Cannonfire Concerto

Possibly my favorite Choice of Games release. The world is well-developed, the characters feel like more than props meant to lead you through the adventures, and I was fascinated by the conflict! "Cannonfire Concerto" is clever, tightly-crafted, and is about to eat a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of my free time.

This was an interesting one. I didn't like it at first, but it won me over near the end. You play a musician on tour. You travel to all these different towns, each one is unique in it's own way. At each town you'll play at least one concert, you'll have to pickup on clues to appease your audience. At each town you'll be able to help or hinder the different factions. You'll also have some relationship options. There's rumors of war brewing between the major powers. You can try to give the advantage to one or the other, or stay neutral. Pros: -colorful characters -lots of interesting options and outcomes -well written -It's like a Victorian era setting with gentlemen and gentleladies, new ideas, and nationalism. -Looking forward to replaying and trying out different options. -musical duels, fun! -good length Cons: -The intro's confusing, throws you into an action sequence then timejumps. -There's alot of names to remember: people, factions, landmarks, towns. -You earn money, but I wanted more stuff to spend it on. Overall: -Takes too long to get into. I'd recommend waiting for a sale, it's not one you have to play.

stopped working on win7

As Choice of Games go, I thought this one was rather straightforward, but still enjoyable. It felt pretty clear to me how your influence directly leads to the end path you choose; nothing was too confusing or hidden. That being said, I still think there's good replay value. Not only can you play for different endings or work with different factions, even changing your base Genius alters the playthrough a good bit. I liked the settings and characters and I would say the tasks were straightforward and not too difficult. Romance options were a bit basic, but still enjoyable. Overall, a quality game :)

One of the better CYOA text games on Steam.

Very good fantasy-historical story. Every ending relates a short history-book passage of what you did and then what choices those led to after the game is done. A lot of straightforward understanding of consequences. One of the ending paths though, when I called for support from a group that supported me 86/100 would not support me in dire straights... not even after the second request. No idea what the mechanics are there but common sense fail at that part IMO. Very fun game and very full development of stats as long as you look at the phrasing. Played several times in a row with no frustration, except that in one ending path, I did not get support that seemed absolutely sensible to expect at least on the second request. Very much worth it as a fan of these games. Especially a mix of pseudo Euro history or some fantasy elements too.

It's a nice, short and well-written Choice of Games story. The story mainly consists of your character in a new town every chapter, and you have a few choices within each town to interact with various characters, get involved in some political scheme or how to appeal to the audience during the concert within that town.