>Rebel path>My apartment is the conspiratos headquarters>Every rebel knows me by sight and obeys my orders>The entire underground knows and respects me>I got the weapons>I got the explosives>I organized and planned the uprising>I'm basically the Lenin >REVOLUTION BEGINS>Mob support: 1>The revolutionaries don't give a fuck about me and act as if they've never seen me before.>The revolution is led by some woman who appeared in the city like twiceWha?
im 2h in and the issues of design already show themselves. The game incentivizing min-maxing over roleplaying. I could make X decision because i feel like it, or i could hold on to the willpower points and wait until they could save someone's life.
All the romances are whores in the game except jeanne
Apparently, only 3 people from the entire board played this game...
>>743611257it's a puzzle game not a story game
>CYOADead genre
I feel like i'm playing a DM's fantasy gameworld and Brante has to obey the arbitrary rules the DM set>your Valor is 20? too bad you STILL aren't as skilled with a blade the "Human, But Cooler" other race so he wins every single fight and you get a +1 death>oh yeah everybody gets multiple resurrections because....they just do, okay?
>Didn't tell my mother to fuck off as a kid>In adulthood, died after being beaten by hobos.Pretty much the whole game.
>>743611257Oh hey I literally wanted to make a thread about this right now, good thing I checked the catalog.So which are the good guys, new church or old church?>>743612158Yeah in a way I can feel myself "pushed by fate". I can choose one option which would make sense for my character, but it's the basic bitch option with small rewards. Or I could choose the option I have +14 in my stat for which will give me much greater benefits. So I go with that because I've been building my character around that stat and it's a waste if I don't take it.
>>743614078>So which are the good guys, new church or old church?Huh? Sorry, I chose the path of the commoner specifically to avoid all this nonsense and just eat the rich and privileged ones.
>>743613053>oh yeah everybody gets multiple resurrections because....they just do, okay?That's a cool piece of lore that makes the world more interesting anon, and the religion and religious orders all the more justified in their role in the story since you have definitive proof of the divine, are you really gonna complain about that?
i dont like how hard the game tries to be anti monarchist. Like disco elysium. Very preachy.
>>743614346you dont have to try very hard to be anti-monarchy
Why this guy is such a retard? He meets you at the start of the coup and tells you to lead the rebels, then when you try to evacuate your family he suddenly threatens you as if he doesnt know you?
>>743611257The last great Western VN before AI roleplay took over.
>>743614637just depict every single noble as the devil doing absolutely nothing in their life except abusing peasants, its totally not revolutionary propaganda
>>743615072>Western It was made by Russians tho...
>>743615119European Russians.
free on steam btw
>>743615081sounds like a realistic depiction to me
>>743612158>>743614078Dunno what to tell you faggots but my first playthrough had all the meta information about choices turned off, I played entirely picking choices I thought would fit my little anarchist in the making and got exactly where I wanted to be by the final chapter. My only regret is that picking every Fuck The System choice in the rebellion leads to the Bloodbath end but it still fit with what I was going for.Your problem is you can't see stat checks without being a metagaming dork. You don't actually know how to roleplay in a roleplaying game.
>>743615081Rebels are not much better. Sophia carries out a massacre if you don't seize control of the riot
The only CYOA worth playing is the Fallen Hero series and Wayhaven Chronicles
>>743615261>Capeshit and vampireshitNo
>>743612158This. And not things you minmax will be relevant. I supported my damn little brother and family whole life and ended as a garbage without him getting any significant arc whatsoever. Family got the good ending but I was killed one day after. Never touched this game again
>>743615381I'm sure your historyshit is better
>>743615237Playing as anarchist is the easiest way, since you set yourself for the Bloodbath and it's one of 2 fail endings. If you're trying to lead the revolution to a meaningful victory you will most likely fail without meta knowledge.
>>743615081>the heretic and traitor count who burned down the countryside with forbidden magic also lead a reform of the caste system that still allows for humans to be ennobled through hard work>your love interest in the noble path can be easily convinced to treat you like an equal in your relationship and is just as happy with it, despite you still being inferior human scum, she also gets involved with keeping alive the memory of a species her people exterminated>when you're first in the capital city and see the new prince he makes the mistake of mouthing off that change is coming and after he's rushed off the stage a riot has to be suppressed because nobody expected real support among the noblesDidn't play or didn't pay attention?
>>743615470None of them are good. Same goes for the chinkshit
>>743615237>nuh huh i drained my willpower to negative to pick up a flower or some shit at the very beginning sure you did buddy, you totally didnt make decisions based on the stat requirements
>>743615470what historyshit, this is fantasy
>>743615237Well excuse me for playing the game with default settings on.
>>743615237>my first playthrough had all the meta information about choices turned off>reached BloodbathNo way!Ironically, Rebellion Defeated is less of a fail then a Bloodbath, since you need to do something to reach it. For Bloodbath you may just let Sophia do all the work and she'll reach it for you.
so your father got thet noble title via service, the title that is not hereditary, but his first son is still a noble because his mother was the true one, which means that inheritance in this kingdom is matrilineal, how progressive!
>>743616193>>743615883
>>743616193>What is a life peer vs a hereditary title
>>743616193NuNoble + RealNoble = RealNobleNuNoble + RapedPleb = Pleb
>>743611257Pro-KGB/CIA path is a better version of a lotless playthroughChange my mindAlso which route is more K I N O in your opinion?
>>743616193>doesn't understand the difference between Mantle and SwordThe Brantes are not nobility in any way that actually matters to the Empire
>>743615261THIS
>ruins your roleplay
>>743614346You say that, but at the same time the opposite side of "Old Nobility in Power" is "Reign of Terror". To me it seems like it paints both in a bad light. Nobles take advantage of their position and torment the common folk for their convenience, but common people are too dumb to maintain a prosperous society by themselves since they're easy to manipulate.(I haven't finished the game yet though so I dunno if it's an objectively good "peasants in power" ending.)
>>743611257Reminder the game is free to keep on Steam right now because the sequel is coming out tomorrowhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1272160/The_Life_and_Suffering_of_Sir_Brante/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2936290/The_Life_and_Suffering_of_Prince_Jerian/
>your sister is only your half sister but you still cant fuck herwhats the point then
>>743617693>because the sequel is coming out tomorrowOh shit, it's coming out tomorrow? That's a lot sooner than I thought.
i hope they had the budget to draw at least two sprites for the people that are supposed to be growing up
>make promise to always be friends as kids >this disables the option to walk away from him as adults even if it costs you prestige KINO
>>743618113They did. Most of the important people seem to have full portraits.But fuck me, how am I supposed to please both the commoners and Arkanians? I ended up having to insult them all because I didn't want to make any promises to a single side since commoners will burn the entire world to the ground and Great Houses are worthless degenerate leeches that should be culled in favour of self made Aekanians.Also both emperor and empress are on my shitlist for what they did to me. Emperor less so because he is just a sad shell that wants to die.
>become Lotless>ignore the intrigue and just run the best damn bookshop in Anizotte>make absolute bank and fix the family by splashing that cash around>get a good and happy ending because Merchant was the real fourth Lot all along
>keep your sister's poetry during the court a secret to protect her>she hates you for it and doesnt learn her lesson, continuing to get picked onwhat a retard
Who do I side with?I got 9 Unity, do I get anything special if I push it to 10 by siding with father? Or should I side with Stephan for that Willpower gain?
>>743619132Who fucking cares about family? If you are not on a Noble path these 2 hate you and see you as subhuman.
>>743611257I've never played the normie lot but that sounds horrible. At least the judge route made sense.
>>743619314Normie glowie is kino
hmm, is saving the mother worth -5 willpower, do i still need her at 14, hmmtotally not metagaming btw
>>743619396that's just you.
>>743619132There's some special in-game achievement for keeping the family together.
>>743619132I think you get something for Unity/Wealth/Reputation 10 but looking things up for this game is ridiculously hard. Most underdeveloped wiki I've ever seen.
>>743614346>anti monarchistHereditary monarchy is a pretty retarded political system, so it's not hard to make an argument against it. That being said, probably the overall best ending you can get as a noble is entirely around supporting the emperor (through his governor) and crushing the rebellion before it has a chance to really go anywhere.
a game should never inform you about stat checks you cant pass at the moment
>>743619132Pretty sure supporting your dad is a requirement to get the absolute tippity top ending in that path.
>>743620313>A person raised from the very beginning into a certain role is worse than voting for some literal wholol
>>743620372>A person raised from the very beginning into a certain role is worse than voting for some literal whoIf most historical monarchies are anything to go by, then yes, they are worse, in fact. People like Caligula, Commodus, Luis XVI and Nicholas II were all "raised from the very beginning for a certain role" and fucking sucked at it.
>>743618741Not sure which path you picked but for me, I mostly prioritized preserving the family unity. However, this meant I couldn't get the "Beloved By All" event. I think the game even tells you subtly that if you decide to focus on the empire/people, it'll mean that you'll fall behind in maintaining family unity.
>>743620372Being a pro-monarchist in this day and age is profoundly retarded. There have been countless examples of absolute dogshit hereditary rulers. True, there were some good ones but that doesn't discount all the shit ones.
>>743620615and there's been not a single good democracy, go figure
>>743620615the game does not take place in this day and agei hate anachronism and i hate propaganda that tells me what to think
>>743612650nahOlivia Milanidas >>> Jeanne >>>>>> shit >>>> Sophia
>>743616641Becoming a shadow of will or whatever.>>743611257The game is much better on subsequent runs once you understand the stat system. Big issue for me is doing multiple runs just for one new scene + the loading is useless for a lot of them so you have to go back to the start 90% of the time.
so if i couldnt spill blood at the grave of the old fart does it mean that nobility path is closed to me now before my life even really began?
>>743620670No, the game takes place in a fantasy setting where until recently the law and religion was that blue skinned elves were the born rulers and humans could only ever be peasants. If you weren't paying attention, when you go to church as a child the peasants have to kneel on harsh wooden spikes that inflict constant pain to remind them that their place before the Gods and their rulers in life is to suffer and never know joy.
>>743620858shit design incentivizing metagaming
>>743620858>Becoming a shadow of will or whatever.Based. Whats funny is how many people don't know you can do this. They even referenced the shadow in The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian kek. >+ the loading is useless for a lot of them so you have to go back to the start 90% of the timeyeah its a big hassle. I wish the devs made you able to go back to a specific scene (not in ironman runs though of course)
>>743620865No. It doesn't lock you out of being noble The only way you can lock yourself out is if your Diplomacy or Valor stat is below 10 It does however mean you can't pick some options at a later event
>>743621000phew, thanks
This was better, desu. Sir Brante was fucking irritating with how forgetful it became.
>>743621101Includes tags you've filtered outLGBTQ+
>>743620858>Becoming a shadow of will or whatever.On which route is that?
>>743621101This game looks really cool, but the armount of word it has filters me. I couldn't keep track of who is who and what is where after the first hour.
>>743621298Priest route.
>>743621298Becoming a Willist is only available to Priests, you have to get cozy with Ulric
>>743621101>pirate it>rainbow coloured hair>gayfaggotry of tumblr varietyGood that I didn't buy it and bought some marinaded radishes instead. Shit was fire.>>743621298Bald priest nigga
>in this universe Thomas Aquinas is killed by a terroristlol
>>743616641>which route is more K I N OAscending to godhood is always a nice option, but for me playing the noble route to its best possible ending was the most satisfying by far. Fulfilling you dad's and grandfather's dream, getting your brother to finally acknowledge and respect you, keeping the family together and prosperous and demolishing the Arknian military cuck in a trial by combat with your grandpa helping you out. Feels good, man.
>>743621427 demolishing the Arknian military cuck in a trial by combat with your grandpa helping you out. This. It felt so fucking good seeing him get KWAB.
Man I don't like any of these options, and I think I'm heading for the gallows since my stats are too spread out and I didn't give Sophia the powder kegs because she's a crazy bitch who already betrayed me once and apparently I'm supposed to just trust her anyway.
okay but just what the hell was Felipe's real goal? Was he ever loyal to the empire?
>>743616641>Also which route is more K I N O in your opinion?This might sound odd but becoming Patriarch in the Priest route felt quite satisfying. Having an inquisitor gf is only a plus.
>>743621607He forms the rebels/riot and crushes it = more favor from nobles = more power.also that Glowie ending was kino
does the new game take place in an alternate universe? Some events like Fotis' death feels like it took place way later. Oh well I guess I'll have to play the remaining chapters to see if there are other callbacks.
>>743611257Lets hope the romance of the sequel wasn't as dogshit. I genuinely seethed when I can't even pull "i can save her" to the noble hoe and she turned herself into a bird. What is even the point of having romance options if I can't escape reality in gayme???
>>743621843Well... they give you at least 3 possible romance options in the new game, 2 of them are nobility, 1 is a peasant concubine
Let's end this once and for all. Were the Lots good?
>>743621843Jeanne definitely has the best romance.Sofia was raped by BAC
>Muh romanceFuck off femoid
>emperors, popes and so on cannot return after assassination this would instantly create a shadow government instead of classic monarchy
>>743622035The problem isn't the Lots themselves. The problem is that the punishment for defying your Lot is objective and heartless. Its why a lot of the better endings have you convince the Twins to add in "forgiveness" through your brother Nathan's route.
I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN YOU BROTHER! YOU ARE SO BASED AND COOL! I LOVE YOU!
>>743621843In the new game the best girl is your human mage concubine, Camilia (your uncles wife) is a whore and Lucretia is without feeling.
is this cultist sim but gayer and uglier?
>arknians are not born as arknians but they turn into arknians from humansThe fuck!
>>743622091The government is made up by giant, blue-skinned aliens who are superior to humans in every metric and are the ones calling the shots. Although the game does imply that the Secret Chancellery has a lot of power so...
>>743622219No, it's a telltale game without the 3d models.
>>743622219Not the same type of game.
>>743622035Until Char Milandris only Arknians could be Nobles and Commoners lived much harsher lives.The reason the regular people of the game's time seem to be relatively happy is because a traitor and heretic changed the rules, allowing humans to become nobility and letting merchants blur the lines between poverty and suffering and noble entitlement. The Lots were shit and judging the way the Elder reacts to the idea of abolishing them, they really were just a misinterpretation by the prophet.
>>743622219No. This game is more like a VN with RPG stats and a Choose Your Own Adventure storyline. desu I can't think of many games quite like it.
>>743622252>aliensNah that's the La-Tari
Any other good text based CYOA games?
>>743619037She need his step bro dick to fix her
>>743622305Come to think of it, the game also implies that in the future there might be a revision with the Lots system since now there is a rising merchant class who are rapidly gaining power without being nobility themselves.
>>743622226>end of chapter 1, we finally see Jerian's momfuck they made her too hot
>>743616641KINO routesShadow of the Will priest>Noble of the Sword>Glownigger lotless>>>>>rest
>>743622529>Noble of the SwordImagine cucking yourself by sucking on the dicks of the ((Arknians)) and their lawsReformist/Pro-Commoner Noble is better. You get to rule your own Free City.
>>743612682kekif anyone cares: it's free right now
>>743622348was the La-Tari a different race from the Arknians?
>>743622730they were one of the opposing tribes that the original Arknians were at war with. The new game also introduces us to a new tribe/race whom the Arknians fought
>>743622410There's also a bit where the Rebels carry out an execution of True Death and everyone's surprised that a bunch of commoners claiming the right to do so actually manage to pull it off. The people they kill don't respawn. Which means the whole foundation of the religion isn't as solid as the Arknians have made it out to be, if commoners can claim the Twin's powers like that.
>>743622160I will always protect and consent my little brother
>>743622730They were a people with different magic and gods the Arknians wiped out. Or drove into some sort of extradimensional exile. I was never quite clear on what happened to Octavia.
>>743622797Did the Arknian lady turn into a La-Tarior was the unrelated?
>>743622381best one i've ever read is aura clashhttps://www.auraclash.com/merchants/aura-clash.htmlusername:patronpassword:family
>>743622801Good point there. I actually really like how in-depth the religion system is in the lore. In my second playthrough I decided to take the Priest route and was pleasantly surprised since I didn't think it would be as interesting as the Noble route.
>>743622905La-Tari is like some sort of extradimensional hivemind race. So Octavia pretty much erased her individuality after performing the ritual (unless u pick the option to save her of course).
I thought this was a game set in a historical setting but the posts here make it sound like fantasy
>>743623025It is low fantasy.
>>743623025Its basically Renaissance/Reformation era fantasy game BUT the magical elements are very hidden (like Game of Thrones)
>>743623008I hate that she transform into an AyLmao, fuck you Octavia! You didn't give me the chance to make you happy
>>743623196yeah it sucks that you can't really save her without ruining your relationship
>>743623292This is why Jeanne is the best girl
>>743623104>the magical elements are very hiddenYou can get beaten to death by your Grandfather within the first hour and it's not even a slight impediment to the story
>>743623346>best girl>turns on you if you don't kiss her ass
>>743619037>i cant say goodbye to her now, incest path is ruined
>>743622196>human mage concubinedidn't try her yet but I hate how she caused such a scene in the parlor like that>Camilia (your uncles wife) is a whoreWorst part is that your uncle is a pretty decent guy so committing adultery with her is very assholish>Lucretia is without feeling.True but we didn't really see much of what shes about yet but the booba is great
>>743623414Why wouldn't you kiss her ass?
>>743623586Because I'm a WILLIST BVLL with my best friend Ulric not some pansy.
Reminder that /v/ is a New Faith board.
>>743622937played this like a year ago, did it get an update?
>>743623709Nah, the New Faith is also wrong, the Younger kills the Elder
>>743623757yeah
>>743624036>trusting your Blood Tidebaka also the Elder is still alive at the end of the first game (unless the new one takes place in a different universe or something)
>>743623568>didn't try her yet but I hate how she caused such a scene in the parlor like thatI was forced to beat her to death because I didn't want to spend the sanity.
Sell me on thisWhat’s good about it?
>>743624102
>>743624154>sell meIt's free on Steam so just try it yourself>What’s good about it?The lore and characters and the story.
>>743615081In real life, there isn't anything to do end gameSo they torture those further down the ladder than them
>>743622529>shadowIs this related to that shadow you see when you're born? Is that like a manifestation of humanity's free will or something? And the reason why sometimes people aren't happy with the gods' lots?
>>743624154Its a visual novel type game. You get to play as a guy who lives in an oppressive, medieval fantasy universe where there exists a caste system which is magically enforced. (You) can choose to rise above your station and become a Noble, wear the cloth and become a Priest/Inquisitor or stay a commoner. Each path has multiple endings depending on your choices made. For example as a noble you can choose to be an utter douchebag elitist or you can help uplift the commoners. also you have to manage relationships with your family and each of them has a good/bad ending depending on what choices you made. The lore is quite interesting too IMO.
>>743624381>Is this related to that shadow you see when you're born?Yes>Is that like a manifestation of humanity's free will or something? And the reason why sometimes people aren't happy with the gods' lots?The shadow is (You) after becoming a God looking back at your birth.
>>743624232>mfw the first Emperor was literally Sulla and took power I'll admit that caught me quite off-guard
>>743618741thanks for reminding me to reinstall suzerainI haven't played since before that huge wave of updates and DLC they made
>>743624641Rizia is kino and the new DLC will feature Galmland, a socialist country.
so new faith is protestantism?
>>743611257What are your favorite text heavy games? Usually I see people mention this, roadwarden, sorcery, save the princess, sometimes citizen sleeper. One guy mentioned Death Tricks once, it's low budget but pretty cool. I liked esoteric ebb recently.
>>743624756Pretty much. However, New Faith is still trying to have their own Patriarch (basically the Pope) instead of no central religious authority
>>743624571Yeah, my favourite character is Hector, the only one that isn't trying to take advantage of you.
>>743624825True but i love my mommy . I wish we got to see more events related to how the Twins' Love doesn't seem to reach you but I guess they are saving those for later chapters.
>>743624813doki doki literature club
>>743624813>text heavyBest of those are Choice of Games and Hosted Games CYOA games, the my favourite ones>VtmB: Night Road>Aura Clash>Sabres of Infinity, Guns of Infinity, Lords of Infinity>Tin Star>Pon Para 1 and 2>Zombie Exodus Safe Haven>Lords of Aswick>Jolly Good and Tally Ho>War for the West
>>743624756Kind of, but not really. It's the denial of the caste system and the idea that a core tenant of the religion is wrong, not the structure of the church.
>>743612158The was my gripe with Age of Decadence.
>>743611257>Its CYOA>can't fuck your sisterpass
>>743624896>I wish we got to see more events related to how the Twins' Love doesn't seem to reach you but I guess they are saving those for later chapters.You can do a love route, I've not done it yet, but you can favour the Elder. Character that may be important is your mage concubine and your father.
>>743625020>having sex with a b*stard l*tlessShame upon the House of Brante, shame!
>>743625020She's the absolute worst who will be sent to the foot of the pillar.
>>743611257>Noble Path>God tier swordsman>Every swords option gets you killed anywayTrap stat, ngl.
>>743624813I guess it varies how text heavy each is but for general "you're playing for the story not any sort of gameplay" gamesHeaven's Vault, 80 Days, Subsurface Circular, In Other Waters
>>743615261>Both forever unfinishedWhat is it with that WEG curse? Those games don't even have the obvious explanation of being patreon scams, it looks like you pay for each by the "book".
>>743625216Having max valor does let you pick a kino option at the end tho
This priest walks into your printing press. What do you do?
>>743625296Kill him, because he is correct and the gods will return and destroy the world if people rebel against their vision.
it's funny how these horrible dystopian worlds feel almost benign as they don't have jews
>>743625296Atheism is pretty much treated as objectively evil in this setting since the Gods are very much real
>>743615261>fallen hero>wayhavenBoring slop.Aura Clash is the best the genre has created.
>>743615237>I roleplayed>got the default endingAnon.
>>743625420>he doesn't know
>>743624932there are some good Choice of/Hosted games out there, but every game on this list except for the Infinity series is dogshit.
>>743625475>AI sloppalol
>>743625128I don't get why she's simultaneously whining about how she wants to be free from the shackles of her family name while also desperately wanting to be accepted officially as part of that family. Why not just go and do your own thing?
>>743625887She wants her dad to accept her as part of the family.>she wants to be free from the shackles of her family nameno she wants to be a Brante however she dislikes the idea of Lots and wants to be free to pursue her poetry. I think one of the later events has her tell you that shes a New Believer
so why havent humans killed the blue aliens who are constantly antagonizing them yet
>CoG>HGAll new releases(+ WIPs) are shit. You'd have to go back to 10s to find something decent, like Choice of Robots.
>>743625452>>743625419And yet when a heretic who permanently scarred the land by burning it with magic fire says humans can be nobles now if they try real hard, everyone keeps letting humans be nobles like he didn't piss directly in the face of the Twins and the Lots
New Believers or Old Believers?
>>743626059Because (((priests))) said they will suffer in afterlife if they do so
>>743626059so why havent humans killed all the billionares who are constantly antagonizing them yet
>>743626186huh? its the jealous poorfags who are antagonizing them
>>743626157They explained that, anon.During the chapter where you visit Eterna, there is an event where a military captain lectures you about why human nobility was allowed as it was extremely beneficial economically. Char Milanidas was allowed to stand up to the Empire for a long ass time because of his human footsoldiers and noble officers. Its basically a Pandora's box type of situation
>>743625016I'm glad the guys later game was way way better. Happy he took criticism to heart and made a cool sci fi setting. Hope his new game sells well when it's released
>>743626350Colony Ship was awesome. Its a shame that their studio is in a rough spot right now. I hope Vince succeeds with the new game they're making.
>>743626165FUCK ISATIUS!FUCK THE LOTS!They are a tools of oppression designed to keep you down.
>>743626424>Hurr the studio is in troubleCause they can't actually make a GOOD game.
>>743611257I liked this game in concept, but it feels really half-assed and underbaked.How many times do they explain the lots to the player? 25 different times, with no real difference in nuance?The game had an extremely fucking overwhelming amount of redundant exposition with no real intrigue to it.They should just lean into the replayability aspect and actually have you pick different options if you want to see different shit instead of having every single character exposit at you about the same shit over and over and over.I hope it was just a beta test for the new one that's coming out tomorrow. Hopefully a much better and less clumsily organized game.
seriously, doesnt the fact that blue aliens kill any noble whenever they want without any repercussions kinda devaluate the whole social order of humans in this game.the game pushes you towards revolution very hard, the path of nobility or old faith doesnt really make sense when your world is occupied
also where is the faction that says down with the aliens, go humans.
>>743626575>half-assed and underbakedThat's like, every cyoa
>>743626806Rebel route if you decide to betray Felipe
imo all the fantasy shit only damages this game
>>743617693I will now try your game.
>>743625714nothing wrong with placeholder images you can turn off at any time
THIS is your romantic option? why does every other woman looks like a man in this game
>>743627243she's supposed to be very pretty but being evil makes you ugly I guess
>>743626926I like it. There aren't enough low fantasy games around.And it's a nice spice to keep all the political intrigue shit palatable. Otherwise I just get bored and I'm like "why don't I just read Machiavelli and real history at this point?"
>>743627243She looks better as an adult. We see this portrait of her very sparsely
>>743627306because reading doesnt provide you with choices and rpg mechanics, which is the only point of CYOA
My biggest problem with Disco Elysium was I wanted to really lean into being a dumbass and that just had me game over constantly, so maybe a more serious game will be better for me and I'll find it easier to roleplay.
>>743617979Yeah they managed to reach their Kickstarter goal very quickly.
>>743627243the artist is not skilled enough for realistic portraitssomeone should inform them about anime style, that exists specifically for such artists
>>743627243That's her best portrait btw.
>>743627564You only game over in DE when you deliberately refuse to use the healing items the game throws at you. So maybe stop being a dumbass before you try playing one.
>>743614346Is it? The happy ending seems to pretty much settle a peace between the rebels and the empire in order to instigate a "modern reform" that makes the system less aristocratic. All the other options end with massive bloodbath on one side.
>>743627719somewhat better in the sequel i wonder if the first two are antagonists, hmm, big think
>>743624707You also play as an woman.
>>743627898Not my fault the game gives me a game over before I see a healing item when I want to roleplay a dumbass. That's just the game not letting you roleplay a dumbass.
>>743627913>i wonder if the first two are antagonistsCornelius seems pretty chill so far but hes also a radical leftist
>>743627913Fuck Flavius, he became a total cunt after joining with the bloodtide.
>>743611257Does this have porn
>>743620670Lmao.Why do some people wanna be serfs so bad?Has the bourgeoise been really been doing such a bad job recently?
>>743628713>commie cant even imagine entertainment not being a propaganda
>>743628459does any text based gameits funny if you look at r34 for harry potter, out of 100k pics maybe 50 are depicting anything from the actual story
>>743620670>anachronismThe Sir Brante setting is early industrial right? So that would mean the rise of anti-monarchy sentiment lines up pretty closely with our own world.
>>743628459are you fucking kidding me coombrain
>>743629001the longer i play the less i understand what period it is based on, its a mish mash of everything really
>>743628713The Emperor is ordained by the gods, by being anti-monarch you are defying their divine judgement. And I think in the modern day being a monarchist makes sense, look at the US for example their president has far too much power and his greatest connection is to Israel not the US.
>>743628861The game is set in a fantasy not- 1700s, how is that anachronistic propaganda?Absolute monarchies are dead and gone forever thanks to burgeoiseCHADS btw, who are you even defending from slander? Are you a Vendee peasant? Or do you delude yourself into thinking you would be an aristocrat?
>>743628713>Why do some people wanna be serfs so bad?Said the prole
I wonder what routes we'll get in Jerian.
>>743629327It's an improvement at least.
Priest -> Noble -> Hobo>Literally become a god just to fuck with the twins
>>743628459No. Despite the fact that majority of such games are aimed at adults/YA.
>>743629123>look at the US for example their president has far too much powerYes but only the right think of him as a monarch. Leftists despite monarchies.
>>743629308im more concerned about factual history than your twitter wars
>>743629001There are printing presses and early firearms, I don't think it's quite at the point of factories, steam engines and mass production yet
>>743629590Then don't play a fantasy game and bitch its not historically accurate nigga.
>>743620670>the game does not take place in this day and age>i hate anachronismHow the fuck is a revolution against the monarchy anachronistic? Have you never opened a history book in your life?
>>743629461Apart from the obvious ones like being more of an asshole noble versus a man of the people, I think this game will feature much more side routes considering you're dealing with the politics of entire estates (6 so far). Plus there is some level of resource management
>>743629461Become a ruthless tyrant who eventually ascended into a new god of murder
>>743629592city states needed for the early industrial revolution were already basically free in practice, governed by oligarchs or even 'democratically' elected mayors, not nobles. Guilds were the actual masters.Im less concerned with the game's historical parallels now that i see that its a mess of everything at once.
>>743629676then why are you defending it on the basses of history you double nigga
>>743629945NTA but I feel like the game is explicitly inspired by the Reformation era. Although many aesthetics such as the empire and it's governing systems seem to be based on the Romans.
Gregor Brante did nothing wrong
>>743630086its very hard to get his blessing (after his death?) and seems like its pointless anyway since you can achieve everything on your own anyway
>>743630008Because calling anti monarchist sentiment anachronist in a industrial revolution like setting is retarded and wrong triple nigga.
>>743630086He was literally an Uncle Ruckus except for Arknians
>watch sophia get killed, do nothing>betray her to the noble>hi there, i came for your help, i know that you care
>>743630261He wasn't, he wanted to make the best for his dynasty in the systems that were in place.
What do you mean there is a sequel and it comes out tommorow? How did I miss that?
>>743630794Yeah, if you preordered you could be playing now.
I tried playing it and it's shit. It has the exact same flaw as Suzerain, where you can only achieve anything by following a guide. These kind of "guide games" don't work. It's not fun to minmax when you don't have the information necessary to do so.
>>743627243The girls in the new game look better. Art style is overall much more refined which fits the game.
Does Arknian pussy feel better than human pussy?
the power of handouts
>>743630915Arknians are like bigger, taller, stronger and faster so who knows. Kinda like the Naa'vi from Avatar except they don't look like cats.
>>743630915All arknian women are whores
>>743624813While it isn't exactly fun, I find Fallen London to be incredibly interesting.>A daily grind type of game that you visit maybe 2 or 3 times a day, dump your Stamina, and fuck off>Entertaining events that build upon the lore of the world in fun and strange ways>The fact they had the balls to add an actual "endpoint" for players, which to get everything out of, requires you to run 3 characters all the way through SMEN for a single new chunk of dialogue (multiple years of grind for most people)>It's so robust that the wiki archivers were polite enough to omit the dialogue from the wiki (you can still find it in some places, but you gotta actually work for it)
>>743630907you dont need a guide, you just need to stay consistent with your character's personality and beliefs
>>743630907skill issue
Sweet, I’ve never seen a thread about this game, here before. I’ve always wanted to ask, did anyone romance Octavia? I really have to give the devs props for making all three choices completely batshit insane, but I absolutely cannot look at her alien face. It’s way too creepy for me and even before that she just kinda acted too much like a spoiled princess for me
>>743631035Quality started dropping off even before Alexis finished SMEN and left the company
>>743631157She's best girl by far, and if you don't love her at her worst (when she's an arknian) you don't deserve her at her best (when she's an ayyy lmao)
>>743631157I've played the game multiple routes and romanced all 3. Yeah I wish they made a route where you can prevent Octavia from going crazy without making her hate you.
>>743631091>personality and beliefsThat's irrelevant. You choose whichever gives the best stats. The game is worse than Suzerain because at least that one lets you roleplay as somebody cool that has goals. I have no idea what I'm even trying to do in Sir Brante.
>>743631376No. If you play as an evil noble type character then stats such as Valor is more important as it deals with "Honor"
>>743631376>metagaming faggot thinks anyone cares what his opinion of a game isVideogames are not the hobby for you
>>743631376thats why you turn off visibility of stats for choicesimo you should never see them without going out of your way
>>743631687Brante has ~5 viable routes due to every point counting so you have to decide on whaat you want right in the beginning
why does this bitch of a sister hate that i got in to university
>>743632084cuz its a posh university for noble children so you're basically siding with the other nobles
>>743629101>>743629001It's the French Revolution but also mixed with the Russian Revolution and the Reformation.
>>743632134and didnt she want to write poetry ie imitate a noble herself she never sided with anyone as far as i saw, just whined about the cruel fate or whatever
>>743632228she wanted to write poetry but had no desire to be a noble. Shes basically a New Faith believer and believes no one should be restricted from pursuing the arts>never sided with anyoneNot true. In one of the events in the noble route, you see her regularly take part in protests organized by the Lotless
>>743632228She was too self absorbed to accept her lot, to the bottom of the pillar.
oh well, no step sister action anyway, who cares
>>743630585Well it makes sense if you consider the framework that she was already a glowie agent by that time and just wanted to use you as an expendable pawn.
Finished the poorfag turned happy merchant route.Any tips before I try either priest or noble routes?
>>743632712>Any tips before I try either priest or noble routes?for priest, try to prioritize your relationship with your mom and lil bro. For noble, focus on your dad and older brother.
>>743632712>priestDo what ulrich wants you to do all the time for the kino route>nobleDo what grandpa wants you to do all the time
>>743632712kiss the sword
The Life & Suffering of L'Jarius Sneed
>>743632809>Do what grandpa wants you to do all the timeEven if he wants me to beat children and rape women?
I'm kinda not interested in the sequel because I don't care about state management and I don't want to be a supreme leader.I was fine with being a soldier, spy, or priest.
>>743633308The name game has a lot of interesting lore reveals IMO. Seeing the world through the POV of the crown prince means brings to light many unseen aspects of the setting.
The top/bottom of the pillar choice at the end was kinoI chose the top at first but went back to pick the bottom after thinking about it
>eat steak every day for dinner>decide to eat fish one time instead>AHHH I'M GOING INSAAANE SAVE ME MIRROR MAN>*kills himself*What was his fucking problem?
>>743632975literally met. balding fat russian
>>743634141UUhhhhhHis father is clinically depressed and his mother is a whore trying to justify her cheating by "traditions", also he's getting blood river trips where his ancestors tell him how to be a real og gangsta nigga (they are all retarded)
>>743634398dunno Jerian I sounds like a med BVLL
does sequel also begin from age 0?
>>743635075Demo didn't
>>743635075No. The childhood part of Jerian's life is skimmed through a lot. It basically combined the Childhood and Adolescent segments of Brante's life into one chapter.
>>743634141He suffers much more than Brante. He basically is alone in this world and has the weight of an empire on his shoulders. All the empire is trying to pull itself apart and he is the only one keeping it together.
>>743634398>His father is clinically depressed and his mother is a whoreHis father is unironically a fag
>>743635439>He basically is alone in this worldAren't we all?
>>743611257>Choosing any lot but the Priesthood.I can't imagine not saving your brother from eternal damnation and turning him into a Saint.
>>743635646I am, but Brante isn't, he has loyal friends and loving family members. As Jerian there's isn't anyone really, at least from my playthrough.
Is it even possible to get "beloved by all" and the "ordo something" at the same time?
>>743632334its actually a secret route to be able to learn that
It was okay. Suzerain was better.>>743634141Oh I didn't know a new one came out. Neat. I'll read it tomorrow.
>>743635735Well you don't even know about that unless you go on the priest route I assume. From my point of view as a glowie agent, he's just a drunkard disappointment to the family, who failed to even become a priest. Though I did find it funny when he said "forgiveness" should be the form of love from the gods, and mom retorted that it would mean anyone could do terrible things and just be forgiven for it which would be unfair.
So how's the sequel
>>743635735>eternal damnationThere's no such thing. Both "afterlives" are complete and total ego death. Either your soul is subsumed into the essence of the Twins ("heaven") or your soul is obliterated by the Younger ("hell"). In both cases you cease to exist as an independent entity.
>>743636594>t. Markist heretic
>>743636554It's coming out tomorrow.
>>743636636It's literally the final choice in the game
Need more games where I'm the power in the shadows.
>cant tell about victory on the tourney without winning the tourney so much for choice
>>743636594WillGODs don't have this issue.
>>743636554I'm enjoying it. On the final chapter.
>>743637437did you preorder it?
when will they marry off the sister already, shes like 20 at this point, almost a hag by medieval standards, still living with the parents
>>743637572They were trying to for years by the time you come back to the city, but she kept resisting till the end. Shes a bastard child so its not easy looking for a match.
>>743614235I really liked how this established lore is played around on the rebel path.
>>743637518Yep.
>>743615081Not every noble is portrayed like that though. Cornelius for one, and he's an arkn too
A caste system is fine but telling them they're not allowed to enjoy anything including good tasting food is too much, I would've definitely revolted.
>>743615237>You don't actually know how to roleplay in a roleplaying game.Trvke
>>743637817the fact that there are hostile aliens in power that dont respect human social order is the reason enough
>>743618193Tommas is my brother. I couldn't possibly turn my back on him. Yes, I did skip getting ready for examps in favor of protecting our fort against local bullies
>make ONE decision as a magistrate, the very first one>immediately cause a riot
>>743637572It's not medieval. It's quite literally the not french revolution
>>743611257This is why LLMs are infinitely superior to games like this.
>>743637817The very real gods order it to be so, you wouldn't fight the will of god?
>>743635439>alone in this worldSo I don't get a Tommas-like bro? Lame
>>743632712Priest is unironically the most kino route
>>743638514The "very real gods" have nothing to say on the matter until the schism between Old and New Chuches, as well as the discontent of the poor, are manipulated into becoming a full blown civil war. And even then, one of the gods is open to the idea of disbanding the system.
>>743632084>why is a woman having a woman moment?
I don't get it, the man is madly in love with her, a proper noble and will give her the world on a plate, why doesn't she want him man?
>>743631157>NYOOOOOOOOO I feel so OPPRESSED in this silk dress while eating this delicious food and sleeping in this soft bed save me branteman!She's garbage, literally just kill yourself, you dumb bitch
>>743638725Play the new game, is seems they have strong views on what the world should be like.
>>743638818A gilded cage is still a cage
>>743631157Don't you kill her on the priest route?
>>743614346being anti monarchist is objectively moral
>>743638818she is le strong and le independent
>>743611257the sequel is coming out tomorrow, can't wait.
>>743624813Sultan's Game rn. Really enjoying this. Want to say that Cultist Sim too, though i'm not sure it can be described as text heavy. But despite the fact that every text is usually presented in smal 1-2 sentences tidbits is incredibly flavorful
>>743638818muh peasant rights
>>743638607You do, sort-of. Ferdinand serves as that role.
>>743638818She talks to you about Jose later and says that he doesn't really treat her as a person, more like a trophy wife.
>>743638818She's retarded. She will actually fall in love with him if you tell her to shut the fuck up and get married
>>743639324women used to think about the future of their children first, before themselves
>>743631157her story is something about leaving behind the world and becoming something else, it's pretty wild.I like the spiritual aspect to this game, asking you what we are as people, who the Gods are, etc.
>>743631157The correct choice is to play as Priest and help her regain faith in the Gods.
WOOOOW how was I supposed to know that not fully committing to an alliance with anyone will lead to this?So much for free choice.
>>743639575were you trying to make fun of this game's critics?
>>743639382She doesn't have children
>>743639761because she a selfish bitch that never grew up
>>743639575>+4can you have -1 death? why +4 and not +3?
>>743638961You do get the option to do that but its not required.
>>743639984It's a flat +4 to ensure you get the True Death ending with 0 Deaths. There's literally no need to complicate it with a specific number based on how many deaths you have already.
>>743639984You have 3 lesser deaths, and the 4th one is permanent. -3 would imply you could still be alive after it. -4 is a categorical "true death sentence".
>>743639984>can you have -1 death? No>why +4 and not +3?It just means you get sentenced to true death and die permanently even if you still have some lives left
this game insists upon itself
yea there is way too much exposition every year in this game. Could have cut the text length by 1/3 at least
>>743640498>too much exposition>5 sentences
why wouldnt i kill the older brothereven if im a noble myselfwho gives a shit about hereditary nobility, the game literally spoils right at the start that it all ends in a revolution anyway
>>743641185>why would i kill the older brotherTo become the family heir.>the game literally spoils right at the start that it all ends in a revolution anywayYou can side with the empire and crush the revolution.
>>743641336i do want to kill all blue aliens tho, while keeping privileges for myself
chud path
