Lifeline: Silent Night 1.8.4

Reviews

3 ★, on 2020-05-07
The problem I have with this game has nothing to do with its writing, which is still great. Structurally, a CYOA works much better if you don't have to backtrack so far that the story's momentum is thrown off. This has way more failstates than the first game, and the checkpoints and Fast Mode aren't fast enough to get you back where you want to be in the story. You end up rereading certain text too many times, without clear enough clues as to what you missed early or what you need to change.

3 ★, on 2018-12-31
The first one was amazing, but this one is much less so. With the first one i feel emotionally attached to Taylor and would think about them through the day while waiting for them to wake up, walk, etc. But with this sequel everything feels rushed, the conversation options aren't as immersive/real, and the story is just lacking.

3 ★, on 2018-12-18
The sequel isn't as good as the original. There is too much action and it is very fast-paced which gives the player little time to comprehend the situation which isn't the same as the original. There is also little suspense as the waiting period is only a few minutes. The storyline is also a little bugged as the sequence of events can get jumbled up which may distrupt the flow of the story. Still it is a nice follow up to the original and it is quite immersive. Overall it is good, but a little bit of a let down.

5 ★, on 2019-11-20
idk i just feel like... i mean it's short but his character feels more alive in this one than the first one? maybe it's because the author canoned it to be kinda like taylor thinking "we're friends now" with the player. it's nice, even if there are some things i wish i could know more about the other characters

4 ★, on 2019-09-02
Actually felt connection to the main protagonist after two games. The story picks up rapidly as well so that's pretty cool. Other than that it didn't feel any different from the other CYOA games. Still loads of fun, though.

5 ★, on 2019-02-18
This is BY FAR one of the best games I've ever played!! Such an engaging story with so many plot twists! Loved it from beginning to end, can't stop talking about it to every friend I have <3