Choice of the Ninja

- very short - never really felt I was in danger or that my skills had any meaning - writing style inconsistent and not always immersive - clearly written as the first in a series and as such has no satisfying ending - I felt no real connection to any of the characters I encountered - overall a sloppy product

Tried calling my female ninja "Sakura" as a generic name, was told: "Sorry, this is not an episode of 'Naruto'. Please try again." 10/10 would be told I can't use a generic name again.

I bought this and "Avatar of the Wolf" on the same day, having played demos of a few of the "Choice Of" games and having previously bought and played three other titles. Avatar of the Wolf immediately captured my attention as an excellent game with lots of immersive world-building, interesting characters, and a pretty nice plot. Choice of the Ninja fell a bit flat in comparison, unfortunately. The characters were alright, but only the protagonist's friends really stood out. This is - unfortunately, or else I would not have purchased it - one of those stories that ends abruptly with a blurb about it being one of a series. That isn't something that the game tells you BEFORE you buy it and I wish it did. There's no second game in the series released as of yet, so you get through the plot only for it to end abruptly, with no pay-off. The game set up some interesting plot dynamics, but unfortunately never got to carry them out because of the way it "ended" if you could call it that.

This game is simply too thin on thin on the ground. While the story promises to go in a number of interesting directions with the Player choosing between multiple allegiances there is little in the way of payoff. This is because of the short length of the game which clocks in at 150,000 words compared to other Choice of Games titles, some of which are close to half a million words long. Choice of the Ninja also has no save system meaning that if you die late in the game, as I did, you have to start from the very beginning. Even the rating and companion systems in this game are shallow compared to other CoG titles. I bought this game during a sale but still don't think it is worthwhile.

A relatively short story, but I found it satisfying. The characters were decently developed, and the story was fast paced. I only noticed a couple of grammatical errors. Overall, I'd give this a 7/10, and I'd suggest giving it a read.

This is an interesting CYOA novella. In it you play as a ninja, just going through your graduation test, and then through a number of quests. Now, there are a lot of elements to the story that are interesting, though it ends rather abruptly. Still, it is decent enough. Though perhaps wait until it is on discount.

UPDATE--- Played it again after 8 years,I enjoyed it,but the same conclusion,it's too short and makes me feel cheated. I want more,but it never came. ------------------------ Meh. I really enjoyed it and got hooked by it,but it was too short,too incomplete,unfortunately. I'm glad I bought it on discount,or I'd feel even more cheated.

Good Game... but is much short, the price is too expensive for one short game.

I enjoy this story : it doesn't move in description to put more words in the count. Your are a hero and have a story to choose. That it Its little bit short so i find the price a bit too munch. This story clearly need some following. Does ninja live long and prosper ?

It's defenitly a good start for a series... and I hope it is planned as such since the ending is very aprupt and leaves several issues unsolved. Nice to read though. The choices you can make feel reasonable and are represending an adequate variety of different options.