Discouraged and resigned to never finding a stable job, Lyre is just about to give up when here sister Lute tells her about a new job listing she saw for a squire postion up at the castle. At the start of the game she is working at a local bar, but when some of the patrons get a bit handsy, she teaches them a lesson in respect… and loses her job in the process. Instead, Heroine for Hire gives us bits and pieces about how the world of the game functions and how the various races interact with one another–the royal family is made up of dear/human hybrids and Lyre and her family are rabbit/human hybrids called Bunnels, but then you have Veris, who is clearly an Elf and Fai, who appears to be a fire elemental (?)-for the love of God tell me how this all works, my lore loving self needs to know…īut, that aside, Heroine for Hire isn’t really a massive high fantasy epic like LOTR, rather it’s very much a self contained story-Lyre needs to find a job to help support her family, but she just doesn’t seem to cut it at any of the regular jobs around town. There is clearly the framework for a vastly imaginative fantasy world filled with unique characters, but very little is explained about them at the start of the game. However, Heroine for Hire is devoid of that, choosing instead to drop players headfirst into it’s fantasy setting and I will admit that the game kind of loses out on some great worldbuilding potential by not giving us any establishing information early on. Most of the fantasy visual novels I’ve played like to kick things off by explaining a bit of the lore surrounding the story, courtesy of a brief opening narration sequence (or strategically placed exposition). But, don’t let that discourage you from giving H4H a try, there is more than enough content to keep you entertained! Heroine for Hire is still in development, with only one of the two love interests available at the time of this writing-the second love interest’s route will be released as DLC at a later date. After losing eight jobs in the span of just 2 months, Lyre is starting to get desperate-is it too much to ask for a gig that is both fulfilling and pays well?! Just when she thinks the perfect job doesn’t exist, Lyre sees a promising job listing and she thinks maybe, just maybe her luck has finally turned around… The game follows Lyre Harmoniel, a young woman who can’t seem to hold down a steady job.
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