Heroes Rise: HeroFall

Not like I wanted Jenny to be with me at the end. Fun times: 10/10. Tears: more than I'd hoped

HR HF, troisième tome de la série heroes rise. Afin de faire un petit récap sur cette trilogie voici ce que j'en dirai après l'avoir enfin terminée. Déjà c'est une très longue trilogie, bien plus que les choices of game habituels. De mon point de vue l'histoire est plus dense sur chaque épisode qu'elle contient que sur n'importe quel autre choice of game auquel j'ai pu jouer ... bon après je peux me tromper mais j'en ai pas l'impression ^^ J'enfonce donc les portes ouvertes comme à mon habitude. Jeu full anglais, pas de graphisme ni de sons/musiques, rien que du texte. Le premier tome était sympa, pas galère à lire, avec des rebondissements, franchement cool. Le deuxième était vraiment pénible à lire, mais il était aussi fourni en rebondissements et donc c'était aussi cool. Le troisième se situe entre les deux premiers niveaux difficulté de compréhension, plus dure que le 1 mais moins que le 2, et les rebonsissements sont toujours au rendez-vous. Ce n'est qu'à partir du troisième tome que l'on se rend compte que les actions menées dans le 1 ont une importance capitale dans le 3. J'aimerai bien changer une chose dans le 1 histoire de voir comment évolue l'histoire dans le 3, mais ça me referai partir pour 20-30h de jeu ^^' Vous l'aurez peut-être comprit mais je recommande vivement ce troisième épisode, franchement top :) Seul petit bémol, la "fin alternative rare", je ne la détaillerai pas plus pour ne rien spoiler, c'est vraiment ultra dommage qu'elle ne soit pas plus fournie, je comprend que vu la tournure de celle-ci se serai bizarre d'en faire plus, mais quand même ... j'ai besoin d'un 4ème tome juste pour elle lol !

The most awesome satisfying ending to Heroes Rise trilogy and I’m truly happy with my choices. All the tension, and the sideplots have been wrapped up nicely. No loose ends within the game. I felt like this was really worth my money and time I put into it. All the twists and turns and how my main character handled them filled me with such proud emotions. The author really knows how to make you feel connected with world that is a straight outta comic books which is why I love it so much!

[h1]SUNK COST FALLACY[/h1] As a big fan of games in the Interactive Fiction genre, I usually try my best not to be too harsh on them. They are often written by a single person working on them as a hobby, so I don't expect AAA-quality writing. Unfortunately, when it comes to the Heroes Rise trilogy, I've seen it recommended many times as an introduction to the genre, or at least as one of the "better" series out there. I'm sorry, but I just don't see it. I know people can have different tastes, but Heroes Rise as a whole is simply not good. It's a very rushed, generic story about heroes and villains that doesn't do anything particularly well. Recommending it to new readers would be a disservice to the genre. I wouldn't have even played HeroFall if I'd known better beforehand, but I'd already finished the two previous games. That's when the sunk cost fallacy kicked in, and I decided to see the story through to the end. Was it worth it? No. I didn't see any improvement in any aspect of the game, and simply stumbled my way to the ending. At least it didn't take too long to get there, since you can finish HeroFall in less than four hours. [b]I can't recommend HeroFall, nor can I recommend the rest of the series.[/b] It's just not good, to put it mildly. [b]Story[/b] It's a direct continuation of The Hero Project. Prodigy is back, and you're on a mission to stop the evil president from doing whatever he wants. The story is just so stupid at times that I don't even want to bother describing everything that happens. At least your choices from the previous two games matter here to some extent, affecting who you see and how they react to you, so that's a plus. The rushed pacing also completely kills the plot for me. The entire Heroes Rise trilogy is fast-paced by definition, but here the pacing somehow feels even faster than before. You're constantly thrown from one thing to another without anything having enough time to feel important. This makes the ending especially unsatisfying, as the entire story wraps up in a single chapter. Similarly to The Hero Project, the story has plenty of moments where it tries to be overly preachy. This isn't necessarily a problem when the writer knows how to handle it, but here it often detracts from the plot. Like, I know some things are morally wrong, so, game, can you please stop lecturing me about it? [b]Characters[/b] All of the side characters, with the possible exception of Prodigal, are completely irrelevant and feel like they're only here for the sake of being here. They exist mostly to push the plot forward and then show up in the final battle. Beyond that, they barely matter. The romance is also here just for the sake of having a romance, without any meaningful buildup. Barely after starting the game, I'm already given an option like, "The bond I feel with Prodigal might be more than just one of friendship." You couldn't start a romance path in a worse way if you tried. It's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dumb and rushed that I genuinely felt insulted seeing something like this. If you can't be bothered to write a decent romance plot, then don't give the player the option in the first place. Just leave it out. [b]Audio & Visuals[/b] This game is purely text-based, so there’s not much to comment on in terms of audio or visuals. Still, I’ll leave my usual note for interactive fiction: even basic visuals and audio could make these games more accessible and appealing to a wider audience, similar to what Roadwarden or Wayfarer have done. [b]Technicalities[/b] The lack of a save system - or at least a "back to the previous page" button - is just incredibly frustrating. I can’t stress enough how much I dislike it when interactive fiction games do this. It’s all too easy to misclick on a choice you didn’t intend, especially in longer games, so give players a way to fix it. I didn't notice any bugs, typos, or other issues.

Достойное завершение серии и неплохое чтиво если привыкнуть к специфическому интроспективному стилю автора.

Good

It is nice. but... Needs an undo option

THIS! Now this was an awesome way to wrap up the Heroes Rise trilogy. I was enthralled from beginning to end. Twists and turns appeared in this story that I wouldn't have ever expected from the first story, second one, or even the beginning here. Lots of deep and thought provoking action. Every choice truly mattered, and you could save or destroy your entire story with one awesome or terrible decision. I would strongly recommend this story, and the rest of its trilogy, to anyone looking for a good choice based read. Easy 10/10.