Blackstone Magical Academy 1.2.12

Reviews

2 ★, on 2020-04-24
At first I was excited to play it, but the story isn't that interesting or engaging for the most part, relationships aren't appealed on, even the characters lack some personality. And considering that some readers may only read the demo, the plot should become at least somewhat engaging so that they purchase the rest of the story. The demo is mostly boring and the rest of the story doesn't get any more interesting. Not really worth it.

5 ★, on 2020-06-08
I really liked this! Usually I don't go past the free chapters for these CYOA games but this time I bought the full game. I get what people mean by the "overly PC" stuff, but outside of asking about your gender and preferences as well as maybe two characters, it's hardly there at all and neither of those instances are even a bother. I thought the plot was engaging and I liked the political aspects of the world. It was worth the buy, in my opinion.

3 ★, on 2020-09-03
While the game is well written, after multiple playthroughs it starts to become apparent that your choices do not really matter. In a CYA game I hoped for a little more impact than just a coat of paint that changes how exactly the same event happens, rather than the outcome changing. And sometimes you're even forced into certain decisions even when you've been given a choice. Still, the game is only $5 and it's still well done the first time through.

4 ★, on 2020-04-12
The only reason this is a 4/5 from me is that I would have liked a little more exposition on the political tension between the magic factions in the story/a little more drama - other than that this was a really cool take on magic and the cast of main characters were all loveable. Side note: please feel free to disregard all the "PC" commentary going on here, I think people just had an allergic reaction to a single non-binary barista you don't even interact that much with outside their route.

5 ★, on 2020-04-18
So I played this game through Choice of Games hub app and I found it fun and one of the easier games to get through because it was exciting. I've only played through once, but I'm already itching to go again to see what I missed or see where I can improve some things. I liked it enough to buy it outright and it was well worth the purchase for the way the story is presented and how long it is. Definitely a gem amongst IF.

2 ★, on 2020-05-18
I'm honestly disappointed.... I was really excited for a magical academy book but it feel very flat. The PC overpowering the magic and the adventure. There too many elements that the writer try to cram in this short story. It will be better if it was introduced little by little in a series instead of just one book. I feel forced while reading this and I still think that the premise is interesting but the execution fail to live up to it.You also don't feel the connection to others characters.