The game bad. The story is good and engaging. I recommended it for some people.
This game deserves a Maybe instead of a Yes/No.
"edit: Oh yeah, the "game" loves fake choices too it seems. Do something minorly positive now that later gives huge negatives. Or something thats bad now and randomly would have worked out GREAT later. Its full of these "gotchas". It not dealing fairly. You might as well randomize your choices, so i dont see the point of the option to give you info on what a choice does."
It have so many choices but its still a railroad.
I went into it blind. Very quickly i decided upon 2 things, very simple, i figured choices would screw me over if i cared about too many things so i just set my sights on 2 things. Support Stephen and myself/church. (Did this in act 1)
I figured a two folded approach to bring power to myself and him and our family by being in two pillars of the three making up society. I saw the timeline that there would be a revolution at the end no matter what so fine. Grow powerful and throw everyone else aside, be it other family or friends or whatever. Yet at every point i was denied growth in myself or the church, and later choices that would improve it for the both of us was locked for some reason.
I felt entirely railroaded the entire time, as if my choices didnt matter at all. After a while i put on the option to see the outcome of my choices. Yet everything wasnt shown after choices. Many times there came aditional bonuses or negatives of choices beyond the ones shown.
It feels like the game is not playing fair despite saying it will. So i just started fast forwording to choices just to see where things were going. It just kept screwing me over. Choices to grow in theology and eloquence was simply locked out. I kept getting points in the things i didnt need... like a choice said id grow in favor with my brother and then i got bonuses to valor or manipulations. Things i didnt care about...
The game is so limited in what it allows you to do. There were so many options that were greyed out that would help me/church or my brother but i wasnt allowed to pick them and instead i was forced to go with something pointless... like giving me more Will which i had an abundance off already or give a point in favor to a character i couldnt care less about. It felt like the game railroaded me into getting in love/having relationships with character i wanted to give ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about.
Its a railroad story game, i dont get to give a damn about character i dont give a damn about. I dont get to sacrifice people i dotn give a ♥♥♥♥ about. In DnD terms it feels like im dealing with a DM that is hellbent on telling their story regardless of what i want.
Was it too much to ask to have 2 goals? Support a brother whenever possible, and progress myself at the cost of everyone else? Ive never been denied such a simple set of goals in a game before. Am i only allowed 1 goal? If so the game is utter ♥♥♥♥ really, its just a novel in the guise of a game, im almost done with Act 4. My expectations are trash atm.
