Exile of the Gods

As one of the first books from CoG for me, I played "Champion of the Gods" a forever ago (back when there were only 2 gender and 3 sexuality options for the MC, that's how long ago that was!). Liked it, despite it's quirks, a lot (I used to like Greek mythology as a child), had an established god-loving hero for my personal canon, gave the 1st book a replay for a save, so when this came out, I'd already freshened up on how the author's logic and the rules of the setting work, so a lot of the things that other players complained about, I wasn't surprised (or upset) by. That out of the way, the plot of this one was unexpected, but I ended up liking the adventure. It was interesting to see how rules that gods from a different pantheon impose in their realm work. The new companion (and potential love interest) was mildly annoying, mostly due to our different worldview, but we got along fine. I WAS, however, very upset that the MC got separated from their love from the 1st book for the duration of the quest. A single dream-date didn't help much. And with the new, younger chap being right there in my face and the game teasing me with a possibility to commit adultery. Thanks, but no thank…

Definitely worth your time if you're into choose your own adventure stories. I feel for the most complete experience you can transfer a save from the original Champion of the Gods into this new episode of the story and my version [spoiler] (where I secretly betrayed the gods in the first episode to weaken them, and then suddenly betrayed them at their weakest hour. I felt like a supervillain waiting years for that moment) [/spoiler] has definitely been one of my favorite experiences playing a choice based game. The amount of variety and personality you can give your protagonist is astoundingly impressive. I made them a sly, yet noble villain by the end of my first playthrough and it was awesome.

I loved the first game and as soon as I found out there was a sequel, I bought it and was not disappointed. I liked having the option to export files from the prequel and continue with my characters.

Even better than the first one. Big incentive to replay and try different paths. A true Greek Tragedy. EDIT: (implied spoilers) I replayed it, knowing now how things will unfold, I went for a less tragic outcome and am pleased to report that it exists! I'm glad though, that my first run ended in tragedy, for it gave me a huge incentive to replay. The game's been well worth it's money.

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An interesting sequel to Champion of the Gods. Give it a play, you might be pleasantly surprised.