Heroes of Book & Paper

The interface is clunky - there's no easy way to get a display other than ~720p at the center of your screen. Fullscreen gives a black border which is the majority of my 1440p display, and attempting to go Windowed with Lossless Scaling as a workaround breaks the interface. I also found that the framerate felt more steady with G-Sync disabled. There's also little details like not always being able to return to the main menu, like during character selection, and volume settings not saving between launches. Still, I get how difficult getting these details right as a solo dev is, so at this price point I'll tolerate it. There is music and SFX, but they're being oversold here. Nice that they exist, but you're not missing much if you mute in favor of a secondary activity. Negatives out of the way, what you see is what you get - short adventures that have interconnected consequences, a lot of outcomes determined by d21-1 vs [Relevant stat or lower] checks, and a small amount of action variation so that there's no immediately obvious "right" way to play. It does feel like the combat-focused classes do better, since it doesn't always feel like the alternative of avoiding combat is possible, though that could be a lack of metaknowledge on my part. Don't expect huge amounts of replay value, but I think there's more to see here than the current Steam reviews show, and I could easily see myself spending 10+ hours trying to get better at winning Campaigns and get rarer endings in the individual stories.

I noticed that this game is still being updated. That's amazing, thank you for this. Something like this feels like it was made for me and I really want to re-visit it now that so much more content has been released since. My internet went out once during a stormy day and this was what I played that day. Turned what should have been an absolute bummer day into a real treat now that I look back on it.

Things I like: - The chapters can be repeated as much as you want, some endings can only be unlocked with proper equipment or leveling. - The classes are very fluid, it's only your starting point. - I loved the Conan the Barbarian influences. - The nostalgic feel of the game, I loved choose your own adventure games. Things I did not like: - The UI is a bit rough for certain things, but this is an issue that doesn't influence gameplay. - Cheesing money is a bit easy once you get the feeling of the game (I like my games hard!).

A very imaginative game. I recommend it

This game transports me to the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books I used to read as a child, or to my early AD&D role-playing sessions. The affection for the stories is evident, despite not having impressive graphics; it reminds me of static images from games like the old Baldur's Gate. Simple at first, but its randomness and the way you can see how objects from one story can affect others make it replayable. Furthermore, the desire to experience all the endings and read all the possible stories makes it addictive. The interface can be confusing at first, but after a few tries, you'll get the hang of it. In summary: don't expect a game with powerful graphics, but rather a nostalgic experience that appeals to all audiences and invites using your imagination.

A good game to play with kids or even adults.

Excelente juego! Vale cada céntimo! Este juego es un roguelike de aventura basado en texto en el que creamos nuestro personaje y vamos jugando con el en varias aventuras diferentes en las que vamos tomando decisiones que deciden como se desarrolla la aventura y cual de los múltiples finales acabamos obteniendo. Estas aventuras están hechas para ser rejugables ya que hay muchísimas cosas que cambian en una misma aventura, desde localizaciones que antes no estaban, múltiples enemigos o objetos que diferentes que pueden aparecer. Al completar las aventuras debemos de gastar los puntos de XP que hayamos ganado para subir las estadísticas de nuestro personaje, también podemos quedarnos con objetos que nos pueden servir para otras aventuras como una antorcha, una cuerda o un caballo. Si te gustan los juegos que son como los clásicos libros de "elije tu aventura" entonces este juego es para ti, de momento hay bastantes aventuras y el juego se esta actualizando constantemente para añadir nuevas, además de que en el futuro habrá un modo campaña. En mi opinión un juego que merece la pena, totalmente recomendado.

I really love this! Very imaginative and I didn't want to stop playing it. I love the interactive functions and the way you can choose your path. Very fun!

Good game. It remains the "Choose Your Own Adventure" gamebooks. Lets see how it evolves.

Couple of things to give as feedback. There was at least one example early on of words that appeared to be out of order or poorly used. I suggest having someone read of the game text as a second pair of eyes to catch anything you miss while writing the game's stories. We all make mistakes and making sure the early game experience is as perfect as possible will help with player retention. I personally would love to see the game's UI larger. I can understand that if it's a graphics limitation then the players just have to accept it. However, I have a 1440p monitor and found myself having to lean forward to enjoy the game as the space being used was only about 50 percent. Overall I find the gameplay to be enjoyable and look forward to the continued development of the game. I like the concept of choosing a character and then just working your way through the stories where sometimes it is better to repeat a story a couple times to level up before completing the next one due to the difficulty. The RNG of the story elements made it feel unique enough to where repeating the same story felt like you can continue to get more out of it through different requirements at events and varied loot drops.