A Midsummer Night's Choice
Choice of Games · 2016 · Adventure, Indie, RPG, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter
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About A Midsummer Night's Choice
In this Shakespearean comedy adventure, can forbidden love conquer adorable fairy outlaws?
"A Midsummer Night's Choice" is a 190,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Kreg Segall, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind"
When your father, the Duke, tries to force you to marry, you'll leave civilization behind as you flee in disguise, cross-dressed, into the enchanted forest. Mistaken identities, inexplicable bears, and tiny but fearsome fairies await! (Seriously, they wear little walnut shells for helmets, and ride armored baby bunnies into battle.)
Will you fall into the mysterious Faerie Queene's clutches? Will you (or your identical doppelganger) find true love? Or will your father's spies find you first?
Hold on to your heart! The course of true love never did run smooth.
"A Midsummer Night's Choice" is a 190,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Kreg Segall, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind"
When your father, the Duke, tries to force you to marry, you'll leave civilization behind as you flee in disguise, cross-dressed, into the enchanted forest. Mistaken identities, inexplicable bears, and tiny but fearsome fairies await! (Seriously, they wear little walnut shells for helmets, and ride armored baby bunnies into battle.)
Will you fall into the mysterious Faerie Queene's clutches? Will you (or your identical doppelganger) find true love? Or will your father's spies find you first?
Hold on to your heart! The course of true love never did run smooth.
- Play as male or female, gay, straight, or bi.
- Inspire the world with your noble deeds, or play everything for laughs.
- Star in a play within a play. (Er, within a game...that you are playing.)
- Become a jester, a diplomat, a knight, a poet, a shepherd--or leave the world behind and join the fairy court.
- Why is there a bear?!
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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A Midsummer Night's Choice is a charming interactive fiction adaptation of Shakespeare's classic that excels with clever wordplay, humor, and meaningful player choice that shapes multiple endings. Players particularly appreciate Kreg Segall's skillful blending of Shakespearean references and literary allusions, though those unfamiliar with Shakespeare may miss much of the game's appeal and deeper enjoyment. The main criticism is that it's a short, lighthearted romp rather than a substantial experience, best enjoyed as silly, fun entertainment rather than serious storytelling.
Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 529: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆ (8/10) RIP Shakespeare, you would have loved Interactive Fiction. Well, at least you would have loved [i]A Midsummer Night's Choice[/i], a play (literally!) on [i]A Midsummer Night's Dream[/i]. I've been a huge fan of Kreg Segall, and I'm not surprised this game is so enjoyable. I can see so much of his later style in his first work: his emphasis on humor, wordplay, an ending chapter that branches, and Shakespearean allusions. Of course, there are so many allusions to Shakespeare, and I loved each and every one of them. A word of warning, though: I don't think someone unfamiliar with Shakespeare will be so enthused. I genuinely think [i]A Midsummer Night's Choice[/i] stands on its own two feet, yet much of my delight came from meta knowledge about Shakespeare's plays, life, and language. [b][h2]Pros:[/h2][/b] ✅ [b]Shakespearean allusions.[/b] There are so many I could only scratch the service! But the allusions go far beyond surface-level references to [i]A Midsummer Night’s Dream.[/i] Segall pulls from Shakespeare’s broader comedic toolbox: mismatched lovers, secret identities, nature as liminal…7 found this helpful
There are so few well thought out video games that adapt Shakespeare, and Kreg Segall's A Midsummer Night's Choice is certainly one of them. The way that he effortlessly draws from a variety of Shakespeare's texts while also giving the player power and autonomy to shape the narrative themselves is really well balanced here. The game is also quite charming and hearkens back to the origins of text-based adventure games. A delight.
A fairy good interactive fiction game. :)
another review I know wrote, that went missing,.. really really makes me wish I could reach out to who ever is pulling them and have a discussion. SIGH, anyways this game is a lot nonsensical fun. It really is entertaining and gives you alot of different ways to go through it, with endings that match your choices. I have alot of fond memories of it, and still cant decide if my favorite LI is the one who gets transformed or myself ( yeah no spoilers there but omg its a funny funny situation if you follow up on that one, though it end rather sadly of course ) Anyway, I highly recommend this one for when you want some nonserious fluff to make you smile and laugh.
A short, (playtime is yet again me forgetting to close out these games) silly, enjoyable experience.
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