Choice of Magics

Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 620: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆☆☆☆ (5/10) Yeah, I gotta be the only person not to enjoy [i]Choice of Magics[/i], the incredible Kevin Gold's third work. It came as a surprise to me, too! [i]Choice of Alexandria[/i] and [i]Choice of Robots[/i] are two crowning jewels of ChoiceScript, and I thought [i]Choice of Magics[/i], with its longer word count, would knock it out of the park. But nope. What struck me was both the pros and cons of [i]Choice of Magics[/i] were ones I pointed out in his past work. Which is actually kind of a sweet thought, now that I think about it. Gold's writing is still so uniquely him. His strengths are the same: player choice, worldbuilding, and mechanics. However, his flaws are even more pronounced: stilted characters, flat writing, and abrupt pacing. Super abrupt pacing that took me out of the narrative so strongly that I could not return. That I got a bit [i]annoyed[/i]. Sigh. Still, thank you to the staff, as usual, for a free copy! [b][h2]Pros:[/h2][/b] ✅[b] Magic system.[/b] The aforementioned magic system is honestly fresh and got me interested quickly. Put simply, every choice you make has consequences—a…

The characters are vibrant and the branching paths are really detailed, which I've come to expect from this author. This does mean that an individual playthrough is a bit short, but replayability is this games strong suite anyway. Funny, fantastical, and well worth a try.

I definitely can see the idea behind the plot. Every wonder comes with a price and you have do decide, what will you sacrifice. I think, the game is for teenagers and young people. It feels a bit "mechanical", but I can not say it is bad. A bit dry, may be. Anyway, I will go through it. I want to see, how this ends.

Its quite a fun and charming game with a variety of choices and paths to explore. If you are looking for fantasy game with elements of politics and consequences, I would recommend this.

good enough

I love this game.