavior isn't going to get me on good terms with him... only I may have overdone it. Not that I'm complaining! I just didn't think I wouldn't not go through Emry's route.

I didn't know what to think of Mr. Redhead or how to act around him. In some other otoge, awkward characters typically blush or whatever (not that I expect that so early on here, ehem) plus he seemed to be visiting the palace against his will or something, so I kinda forgot he's romanceable too and assumed he hated me or considered me an enemy or a threat.

The younger knight would easily have stolen my inclination for Emry, but there seems to be something between him and Lady... (why am I so forgetful with names) and I'm not sure I'd want to get in the middle of that... except as someone to tease them.

Anyway, I wanna be a great queen but it seems I'm subject to when I can get the full game. I don't mind waiting on it, though~