Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy.
Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? Become an interstellar warrior, gifted with the power to ransack the thoughts and abilities of others. Transported to an unfamiliar world beyond your wildest dreams, you must invade the minds of your fellow captives to survive. Seduce Lady Venuma, a self-proclaimed goddess, or clash with Empress Vaccus, a tusked monster and the sworn enemy of your home world. Triumph in gladiatorial combat, or in the deadly politics of planet Versus. Absorb the right talents, and you just might save the galaxy!
Very Positive
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The game likes to waffle...a lot. Almost every page has a monologue about something irrelevant that just takes you out of what is happening before dumping you right back in for no reason. Then there's the weird abilities and the Mastery effects which feel like it forces you to act a certain way otherwise you don't get the 'Special points'. It's strange but back when I first got this game I liked it, but now that others have come out and I have played so many more great ones it really puts this game into perspective for me. I can't even play past the first couple of chapters now :/
Combined with how...lacklustre the later games in this series, and other works done by the same author, end up I'm gonna have to recommend people give this series a pass unless you want an unsatisfying ending to it all. 3/10
Неплохая игра, но следующая часть лучше.
Probably the worst COA game that I've ever played. Makes no sense and gets me constantly annoyed with some of the options. It had potential to be interesting but is just ruined by over complicating ideas that are so silly and a honest mess by all means. Stay away. Honestly.
Every single person that likes sci-fi fantasy stories needs to play this game. I'm not joking. This game sent me back in time to when I was in middle school and high school, taking every opportunity I could to read the book I was obsessing over in that moment. The writing of this story is absolutely superb, grasping you in the beginning and keeping you locked in until you make it to the end. I bought this game on the 16th of September, and I finished it at 2 in the morning. I literally couldn't look away from my screen. The characters are all wonderful in their own ways, portraying personality as well as if they were real, living beings. The story itself is what I would like to call a masterpiece; expertly written in a way that piques your curiosity in the first few sentences, and leaves you spiraling with emotion when you read that last word. And so far I've only played through this game once. There are so many different possibilities to choose from, causing the story to be vastly different thanks to the decision you decide to make, both in combat situations, and in dialogue situations.
But it doesn't just stop there. Oh, no, my friends. This marvel of a creation adds so much more. I originally found this game by searching for something to play that included other gender identities, as I am a non-binary individual who is sick and tired of the same old "are you a boy or a girl" layout. But it doesn't just get into whether or not you want to use gender-neutral pronouns; this game goes above and beyond to be as inclusive as possible. Neo pronouns are included, not just for your character, but many other characters that are deeply involved with your story. There's the option of detailing your specific identity, such as identifying as transgender or intersex, as well as cisgender and non-gendered. You get to delve into such complex emotions and relationships, such as your connection to your family, friends, romantic interests, and surrogate parents. Details involving platonic, sexual, and romantic interests. You'll even get to decide if you would like to utilize manipulating the politics of this world or not.
This is more than just a game. This is an experience that has left me craving more. I've never experienced such mesmerizing story-telling in a game before. Other rpgs can only dream of reaching this level of brilliance. I'm honestly leaving this experience feeling blessed to have stumbled across it after a curious google search. And the best part? This game is beyond affordable. To be honest, I was scared of the quality of this game when seeing how low the price tag was. After playing it, I'm shocked that it doesn't cost more. Or maybe I'm simply grateful; I'm an unemployed, mentally-ill gamer who can only survive because of an unfortunate situation with my family that has left me with just enough funds to buy groceries. It's only because this game costs so little that I got to experience one of the greatest stories I have ever read.
Choice of Games, you truly performed a miracle with this one. Particularly the writer, Zachary Sergi. I'm in disbelief that you wrote this all on your own. The fact that your work hasn't been shouted from the rooftops for every human being to hear baffles me. Please, never stop writing. Keep making more of these games. One day I'll be able to afford them all, and I will hold each and every one of them near and dear to my heart. And to the people who read through this entire review, I thank you. And now I beg of you to stop reading the words of an adoring fan and go play this game yourself. Trust me. You won't regret a second.
先来个预警：不管开头如何，这最后都会变成一场政治游戏。中后期的时候游戏全篇都在逼着你选择政治立场，（个人觉得意思不大）而且内容特别多。不过后面还是有有意思的东西的。
[strike]不要在意我的游戏时间，离线的锅[/strike]
剧情比较有意思，但是这个发展给我一种不祥的预感··· ···几处plot转折和（[strike]现在暂时只走了一条的底特律：变人[spoiler]OtherBoard[/spoiler]的免费安卓线，感觉写得特别好[/strike]）每个人物的故事线都很有意思，最后的世界线收束真的太太太强了！！
然而！！！
按这个剧情发展来看，[b]这个故事会发展成政治（？）斗争。[/b][b]然后特别是后期，它对人物和故事的展开真的很少，[/b]很多人物真就只见了一面。我不知道是因为我走的路线不对还是别的什么原因，反正我在第一部最后选择的目标就和整个续作没啥关系，[spoiler]找到D，拯救星球[/spoiler]它就是强行让你参政（）太艹了。[spoiler]更艹的是第二部里你选的Romance对象会改变你的“目标”加点，如果你参加革命派的话想要跟保守派（？）谈恋爱就会改变你的目标数值··· ···最后的目标也会极大影响你的爱情支线结局，这就是现实的成人世界吧（笑）[/spoiler]
整个游戏还可以。不过它后期其实是一个[b]披着科幻皮的政治游戏！！！(梦回Congress wolf?)[/b]包括续作，特别是第二部。（然后作者很神奇地把第三部的方向又转回来了···就很强）[spoiler] 超多党派任你挑选，这不好家伙？但是我是来看科幻冒险故事的啊！ [/spoiler]如果是喜欢传统的冒险故事的需要好好考虑一下，它这里面确实夹杂着很多政治斗争的元素，还有传统的宗教自由斗争啥的。
然后玩了第三部之后就觉得这个政治斗争真的是···[spoiler] 就没什么意义啊！！！最后大家都被V虫转化了，全灭（不是）然后世界线收束到寻找那个神和打败虫虫帝王（）笑死[/spoiler]
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.
Full of typos and non-existing words. There is often no transition between "scenes", it harvests your email address and is simply unfinished.
Incredibly good game.!
The first part is a chore. Lengthy set up, made up words. You don't know what's what and you have to pick choices... Didn't feel involved at any time. I clicked options absentmindedly, repeatingly falling asleep in the process (hence that grand total of 13 hrs of playtime).
Want more non sense? How about the character you haven't defined yet, being sent in another new world filled with things you don't care about ? Then when the character falls asleep, you'd visit yet ANOTHER world...(that's madness really)
Then a buying option appears. Don't know whether it's some side quest, additional content or additional stats and don't care: I stopped reading right away.
You might want to try "Tin Star" (old west), "Choice of Robots" (near future sci-fi) or "Pendragon rising" (Arthurian fantasy) if you haven't read those already, but this one I'd say you can pass. That's my advice.
I really wanted to like this. Having played through many of the other CYOA games on offer, I've come to learn that the quality can vary quite drastically between them. Now I don't think this is inherently a bad game - the writer has managed to create a rather vast setting with some interesting ideas.
However, I believe this is also his downfall. In an attempt to flesh out this world he's built, Zachary Sergi crams an abudance of made-up words and names for his made-up concepts into each chapter, without giving the reader much time to absorb ([spoiler]ha, like the main character can absorb things[/spoiler]) them. Thus, it tends to feel as if the writer is trying to prove he is capable of world-building purely based on the number of artificial terms and zany names he's come up with, rather than the actual context and content behind them.
I think the characters themselves were fairly interesting, and their interactions were presented quite well. What I didn't particularly appreciate was the introduction of [spoiler]the main character's ability to relive another character's memories through his/her dreams[/spoiler]. I don't think it was executed well enough to properly work, and felt like an excuse to dump a load of exposition about the chosen character and past events whilst giving the player an illusion of choice: [spoiler]you can affect what happens in the memory to a certain extent, but any actions you take are not carried over into the real world[/spoiler]. It makes one wonder what the point of it was, really, other than to impart a load of context that the reader once again has to try and get their head around.
Moreover, I like and can appreciate the inclusion of wider gender identities, but in some instances here your character just assumes and uses the appropriate pronouns without any prior knowledge or explanation from the character in question. This can feel somewhat forced, and perhaps come across to the reader differently than the author intended.
Oh, and did I mention the "BUY THIS DLC TO MAKE THINGS EASIER" option that appears early on in the game? No? Well, yes, it's there, and it's ridiculous. Way to ruin the immersion, Zachary.
I loved the Heroes Rise trilogy by the same author. But this one? Not so much.
Beautifull written texted based game! I love it!
I love me some choice-based games and the writing isn't too shabby either. Really looking forward to the continuation!
I didn't get too far in this, but had to gave up. There's just too many things thrown at you too quickly. It starts at the end, then goes back to the beginning allowing you to flesh out your character. The story starts to get interesting, then without warning you're taken to another place with too many new characters and new problems. You blackout and are somewhere new with another new character. A little while later this happens again where you're in someone else's memory. More new characters, more new problems.
It jumps around and tries to tell several stories at once while not resolving anything. It's a madhouse! Maybe one day i'll come back to it, but right now there's other games to play.
This game contains pay-to-win in-app purchases. There's no indication of this in the store description, and you don't get hit with it until you've already wasted more than a hour playing. Unless you think this is acceptable behaviour, steer clear. Personally I think it should be a banning offence.
Up until that point, I'd have rated it as meh. Not terrible, but certainly not great; the writing is patchy, the constant intrusion of explicit game mechanics into description and dialogue is a bit clunky, and actual interesting decisions (as opposed to just hitting "Next") are few and far between.
Crappy story honestly.
Expected better after the Heroes Rise trilogy.
Instead you're dropped in a cliche war story with a some of pathetic role-reversed characters that sopposed to make up your family. And leads you to an even more hotchpotch of events that make no sense.
九个小时把一周目过了一遍，故事本身有点前两年流行的青少年小说的风格，格局更大，元素也比较丰富，动作、权谋、奇幻、科幻，都沾一点边。这本小说大概是三部曲的第一本，所以众多谜团都还没解开，诸多选择也都还没有在这本书里做出后果的揭晓。不过我还有点期待下一本的故事的。
我觉得作为这个风格的故事，这本书写的不错了。不过介绍背景设定的比重较大，剧情还没有完全展开，故事就在第一个小高潮截然而止。续作已经发行，不过应该也没有完结，介意故事完整性的玩家请审慎考虑。
另，我还没有阅读续作，读完了可能会回来更改评价。
补充一点：本系列游戏在两次选项之间的剧情量大于该制作商的一般水平。
This game could have been great, but greed is bad and the writer is greedy... It is well written, "gameplay" and game mechanics are indeed well designed, there are some good ideas, but... the game tries to sell you extra game mechanics, which seem to be a bit like cheat codes and, furthermore, it's only the first chapter... [b]you won't have the full story here[/b], be advised.
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.
Banger game
Great reading and interacting! A living universe full of surprises. Not to miss!
Je viens de terminer ce jeu. Il m'arrive rarement de prendre le temps d'écrire une évaluation de ces derniers mais là, c'est différent. Ce jeu est vraiment plaisant et l'imaginaire développé est vraiment intéressant. La suite est déjà sortie et je ne sais pas ce qu'elle vaut mais le premier opus vaut déjà le coup en tant que jeu à part entière.
Accrochez-vous au début car l'univers est un peu perché et il faut un temps d'adaptation pour bien comprendre. Mais après, il suffit d'être attentif.
Par contre, je conseil un bon niveau d'anglais. :)
Bon jeu!
It's just... WOW!
I can't even put into words how amazed I am with this game.
You can be ANYTHING you want and that's bloody fantastic!
Good job at epic fantasy telling.
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.~
Love the concept, took a little while to get into but enjoyed it when I did.
Was a bit hard to get into this and to understand everything (especially as a non-native English speaking person) but after a slow start it really got to me. It's filled with a lot of interesting ideas and concepts about humanity and AI, aliens, traveling the galaxy and the whole concept of reality. I also always love a good piece of sci-fi. Can't wait to play the second part and see where it leads me.
One of the best books i've read in all the books ive bought so far. Im really excited and can't wait for the next book.
Good game with a great plot. Its mysterious and suspense filled narrative gives one a deep sense of immersion through reading.
intollerably boring. Dreadful writing. Refund please
An epic start, to an ejoyable read I can't wait for the next book.
A great read to kill time.
There is a lot of worldbuilding and thought put into this game. The storyline is also fairly well developed, with significant choices available. My one complaint is the abundance of technobabble, but that is a matter of taste. The technobabble honestly helps support the setting. The beginning was a bit hard to get through at first, but a chapter or two in and things move along quite smoothly.
The writer of this game obviously learned a lot from his previous series, and I look forward to seeing where this one goes too.
Disappointing. Silly plot - ineffective alien descriptions. Very weak writting. Give this one a miss.
I had a great time with Versus. Zack did a great job setting up a new world with interesting characters and believable situations. Some of the jargon he invents can be a little off-putting, and it definitely took me out of the moment a few times early on. But if you can get past some strange words and names you'll find yourself in a well-crafted story with high stakes and a decent mystery. I totally recommend this game.
The story is really good. Interaciont with ambient and npc are awesome. Another brillian game, thank you, Zachary!
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.
More please
A slow start, but builds to a satisfying second half and conclusion. Bring on book 2.
I vastly enjoy the Heroes Rise trilogy and once I started reading through Versus it was impossible to stop. The captivating tale drew me in completely right up til the epiloge chapter XD I eagarly await the next part of this epic story <3
故事发生在名为Versus的星球，星球分为两部分，“建造”和“摧毁”，每一部分各有24个选手，每三天两边各自投票选出一个代表进行决斗，24场一个循环，活下来的人如果够资格，可以“重生”，送回家，成为传奇人物。
主角能吸收别人的能力和记忆，可以借此获取信息和提高自身属性。在来到Versus之后，主角需要在不同派系的斗争中决定自己的立场，确立自己的朋友和敌人。
本作只是整个故事的第一部分，从目前的剧情看，讨论的一个主要问题是人与机器、人与人工智能。[spoiler]人类的有机身体能再生，但脆弱，机器人身体坚不可摧，但没有再生能力；人类有独立的思想，而人工智能认为独立的思想会带来很多问题。兼有二者优势的“人机混合体”似乎是最理想的，而邪恶的“混合体”也是最难以对付的怪物 。[/spoiler]
Complexe à suivre, même pour de la SF originale, mais très bon.
An interesting and fun adventure, bursting with originality and dedication. It makes you genuinely care for the characters and the choices you make matter, and the multiple paths you can take keep the story fresh with each new playthough.
This game is quite excellent, the fact that it is completely text-based only enhances the level of creativity and roleplay, it heightens your experiences in a way that many visual games cannot do. Please, I insist on buying this game, it may not be in the traditional manner of a game but it is breathless and enticing.
Meh.
Just Meh.
Such a disappointment compared to the other works from the same author :(
Still readable (barely).
Versus has an interesting setting and characters as well as some intriguing concepts/ideas, such as the whole 'steal their powers' thing (which sadly doesn't happen as much as you'd think), and that's why I recommend it.
I cannot say it is without flaws though, the most glaring one being - in my opinion - that it sometimes feels like the author is trying too hard to make things interesting; introducing too much at the same time and expecting the player to easily be able to absorb and keep track of it all from the get-go. So many different factions, planets, races, concepts and more all thrust upon the player at the same time, making it all a bit difficult to digest at your pace, so to speak. But for except for this one thing, the game is an intriguing one that I'd recommend to others and I look forward to the next one, though I hope the author can hold his horses this time around...
I enjoyed the story so far. Its a bit strange at first, geting use to the wold in which it is set being in some ways so diffrent then our oun and then at the same time being so much the same. Truthfully it can be a bit jaring, but i expect it wouldnt be much diffrent if i was droped off in another contry with little knowlage of it, then given just enough time to get an impression of it befor for some one sets off and explosive of colores across that canvist. New worlds, new people, new ideas, and compeating thoughts. Trying only to navigate this new madness, as people press your for your choices and you hardly know whats up...if even that. hehe its crazy but its intresting and fun.
This game was alright. There were a few times when the rather jumpy story and odd choices of words made my head spin but I enjoyed it all the same.
Would probably get the next game too, just to see where the story is going.
[b]Trying to be as unbiased as possible, here is what you can expect:[/b]
- In short it is a science fantasy kind of title. Expect space unicorns (there are no space unicorns).
- Unlike the Heroes Rise series, this is more episodic (Indeed the devs point this out at the end of the game). By this it is meant that it is like an episode of a TV series, thus incomplete.
- A lot of new lingo to understand. It's fed to you with narrative dumps, so be careful when going in. Also some xirhir going on, take that as you will.
- The story will jump around a lot (one minute you are in Camelot and the other you are chasing the Holy Grail, next you are Robin Hood).
- Like the Heroes series you are very much nudged in the direction of becoming a specific archetype, thus there is perhaps less roleplaying and more "what choice is x or y archetype".
- Plenty of romance options, you can bang guys, gals, goddesses, chicks with ♥♥♥♥♥ (hearts, huge hearts). At the same time if you want to. Not robots though, but you can romance one.
- Full character customization as usual (except last name). It does not have a major impact (since the story tailors characters to you), but it's there.
[b]My personal opinion:[/b]
Let me start by saying I think this is a good title, and I did want more after I finished it. I personally don't mind the episodic feel to it, but once you finish it then it is certainly evident. It does not close up the plot as neatly as the Heroes Rise series did, but it is not meant to. Personally I am fine with that, I'm a sucker for episodic content, but you should probably keep in mind if you are as well, or at least know what you are getting into here.
The writing is generally good and while the author does use a lot of new terms and smashes you with them, then it does serve to paint their world as fundamentally other. It's not Earth, it's a universe of humanoids. Generally these terms makes sense by themselves and with the context that they are used. For me it's not too difficult to understand, though some might object.
I am not hugely experienced with "Choice of" games, but I have binged a lot on them this Christmas (I think I've emptied Steam of them by now), but I am uncertain as to how much choice you really have in this game. Perhaps the best way to explain the choice you do have in this game is to say the devil is in the details. By that I mean that you will not stop this train no matter what you do, but you may have conversations with people on this train, choose how to conduct yourself and indeed who to save from its impending doom. So huge choices? No. Small choices? Plenty. And if you like details then almost no choice is meaningless.
As mentioned above the author does push you towards archetypes, which you might be familiar with from the Heroes Rise series. It really does streamline your choices, responses and so on. I'm uncertain whether I think this is good or bad. In the grand scheme of things it really does limit your choices, but on the other hand it does make for replaybility as the game is focused around these four archetypes. Your game as an honest status quo guy will unfold differently than one as a manipulative rebel. Ultimately I think these archetypes are necessary to give a good narrative as the game will know how to respond to you based on them, which is good I think.
The romances... they're alright, but I'll be honest... There is too little talk going on between all of them to really be considered romances (I think anyhoo). They're more like a date and a hookup. I hope we'll see them grow though. I do like that, apparently, you are able to pursue several romances at the same time. What can I say, my completionist nature makes me greedy.
Also you cannot romance Prodigal, Chicken. That's the one true black mark on this game.
I am a recent fan of Choice of Games. This one made me cringe. There is a certain line you walk to make a story Familiar and foreign. By the time, I got to the first chapter, I was introduced to over six new words and new concepts. I had no time to adjust, figure out what the hell was going on. There is a lack of pacing in the story and respect for reader's immersion. I couldn't make it past the second chapter. I got completely lost.
Then there's the paid DLC. That made me stop playing. I know it's cheap. I know it's not necessary. But, my god having DLC in a TEXT BASED GAME. That is low to the status of EA territory. This was a real downer, and I would advise serious caution before picking this one up.
Bon versus, commençons par le commencement, jeu full anglais, pas de son ni de vidéo, que du texte.
Le niveau d'anglais est un peu corsé et nombre de fois je me suis vu rager car il y a pas mal de mots d'argo ou totalement inventé par l'auteur, si ça peux paraitre amusant pour un anglais, pour un français on se demande au premier abord ce que ça signifie, on cherche un trad qui n'existe pas, on se creuse la tête avant de comprendre bien plus loin dans l'histoire que tel ou tel mot n'est en fait qu'une déformation pour "faire genre". C'est comme si au lieu d'utiliser le mot "réfrigérateur" vous écriviez "froidator", qu'à la place de dire que "ça vous fait chier" vous disiez que "ça vous les brisorus". Les gens qui ne parle pas courament fr chercheraient en vain une traduction, comme moi devant simplement accepter que tel mot signifie surement quelque chose sans en avoir la confirmation exacte.
Qui plus est, ce jeu faisant parti des choice of game, on a biensur la possibilité de jouer un être possédant les deux sexe, masculin et féminin, si encore ce n'est pas trop grave là où ça coince c'est quand les pnj de l'histoire ont eux aussi cette particularité, résultat notre écrivain à inventé des nouveaux pronoms, pourquoi dire "lui" ou "elle" quand on peut dire "elui" ou "lele", surtout que quand on créer notre perso et qu'on choisis cette option on nous demande si "ultimement" on se considère comme un homme ou une femme, POURQUOI alors c'est pas pareil pour les autres bordel ! C'est difficile de faire une présentation du genre "Breeze est un être aussi bien masculin que féminin mais il se considère plus comme un homme ainsi donc le traiterez vous avec les pronoms "Il" et "Lui"". Bordel c'est pas difficile quand même ! Et hop c'est moins pénible à lire, on sait ce qu'il est mais on va pas INSISTER à chaque coin de phrase !
C'est fatiguant au possible cette manie de mettre des mots inventés ou de l'argot à tout bout de champs, REELLEMENT C'EST FATIGUANT !
Enfin bon, à part ce détail qui m'a saouler tout au long de l'histoire, celle-ci est pas mal, j'ai dû la recommancer trois fois, non pas parce que je suis mort loin de là, mais parce que les choix ne sont pas toujours très clairs sur la façon dont ils vont monter telle ou telle stats.
Si je devais indiquer un point décevant supplémentaire c'est que l'auteur de cette histoire à, soit par flemme aigue soit par envie de gagner plus d'argent, ou les deux, créer cette histoire sous format d'épisodes, ceci étant l'épisode 1, le 2 n'étant pas encore sorti. Et il n'en est pas à son coup d'essai car la série "hero" dans les autre choice of games sont aussi de lui, 3 de sortis actuellement et un 4ème en préparation. Résultat on termine l'histoire en restant sur notre faim, en se disant mais bordel ! Je veux la suite !
Ah, en y repensant je pencherai pour le coté pécunier de l'histoire car, pour la première fois dans un choice of game, au détour d'un dialogue avec un oiseau on vous propose d'aller acheter un DLC à 1$ qui vous permettra de vous aider dans le jeu en vous suggérant les meilleures réponses ...
Vous êtes sérieux ? Bordel mais ce genre de jeu y a PAS de meilleures réponses ! Si on veux jouer un gros bourrin décérébré on peut ! Si on veut faire dans la finesse on peut ! Alors pourquoi payer un truc qui va nous amener que sur une seule et unique fin possible parmis toutes celles existantes ?!!!
Bon, même si la recommandation est ambigüe, je vous le recommande, mais avant de l'acheter vérifiez que les suites sont sorties sinon vous risquez de rager comme moi d'avoir une histoire qui se termine à peine après avoir commencée :)
I loved, loved, LOVED it. The descriptions give a good amount of information but not so much that you can't let your own imagination fill in the blanks. As a transperson I was so happy to see how this story represented trans identities.
I can't wait for the next book! If you're a huge reader then I recommend buying it :)
I would recommend this game to some of my friends as not all are nerdy like me. I can see select few actually liking it and having fun as it's a text only game, but for me that makes it more fun as I can create images in my own mind.
one of the most interesting choice of games i've played so far with amazing characters, locations, new concepts and incredibly interesting choices. i cant wait for the next part!
Exemplar of how NOT to be an author And game designer
I swear this author has gone out of their way to tick every box on the list for story telling faux pas. It starts with a cold opening filled with nonsense terms and jargon, then proceeds into a flashback having told you nothing about the story, world or characters.
The game is littered with invented words and terminology that are closer to a child’s attempts to pronounce words they misheard, than they are to phrases a living culture would develop. Cluttered with pseudo-English as if changing a vowel would adequately express how alien and new these things and concepts are meant to be. This problem is then exacerbated by the authors insistence on using the relatively unknown gender neutral pronouns Ze / Hir, incorrectly I might add seeing as their used in reference to a characters physical sex as well their completely unknown (as in our characters merely assume this) gender.
It then proceeds to brush off the magnitude of an alien landscape with our characters (who early on express their desire to see the world beyond their narrow horizons, having never before travelled the stars) strolling into alien buildings, habitats and situations as if they were down at the market buying vegetables. Should we not be amazed at this, and there by proxy, we the reader/player feel some sense of imaginative thrill?
But the crowning achievement on this monolith of unpleasantness is the unfolding character interactions. For you see, I had the Gall, the Nerve to try to play as a morally honest character who was also rebellious! The scandal, every time I picked an option that was deemed "honest" (by the author flagging that as the "honest" choice) I was immediately informed by the game that I was doing it wrong. For you see I the player am a mere spectator, how dare I try to impose my narrative on the writers scenario.
The reason for this was that as a morally honest character, I was opposed to the blatantly evil feudal lords set up as the early adversary. I selected a character goal of disbanding this corrupt organisation, picturing my character as a being who held all lives as equal and worthy. But this goal (the game later informed me) required me to support certain characters, and believe in subterfuge and dishonesty.
Which was why my character was chastised by the game (not a character, a meta-narrative construct) for daring to challenge another character who was attempting to trick someone who trusted them, into dying for them. A character literally described as a God, was trying to trick their loyal subjects into fighting a pointless battle they couldn't win, by lying to them. What was a morally upstanding character like mine to do?
To then rub salt in the wound, as the game continued to tell me how I was playing it wrong (Hah!), all my characters subsequent dialogue with those involved in my goal of bringing down the ridiculously villainous bad-guys, was phrased with my undying obeisance as I decried my foolishness for deciding that I wished to be a Morally upstanding "Rebel".
I cannot stress enough that more of these games need to be on Steam.
And this game is no exception.
The minute you start, you are plunged into a beautifully crafted, albeit boring, world full of the same type of people doing the same type of thing. So what do you do?
Whatever the hell you want.
With this game you feel every choice, every pull, every push, all as if they were the beats of your own heart. This game allows you to control your method of fighting, of political interaction, of social interaction, of romantic intent, of anything and everything. You are the player, the player is you. A unique twist to this one is that, instead of giving you clear, consise choices, it lets you do whatever you want. The kicker is the subtle rewards of doing something. If you are rather ruthless, the game rewards more ruthlessness. If you use your abilities a lot, you may find yourself rather ♥♥♥♥♥♥ with a weapon. If you act like a ♥♥♥♥, you probably will be rewarded for other actions that are similarly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I don't know, I'm not a ♥♥♥♥. But you might be.
And it's OK.
So c'mon people, lets keep signal boosting these games. Especially this one.
I want to give it good to Breeze in the sequel.
I want to make it clear first: yes, Steam shows I havn't played this game for long. It is because I played this on my tablet. I only bought the game on Steam because I was shocked that the game is receiving this many of bad votes, and I'd like to give my evaluation. Of course, everyone has their rights to dislike a game, I am just here to say that, in my opinion, this is a great choose-your-own-adventure game.
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TL;DR version:
If you want to grab a quick read for your toilet & public transport time, no this one is not for you, because the plot and the writing don't allow a semi-attentive reader to fully apprehend and appreciate this novel. But if you are tired of all the shallow bull-sh*t Choice of Games sometimes pull out, and want to enjoy a REAL novel. This one definitively is worth considering!
And BTW, the ingame "optinal payment content" is not necessary at all. Basically it gives you some reminder like "Previously, you have chosen the Strategy A, so now, if you want to be coherent, you should consider the choice that stay in the same line."
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First thing first. Some people giving negative review were complaining about the confusing plot or/and the universe created by the author. It is an "understandable" opinion, IF you just want a quick short-novel to read while in the toilets. Because this novel is NOT a "toilet read". It tries to fcking create a Sci-Fi universe!!! And of course, all novels like this (ranging from Tolkien's to Asimov's novels) take chapters and chapters to establish themselves. The author of Versus tries to condense all the necessary informations & background in an efficient way, and for me, he succeeded. You just need to set yourself confortable and enjoy the read slow and nice. Because yes, as the informations are very dense, if you try to read this as a transport pass-time, it will be hard to grasp all the subtleties.
As for the plot, it is one of the best plot I've ever seen in all my readings with Choice Of Games' interactive novels. I honestly dislike the previous trilogy of the same author (Hero Rise etc...), but I hugely appreciate this one: the choices I make truly give my the feeling of shaping the destiny of my character. And contrary to a lot of similar interactive novels which often tend to have really shallow plots, this one actually succeeded to build up the intrigue. This novel had me several times to stop and think "waite a minuit, does this mean that XXX is trying to... But what if...." whereas for most interactive novels, you just see the actions & motives of each character cristal clear. For me, this makes the novel a huge enjoyment. For some... I guess this may be qualified as "hard to follow" if they don't pay attention to details...
For me, it is best COYA novel Choice of Games had published so far. Before this, I'd rate Choice of Robots at top, but this novel just has so much more depth and perspectives. I am marveled by the universe built by the author. It is interesting and inspring like the TRUE Sci-Fi novels where you can glimpse thoughts about sociology, ethics and belief in every imaginary alien society that the author creates. The only regret I have is that, at several occasions, I'd like to have more choices: the given choices didn't correspond too well to what I'd like to behave. But I guess it's impossible for an interactive novel to cover and foresee all the options...
This is, by far, one of the best interactive fiction games I have ever played. The second, is the Heroes Ride Trilogy... I was completely floored by this new Universe. It is unlike any other scifi/action/drama RPG that I have ever been introduced to. If you are looking for originality and a solid base to shift your own imagination into overdrive, then this is it. The second book can not come out soon enough!
Très bon jeu , même si certain pronom inventer et son déconcertant pour ceux qui ne sont pas fluent en anglais
I've read a few Choose Your Own Adventure games on Steam so far and I've enjoyed them all until this one. It's hard to follow, the world building is nonexistent, the characters are bland and the plot is childish(yes, even for CYOA).
I'm a fan of SCI FI but can't recommend this.
Неплохой образец социально-психологической фантастики. К сожалению произведение короткое и в описание не отражено, что это только первая часть серии.
This game is super fun. Although I have to say it front-loads you with a lot of information, this is an unusual and unique world with an equally unique main character.
Before buying this, consider that this is the first part of a triology and you might want to wait for the other parts to release.
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Having started my journey to the CYOA genre from the Hero Rise series I found myself personally buying this without recommendation (My brother told me that the hero rise trilogy was good so I helped him with the purchase). Is it good? I like it. The way the story progressed felt great and not at all rushed. The choices you make are nail bitingly intense well at least for me and that is what I like about these type of games somehow just reading and imagining the situation I find myself always in do or die situation (or perhaps it's written that way, that's why I'm seeing it it that particular way.).
At the end of the day, I really like this but I felt as if some of the choices were vague as to which stats it would increases. I think rating this type of genre is redundant as its the reader/player experience that is their own and I can't rate that they will have a 5 star or a 2 star experience. Try it out for yourself, I had fun maybe you can have more fun than me.
I've played through most games put out their by Choice of Games, including every one they've put out on Steam, and this is my least favourite that I've played, by a very large margin.
I have massive hours logged in this game, but that's not because I repeatedly played the game. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, that was largely how long it took me to will myself to bother finishing it once. I don't like using those words to describe it, because these Choice of Games text adventures are generally quick, easy, and a lot of fun to complete.
I didn't want to miss out on let out before completing a COG adventure that could redeem itself.
At every turn I feel there was more disappointment, however. The game was left on in the background, as I continually opened it up with the intention of finishing it, but I instead god distracted while surfing the net, watching TV, doing work around the house, or anything at all, really. It could not hold my intention for more than a few minutes, or a few pages at a time.
It's tough when you're setting up and establishing a fictional world that no one has ever been to before, but I was continually losing track of things due to the incistence on using made up words, technologies, and powers to briefly describe what are complicated structures and devices within the story. By the time I began to figure out how one world worked, you get dumped into another world with it's own complex and hard to understand rules, morality, and way of life.
I felt little attachment to the characters, as their motivations got muddled up in that sea of things I couldn't grasp. It doesn't help that this game was ended on a cliffhanger, as an unsolved part of a larger story. It just felt as if the game almost abruptly ended.
The paid DLC prompt in the middle of the game was offputting as well. I know it was in the Heroes Rise games as well, but I think a pay to win plug in a single player text based game is just highly unecessary.
The game's heavy presence of ideas such as gender fluidity become overbearing, to the point where it begins to distract from the story, which as I've said was hard enough for me to get into. There's an incessant use of genderless pronouns like "Ze" and "hir", and many, many, points in the story, with various characters where the concepts feel shoehorned in for the sake of doing so. To the point that it feels less progressive and more outright preachy. Begins to feel more like there was an attempt to morally guilt me over unrelated real world issues, than keep me immersed in a survival space adventure.
Instead of this game, I would recommend a different Choice of Games entry in it's place. Tin Star, Champion of the Gods, A Wise Use of Time, Zombie Exodus, and Choice of Robots are all fantastic. Even this author's previous work, the Heroes Rise Trilogy is highly recommended. But no, I would not recommend this game.
I absolutely loved this story! At this point, my only disappointment is that the next one isn't already out. I'm eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.
An interesting and thoughtful experience, well worth the miniscule price tag.
Obviously, in an all-text game, the most important aspect is the writing, and it's generally written well enough to elicit the proper emotional response: Fights feel tense, fantastic landscapes feel wonderous, and intrigues feel anxious.
The story is a puzzle, and it keeps asking you to input your guesses as you go, giving you some sense of involvement, rather than just being dragged along, having the plot explained to you.
That said, I'm not such a fan of the naming sense. Everything tends to have an "exotic" name that's just one letter removed from a common adjective or object name it is like. It's the sort of thing where you meet a rabbit-like alien creature, and it turns out it's called a "Vunny Vabbit", or something. The abomination that dominates as a villain's name is "Bominate", for example.
There are far more decisions here than most games, but they tend to be in two categories: Action decisions and "what you think" decisions.
Action decisions are fairly cut-and-dry, and are based around your stats, both relying upon and empowering stats. You have "forceful" versus "cunning" (preference for direct versus indirect confrontation), "weapons" versus "abilities" (technology versus superpowers), and different absorption energy levels, but which one you pick doesn't seem to mater so much as whether you pick them [i]consistentnly[/i]. Whether you take weapons or abilities, technical skill absorption or agility absorption, you're going to be flying, it's just a matter of whether the text says it's with a jetpack or a flight superpower. It's like being drowned in multiple layers of the standard good/evil karma meter: You just pick one and keep picking it's options until the end of the game, taking away from the impact of choices by making them all equally viable, just for different playthrough paths.
The "what you think" decisions are much more nebulous, and seem to do little but push up a "growth" meter of unexplained purpose. The game asks you constantly for what you think about some concept or person or what you want to set as a goal, but then someone busts in, teleports you out, or throws some other deus ex machina at you before these choices can impact anything. The system seems to be there to punish "inconsistent" answers, but at the same time, encourage "growth in your viewpoint" as the game reveals more information to you.
The plot is one of those somewhat annoying types of mysteries where all the mysteries would largely be solved if you just asked the right questions, but the prompts never let you, and all your conversations are 3 minutes long before shoving you into some new, arbitrary crisis half-♥♥♥♥♥♥, asking you to just make a blind assumption, and hoping you're right.
This is exacerbated by the fact that there are multiple concurrent plots in this game that have little to no overlap - that elite courte intrigue that's part of the game's main selling points has only the most tenuous connections with the blot plotline the game starts with, or the android-human war you launch into after that. The plots have totally different actors, backstories, and even planets the characters come from, and you can't ask characters from one plot for help understanding the other plots.
To a degree, this seems to be a result of how the game handles the vast interation of possible choice combinations - they keep the plot from branching into geometric plotlines by just putting the results of your choices in one plot on hold while you get shoved into the next, unrelated plot. I can understand the reasoning, but I can't help but see it as a weakness of the whole scripted dialogue branching choices genre, as it weakens the story as a whole.
Essentially, instead of having one long plot, you have three short plots, where the only actual divergence in the relatively linear story comes at the very end when plots all finally crash together... right before a "To Be Continued." Yeah, there's a yet-unreleased sequel, and nothing but the achievements being layed out chronologically hints that you're about to run out of game.
This hurts the replayability, as well: You have some choices to make that are flavorful and welcome, but then the only real way to play differently (or get the other achievements) is to purposefully make the characters you romanced last time hate you this time. Achievement-hunting basically counteracts the value of playing to express yourself, because you are required to befriend everyone, romance everyone you can, and make everyone hate you, while also going against your previous choices for weapons versus abilities. It's just busywork for cheevos, and that's probably why so few people get them, in spite of it being rather quick and easy to get them. Contrast this with Choice of Robots, which offers completely different vignettes for different character romances, and wholly different chapters for different specializations.
Also to be noted is this game's ludicrous level of customizable sexuality. You can play as a transgendered or intersex character who is attracted to male, female, or androgenous characters, and have an androgenous lover, or an android one. Of course, you still get the option to just say you're a straight man or woman and the game respects that, too.
Review for those familiar with a few Choice of Games projects already:
This game is very much one of the best CoG releases. It has a hallmark that only a few have, Non-boring character customisation and development: You tell your own story at the start rather than simple question and answer... though it still works as a Q&A, its more out of the engine and done organically.
The character is a blank slate that you develop and they become naturally part of the story without jarring the narrative.
I rank this as a Hallmark CoG Game. Haven't played it to death and back yet but I think I will and might update this review beyond.
My buddy bought me this book on steam because he remembered the name of the writer. I talked alot about how enjoyable the Hero's Rise trilogy was to him, and how I have to give credit to the writer for making me as the reader truly feel like my choices had weight to them as I read it. Zach did not dissappoint with this Versus book! If anything he has evolved from his previous series. The choices in the book made me pause and think. Sometimes I clapped for joy, other times I groaned and moaned cause it didn't go as planned, but thats wht he does so well, and his books always make you feel like its your story.
Honestly, I really wanted to like the game, and it has a lot of good aspects to it, but with Sergi's writing when given the options to proceed based on previous decisions and etc, and strengthen those, the way the options are worded are often not clear or even seemingly contrary. It's kind of annoying and makes the game a lot les fun. Overall I'd give in like a 3.4 out of 5.
Choice of Games is a brilliant company and they have delivered yet another brilliant book. I at first was skeptic of this book as this was alot different to the other books/stories Choice of Games have released prerequisite to this novel but after reading it I am in awe of how well crafted it is and I am awaiting eagerly for the sequel to this series. Verdict: Highly reccomended and also a good read. I rate this novel 10/10.
Really good and intresting but a little bit to many made up swear words and a bit to much sci-fy mumbo jumbo
Oh my gosh, what do I have to say about this game. First off, I guess I have to mention just how very "progressive" this game is. You have the option to be be trans, intersex, gender non-conforming, gay, or bi/pan, in addition to cis and straight. On top of this, there are characters other than the player that identify with this categories, as well. In FACT, it's possible to enter into a polyamorous relationship in the game, which is REALLY cool.
That aside, as amazing and awesome as it is, the game itself is just PHENOMENAL. The description of the game on the store page describes it better than I ever could, so I'll leave it to the writer to describe his game to you. But the execution is flawless, the action is intense, the relationships feel realistic and awesome. It's just. Sooo good. It's a cheap purchase, but it'll make all the difference to support him. Not to mention that if you have any interest in it at all, you'll adore it.
This game has a lot of choices and strong characters and is a very promising first edition to the series. I have really enjoyed it so far. If you like sci fi and choose your own adventure games this is a must buy.
Mechanically, this is honestly the most impressive of all of Choice of Games' products. The stats are very in-depth, the relationship mechanics are very complex, and it even has images embedded into the game, something which I believe very few other CoG games have.
Unfortunately, VERSUS' plot and characters is where it all goes to hell. I can understand that some or even many people would delight at the concept - Individuals taken from a gamut of different worlds around the galaxy to fight in some kind of strange, mysterious tournament. For me, however, the whole thing feels like it was written by an amateur high school "author" who thinks that combining twelve different genres into one is super cool. The problem with this game, then, is an issue of too many cooks spoiling the broth. Combining two or even three genres at once is viable for some creators, even if it is an exceedingly difficult task to do properly. Combining as many genres together as VERSUS does, though, just results in a chaotic mix where the game really doesn't seem to have any idea what it wants to be at any given moment. Sci-fi? Fantasy? Mystery? Action? Cyberpunk? Steampunk? In the end, the setting, plot, and characters are all just a complete mess, which means that the otherwise amazing system CoG has developed here has gone completely to waste.
also optional or not who in the hell releases DLC for a CYOA game like seriously guys come on
What can i say. Versus is the best text-based game i have ever played. It was a long and exciting story that just kept you into it and I believe this was a great game. After playing it just once I have already 19 hours of play time and that was just one play through.When it comes to these types of games i rarely replay them but this one,I feel like i might.That is all I have to say about it.One of the best games I have ever played and i strongly suggest it. Also this is just the FIRST book. I can't wait for more.
If you have played the other Choice of games stories you might be surprised by this one - It's got some very ambitious goals and I would love to see it succeed, hence why I decided to review it.
I've played nearly all of this companies games so far as I love the choose your own adventure feel it has to it, as well as the good characterization.
This game is no different in that regard to their other games. I say it's ambitious because the ending will show you how large this game could become. Without spoiling anything I'll simply say that the way the game is going there seems to be the potential to go into about 20ish episodes easily. It took me about 7 hours to get through this one so all together, that is a LOT of game potential.
However if the game doesn't get enough support then I don't think this will have a satisfying end, so that could be a major downer for some.
If you haven't played the other choice of game stories, I recommend the choice of robots the most. This is a great story but if there are no further episodes to it, it will not satisfy you with the ending. Choice of Robots definitely has a satisfying end, and multiple endings to boot.
Dull, filled with too much alien jargon. Wasn't compelling enough to pull me along, a sad followup from my last story by this publisher.
Lots of different choices make this story-based game intriguing and complicated. Heavy on sci-fi and political elements, with several action scenes to keep the pace up. I really liked how many options there were for gender and romance-- even a distinct category for people that don't like to engage in romance story lines.
The only problem is that it ends on a cliff-hanger. I really enjoyed it more than the Hero-Rise joke of a game, so i'm hoping they'll continue this series soon.
I've played several similar games to the extent of their free versions (Vampires, Heroes Rise, Champion of the Gods), and in none of these previous versions did I feel so compelled to finish the story or so attached to any of the supporting characters. I can't wait to learn more about Pinkuju and the Shrouded Figure.
Versus so far for me has been a story filled with characters with personality in a world with mystery that I can only hope continues to be expanded upon. I feel confident to say as someone who enjoy these sort of games that this one, at least to me, has plenty of promise in it.
10/10
If you love 'choose your own adventure' type stories, this is a must-read.
I dove straight into the story with high hopes. I have read and purchased many of Choice of Games interactive novels, the most recent being the Heroes Rise Trilogy. Heroes Rise immersed me into a wonderful story line full of twists, turns, and an entire rollercoaster of possibilities.
VERSUS brings forth a sense of customization, while keeping the reader immersed in the world. Giving you choice of name, gender (or lack their of), and sexual/romantic preference, this interactive novel truly gives the reader a further connection to the story: it allows the reader to place their personal identity into their hero.
This interactive novel also gives the reader philisophical choices paired with their personal agendas. Was your hero raised under strict religion and views, but feels that fate has destined them to explore beyond their community limitations? Or is your hero a hot-headed renegade, prepared to take on the world despite their homeworld's strict raisings? Is your hero one that finds themselves suddenly captivated by an alien goddess? Or does the idea of knowledge overpower the idea of possbile romance?
I hadn't a clue where VERSUS would take me, but I found myself torn between two opposing teams with equal rhyme and reason, debating my views on secular purpose, and coming to terms with what was morally right, given extreme circumstances.
If you have a few hours to spare, immerse yourself in the world of VERSUS. And be prepared to test your limits, heroes.
Skvělé. Prostě skvělé. Hra vás vážně vtáhne do děje. Trvá jen chvíli než se zorientujete, ale pak už jen prostě hltáte příběh. Řekla bych, že hra je vhodnější spíš pro ty, kteří... no... čtou. :D Vizualizace je v téhle hře důležitá, nevím pak jistě jestli by to ti co to neovládají bavilo. Je to podobné jako RPG, prostě činíte rozhodnutí za hlavního hrdinu a tím si děláte přátele nebo nepřátele. Volíte v bojích jakou schopnost využijete a to má následek, rozhodujete k jaké frakci se přidáte nebo zůstanete neutrální, a pro milovníky budování vztahů, ano můžete mít i románek s postavamy. :D *Zvedne ruku, jak se hrdě hlásá k milovníkům budování vztahů* :D
Chtělo by to češtinu :D Řekla bych, že tahle textová hra by si ji zasloužila. :D Nemůžu se dočkat na další kapitolu. Snad bude brzy. :)
Což tohle je můj názor na hru. Teď vám hru trochu přiblížím.
Hrajete za postavu z planety, která se sama izolovala od zbytku galaxie, kvůli zachování "čistoty" jejich národu. Bohužel váš lid je momentílně ve válce se strašlivými Blogy (Skvrnamy) černá hmota, která se snaží vše infikovat a změnit taky v Bloga. Většina vaší rodiny je zapojena do této války a stejně tak vaše postava. Během bojů se však něco stane a vy se najednou přenesete na planetu Versus, spolu s dalšími lidmi z jiných planet. Vzhledem k tomu, že se vaše planeta izolovala od galaxie jste v podstatě nepopsaná stránka a nic nevíte o jiných planetách, rasách a tak dále. Budete na všechno muset přijít sám. Ale co je horší... spolu s vámi se na Versus přesunula i císařovna Blogu. Říkala jsem nejhorší? Vlastně ne. To není to nejhorší. Ale nebudu spamovat. To zjistíte sami. :D
Pulled an all-nighter to get through the story. Wanted to know what happened next.
Fair trade I say.
This was my first text-based game and I really enjoyed it! I'm looking forward to the next installment!
I want the next one. I want to know what happens next!
I was hesitant in buying this, but I don't regret buying it. I actually questioned the type of person that I am when making some decisions, more than I would for the usual RPG genre. And the characters, I have no idea how to describe how I feel for them. I wish they were real so that I could actually meet them and get to know some of them!
Anyway, more people should buy this so we all get the next installment in this series.
Before I praised this game. I suggested people SHOULD buy this. That's before I signed up on their website had the chance to talk to one of their owners. I think people should read this BEFORE buying. What he says this is a direct quote.
"Choice Of Games embodies the same view of Antia Sarkeensian." End quote
She is a person who mislead people several times, calls games sexist or objective to females. I was told not to buy their games unless I did agree with her world view. This is one of Owners of site where the games from telling me this. The screen show below will show that.
http://postimg.org/image/ewcujnjqv/
The developers say this is the start of a new series for which they have many "episodes" planned. Given how much content is in this episode alone, that's rather shocking! Shocking enough that I'm worried the series might evaporate. There's going to be a lot of writing to make "many" of these. Fortunately, this game has enough content to be worth buying standalone, so I'm not going to let worries about what may be released in the future discourage me from picking them up along the way. I expect to eventually own the entire series.
This part may be unfair or arrogant of me: I have a strong suspicion about what the last episode will contain. The writing seems transparent in some ways. It will annoy me if it turns out I predicted the last episode's content while playing the first episode's content. Fortunately, that's a long ways out. There's a great deal of detail between here and there, and the journey along the way looks like it will be enjoyable and unpredictable.
The only jarring thing I'm going to spotlight is that the game tries to sell its DLC partway through. That was terribly immersion breaking. That said, read other reviews, too. There are complaints in the other reviews that are potentially insightful about whether you will or won't enjoy the story.
I will say one last thing. I have a high tolerance for text dumps. I have sometimes preferred exotic and detailed worlds over smoothly flowing narrative. I suspect one of the biggest predictors about whether or not someone will enjoy VERSUS: The Lost Ones is going to be how much they enjoy expository worldbuilding. The game is packed full of descriptions of alien worlds. Some of them are evocative and fragmentary. Others are long and tell-y. Whether a reader finds the overall effect to be dull or intriguing is very much going to be a matter of personal taste.
UPDATE: Regrettably, the owners of Choice of Games have gone on record supporting nerdshaming and dishonest coverage of gender-related topics. The following link is courtesy of another reviewer (username Ultron, negative review) who also posted a review on VERSUS: The Lost One. http://postimg.org/image/ewcujnjqv/
While I will not let it prevent me from buying their games in the future (CYOA is such an underserved niche I can't bear to miss out), and thus will not be changing my recommendation, other people should be aware of this in case it changes their purchasing decisions. Anita Sarkeesian is nothing more than another conservative moralist slandering a hobby she doesn't understand. Misandristic should not be considered equivalent to progressive and treating misandry that way does a disserve to progressivism. It's shameful to see a progressive organization in gaming like Choice of Games throwing their lot behind someone cut from the same cloth as Jack Thompson.
One of the best ChoiceScript games. In two play-throughs I've found two thought-provoking (science fiction) cultures, a couple of intriguing NPCs, and one genuine ethical dilemma. This is clearly the first installment of a much longer series, so many questions are left unanswered. But the author created 3 games to complete the "Heroes Rise" series so can probably be relied upon to complete this saga as well, if we keep buying it, as IMO it deserves. The only weakness is in problem-solving sections, which one can overwhelmingly resolve just by selecting that action that best accords with the character's existing tendencies (e.g. to be candid or to be manipulative).
Anxiously awaiting the next episode.
Honestly, this game is just woooooow. I gotta say it's becoming my favourite Choice of Games game each time I replay it, right after HeroRise and Choice of Robots. The characters are fully-fleshed out and realistic, you can really form your opinion of each and either fallen in love with them or hate them completely. Seriously though, no character in this game gives you an "Ehh, take it or leave it" feeling. They all leave an impression. This compared with the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing writing, storyline and choices makes for literally one of the best Choice of Games project. I can't wait for the next game in this series, really hope it come as soon as possible.
A stronger choice of game with very marked divergence, as your goals shift so too do desirable stats and relationships. I really hope it does well enough to be continued.
Even more inclusive than the typical Choice of game because it allows the protagonist to be non gendered and includes a non gendered romantic interest.
LOve it
I've played a lot of the texted based games by Choice of Games and I really enjoyed this one as well as the others that I've played. It's descriptive and very entertaining. The only thing that I would say is confusing is the stat screen, it has a lot of info to take in, but it's easy to get used to. These are some of my favorite games to play and I cannot wait for the next one to come out.
This game is very well written. It's immersive and very descriptive. This guy could be a full fledged author.
My only qualm with this particular game is that there's no warning that it's the first installment in a series, and a tad bit short.
I've always loved Choose Your Own Adventure books since I was a kid. Going back to the Dungeons and Dragons series of books that I used to read then. So finding games like this, and done as well as this one brings me back to that time. This is an amazingly executed story that really lets you feel like you're shaping and having an effect on the world around you. I'm excitedly waiting for the next episode.
Very Interresting premise,lore,story,characters and overall game mechanics. I Have had enormous fun being engrossed in the Story. I can't wait for more episodes. I have played several other games by choice Of games and Zachary Sergi, my favorite being Heroes Rise and Mecha Ace(Games I would love to see a sequal to, Mecha Ace is done by Paul Wang) and they have never failed to spark my imagination and interest. All in All Versus is a thoroughly Entertaining and A must play for any rpg gamer and a true gem for text based game lovers. I give the game 10 out of 10, it gives exactly what I want from a text based adventure and I am happy to say that Mr. Sergi has hooked me on another one of his crazy rides.
Loved it, Zachary really writes good CYOA games. While the game starts with a lot of technobabble rather needlessly, once you get past the prologue it tones downs and you can enjoy the story. It's evidently a start of what probably will be a trilogy, so it lacks a good resolution in itself, but it certainly got me hooked on the series.
Плюсы:
+Интересный сюжет
+Нормальненько написано
Минусы:
-Первая часть из серии, так что "концовки" нет
Норм так себе игра если знаешь английский; и если купишь вторую часть и дождёшься третьей части.
In my top three "choice of... "game, along with slammed and heroes rise. Interesting story and quite lengthy compared to some of their other titles. It's a bit hard to makes sense of choices compared to increases awarded at times, but generally, the choices do seem to make sense.
Just played through it once so far, but it choices do seem to make an impact on the story.
Well written and most certaintly worth the price.
This is the new Lone Wolf series for our generation. Great story, lots of character development, nice merging of game mechanics with story elements.
The game only lacks music and graphics.
Can't wait for the next installment. Please do include a polygamy relationship route.
10/10. Definitely will buy the next episode.
