Black Equation

This negative rating is not in regards to the gameplay or story itself. It is in regards to lack of communication and how the game is being updated. I am willing to change to a positive rating if these issues are resolved. I ran into an issue with Black Equation when I was first reading it. A choice that I made seemed to bleed into a different one, causing the story to make no sense based on what I selected. I posted on the Steam discussions (linked [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/3581660/discussions/0/735910198042957605/]here[/url]) and tried emailing the developer directly about this issue. The discussion thread did not get a response and my email has not been viewed. After some radio silence, the game was suddenly patched. My save files were wiped and Black Equation now has a lot of different elements to it, including Steam achievements. I am cautious about playing it at this point due to not being able to reach the developer and being concerned another update will drop without warning. I do not want to lose my progress again, and my review might be rendered pointless if big changes occur. A lot of the notes I took for the previous version already are irrelevant. Also, there was a former note that version 3.0 was the last major update, so I felt comfortable working on reviewing it for our curator group at that point. This change makes me feel I cannot rely on the patch notes due to lack of warning. If the dev reads this, please reach out so I can get a better idea of what is going on. Thank you in advance. (This review game copy was provided to the curator group Otome Lovers.)

I’m a huge fan of Andrzej Sapkowski’s work, and this game really reminded me of his storytelling style and honestly made me want to start reading books again :D The story was so well written and immersive that i didn’t even mind that it wasn’t a traditional game. It pulled me in from the first chapter and kept me hooked with its characters. I highly recommend checking this out!

[OUTDATED REVIEW] Not a game, even a visual novel, just a book. An e-book with a bundled reader app, pretty much. But the book is pretty good. I liked my 10 hours with it a fair bit. Many interwoven fates and stories, juggled if not perfectly, then at least impressively well. I honestly don't think I have many, if any, complaints about the story. However, I feel the need to point out that the book's English is kind of broken at times. Wrong words and highly imaginative grammar. Usually it was easy enough to decipher, but a couple spots left me confused. Also the music did not work past the launcher, and the illustrations... weren't great. As I said, if you get this, get it just for the book. But if you like reading impressive fantasy books, perhaps you should indeed get this.

been reading this on my steam deck for a while and really enjoying it. It’s more like a graphic novel than a game, but the story and art are strong and it’s a nice quiet experience when you just want to read.