Shadows In Salem: A Text-Based Choices RPG 2.1

Reviews

5 ★, on 2018-11-14
So after finishing the game, I am now editing my previous reply to include a more in depth perception of this "Choose Your Own Adventure" style game. I believe that this game had a very strong beginning, and then began to slowly decline. While I enjoyed the entirety of it, it felt as if you were losing that sort of spark of idea we all have as soon as we begin a project, or a writing prompt. There were also some parts that revived that spark, such as meeting Tituba, or exploring the library in your home. I live for the little details in books and these games, yet they didn't seem to be here in full, there were some bits, such as the 'witches book' and signing it and otherwise. I just can't feel that spark I get from a good book in the filler, those spots I mentioned earlier made me love the writing, and I can't help but feel that you felt the smaller details weren't as necessary. This, of course, may not be the case, but it's a mistake that loooads of writers, including myself make A LOT. I would like to put more into this review, but sadly I don't have any more space, love the writing. -Forge

4 ★, on 2019-03-03
5 stars for story writing! However, the choices you make do not change the story at all. You do get some slightly different information though. The very last choices do change it so there are a couple different ends. Great story but the game part wasn't impressive. I think it would have been more difficult to keep the quality of the writing up if there were more paths to follow.

3 ★, on 2018-12-29
Great story, had potential. Too short, though. Finished it in one sitting (too be fair, I'm a fast reader). Is there a sequel coming out? Would've liked to see more actual spell-casting, what happened after you decide to leave to the forest, or at least learn a little more about your personality prior to the events so that you might be able to see some sort of character growth. A lot of the story could've been elaborated further. Some art would be a nice addition as well for this kind of genre.

4 ★, on 2019-02-02
Good story. Very good sense of control. It's sometimes confusing whether you are controlling the world or the main character. But it's not a big deal. Good story. Well written. Ending seems a little bit hasty to me. (My ending of course. I don't know how many of them exist in the game.) But I enjoyed it. Thank to developers.

5 ★, on 2018-11-02
I sometimes do freelance writing in another language. The author writes far better than me. It seems to me he or she knows how to create a constantly captivating story and in the meantime has professionally avoided many mistakes other writers make. This is an excellent example of good writing.

4 ★, on 2018-12-24
It's always nice to see a work like this which clearly has a lot of effort put into it. It suffers from a bit of a confusing start, but it's well-written and doesn't suffer from the issues which plague games in this genre.