Deathless: The City's Thirst

As is to be expected from Max Gladstone, this is a wonderful game, clever, well-written, complex. And, above all, set in one of the most fascinating and original fantasy settings I've had the pleasure to explore. The replayability value is also enormous - it's not just ending up with a different romantic interest or choosing the other side of the conflict, it's big damn choices that really matter. Big enough that my first character actually decided to run away from it all because of the sheer weight of the choice he was confronted with. Also, do check out Choice of the Deathless, which was just as great!

Wow... That was... Rather pointless. Word of advice: stick with the 1st game - as several other reviewers have already stated, it's by FAR the superior of the two... *Le sigh*... Honestly, times like these, I'm really forced to wonder why I keep bothering with these text adventures..? (Sadness over lack of Fallen Hero pt2 intensifies)

2/5. The Previous game was significantly better. This one was good, until the end. Very anti-climatic. Not really worth playing or buying in my opinion, and that's saying something since I would recommend every other 'choice of games' game that I've played.

Неплохая интерактивная новелла, единственное жаль, что очень короткая, но 75 рублей определенно стоит. PS Перед ней лучше сыграть в Choice of Deathless и, если понравится, брать уже эту.

No Spoilers; Being as vague as possible. I'd say I'm an avid fan of CoG games, and while my favourite series still remains as the original Hero's Rise trilogy, the Craftverse has been a close runner up since Choice of the Deathless. This game does not fail in helping to familiarize the player with the universe, but does quite a bit of info dumping, and doesn't explain a lot of the phrases and sayings. It's easy to pick up on it, as long as you're paying attention and are willing to get sucked into the universe. Though, that could jsut be me, as I am a huge fan of subtle, thrown in head first, type of world building, as opposed to being coddled like a child and being told what everything means through copius amounts of text that I'd end up skipping anyway. This does end pretty abruptly, which is a huge downside. The ending I got on my first run through seemed really, really quick, as if little-to-no thought was put into it. Especially when it seemed like the story was just getting started, about ready to go head first into some topsy turvy plot filled story of trust and betrayal. But it never came. It just. Stopped! I mean, I got the ending I wanted with the character I wanted to romance, but it still felt hollow after playing a good few hours and becoming invested. My disappointment is real. Nonetheless, I really did enjoy all that led up to the ending. It was incredibly fun, and allowed me to create a character I was happy with, for the most part. Perhaps not as happy as I was with my CotD character, but still. I could basically sleep with everyone, and that's enough for me and my romance craving soul. I still just wish there was more! If you're a fan of this universe, please do play this, and expand your knowledge of this wonderfully crafted universe. But if you're not, I'd first off suggest going for CHoice of the Deathless, or even going and reading one of the novels by this writer.

This story was just as disappointing as the other Deathless.

Not as good story as the first game, but hey! Its still craftverse! Mostly because you feel more like a badass cowboy magic troubleshooter/noir detective with troubled past rather than a magical lawyer like in the first game.

As a thirsty COG fan, i was not satisfied with this drink of a gamebook. Would recommend some other COG Products. 6/10 Too dry for me

A complex and bittersweet story. I love how the story and themes are up for your interpretation but this doesn't deviate the flow, still allowing things to go full circle back to its beginning. It's well written, a bit more mature than the previous Deathless, I continue to feel like an active component in the story, and to my pleasant surprise definitely has a portal franchise sort of ending to it. I shed a single tear at the way my first runthrough ended. In the end, how did this story resonate with my beliefs and values? Truly beautiful. Imagine a corporate sort of movie with a cast of highly respectable characters (two of which are George Clooney and Morgan Freedman) all with their own agendas trying to balance themselves and the greater good. Plus magic. People can magic. Oh, and giant coexisting bug citizens. Bam, City's Thirst as a movie 2017. 11/10 - "Take my money" - awildkuei

Another exceptional novella from Max Gladstone, laid in the unique and ever interesting Deathless world. Differing itself from its sister game The City's Thirst (TCT) is more detective noir paired with western cowboys (at least in my first play through) then the machinations of mystical lawyer life. Wonderfully told with a fabulous breadth of stories, TCT elicits many possibilities from the intriguing setting, human (and inhuman) characters, and even the personality of the player. Are you just a negotiator trying to make sure everything is square in the never ending slog of city governance? Or perhaps a war torn vet sexing, smoking, and drinking your way through day after day just trying to forget? Either way, I can see I'll have more fun to gleam from this lovely title in the future and I cant wait for my chance to do it.