Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first. "Choice of the Deathless" is a necromantic legal thriller by Max Gladstone, Campbell Award-nominated author of Three Parts Dead and Two Serpents Rise. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Explore a fantasy realm with a rich and evolving backstory, based on the novels published by Tor Books.
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GREAT game with a shitton of worldbuilding. I absolutely love Max Gladstone's writing and definitely recommend checking out his books if you enjoy the worldbuilding he establishes in this game.
This marks my fourth Choice of Games pick and I personally felt it was the weakest. That doesn't mean it was a bad game.
The story takes place in a fantastical world with demons and undead attorneys. You work in a firm and have abilities called Craft, like a magic system. You have relationship stats that can become more romantic or give you a step up in the business world.
Sadly I felt there wasn't enough detail in the writing. When you have abstract writing in whimsical demon worlds and creative magic, I believe you do need more detail to make your idea more clear. There were a couple of pages I had to reread to fully understand what was happening.
I'm more disappointed there aren't different paths you can take in the story. It's how you react to what happens in section A, then B, and finally C. It's a very rigid storyline. The endings are different depending on your choices but only by a couple paragraphs. This wasn't a unenjoyable story but I may avoid this author to see if I resonate more with others.
The story takes place in a fantastical world with demons and undead attorneys. You work in a firm and have abilities called Craft, like a magic system. You have relationship stats that can become more romantic or give you a step up in the business world.
Sadly I felt there wasn't enough detail in the writing. When you have abstract writing in whimsical demon worlds and creative magic, I believe you do need more detail to make your idea more clear. There were a couple of pages I had to reread to fully understand what was happening.
I'm more disappointed there aren't different paths you can take in the story. It's how you react to what happens in section A, then B, and finally C. It's a very rigid storyline. The endings are different depending on your choices but only by a couple paragraphs. This wasn't a unenjoyable story but I may avoid this author to see if I resonate more with others.
EU release played via Steam on a Fujitsu Lifebook A532.
I only ever did one playthrough of this game - I wasn't quite into the whole text adventure genre at the time so was never certain how much I'd get out of subsequent experiences - but this was a fun little game. Very much reminiscent of the Skullduggery Pleasant series of YA novels due to the player character's situation and world built around it.
I only ever did one playthrough of this game - I wasn't quite into the whole text adventure genre at the time so was never certain how much I'd get out of subsequent experiences - but this was a fun little game. Very much reminiscent of the Skullduggery Pleasant series of YA novels due to the player character's situation and world built around it.
Very nice game. Love the story. Multiple endings!