Amber's Magic Shop

The game can be played as a dating sim and offers an optional crafting/simulation game. Each choice will change Amber's (and her friends/love interests) alignment: there's Dark and Light. But be careful: dark and light doesn't mean wrong or right. There are no right or wrong choices in this game, though some endings are more sad and cruel than others!The game features 4 different endings for each love interest, with some dark events/scenes never seen before in a Winterwolves' game. Play the game at your own risk! Unlock all the endings of a specific character to discover bonus pin-up images.

Characters:

Amber: a dark elf, was abandoned as baby in the woods south of Icesilia. She was found and raised by Vin, a witch, who decided she should become an alchemist. When Amber turned sixteen, Vin sent her to Icesilia as apprentice to the legendary mage Haros.  In the big town of Icesilia, she'll train and once she reachs adult age, become a master alchemist running her own shop, and along the way also meet interesting characters who might become something more than just friends:

Daniel: Haros' son, who wants to be a mage like his father but also trains in alchemy. In competition with Amber since young age, he'll need to be careful to not be consumed by his pride.

Bernard: a brave young man who wants to become a famous adventurer. Paranoid and ill-tempered, he'll need to learn to control himself to avoid doing things he might regret.

Lair: the son of the influent noble elf Arnor. Naïve but with good heart, suffers the bad influence of his arrogant father Arnor.

Ruby: a seductive young woman who turned vampire just recently, struggling to not lose the humanity still left in her.

Cosa and Anders: two mysterious silver-haired adventurers who will ask Amber's help, and might reveal themselves to be something more than they look.

Lynn: a cute elf who runs the herbalist shop with her mother. A marriage with a noble has been arranged for her, but she's not sure if she really wants it.

Features:

Unique Hand-Drawn Graphics: It stands out with its captivating hand-drawn graphics that bring the racy short stories to life. The attention to detail and artistic style will immerse you in the enticing world of the game.

Collection of Racy Short Stories: This app offers a diverse collection of racy short stories that cater to an adult audience of gamers. Each story features recognizable scenarios, scenery, and well-known characters in exciting and unexpected situations.

Unusual Interpretations: Get ready to experience the most unexpected and unconventional interpretations of classic events. It takes fairy tales, science fiction films, and cartoons, among other genres, and turns them on their heads, providing a fresh and intriguing twist.

Exciting Fan Fiction: If you're a fan of fan fiction, you'll be delighted by the original variations presented in Magic Shop. The app offers unique perspectives on famous works that will amuse and entertain fans of non-standard points of view.

Pleasing Finals: The endings of the racy short stories will leave you satisfied and wanting more. Each conclusion is carefully crafted to surprise and captivate players, adding a delightful sense of closure to your gaming experience.

Must-Have Collection: For those who appreciate non-standard viewpoints on famous works and are seeking a captivating gaming experience, this collection of racy short stories is a must-have. The combination of unique hand-drawn graphics, unexpected interpretations, and exciting finales make Magic Shop an app that will keep you coming back for more.

Highlights:

With over 35 CGs and pin-up images, one of the biggest Winter Wolves games yet!

Play as the dark elf Amber in a dating/crafting simulation in a dark/gothic world

Three otome romances (Daniel, Bernard & Lair), one yuri romance (Ruby)

And for the first time, two poly romances (Cosmina and Lynn)

Shop builder minigame: build your own "magic shop"!

Informations:

Developer/Publisher:

Censorship: Nope

Version: Final

OS: Windows

Language: English

Shop (All-Ages):

Genre: Female Protagonist, Lesbian, Multiple Endings, Romance, Fantasy, No Sexual Content, Magic, Alchemy, Both Male and Female Love Interests, 2dcg, Dating Sim

Reviews:

I can without a doubt say that this game is not worth buying. Not at it's current price, or any price. The game sells itself as a visual with an Alchemy crafting system, to help tell the story and to fill the space between the visual novel sections. However, what the game is in reality is 95% Alchemy and 5% visual novel. That's way to much filler if you ask me.But thats not the end of it. The Alchemy system is a barebones as it can be, with the player simply choosing a recipe, selecting what items to use and then crafting the item, only to then sell whatever item they have made for money. That's it. The only reason the 'Alchemy' mechanic is in the game is to serve as filler to make the game seem longer than it is. It's not fleshed out, or interesting. It's purely there to make the game seem longer so that the developers can justify a higher price.The visual novel side of things is also terrrible. The characters are bland. The interactions are lifeless. And the player made choices are so... bizare in how they affect the characters (Which they dont really do.) The game tries to sell the player an 'alignment' system to make the visual novel side of things more interesting. But again, similar to the Alchemy system, is purely there the pad out the game. It doesn't make the characters more interesting. It doesn't make the choices anymore meaningful. It is again, a mechanic that was only added to help justify a larger price tag. The developers care so little about this game that they didn't even add a proper ending. The game just... ends. No credits, no nothing. Not even an epilogue for the character you chose to romance. It's just a cash grab and you're not missing out on anything by avoiding it. In fact, you're better off if that's what you choose to do.

It's a good game and I enjoyed playing it, BUT there are WRONG and RIGHT choices. I started playing thinking that dark choices would lead to a darker ending, of course, but "happy" or at least "bittersweet". Something like Amber becoming evil. However, dark choices in most cases lead to terrible, sad endings for Amber and her romances. The info said there were no wrong or right choices, but there are. You have to be a goodie two shoes if you want the main character to have a successful relationship. And... meh. Dark choices are more interesting and in a lot of cases, make more sense.Apart from this, the music was really good and the time skip allowing the players to see the characters become adults was great too. No complaints about the art, it was good. Maybe I was expecting a little more of plot, but I understand that this game relied on the alchemy parts and if I choose to play it as a VN I loose a lot of content.

Amber's Magic Shop is an interesting story about dark elf girl becoming master alchemist and finding her love. Game has visual novel mode with crafting being fully cut out and plot feels to remain relatively solid in it (game will politely ask if player wants heroine to succeed or fail at creating story related potions).

Timewise the game is divided into two parts:1. Teenager stage when Amber is learning the craft - this part is more concentrated on visual novel component of the game since there are a lot of characters to meet and get to know;2. Adult stage when Amber starts to run her own shop and new significant challenges appear in her life. In this part we also define Amber's sexuality, what romance she is going to follow with time and, obviously, the game focus shifts to crafting (since adult life is significantly less eventful and consists of work, work and work... salt of life!