Choice of Kung Fu

Choice of Kung Fu has... issues, and my recommendation comes with some caveats. If you are as nuts about martial arts and Wuxia as I am, you will probably enjoy Choice of Kung Fu. There are nods to five animal styles of kung fu (though monkey and mantis have curiously been swapped out for leopard and dragon). The prose is strong, and in Choice of Games tradition, there is some degree of queer representation. This is a game that let me play a chi-wielding bisexual woman, slay a demon, play board-games with a ghost, murder an invading European gunman with my bare hands and have sex with a gender-fluid fox spirit. That is just plain rad. There's no denying the base-level appeal of Choice of Kung Fu. There is a niche this satisfies. The problems are in the execution, and while I won't say that the game is ruined as a result, it is definitely hindered. Let's start with the stat system. The choices you make early on have a profound effect on your stats that can radically alters the course your story takes later on, but often, the effect these choices have is not at all obvious before they are made. This turns much of the game into trial-and-error. One could argue this contr…

A satisfying Choice of... game that lets you develop your own fighting style, become a teacher, and defend the Middle Kingdom. Or simply seek enlightenment. While the events aren't as dramatic as other Choice of... games, the main character is self-motivated and the story feels complete, neither rushed or hanging on the usual cliffhanger.

Fun kung fu story! I really enjoyed it.

The wuxian choice game. A solid game, detailing your journey becoming a master of ki and material arts in nearly-ancient china. Enough impactful choices and stats are easy to understand. My only critic is that the romances (exept rival and foxspirit) are kind of lackluster and unimportant.

It’s a fast-paced, fun martial arts story with decent (albeit maybe underdeveloped, but charming) characters It’s cheap and relatively long for the price. Definitely worth it for any martial arts fans Only gripe is that the romances are shallow, but the rest of the game is engaging enough that it isn’t a problem for me EDIT: Finished the game-- ending comes in pretty fast, but feels satisfying to me. Although there's a big time jump from the previous chapter to the ending chapter that leaves a lot out.

The gamebook was entertaining and immersive, taking me to a journey to another world, which is exactly what I look for in this type of game. The wuxia theme was very well represented and I recommend this title.