Fallen Hero: Rebirth

One of the best Interactive Fiction options available on Steam. The writing gives plenty of opportunity for introspection and is effective at questioning the player's decisions. I especially liked that there are plenty of options for the protagonist feeling like their life is out of control and they're just along for the ride. One of the biggest criticisms of this story is that the protagonist's motivation is abysmally vague. Unfortunately, this was an intentional choice on the part of the author, because that motivation is revealed in the sequel: [spoiler]the protagonist is a Re-Gene and was made, not born, and resents being tortured and molded into a tool[/spoiler]. I understand why the author wanted to conceal this, but that ambiguity makes it incredibly difficult to empathize with the protagonist. There are many options about "showing them" or "revealing the truth" but without any context, those all ring hollow, if not being downright confusing. Who are we even angry at? Organized criminals? Hero society? The government? It was a calculated risk to hide this until the second book, but... it falls short. It is simply too much to ask that readers ignore the protagonist's entire motivation for their plans. One thing the game suffers from (which is thankfully resolved in the sequel) is the lack of checkpoints. If you are achievement-hunting and make a mistake, it's back to the beginning for you. There are also some rare typos (usually pronoun swaps) but they aren't common.

My actual playtime is 12 hours including the demo which transfers your progress to the purchased game. The demo gives you a good sense of what the rest of the game will be like and I highly recommend you try it before looking at reviews that might spoil the story. Definitely going to play the sequel.

自己绿自己这个内容太好味了……本来想着用第二身份跟老O谈但是发现特别拧巴……用第二身份逼问老O对MC自己还有没有感情的时候真的太爽了！作者你真会拿捏人的心思……你要是对Cythia还有感情为何还要flirt别人啊！但还是很好吃就对了……MC被迫假死的原因在本作里面有点不明了，以及，谁是第二个RO啊！完全不知道，不会是Dr吧！

enjoyed the game, very my kind of Interactive Novel. Seems to be very reactive to player choice in events and style. (not really a critique, more like a fact): it should be said that this game reads very much like a prequel or introduction story. it establishes (well) the protagonists backstory, current life and the people around them. Ending finally with the beginning of their "official" carrer. not a point automaticaly in favor or agianst but somethig that should be known as for the advertised villany, that is very much present. i played more of an anti-villan / anti-hero type but a peek under the hood in the code has informed me that this game allows you to be what i would consider a proper sadistic villan (of the cold or broken kind seems to be your choice). only thing to keep in mind is that the full breadth of your freedom in that matter is reached only in the closing events of the game. here is to hoping that this carries ovet to the sequel so that freedom is there from the start

This has taken over my life

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