Firelore: Short Tales

I once again wish that Steam had the option to leave a mixed review rather than a yes or no recommendation. There are some good elements in here but there are also some stuff that I think brings the game down a bit (though some of that is due to me being dumb and not reading the description properly). The Good: +The stories. They're fun to read through and I would say they're all interesting. Picking up the connections between each of them is a nice little treat too. +The World. The worldbuilding here isn't anything too crazy but the premise is intriguing. I'm hoping the dev makes more games in this world because it's got a lot of untapped potential here. +The art. The artstyle for the gods is nice to look at and the handrawn portraits for the characters in each of the stories is also quite nice. The Bad: -It's got very little replayability. I played through the game normally just picking what choices that I liked and it was around an 1.5 hours total (the demo time isn't included in my total playtime on steam). I then went back and replayed the game picking different choices seeing if it affected any dialogue. To my disappointment it did not other than a few lines of dialogue changing. Now, to be fair, the game's description said it was a linear experience so I can't fault the game for that since that one was on me for not properly reading the description and instead going off the tags. But I mean, come on. Why bother having different dialogue options and the choice to pick what face of god you are if it doesn't mean anything? It just comes off a little frustrating, that's all. -Random stat checks? I've seen someone on the discussion boards talking about how out of place these stat checks feel and yeah, I gotta agree. What's the point in having them there if you can't affect them? -You aren't choosing people's fates. At least, not technically? At the end of the second story, The Woodcarver, one of the faces of god says something along the lines of the choice you made only being one you chose and Eron will choose himself. So I gotta ask, what was the point in me choosing one of the options if it ultimately doesn't matter? So as you can see my biggest gripe with the game is your choices not really mattering. I understand the description says this is a linear experience but that just conflicts with the game design of having choosable options. Bottom line here is that if you're going to play this then just know you should be coming here to enjoy these stories. Don't come in expecting your choices that you can make in the game to actually matter at all. It's a bit like the game Adios in that sense if anyone reading this has played that one before. Again though I do want to reiterate that I like the world the dev set up and I would for sure be up for playing another game set in this universe. It's interesting and it might be neat to see your god appear in another game telling a tale to the next player.

真的好无聊，可能是想传达一种举重若轻的情绪所以整个文笔都是淡淡的，一句一段给节奏强加了太多气口所以叙事并不连贯。游戏中进行的所有选择都是无效的，看似是有数值判定但实际上全是事先固定写好的走向。

If you are down here reading reviews to decide whether you want to buy this game or not, just buy it. Its an introspective piece that's trying to get you to think about how you perceive the world. If you made it this far then its worth 6 dollars. To the developer: I didn't like Fate or the pseudo-mechanical dice rolling idea until The Exile but I think that bit alone was worth it because the game is overall short. Good job. I think there is more to be done on the introspection front though. The small choices throughout the stories were often just frustrating because they came off as useless platitudes that didn't prompt anything further. The decision of which face of God to become at the end also feels like a non sequitur as, if you weren't already in an introspective mood when you started the game, the stories don't lend themselves to answering the question.

This experience delivers exactly what is advertised. If you like to read stories that explore morality, the meaning of life, etc., with a mix of comedy and tragedy, I think you will like this. They get to the point and hint at a world beyond. I'm assuming that the sections where characters attempt some action and fail or succeed are meant to merely give the flavor of playing (or observing?) an RPG, but they actually play out the same way every time. I think that's fine, though unclear without multiple playthroughs to confirm. I think they could have been used more, actually. I like the impression of gold specks in some of the artwork. Also, the burning card effect is cool. But what is the point of clicking the cards at the beginning of every scene? All in all, a good couple of hours.

Hello, I saw this game via reddit and was fascinated enough to buy it. I'd say this overall game was good, but lacked a sense of ostentation needed to properly communicate all aspects. I wanted to know the capacity of the god's expressions, and the nature of the reality i've been placed into. I would want to know more about this world and would recommend you make a larger more ambitious story in the future. Also the skill resolution mechanics should be in the hands of the player rather than just chance.

Well... 3 novellas, all short, all on a slightly depressive side. Exactly what is says on the box, no less, no more. Anyways, the author is onto something here with the world, art style and god polemics. It just needs fleshing out.

用AI翻译制作了一个粗糙的汉化补丁，只汉化了对话文本方便阅读，菜单和章节名之类的没汉化，如有需要可自取：pan quark cn/s/50fb921793a2 使用方法：将firelore.pck文件复制到游戏根目录，选择替换，打开游戏就行了，使用前记得备份原游戏文件。 一段有趣的阅读体验。美术风格令人印象深刻，音乐也恰到好处。我尤其喜欢它的文本风格，不同神之面的对话让我有点想到DE。 不过失望的地方也很多， 游戏给了你对话选项，甚至有类似RPG的事件判定。我还蛮认真选择，以为会影响剧情。 结果到最后，这些选项毫无意义。不同的选择并不会塑造出不同的剧情，游戏甚至告诉你角色最终还是会自己选择。而那些所谓的事件判定也是完全固定的，你根本无法左右，让人挺沮丧的。 补：在讨论里看到说检定貌似是作者自己在现实扔骰子决定的hh，那我其实还算能接受。

A liitle depressive but very well written story

Interesting short read with fitting art and music. Would love to see a part 2 in similar style but longer and with choices that sculpt the game rather than being entirely for introspection. The game description sums up what it's about pretty well "3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual."

游戏内容有点少的线性体验，可以在两个小时内通关。虽然结尾有些突兀，但并不妨碍游戏讲了三个颇为精彩的短故事。故事的世界观很有趣，一定程度上让我想起了life and suffering of sir Brante，但后者的完成度更好一些——这个游戏的世界观也值得由作者进行更多的挖掘，如果要出续作我会期待的。