Wishful Journey:Love Across Time
Wishful Journey:Love Across Time is a live action interactive game. You will play the role of a migrant worker who makes wishes to travel back to ancient times and meet various ancient beauties, creating interactive storylines. Any choice you make in the game will trigger different storylines and endings. Enhance your heart rate with beautiful women, search for clues in the game, and bring them all back to modern times.
- Qi Yanting
Female officer in charge of the Western Regions Peacemaking Group
Calm self-possessed, decisive and Inscrutable She has a strong aura who is the supervisor of the Western Regions Mission and the Royal Concubine’s Palace. She follows the Western Regions Concubine’s team into the imperial city. However, she is a descendant of a Han caravan and was bribed by the second prince to serve as an internal agent later. Her wish is to bring her family back to her hometown.
Qi Yanting is the male protagonist’s female boss in the ancient workplace. She is a cool and charming lady who also has the temperament of an SM queen. She is keeping test with the male protagonist before each other’s identity exposed. She will always protect the male protagonist at critical moments, and give him appropriate “punishment” when he shows obvious flaws.. It is an important help in the final treasure stealing plot line.
- Princess Xin’an
Princess Daluan
Unruly and willful yet naive and charming, she is a tsundere sweet girl without any scheming.
favored by the emperor deeply, as the prince’s sibling sister, she seems to enjoy infinite honor, and in fact she is a puppet imprisoned in the imperial city. Faced with the fate of being married off, the princess becomes more and more misbehaving. After being caught by the male protagonist and trying to leave the palace in disguise, the two strangers become happy enemies gradually. The male protagonist also relied on the princess’s protection to avoid Eunuch Zhang, who was suspicious of his identity and had been trying to kill him. She was the male protagonist’s talisman.
- Rakshasa girl
Female assassin
Orphan girl, a female assassin sent by Xiliang, was trained as a killer since she was a child. Although she first appeared in men’s clothing, she is tall and slim, has a free and straightforward personality, and is a toned, agile and athletic beauty.
With superb martial arts skills, he was rescued by the male protagonist and hid in the squad room after the assassination mission failed. As long as you gain her trust, you can get the strongest military assistance. Because her existence is often hidden from the eyes and ears of others, the two of them inevitably come into physical contact while hiding. The seemingly frank contact always makes the male protagonist think about it, but he himself is completely unaware of it.
- Xiaoyuan
Maid
A little white rabbit with a cute and cute personality, but timid and weak due to being often bullied, and able to inspire people’s desire to protect.
After being rescued by the male protagonist, he will treat him with all his heart and take care of his food and daily life in every possible way. Xiaoyuan is also an important connector connecting other characters. Xiaoyuan’s true identity is the missing daughter of the cold palace empress, and she helps the two agree to obtain important evidence to bring down the second prince.
- The honour of mysterious caves
A charming mature woman who looks charming but has a vicious mind
Xuanji real person Mysterious Viewer A charming mature woman who looks charming but has a vicious mind. Although she considers herself a member of the Taoist sect, her reputation for seducing the king in her lewd palace is rumored all over the world. Because she manipulated the emperor and then took over the power of the harem, her vicious methods were feared by everyone. Even the princes and princesses were afraid of her. When she heard that the saint from the Western Regions was bringing treasures to the palace, she began to covet them. The male protagonist is framed by Eunuch Zhang and goes to Xuanji Temple to get the medicine. If he chooses incorrectly, he will be trained into a puppet by the demon. But there is also a chance to reveal her secret of controlling the emperor and make great achievements.
- Sun Wanru
Manager of the Royal Dining Room On the surface
she appears to be a gentle sister with excellent cooking skills and understanding. In fact, she is deeply introverted, very defensive, protective, and a bit sinister. Act decisively. He takes great care of Xiaoyuan and loves the male protagonist very much. He is one of the few people the male protagonist can confide in without any scruples.
- Princess Lanna
Saint of the Western Regions
Princess Lanna Saint of the Western Regions The princess of the Western Regions is also the legendary most beautiful woman in the Western Regions. She has always covered her face with a veil and never showed her true face. She is a mysterious beauty with an exotic style. She is Xiaoyuan’s half-sister, and she came to the Central Plains with the mission of finding her. Being the only person who knew that holy objects had the ability to travel through time gave her the confidence to escape from the palace at any time.
- Imperial concubine of the cold palace
Empress of the cold palace
A lonely, sad and noble beauty, she was once the most favored concubine in the harem. She had an affair with a visiting prince from the Western Regions and secretly gave birth to her daughter Xiaoyuan. Later, he was stolen and threatened by someone who wanted to do it. After that, he was often in a trance and was diagnosed as insane and imprisoned. However, Xiaoyuan was still raised as an abandoned baby in the palace. The male protagonist can get this secret from Eunuch Zhang before his death and help the mother and daughter recognize each other. Through this, he can obtain the letters of the second prince’s collaboration with the enemy and the country, and get rid of control.
Game Discussion
Steam User 1
Wishful Journey: Love Across Time - A hidden gem
I came across Wishful Journey: Love Across Time on Steam, and I have to say it was a pleasant surprise. Each character has a distinct personality, which makes the interactions engaging and immersive. Although the story has a bit of a rough start, the further you go, the better it gets. The pace improves and, in the final stages, the experience becomes really enjoyable.
That said, I wish the game supported more languages. This would help attract a wider audience and, in turn, support the developers financially. With more resources, they could refine the narrative and create a sequel or another even better game
If you like narrative-based experiences with unique characters, it's worth a try! We hope the developers continue to grow and bring us even better stories in the future.
Steam User 2
Wishful Journey: Love Across Time
The Story :
The game starts with you being beaten, falling unconscious, and then traveling to ancient times. From there, you meet various ancient beauties in the palace. Your story could end with you staying in the ancient era or bringing the ancient beauties back to modern times. Indeed, this is quite an interesting possible ending, and the endings are quite realistic.
The Design :
1) The design structure of this game is very similar to what you see in Love is All Around (LiAA). It includes the character's profile, the collection of Imperial Jade Seals (referred to as “Bear” in LiAA) located in the same place in the UI, a leaderboard to give Imperial Jade Seals to actors, favorability that increases or decreases based on selection options, requiring enough favorability to proceed to the next chapter and the total of 6 chapters. However, there is no specific chapter dedicated to each main female character; it is only included as part of the plot in the last chapter. For me, using a structure so similar to LiAA may not be ideal unless this game is indeed a sequel, as it lacks uniqueness and innovation for a new game.
2) Besides that, this game has an additional section for collecting Imperial Jade Seals and some content (photos, videos). This section includes a map of each filming location in the game, which is quite a good idea. This map section also features very good music; they should incorporate this music into the scenes. You also collect Imperial Jade Seals and some content at the photos in characters' photos.
The Cons :
This game is poor in the first few chapters but improves in the following chapters, reaching its peak in chapter 6. So, let’s look at the cons first.
1) The plot of this game should follow Vanity Fair: The Pursuit (VF) instead of LiAA because it requires player to go through most of the plot before proceeding to the next chapter. Otherwise, the next chapter’s dialogue lacks context from the previous chapter. The LiAA design, which requires sufficient favorability to advance to the next chapter and forces players to revisit earlier plots, is inconsistent and problematic—this is LiAA's biggest mistake. In contrast, VF's plot design offers better control over player progression, ensuring that specific plotlines lead to the next chapter while other storylines result in death or quicker endings.
2) The script of this game from chapters 1 to 4 is inconsistent and illogical. For example, the player character has the option to tell the Rakshasa girl that he is a time traveler in chapter 4, but this option is already available in the earlier chapters. Besides that, the player character uses modern items in the ancient era, yet it’s unclear where these items come from, as he cannot travel back to the modern time to retrieve them—he arrived in the ancient era after falling unconscious. It seems the scriptwriter introduced intriguing ideas without properly integrating them into the story.
3) The main male character (the player character) is too proactive and quite salacious. Some scenes depicting this behavior are very annoying and could lead to immediate refunds from some players. This is the biggest flaw of the game and the most irritating aspect, as it makes the experience feel more like a third-person perspective, despite being presented in first-person view.
The Pros :
1) The filming quality is very good, with clear dialogue voice from the actors and visually appealing portrayals of the beautiful luxurious objects and environment in the palace. However, there are some issues with camera shaking in certain scenes.
2) In Chapter 6, there seems to be the biggest change, as if the scriptwriter from LiAA has come to this game, especially in the scene with the queen, which presents a level of intellectual substance similar to LiAA.
3) The endings of this game are very good; they present scenarios for both the ancient era and modern times in a realistic manner. Though simple, these endings provide a meaningful and truthful outcome.
The Characters :
Below are characters in this game and their personality in horoscope viewpoint:
CharacterSunRising
XiaoyuanGeminiPisces
Princess Xin'anSagittariusAries
Qi YantingLibraAries
Rakshasa girlSagittariusAquarius
The Conclusion and Score :
The beginning of this game is very poor, with a script that is inconsistent and illogical, and it reaches its worst with the player character being particularly annoying, even though the filming quality is very good. This disappointing experience might lead to a decision to refund the game.
However, the game improves in subsequent chapters, with the player character becoming less intrusive. These improvements gradually reach a high standard by the end, coming close to being a masterpiece. The endings and final chapters become compelling, offering meaningful and realistic endings. At this stage, it starts to seem similar to LiAA.
8/10 (Undeniable Notably Flawed Sub-Masterpiece) – The game improves gradually and reaches a high standard by the end. However, it is notably flawed in the earlier chapters. It offers meaningful and realistic endings but still lacks a deeply touching love story. Despite these flaws and the absence of a truly emotional romance, the game undeniably achieves high quality and notable merit by the end, settling as a sub-masterpiece.
Steam User 4
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