Demon Mark: A Russian Saga

personally I feel like the story is too linear, and the characters in it are not giving enough time so that it's enjoyable as a linear story, the ending is very frustrating to me and also makes me feel like the journey itself is meaningless, overall I have a general negative feeling toward this game after multiple playthroughs, and would only recommend this if you are a big choiceofgame fan.

Poorly written and the author's opinons are forced upon you. Would not buy or play again.

It was an okay two to three hour story, my first ending was a success but my way home seemed pretty dark to me so i questioned if it was a good or bad ending.My second ending was a pretty dark one but oddly felt like a good ending to me.Not sure if i am going to bother with a third try as my choices in this dont feel that importent exept at the ending and a couple optional ones that may or may not affect the story.Its not the best text based adventure game i have played but its also not the worst either but its nothing special, tho i do hope for more in the future as i did have fun despite it being so short. To me the price of this game is pretty cheap, but if you expect to : Play as male, female, or non-binary then yes you can do that but there is no romance here. Meet the monsters and marvels of Russian folk tales, from Kiev to Koschei's Fortress.From my 5 hours of playing i have yet to run into any monsters but maybe i some how dodged them all?Who knows. Convince the Tsar and Tsaritsa to help you hunt down the demon who marked you.I did not really get any help as i see it but i suppose if you mess up the adventure might end or be harder?Not sure as i did okay. Court the Grey Wolf, a mysterious creature who can assist you on your journey.Thanks to the story description it made for an rather easy choice to befriend the wolf when it appeared and it helped me allot. Defeat the seven-headed dragon Zmey Gorynych.I fought him but i guess the defeat i had in mind was different from the one you get, you can win but seems like you wont be killing any one in this game from what i experienced. Listen to the stories of Svyatogor...and stay awake!Never did this part so its unknown to me. Complete Baba Yaga's impossible tasks.Funny simple tasks that made me restart a couple times before i passed them all. Escape the dungeons of Koschei the Deathless.Yeah it was an escape alright, felt rather lacking tho. Battle the demon Uhin and reunite your family.I did not get the chance to do any battle but maybe i messed up?But atleast i did reunite with my family. Embrace the power of the Demon Mark and become a demon yourself.Yeah that did not go very well as expected. So yeah not a bad story, pretty short but all in all worth to get for a couple hours of entertainment.

Sadly, Russian folklore is underrepresented in the gaming industry. While Demon Mark is not a 100% correct representation of the most popular fairytale characters and mythological creatures, but rather a modern work of fiction inspired by them, I still couldn't help but enjoy playing it. Yes, there definitely weren't any non-binary characters in the tales my grandmas used to tell me and some of them stray a bit too far from the origin, but being able to meet Baba-Yaga, fight against terrifying Zmey Gorynych and ruthless Koschei, share a table with Ilya Muromets... It definitely wasn't a waste of time.

Nonsensical set of endings that do not correlate at all to your choices throughout the game. Various items or choices occur throughout the game that are unresolved/unused/unpaid off. The climax is both anti-climatic and unsatisfying. I also do not know how the stats are being handled for this game, but some never seem to move irrespective of your choices, whereas others move in ways that do not make any sense given the choice you made. Finally, there is very much a need for more choices at various points of the game. You're often confronted with a huge wall of text telling you you did something (usually stupid or out of character) that you likely would not have done had you been given a choice in the wall of text. In terms of positives, there is an interesting use of various Russian pieces of fairy tales/folklore, and the authors are clearly well acquainted with that material. I also think the authors are not untalented writers, and there is some good use of descriptive language at places.

This is a fun adventure. I got sucked in more than I expected and found myself going through multiple times to see where different paths led and if different choices might lead to a better outcome. I liked learning about the mythology and different ways of life, and the animal friends, and the different characters, too!

its ok

Wow, great story! This adventure is fun. I didn't grow up with Russian folklore but I really felt like I was in the shoes of the main character, going on adventures, etc. I walked on several paths, went under the Earth, fought necromancers, etc. This is not a spoiler, but more of a teaser. You've really got to get this game. You start out in a Russian village and it's up to you whether or not you want to be human or something else. I was a human and didn't really use the mark, because I did not want to give in to evil.