Open Sorcery: Sea++

hands down, one of the greatest story games ive ever ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ touched. i just cant explain how beautiful the game's settings are, they're just magnificent (my only gripe being is that some of the screens are too bright, but still incredible!). the dialogue is just so realistic and i really do love seeing how pisces thinks and works through her problems. this game is beautifully written, staged, and designed so perfectly, and i love the spell mechanic. this is my one of my favorite text-based rpgs of ALL time. i cant wait for more releases!

(minor spoilers ahead) This was one of the most narratively interesting and emotionally compelling pieces of media I've engaged with in recent years, let alone in gaming specifically. Never before have I encounter a game that let me have a philosophical debate with an angel, play at being an investigator solving a crime where Everyone wants to be the culprit, and pilot a steam powered ship by playing video games, all wrapped up in one of the most fascinating settings I've ever read. I love everything about it. The mechanisms and interweaving of coding and spellcasting, the dedication to figures like Ada Lovelace. It's just fantastic, in every sense. With an emotional core that often left me feeling so deeply with the protagonist and the side characters, I cannot recommend this game enough. The innovation the developer has done with Twine is nothing short of remarkable as well.

Open Sorcery: Sea++ rivals Zork 1 & Zork 2 in terms of gameplay depth & the need for mapping and note-taking. Highly recommended for all text adventure fans.

A wonderful text-based adventure game with a plethora of puzzles all set in Abigail's fascinating world of magic and computing. It's all wrapped up in the story of a fascinating protagonist that feels like a real person who has lived a very difficult and painful life. The writing and delivery of the material is excellent; there are moments of true sadness and joy mixed in with the magic and wonder as you piece together the protagonist's memories.

This game is a lot of fun. It's fairly linear but has room for backtracking, and places where you can't are generally well marked. There were a few puzzles that I had to go to guides for, but on the whole not that many, and a big part of the fun is that the game doesn't hold your hand in things and instead encourages you to discover the rules for yourself. The sound design and backgrounds are great, and I didn't see any typos in the content which is always a plus for a game focused on text-based story-telling. It isn't exactly like the first game, but similar enough that if you enjoyed BEL/S you'll like this.

As always we return... Emergent, and awakened