Gilded Rails 1.0.21

Reviews

1 ★, on 2021-05-06
Everything seemed forced, the rival can tresspass and spy on your rails , gets away with it without any punishment. The mc's father forces his ideals on mc, though in all my play through the rail company had performed well, still he wouldn't make me permanent just because I didn't want my character to be forcefully married. The hypothetical poly option they had mentioned in the description never happens. Romances except the childhood friend is downright difficult. I wouldn't give a single star.

4 ★, on 2020-12-16
This one ranks lower than some of the other Choice Games for me, but I still enjoyed it! I really liked the writing! The characters are interesting but you really have to choose just one per playthrough and focus in on them, which I feel like has its pros and cons. I actually wish it was longer and gave us more time to deal with the railroad management and romance, cuz it felt like things moved too quickly near the end. Time limits in general were not appreciated as a story mechanic.

3 ★, on 2018-11-14
This game tried to do too many things at once. I think I read that there were 11 possible ROs in here, yet I felt like they had little depth. Plus "wooing" them felt awkward beyond the best friend, who is more or less given to you. Another disappointing thing was interacting with your railroad. The cornerstone of your story and you are relegated to paperwork, a brief walkthrough of a warehouse and some disaster control (more paperwork.) Look, I get it, as an exec this is what is expected of you but beyond the ability to keep a budget and a few history lessons, it just feels weak or even "tacked on." Even a little thing like cutting a ribbon for that locomotive you could've put on display to generate good press is some possible low-hanging fruit that was missed for this story. Ultimately, this story had the most interesting setting in the current batch of CoG offerings and I am disappointed. I would hold off and wait for a better title.

4 ★, on 2019-08-07
Alot of negative reviews for this game. Each playthrough must be focused on one suitor. To truly appreciate this game it has to be played multiple times and the trial version isnt good. The first time I played I married my best friend which my father setup. My second playthrough I tried to get with Beverly and she turned me down because I owned a railroad. The only part about this game that I didnt love was the business finances. Distinct characters, excellent writing and great replay value.

2 ★, on 2018-11-03
I really don't like giving low stars on these games, I really don't. I know the effort that was put in this, but this one was unfortunately a disappointment. I was looking forward to a rare romance oriented game, but there is none. It feels so bland and forced, no connection to the characters and their emotions - nothing. Also the money situation and debt and all that is something that I feel nobody really wants to care about, especially not in a game like this. Anyway the game had many ro choices but they are just so lifeless. If only the interactions meant more and if the characters were fleshed out the story would probably be enjoyable.

2 ★, on 2019-04-14
there was almost no options to socialize and to accomplish the goal set by the MCs father in a realistic way. The management options seemed to have little to no effect on the running of the business. Portions of the code were broken, paragraphs right next to one another would say opposing things. There was little to no immersion, I didnt care about any of the characters, it just felt like going through the motions. I'm pretty disappointed.