Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

The visuals and the music are great, it really gets the feeling of WtA across in those aspects. The mechanics of spending willpower and health for options were not great though. There was one instance where I spent willpower to push further into a conversation and was told to ♥♥♥♥ off and given the option without willpower instead. Getting options that are not real choices that ALSO take away my resources are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful and sucked as a player. And for those invested in the WtA lore already and know it on a deeper level than this game presents, it is heavily biased and confused. The entire tribe selection was really hateful towards the Get of Fenris for being Garou supremecists, which is a viable concern. It's the big contention about the tribe and dealing with that baggage is what makes them intresting. But this game does not think the Get growing and changing from their past is acceptable, ironicly since growth is the whole moral of the story. Especially since they have a Red Talon in their midst. The tribe that strives for human genocide. Apperantly they can have growth and redemption, but not the Get? In the end I am left feeling like the game is highly hypocritical in …

Great WoD visual novel, probably one of the best not based on the Choice of Games engine. The art is great and atmospheric, and finally a good amount of possible choices. While the games is quite short (less than 3 hours) and I would have preferred more content, the plot is not too rushed. I played on linux, I had to activate GE compatibility and then it ran smoothly.

Usually I don't recommend such short games, but people here complaining about that game so much did oversee a lot of facts and even changed them for letting this game look even worse! First of all, yes it can't compete with "Werewolf The Apocalypse - The Book Of Hungry Names", no doubts about that. But even if I needed 2,7 hours for beating this game, I got only 11 of 38 available achievements unlocked here! So there's replay value here, because your decisions do have an impact of the story. Someone here tried to tell us for example, that you won't be able to pick out a tribe: NO! You are able to pick out one. For myself I only had the chance to decide between the Black Furies and Glasswalker tribe. I assume because those were the only two pack mates of mine, which liked me (except for the Red Talon one, that guy did like me, too but you need to be a born wolf for joining them). Then you are able to pick out one of two spirits (weasel or wolf of ashes) and I'm sure that's going to change the story as well! Someoen was even complaining about feminist radicals here... erm DOOHHH?! That's the Black Furies tribe, they were an Amazon one so you don't like the Werewolf Of The Apoca…

Short-ish but sweet visual novel style game with plenty of consequential choices that I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would, definitely recommended

I love this game! Honestly there is so many direction you can take and honestly I might try and play a few more times for different endings. I tried to stay true to what I would do naturally in real life on this journey because I'm a very Immersive player at times and I am not surprised how my character sheet was developed or the path that was unlocked. Felt more true to me if that makes sense. As a true modern day tree hugging hippy naturally my Spiritual bar was maxed. The story telling is very nice and smooth, the comic book graphics are pretty nice as well. I love how through out the game you not only pick what type of adventure you want but you can gain or lose skills along the way that prevent you from going certain directions you might have wanted. Which to me is a great concept because you have to be careful how how you respond or what route you take. I have played visual novels before where I can pick a path but they do not add up to this one. I give this 4 paws up with all 10 jelly beans! This is worth the play.

Fairly short and takes a while to get going, plot feels a bit basic like an introduction to the lore rather than its own thing within the setting. But otherwise has a very good presentation, decent writing, choices had meaning. A slow playthrough took me two and a half hours beginning to end, if you think thats worth the price go for it.