I’ve been working on the Napoleon Bonaparte route for a while now, and its a really well-written story. I’ve done Mozart and his route is fantastic as well, and I will review that in a few days or so. But right from the beginning before the player chooses a route, Napoleon makes a really good impression on the main character.

She is unsure of where she is, and wonders if she can get back to the museum from the mansion. As soon as she stepped through the doors and found herself there, it was obvious she was going to experience something out of this world. Napoleon grabs her by the arm and wants to help her escape. At this point she has no idea who he is. And we don’t find out until later on that Napoleon isn’t a full vampire like the rest of them, so this makes him more special, at least I think so.

After the MC (main character) has been spoken to with the main Vampire Compte de Saint- Germain, who she remembers from her run in with him at the museum, he assigns Napoleon to be her bodyguard.

He comes across haughty, just for a little bit, calling the MC a chore. He makes an oath to her that he will protect her with his life, but he claims their hearts are not as one. His statements may make him seem like a jerk at first, but really he’s kind of in the same boat as MC. As stated before, he’s the only one that kind of just showed up at the mansion, unlike the others, and doesn’t understand why. So he and MC share this experience together.

But as the route is played, side stories can be earned and one of the first ones you can get is Napoleon’s point of view when he is assigned to being the bodyguard.  That’s when we find out Napoleon is the most human, stated by Saint-Germain. Napoleon wondered why he couldn’t refuse and walk away, but he realized he can’t leave MC alone. He also assumes they were bound together by something.

It’s clear Napoleon has an interest in her right from the beginning, and I can only assume that Napoleon put up this haughtiness to hide what he was really thinking. He really is a likable character, and I think for the most part besides Sebastian and Saint- Germain, Napoleon is one that the MC is more comfortable around.

He does act more human than not, as MC has seen him cooking and eating actual food and enjoying it. For the others eating food is like an extra, but they don’t really experience it the way MC and Napoleon do. Although….it’s pretty questionable about Vincent and Theodorus Van Gogh, who both seem to stuff their faces with pancakes. But I can’t really claim that until their routes open up and I can learn more about those two.

Seeing the relationship between Napoleon and MC has been very enjoyable so far. There are always some dramatic themes that cause tension with the characters, and it’s always questionable whether a relationship will blossom, or if one of the guys does something stupid and upsets MC- they have to own up and figure out how to make her believe/like/trust them again.

Napoleon does have a dramatic event, but because he’s a soldier, he only does what he sees as right. This leaves MC a bit terrified of him and she ends up angry with him. I will not go into specifics because what takes place is actually a good one, and I don’t want to spoil.

A side note:  The MC discovers that Napoleon teaches children how to fence.

I will end this part of the review here. But my final thoughts are: The storyline throughout is very enjoyable and I’m slowly going through the developing relationship now. The problem is intimacy points. As you romance Napoleon it seems the higher the intimacy points required, the longer it takes to get to the next chapters. I never had this problem with Mozart. At least not this bad. So when you’re stuck in this position, all you can do is do Battles every time the stamina points refills. Unless you want to pay a few dollars to get diamonds and buy intimacy points. Which I can admit I have done, but not too much.

Next part: Romantic Napoleon.