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The Golden Rose. It's 1,000,000 words and nothing happens. Such a huge chunk of it is just aimless meandering while it takes 20 scenes to climb a hill or something. I was so annoyed by the end of that crap.
Lol yes but it was a nice read but over 80% was just describing the surrondings
Oh sheesh there's a couple.
As mentioned by others in this thread, fernweh saga was kind of disappointing. Was it a decent read? Sure, but I felt like it was way too dragged out and ended when it finally felt like the story was getting interesting. I understand that it's book 1, but if nothing kept my interest the entire book not even the multiple ROs(who I found bland), nothing really compells me to read book 2 when it releases.
New Witch In Town. God. Painfully long, painfully boring. It has a 3.4 on the Google Play store and I feel like even that's too generous. You know how other books are a million words long but it doesn't really feel like it because they're actually interesting? Well, I felt all 750k words of this book. I really don't care about the town which is like 99% of the book. I just wanted to be a witch... which you know... the title implies... lmao. Very disappointing read.
Royal Affairs. See, I wasn't a very big fan of Creme de la Creme, but I was willing to give Royal Affairs a try. It was... meh. Not the best not the worst. It did feel like a watered down version of the first book though. Also, having Javi who is the most interesting RO be the asexual one who doesn't even want to kiss his future spouse is crazy to me. Sure, it's fine that he doesn't want to sleep with your character, but not even a kiss at the end when you announce your engagement that's going to unite two kingdoms who are at odds with one another? Seriously? Okay.
Teahouse of the Gods. Does anybody even remember this? No shame if you don't. This story was probably the most boring and lackluster one I've ever read. And I used to browse on Wattpad as a kid! Even with a translator for the Chinese via my friends or Google, this book just wasn't worth it. There's really nothing to talk about in the book since it's so forgettable that you're better off watching paint dry.
There's a ton more and I can go on and on but I'll leave it off here for now.
As mentioned by others in this thread, fernweh saga was kind of disappointing. Was it a decent read? Sure, but I felt like it was way too dragged out and ended when it finally felt like the story was getting interesting. I understand that it's book 1, but if nothing kept my interest the entire book not even the multiple ROs(who I found bland), nothing really compells me to read book 2 when it releases.
New Witch In Town. God. Painfully long, painfully boring. It has a 3.4 on the Google Play store and I feel like even that's too generous. You know how other books are a million words long but it doesn't really feel like it because they're actually interesting? Well, I felt all 750k words of this book. I really don't care about the town which is like 99% of the book. I just wanted to be a witch... which you know... the title implies... lmao. Very disappointing read.
Royal Affairs. See, I wasn't a very big fan of Creme de la Creme, but I was willing to give Royal Affairs a try. It was... meh. Not the best not the worst. It did feel like a watered down version of the first book though. Also, having Javi who is the most interesting RO be the asexual one who doesn't even want to kiss his future spouse is crazy to me. Sure, it's fine that he doesn't want to sleep with your character, but not even a kiss at the end when you announce your engagement that's going to unite two kingdoms who are at odds with one another? Seriously? Okay.
Teahouse of the Gods. Does anybody even remember this? No shame if you don't. This story was probably the most boring and lackluster one I've ever read. And I used to browse on Wattpad as a kid! Even with a translator for the Chinese via my friends or Google, this book just wasn't worth it. There's really nothing to talk about in the book since it's so forgettable that you're better off watching paint dry.
There's a ton more and I can go on and on but I'll leave it off here for now.
I also regret reading "their majesty's pleasure"... It was such a waste of time mate..
Fatehaven. It was the first COG I played and I remember being so disappointed by the ending because of how abrupt it was. The story starts off strong and I liked the characters but the pacing is horrible and you really only had one actual scene with the RO you choose before its all over.
Lords of Infinity. Seriously, it felt very much like a interlude.
i though this game is something "new" to me but it's kinda boring and flat
Let me be the first to apologize for the upcoming article — because let's face it, most fangirls act like heel-CM Punk if their brand of fanservice is criticized — and reinstate that yes, you are the Best in the World and that I'm sorry for not understanding the upcoming game's narrative. Happy?
Good.
Just calm down and let me have a liiiiiiiitle bite . . .
|HEROES OF MYTH|
Another fantasy game in the schluck and mud of the medieval ages where the main charaters describe their brand of orientations and their sexual escapades. That's ok, I said, what about the story?
The story is about the MC being a liar who climbed the fame ladder with his/her/
friends by lying about a demon invasion — seriously, demons again? Dragon Age, Buffy and Mortal Instruments had them. How delightfully Catholic! Try something else other than complete evil baddies — where a girl had to be saved from prosecution because of her demon blood.
Said lie gets nearly exposed and the MC has to either keep the lie to get powers later, or expose it further to weaken the demon end-boss.
We meet a demon friend who theaters to kill the MC should he/she/ not open the portal with bloodthirsty demons (who might be misunderstood) and if the MC is friendly with the demon, the MC will be a monster should the MC not open the portal.
But what about the pacing? Breakneck speedy ride through the plot and the MC has to get involved with politics between the scheming queen or the incompetent mage-prince.
The romance? Lackluster. The demon buddy is so important to the plot, that if the MC romances anybody else, it seems shallow.
Now, there were parts that I somehow enjoyed, but they are for the other thread. This thread is only for the complain-train!
Good.
Just calm down and let me have a liiiiiiiitle bite . . .
|HEROES OF MYTH|
Another fantasy game in the schluck and mud of the medieval ages where the main charaters describe their brand of orientations and their sexual escapades. That's ok, I said, what about the story?
The story is about the MC being a liar who climbed the fame ladder with his/her/
friends by lying about a demon invasion — seriously, demons again? Dragon Age, Buffy and Mortal Instruments had them. How delightfully Catholic! Try something else other than complete evil baddies — where a girl had to be saved from prosecution because of her demon blood.Said lie gets nearly exposed and the MC has to either keep the lie to get powers later, or expose it further to weaken the demon end-boss.
We meet a demon friend who theaters to kill the MC should he/she/
not open the portal with bloodthirsty demons (who might be misunderstood) and if the MC is friendly with the demon, the MC will be a monster should the MC not open the portal.But what about the pacing? Breakneck speedy ride through the plot and the MC has to get involved with politics between the scheming queen or the incompetent mage-prince.
The romance? Lackluster. The demon buddy is so important to the plot, that if the MC romances anybody else, it seems shallow.
Now, there were parts that I somehow enjoyed, but they are for the other thread. This thread is only for the complain-train!
Way Walkers.
It's nothing but a boring chore to go through.
We go to a magic school and get to do.. NOTHING. We play sidekick to some guy who wants to prove the innocence of some girl and whatever.
The single duel we can have, in the second book, we lose anyway.
Wayhaven too, it's just dry teasing.
It's nothing but a boring chore to go through.
We go to a magic school and get to do.. NOTHING. We play sidekick to some guy who wants to prove the innocence of some girl and whatever.
The single duel we can have, in the second book, we lose anyway.
Wayhaven too, it's just dry teasing.
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|THE CROWN OF SORCERY AND STEEL|
Another medieval fantasy without the addictive D&D style of monster slaying and dungeon exploring or the amazing sword and sorcery character developments and horror elements.
Filled with abominable images and another plot to save the world, despite said world being a place full of horrible people.
|BY CROM|
In this case, the inner Howardian hyper-purist inside of me was on the verge of a slight aneurysm at the idea that a more socialist leaning website had released a gamebook bearing such a heavyweight title.
Sadly, said aneurysm turned out to be true.
Our protagonist whose gender can be changed — initially a nice idea, we could play as a Red Sonja — set the first waves of pure agony — and thirst — when he/she/ grows up in a farming vilage instead of a raiding tribal civilization, and has a brother named Conan, who grows up to be a mentally challenged brute instead of a cunning villain co-protagonist.
Fine, at least what about the story?
The story has the MC help a tribal sovereign, who is an addict, with his plans.
Soon the MC meets the sovereign's daughter and before the MC gets to know her, an optically challenged goon kills her.
The MC has to protect the goon's murder, else the game kills the MC and says to the player that he/she/ did bad by this goon.
Then after a wild goose chase the MC gets a scene with a door about to be breached by the sovereign — who is pissed off with the MC — and he/she/ has to keep the gate closed else he/she gets killed by Crom! Of all the deities!
|WAR OF 2022|
Set in the unreachable far future of 2022, we play as a fictional Israeli soldier under a government that seems surprisingly totalitarian — like Henlein's Starship Troopers — and we struggle with the realization that the fictional Palestinian adversaries turn out to be poor little Moomins who are pushed to do psychotic terrorism by the MC's evil government.
It felt like the narrative screamed at the player "Hey Byzantine, Spaniard or Israeli! Remember those savage traitor mercenaries who wore your crowns and plowed your wives? We're gonna force you to think about that and portray them as good guys. Have fun!"
I could really go on a rant as to how triggering such a game was for me, although if others enjoyed the military drama it offered, I can't complain much.
What I can do, though! Is say that, if you really loved futuristic military drama, try playing Muv-Luv Alternative! At least with that one we are not forced to scratch open an eons old European wound.
|SILENT GEAR|
The most amazing videogame ever...
We play as a Solid Snake-like protagonist with various ways to fail and start the game over again, and as a bonus! We are forced to read a game with weird punctuation and weirder stat checks.
Another medieval fantasy without the addictive D&D style of monster slaying and dungeon exploring or the amazing sword and sorcery character developments and horror elements.
Filled with abominable images and another plot to save the world, despite said world being a place full of horrible people.
|BY CROM|
In this case, the inner Howardian hyper-purist inside of me was on the verge of a slight aneurysm at the idea that a more socialist leaning website had released a gamebook bearing such a heavyweight title.
Sadly, said aneurysm turned out to be true.
Our protagonist whose gender can be changed — initially a nice idea, we could play as a Red Sonja — set the first waves of pure agony — and thirst — when he/she/
grows up in a farming vilage instead of a raiding tribal civilization, and has a brother named Conan, who grows up to be a mentally challenged brute instead of a cunning villain co-protagonist.Fine, at least what about the story?
The story has the MC help a tribal sovereign, who is an addict, with his plans.
Soon the MC meets the sovereign's daughter and before the MC gets to know her, an optically challenged goon kills her.
The MC has to protect the goon's murder, else the game kills the MC and says to the player that he/she/
did bad by this goon.Then after a wild goose chase the MC gets a scene with a door about to be breached by the sovereign — who is pissed off with the MC — and he/she/
has to keep the gate closed else he/she gets killed by Crom! Of all the deities!|WAR OF 2022|
Set in the unreachable far future of 2022, we play as a fictional Israeli soldier under a government that seems surprisingly totalitarian — like Henlein's Starship Troopers — and we struggle with the realization that the fictional Palestinian adversaries turn out to be poor little Moomins who are pushed to do psychotic terrorism by the MC's evil government.
It felt like the narrative screamed at the player "Hey Byzantine, Spaniard or Israeli! Remember those savage traitor mercenaries who wore your crowns and plowed your wives? We're gonna force you to think about that and portray them as good guys. Have fun!"
I could really go on a rant as to how triggering such a game was for me, although if others enjoyed the military drama it offered, I can't complain much.
What I can do, though! Is say that, if you really loved futuristic military drama, try playing Muv-Luv Alternative! At least with that one we are not forced to scratch open an eons old European wound.
|SILENT GEAR|
The most amazing videogame ever...
We play as a Solid Snake-like protagonist with various ways to fail and start the game over again, and as a bonus! We are forced to read a game with weird punctuation and weirder stat checks.
Heart's Choice is a joke. I don't even bother with them anymore.
@TheCycleBeginsAnew Oh my! Why would you not like heart's choice?
And of course, since this is the complain thread, I'll complain about it too!
I disliked the multiple M/M romances — I know many girls who are into that thing, but surprisingly very few same gender preferring men — without the the ability to choose a different gender and pursue different romances as the selected gender.
And the plots.
Unfulfilling plots, sadly.
And of course, since this is the complain thread, I'll complain about it too!
I disliked the multiple M/M romances — I know many girls who are into that thing, but surprisingly very few same gender preferring men — without the the ability to choose a different gender and pursue different romances as the selected gender.
And the plots.
Unfulfilling plots, sadly.
Tbf, I think that's the point of HC, more focused on romance (and on smut, if you should call some of those books 'smut') than on plot and 'gameplay'.
I guess my only faves from there are the wrestling one, bad story but packed with *** smut. Kinda sounds like a video/film from men.com lol but they actually meant the 3 spices on their description.
The nanny one from the son of the devil was kinda nice tho, felt like a slice-of-life, the 50/50 stat checks were annoying tho, the scenes were solid and worthy of their 2 spices.
To the rest, most of them fell flat or disappointed me. Not worthy of a second reading, unless you liked ROs or the scenery.
The nanny one from the son of the devil was kinda nice tho, felt like a slice-of-life, the 50/50 stat checks were annoying tho, the scenes were solid and worthy of their 2 spices.
To the rest, most of them fell flat or disappointed me. Not worthy of a second reading, unless you liked ROs or the scenery.
Definitely a bit controversial but for me, it would be Blood Moon, and, yes, I am aware that it isn't finished yet, Shepherds of Haven.
Blood Moon is mostly due to the fact that the half to ending are just SO rushed. Everything happens too fast, and it's a pace that it's just... Not enjoyable. I like the characters but I feel like some of them are less fleshed out than others, not given enough time screen, etc. Overall the book is not bad but not great either, which is a shame because I was really hooked in the start.
Now, Shepherds of Haven... If Blood Moon is frantic, SoH is just agonizingly slow. It's too many subplots that you easily get lost on them and lose sight of what is the endgame or what's really important in the grand scheme of things yada yada, and it just goes and goes and goes.. and then, the ROs are just... I don't know, bland? At this point of the story you are already well acquainted with the characters and some of them are on the road to a established relationship, if it isn't at that point already. They're just so stereotypical that I can't be bothered to care much about most of them, if not all. I keep playing in the hopes of it getting better, though it's been so long that I honestly don't know if it's gonna change.
There also the popular ones, Samurai of Hyuga 5, Wayhaven Chronicles, The Passenger. Most of what needed to be said was said already about it, so I won't bother writing it here as if I am a broken recorder, lol.
Blood Moon is mostly due to the fact that the half to ending are just SO rushed. Everything happens too fast, and it's a pace that it's just... Not enjoyable. I like the characters but I feel like some of them are less fleshed out than others, not given enough time screen, etc. Overall the book is not bad but not great either, which is a shame because I was really hooked in the start.
Now, Shepherds of Haven... If Blood Moon is frantic, SoH is just agonizingly slow. It's too many subplots that you easily get lost on them and lose sight of what is the endgame or what's really important in the grand scheme of things yada yada, and it just goes and goes and goes.. and then, the ROs are just... I don't know, bland? At this point of the story you are already well acquainted with the characters and some of them are on the road to a established relationship, if it isn't at that point already. They're just so stereotypical that I can't be bothered to care much about most of them, if not all. I keep playing in the hopes of it getting better, though it's been so long that I honestly don't know if it's gonna change.
There also the popular ones, Samurai of Hyuga 5, Wayhaven Chronicles, The Passenger. Most of what needed to be said was said already about it, so I won't bother writing it here as if I am a broken recorder, lol.
war of the gods – seriously, if i start listing the reasons why that one is particularly disappointing, i'd surely get a headache.
wayhaven chronicles, a's route – i had fun with the angst on his route at first. i'm a sucker for angst 🫣 buuuut, we'll be on the fourth book and it feels like it's been dragged on for too long. it's frustrating and disappointing at this point. that kissing scene at the end seemed so pointless that's why i didn't take it. what's the point? the only good thing on his route is when you choose mason/morgan as your bestfriend. they really gave adam/ava some serious emotional damage with their words.
wayhaven chronicles, a's route – i had fun with the angst on his route at first. i'm a sucker for angst 🫣 buuuut, we'll be on the fourth book and it feels like it's been dragged on for too long. it's frustrating and disappointing at this point. that kissing scene at the end seemed so pointless that's why i didn't take it. what's the point? the only good thing on his route is when you choose mason/morgan as your bestfriend. they really gave adam/ava some serious emotional damage with their words.
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