Cannonfire Concerto

I found this very difficult to get into, and I rarely have the desire to play for more than half an hour at a time. That doesn't say much for the game's ability to immerse you in its world. There are some very good ideas and concepts here - the gathering storm in the prelude to war, the factions attempting to use you for their own ends, the life of a musician on the road. I also felt that the nature of Genius, the metaphysical beings(?) that co-inhabit the mind of some gifted people, could be explored and expanded on far more. But it feels like this should have been a novel rather than shoehorning it into a choose your own adventure format. Perhaps you will like the story anyway, and it's not an expensive game, but I can't recommend it.

That was pretty disappointing. I honestly thought that it woud've been a good story, but I just couldn't get into it. The wording was confusing, and it didn't really make sense. There was a lot of rambling. I honestly can't give this more than a 3/10.

I think this is a brilliant story, though whether it is a brilliant game or not is a bit debatable. I feel like the summanry given does a poor job explaining the game's stong suits, so I'll give a breif summary. Throughout the game, you are a musicain on tour, traveling through various city states as the land teeter on the edge of war between the Scelerians and Bonaventure. This is the main focus of most of your interactions in the game, though farious factions such as the church, or the freebuilders, also show up. For the romance, I didn't notice it much, and there seems to only be two or three romancable charachters. I think the real joy in the story is in it's road -trip feel, each place you visit feeling distinct and unique, and the descriptions of music though the game were enjoyably well written as well. But the game aspect is a bit... I think it suffers from having too many stats. Many times I would try a particlar action, completely unsper which skill it wouls use, or pick a converstaion topic, and not know ehich one of my skills it would improve. The game also puts a bizzare emphasis on clothing, at certain points, which despite being very blatant, seems to contribute next…

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It's a nice, short and well-written Choice of Games story. The story mainly consists of your character in a new town every chapter, and you have a few choices within each town to interact with various characters, get involved in some political scheme or how to appeal to the audience during the concert within that town.

As Choice of Games go, I thought this one was rather straightforward, but still enjoyable. It felt pretty clear to me how your influence directly leads to the end path you choose; nothing was too confusing or hidden. That being said, I still think there's good replay value. Not only can you play for different endings or work with different factions, even changing your base Genius alters the playthrough a good bit. I liked the settings and characters and I would say the tasks were straightforward and not too difficult. Romance options were a bit basic, but still enjoyable. Overall, a quality game :)