Dyscourse

interesting story with a lot of choices. It was okay. <번역> 꽤 많은 선택지와 재밌는 이야기였다. 나쁘지않음.

[h1]TL;DR[/h1] [i]Dyscourse[/i] is, unfortunately, a game that understands the mechanics of a choose-your-own-adventure game, but doesn't understand what makes them appealing. Player decisions are shallow as the game holds your hand through the same story-beats, regardless of most of your decisions. [h1]Spoiler Free[/h1] When we think of the "shape" of a good choose-your-own-adventure (CYOA) game, we envision a pyramid. The story starts at a single point, and as you make decisions that branch out ever further from one another, you can end up with wildly different endings. [i]Dyscource[/i]'s "shape" is that of a cylinder. Regardless of your decisions, you eventually hit a wall and the game "bounces" you back onto a pre-defined path. Any time the story seems to open in breadth, it quickly restricts itself back into the same set of options. IMO, the complaints about the 2-dimensional and boring characters is completely forgivable, and almost expected. When the "plot" is this short, there's no way you can get 6 fully fleshed out characters in that time-frame. What I [i]didn't expect[/i] was how little my choices mattered. If a problematic character dies early, someone else will "bounce in" to fill their dialogue; if someone with a special skill dies early, something convenient will happen to allow the story to "bounce" back on track. I certainly didn't expect infinite possibilities, but was hoping for something that was more, if not at least equally, interactive as a [i]Goosebumps[/i] CYOA book. [h1]Breakdown[/h1] [b]Pros[/b] [olist] [*][b]Sight & Sound:[/b] Love it or hate it, the game certainly does have an unique look and soundtrack. The little bits of flair, like the Newspaper clippings at the end, were a nice touch. [*][b]<< Rewind:[/b] Great feature. No one wants to replay the whole game for a small Easter egg achievement. [/olist] [b]Cons[/b] [olist] [*][b]Shallow Drawbag:[/b] The exciting and fun part of a CYOA game is seeing the results of your decisions. But once the player has seen every outcome, the draw of the game vanishes and [i]Dyscource[/i]'s bag of tricks empties out a bit too quickly. [/olist] [b]Score[/b]: 4/10