An Unexpectedly Green Journey

Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 660: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (10/10) So, straight up: this is pretty much a perfect game. Well, no, it's not. To get the cons out of the way: [i]An Unexpectedly Green Journey ("Green")[/i] is not character- or romance-focused—let alone interested—at all. Sure, it's a bit light on story and has a male gender-locked protagonist. However. Those are my tiny cons. Yet besides that, in terms of pure fun? [i]Green [/i]is practically perfect and one of the best releases in a while. While I was never an orc fan, this joyful tale of fighting, feasting, drinking, destroying, and conquering was enough to win me over completely. You start as a baby and grow to an elder, and in that wide span of time, you're treated to an incredibly free-form, sandbox narrative. The world truly is your oyster, and whatever you can dream, you can build. If you haven't tried an IF game before, this should easily be it. [b]Thanks so much to the staff for the free copy![/b] See full review [url=https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/kates-reviews-new-an-unexpectedly-green-journey/174532/705?u=kate27]here.[/url] [b][h2]Pros:[/h2][/b] ✅ [b] A deep "open world" wit…

The game took me about 6 hours to complete, which is quite a bit shorter than most interactive fiction titles with such a high word count. This is because this game is designed with replayability in mind. You’ll take your character from an infant to an elder orc, and there are dozens of different paths to take over your life. I’ve been a world conquering green emperor, an adventuring hero, a religious prophet who rose to godhood, and an evil king who embraced the magical powers of a demon in order to help spread a diabolical cult across the world. This is one of the best IF games when it comes to choices and adapting the story to your decisions. One thing to keep in mind though is that this is not a character focused game, so don’t expect a lot of dialogue, romances, or complex character arcs. Despite this, I very much enjoyed the game and was compelled to play through it many times. The only real complaint I had was that the young adult stage feels too long. I always ran out of meaningful things to do that fit my character during this stage, resulting in several years trying to quickly pass the time to get my character to 33 years old, when you can move to the next stage of their…

Want to be an orc? A cabbage? This game is for you.

THE FUTURE IS GREEN! WAAAAAAAGH!

Big GREEN thumb up!

Great writing, thoroughly enjoyed this game