Faerie's Bargain: The Price of Business

A real love letter to british and irish fairy folklore, genuinely smart and wonderful. If you're fond of mythological allusions, subtle humour, and Victorian and Regency-era socialising, this is a real gem.

A fun little CYOA, well written.

I've always been invested in stories about the Fae, especially when it comes to court politics and deals and the like. This game is exactly that kind of thing, and hit a sweet spot i've been craving for a while. I did wish it was longer, but I thought it was quite fun! The ending was a little ubrupt, but ultimately, I'd highly reccomend this game, especially if you enjoy Faeries!

The story is not sure what it wants to be. Also is the MC a merchant or a political agent and spy, cause they do not do many mercantile things in this story.

Fantastic game for fans of the fae and those who like to think a little bit in the abstract. Does a great job of capturing the feeling of magic and whimsy, both in descriptions and game-play, while still generally giving you a good idea of what each of your choices does (or relates to). I'm actually tempted to replay it a few times to feel out the different paths! One interesting aspect of the game, and I don't know if it is good or bad, is that you regularly feel like you're coming up to 'finales' where stuff is getting wrapped up.. only to then realize that 'oh no, there's still stuff unwrapped'. Which is fun because you're getting these steady shots of success, but when the actual final scene happens you kinda feel like you're supposed to be waiting for the next scene. One downside to the game, and I suppose its subjective.. so in the game you get a choice to back certain characters for the big ending. (Not really a spoiler, pretty common in these games). And over the course of the game they do get developed.. But they're not developed when the choice first comes up (so you kinda just look at the names and go 'er.. I mean I saw that dude at a party.. I guess.. don't know if I…

I do like the length of the story, especially for the price, however the prose at the beginning feels like it's trying too hard to be complicated and poetic. I am all for poetry, mind you, but only when it's something that I can follow. This, unfortunately, was not one of those pieces of work. I skimmed a bit and saw that the prose gets a bit more clear and less 'her eyes were like the luminous pearls you'd find in the ocean' but unfortunately I could not get myself past that first bit to reach the second.