Review Thread For Released Games (and WIPs)

[xeroxo]

Starting this thread because I haven't seen any other thread for reviews. I might eventually end up talking to myself all the time but that's fine.

To start things off, An Imp and an Impostor was nice, but it felt as bland as many COG offerings. Do they put their games in a bland-inator or something? There's no way I can tell that the person who wrote it isn't the same as the one who wrote another COG offering. It's a stark contrast to HtR: A Time of Monsters, where it's clear that the game was written by a human, even if he made many, many pop culture references.

Sometimes the character customisation is silly and breaks you out of the story. At least I&I did it better. HtR has your character being stopped as you're being led away by a shady cop and asked your pronouns. Really? I don't think a cop who may or may not be about to do something evil to you cares what your pronouns are at that point in time. Especially since it was a vampire trying to feed. "Hey I want to feed and I might kill you in the process but at least let me ask your pronouns respectfully."

The ROs for both games also were not compelling. I didn't feel like romancing anyone, and I'm not even sure if the person I would actually like to romance in HtR was romanceable. It felt like Paul just tossed the romance into HtR just to have it, same with I& I. Both games work fine without romance. I liked their stories too, although HtR is better for me because there were more things to do and generally the world of HtR was more interesting.

I started playing Cheerleader's Choice bit gave up after a bit. I have no idea what is going on and is it supposed to be funny? Because it's not

 

[Raistlan71]

I&I was meh at best to me, I thought the story was okay I suppose but yeah, the romances were lackluster at best. In HtR, the story I thought was compelling, I would have enjoyed it a lot more if the romances weren't just an afterthought as you mentioned, that said, at least the romances were present and you could do them even if they was lackluster, Cheerleader's Choice, it claims that you can romance people in it but you absolutely can not, you don't even so much as get a chance to hold a LI's hand, it was false advertising at it's finest. I enjoyed some of the humor in it but so much of it was just juvenile, I am glad I never paid to play that one.

 

[xeroxo]

I&I was meh at best to me, I thought the story was okay I suppose but yeah, the romances were lackluster at best. In HtR, the story I thought was compelling, I would have enjoyed it a lot more if the romances weren't just an afterthought as you mentioned, that said, at least the romances were present and you could do them even if they was lackluster, Cheerleader's Choice, it claims that you can romance people in it but you absolutely can not, you don't even so much as get a chance to hold a LI's hand, it was false advertising at it's finest. I enjoyed some of the humor in it but so much of it was just juvenile, I am glad I never paid to play that one.

What's CC even about? I had no idea what was happening

 

[vicc.mae]

Starting this thread because I haven't seen any other thread for reviews. I might eventually end up talking to myself all the time but that's fine.

To start things off, An Imp and an Impostor was nice, but it felt as bland as many COG offerings. Do they put their games in a bland-inator or something? There's no way I can tell that the person who wrote it isn't the same as the one who wrote another COG offering. It's a stark contrast to HtR: A Time of Monsters, where it's clear that the game was written by a human, even if he made many, many pop culture references.

Sometimes the character customisation is silly and breaks you out of the story. At least I&I did it better. HtR has your character being stopped as you're being led away by a shady cop and asked your pronouns. Really? I don't think a cop who may or may not be about to do something evil to you cares what your pronouns are at that point in time. Especially since it was a vampire trying to feed. "Hey I want to feed and I might kill you in the process but at least let me ask your pronouns respectfully."

The ROs for both games also were not compelling. I didn't feel like romancing anyone, and I'm not even sure if the person I would actually like to romance in HtR was romanceable. It felt like Paul just tossed the romance into HtR just to have it, same with I& I. Both games work fine without romance. I liked their stories too, although HtR is better for me because there were more things to do and generally the world of HtR was more interesting.

I started playing Cheerleader's Choice bit gave up after a bit. I have no idea what is going on and is it supposed to be funny? Because it's not

I'm so with you with Cheerleader's Choice. I started thinking it was about a high schooler or maybe someone at uni, but is just adults going out there to... cheer? I really tried this. As a man, as a woman but just... no. It's confusing. Even if it get better at end or so what, I wasn't thrilled to wait until there for the bare minimum that's understand what's happening and why.

 

[Sokrates]

Maybe create a masterpost about completed games which are worth playing in your opinion? There's already a thread about "Stories which dissapoint" which is mostly about wips and one for recs of all kinds. it would be quite great for users here

 

[Raistlan71]

What's CC even about? I had no idea what was happening

I think it is about a bunch of adult trying to relive their glory day' s as cheerleaders, well, all but the MC who by chance just happens to see a hot one while he or she is doing a cheerity event about cancer then like all of us adults are like hmm, I want to be a cheerleader now after some dude is like we are doing an event where you can try out and join us? You can or could not have once been one and then you try out, and just like all of us is like just awesome at doing cheerleader stuff? Oh, let us not forget the 2 week Rocky like training we do with our "romance option" best friend Pepper whom we never truly get to romance mind you, anyways, we do our 2 week training and instantly we are all in shape to become the best damn cheerleader that ever walked because like in a month we are looked at like almost captain-like material.., so, we go on to.., eh forget it, because I now did. Just no, play like I don't President Disaster, wait no never mind, the USA already has a live action version.., anywho, have a good one..

 

[xeroxo]

Maybe create a masterpost about completed games which are worth playing in your opinion? There's already a thread about "Stories which dissapoint" which is mostly about wips and one for recs of all kinds. it would be quite great for users here

I thought that thread was for ranting/complaining about games people don't like for one reason or the other? But I like the idea of creating a list of games I enjoy. I just wanted to have somewhere to go to get people's opinions on games before I play them.

 

[xeroxo]

Anyway, ranking the World of Darkness games—I'd like to do that but I'm too lazy to find a list. Just know that the vampire games are at the top (Night Road is #1) and the werewolf games are at the very bottom. The Hunter games are in the middle (A time of monsters is higher than Beast of Glenkildove).

Some of the VtM games on itch.io are actually pretty great. My faves are Blood Frontier, where you're in the desert (?) of the wild West, ig and Vampire the Regicide (VN)

 

[mis07]

I also enjoyed the WOD games, even more than VTM:B for some. The only thing I find annoying about WOD IFs is that it seems it's just going to be a repeat of Vampire, Hunter, and Werewolf games which is typical and expected but disappointing. I'd love to see a Mage, Changeling, Wraith, or Demon game created. There's almost no content out about the other settings and they would benefit from having an IF more than any of the three we've already gotten.