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Black Chicken Studios, inc. / Mar 26, 2015 / Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
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Compare1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum is the latest story-driven RPG from Black Chicken Studios, inc., spinning tales of pulp adventure, exotic locations, occult horror, and romance that'll require well-honed skills.
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72% positive, 151 reviews
1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum is a remarkably dense mixture of visual novel storytelling, role-playing progression, life simulation, romance, and globe-trotting pulp adventure. Developed and published by Black Chicken Studios, inc., it follows Scheherazade “Sadie” Keating, a young aspiring archaeologist whose search for answers surrounding her missing parents draws her into a much larger world of...
1 found this helpful, 2026-09-02
Borderline on buying this game? Read on. I bought 1931: Scheherazade on sale, probably for about $10. I was very borderline on the purchase due to reviews, but ultimately enjoyed myself. I nearly loved it, in fact, and am going to play it probably several times over. So it hurts me to have to say that this game is *not recommended* for anyone that doesn't deeply love the Otome/Visual novel niche, especially at full...
387 found this helpful, 2016-01-27
How I wish I loved this with no misgivings. In theory, it's got it all: Prohibition! Travel! Archeology! Intrigue! Romance with a mummy! In practice: overly complicated interface! Unbalanced stats system! Info dumpy dialogue that lasts so long I could go make a sandwich! And a heroine, Sadie, who is inexplicably both a Girl Genius and Too Stupid To Live. Don't get me wrong: 1931S:TLoP has merits, and it's...
72 found this helpful, 2015-05-21
Entertaining complex visual novel. Casual gamers may find skill system more than tedious. As it is visual novel it is text heavy. Some times things felt like there were dragged out a bit. Over all stories and side characters were reasnobly designed and interesting. Sadie can come off bit dull with how closely she borders "Mary Sue" when compared to other characters. Most of the dialogue is well written and...
73 found this helpful, 2015-03-27
A cheerful visual novel with a little more stats-juggling than usual. There is a difficulty system, so if you aren't into stats juggling you can just pick easy and still have fun. The game also show you which stats are used before you pick a storyline and it helps a lot. There are also "Inspirations", single-use stats booster you can get on the map just as easily as a regular stats increase, which is a welcome...
38 found this helpful, 2015-03-29
I have owned this game before it was on Steam and played it a lot. Disregard my displayed time spent in game and believe me when I tell you there is a lot to this game. This is no VN to be "played" in an hour with ten choices to be made over that hour. This is a RPG light/Time management game with lots of hilarious content and an interesting stats system, where your permanent stats need to be supplemented with...
35 found this helpful, 2015-03-29
This game is Indiana Jones, film noir, and comedic hijinks all in one. The last time I loved a game like this, I was playing a AAA title. 15 seconds in I was chuckling and didn't stop until 3 am when I made myself go to bed. Pros: -protagonist is fun, capable, and witty -lots of palatable history (if you like history) and myth (you probably like myth) -refreshingly novel feel of 1930's, complete with 1930s slang...
21 found this helpful, 2015-07-03
I was very excited to play this. It sounded great. A visual novel basically but where you build stats which can be used to overcome obstacles! How fun! Travel the world, befriend people, so on and so forth! It really wasn't very good. The art isn't great but I can overcome it but it's more of a negative or a neutral. Most of the stuff written is rather boring and very very very long. I've read alot of books but the...
24 found this helpful, 2017-08-16
I feel obligated to come to the defence of this game after viewing the veritable wall of recent poor reviews. This game likely isn't everyone's cup of tea, but if you honestly enjoy a text-heavy stat sim game that doesn't hold your hand, you'll love this. The dialogue is a absolute riot, and so are a lot of the adventures. Scheherazade as a character is naive, spunky and so full of life. It's hard to complete...
23 found this helpful, 2017-06-28
Scheherazade is not a good game. Among several small sins, there are two parts that absolutely sink a what otherwise could be an interesting title: - The Game Mechanics. Oh the game mechanic. Never have I toiled so hard to accomplish so little. At first it looks like the game offers several character paths to embark upon, depending on the skill set, but quickly you realize the Difficulty checks are so high, and the...
26 found this helpful, 2017-01-08