VERSUS: The Lost Ones

Banger game

I've played a lot of choice of and hosted games. They are some of the relatively few games to be accessible to blind and visually impaired people like myself. I also read a lot of books. I often find the worldbuilding and writing in many of these games to be less developed than one would find in a traditional story. This felt like one of the most gamey COGs I've played, while not sacrificing one bit of story quality. This easily makes it to my top 5 gamebooks.

9/10 I love this series, just as I adored the Hero's Rise trilogy. It has to be one of the best adventure novel pieces I have ever picked. The story draws you in, giving you a look into a totally new and original galaxy with interesting beings and politics. The characters are well thought out and widely different, it is hard to choose who your favorite is and why. Similarly, such things can be said for the romances, which I found myself conflicted upon picking between any one character. Every choice has a consequence and it is very easy, yet also challenging, to paint yourself as any singular sort of being. Are you a manipulative and evil jerk bent on achieving his own desires? Are your decisions based on love, or a singular political focus? I won't divulge anything about the story itself, spoilers would be heart breaking when considering such a interesting piece of work. The only reason I hesitate on giving it a full ten stars is simply due to my desire to see the romances flushed out just a little more. But, hey, that is my own pickiness showing, I due tend to favor handsome characters and sweet words. Try it out, you will probably like it.~

It took a little while to get into the heavy sci-fi jargon (like Clockwork Orange light) but I liked it. The whole gender neutral pronouns can get a little jarring as your reading if you're not used to it (I'm not), but I've enjoyed everything by this author so far and got more of the same from this one -- though with a fresh, new world and perspective. Same motifs, different world. And once again, everyone finds me inherently super attractive (most of them not creepers!). How flattering! Give me your heart, Oli! I kicked that freaking death slug to death for you! Well, I would've. You know what i mean. WHATEVER.

Disappointing. Silly plot - ineffective alien descriptions. Very weak writting. Give this one a miss.

Love the concept, took a little while to get into but enjoyed it when I did.

This game is fantastic. Most of the negative reviews on Steam are from people who lack an imagination or do not understand the story due to their own personal illiteracy. I highly recommend this game for anyone who loves to read, who loves expansive lore, and the ability to make meaningful choices in order to create your own story.