Trials of the Thief-Taker

I cannot say I enjoyed this game. The plot was bland, and felt disjointed. It ended suddenly, and one's only romance options were theives, despite there supposedly being the promise of a good path, as well. The skills were well-implemented, but the only characters I felt any connection to were a street urchin and my gang of hooligans, who were barely given any screen-time. I was apparently supposed to feel a connection with the random thief I chased, and a woman who was absolutely vile to most everyone she met, but... Well. It's just not a game I found at all fun.

I actually really enjoyed this story. I will say though that the ending seemed very rushed. It does have some decent replay value though. I'd give this a 7/10.

Splendid game! The setting is juicy, the NPCs are great (if a bit exaggerated), and there is lots of replay value. There are not a lot of variant plot options but the way that the scenarios respond to your stats and choices is extremely well thought out. I like the fact that it is short (a couple hours only) and that it is not easy to get exactly what you want. The only problem I had with it was that the one time I tried playing as a woman, the modifications to account for that were patchy and inconsistent.

A unique setting and an interesting premise. However the characters seem pretty two-dimensional, and the plot short and very disjointed and need some smoothing over. There are certainly worse Choice of Games stories and this one isn't great, but if you like being a 18th century bounty hunter then it'll be for you.

This is the second Choice of Games title I played after A Study in Steampunk. Because of how much I loved that previous game, and because of the interesting premise for this one, I was really excited to try this. But I'm joining the "this is a big, boring letdown" club."

Cool setting, neat story, some interesting characters!