Sorcery Is for Saps

So basically your a just a sorcerer's apprentice, but you're the only person available who can save the Kingdom. How successful your spells are depends on how much "juice" you have. Most of the time if you're low you can borrow juice from other characters, but at a cost. HOWEVER this game depends more on your ability as a player to unravel the court intrigue. You use the intrigue to advance your own ambitions and there's alot of different options for how the story ends. Pros: -Good length. -Well written characters. I think this is the strongest point of the game. You don't learn alot about the characters, BUT they're utilized REALLY well. They advance the plot and put the focus on your character. -Court intrigue is cleverly done. Lot's of clues and misdirections, keeps you guessing what's really going on here. -Juice mechanics and how magic works. Wizard magic Vs Sorcerer magic. -Good summaries of the information you uncovered when you're talking to other people. Cons: -Some of your decisions go no where, gives you a lazy answer and asks you to choose again. -Mistakes! Sometimes it gives you information you didn't actually acquire. -I found Fergie (your companion) kinda pointless. Mainly exists to give you more juice, but there's so much more that could have been done with her. For example: There's a part where you follow her glowing foot prints. That was really cool, but the rest of the time you just feed her. -Sometimes it doesn't let you solve a problem and just gives the answer. I want to puzzle this out for myself, not be given all the answers because I picked the right thing at random. -It can drag in places. Final verdict: -It's not a bad CYOA, but it does drag on and vex me. There's just too many decisions that seem to go no where. And at other times information is given too freely. I think it's one of the weaker CYOA.

Not really for me, everything depends on "juice". It feels more like you're playing min/max your juice than an actual story.

Sorcery Is for Saps is an intriguing game that complements Choice of Games' catalog. Throughout the game, the choices are interesting and the characters are well developed. While it was simple story, it offers a different taste of fantasy compared to the other fantasy-liked games that Choice of Games has in its line up. The main character grew out its rut too quickly and adapt too efficiently to be self sufficient. It seems there is a rush to the climax yet with no rewards to the reader. Nevertheless, the plot that it hinges on keeps me on my toes and I truly enjoy this one. The humor outshines the story.

It begins deceptively slow, but very soon it grows into a fully fledged adventure that keeps on giving. The choices feel organic, I did roleplay my character and I felt satisfied with the result. The story is very interesting, with some unique twists and ideas, your character can grow and make acquaintances with people. I'm not a man of romance, I tend to overlook them, but I think the ones done here are believable and realistic enough. Would recommend.

I'm a little hesitant to recommend this, because of the three things foremost in my mind after finishing a couple of runs, two were negative. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it well enough, and it's rather inexpensive, so I guess it's worth it's price. The investigation aspect, you could say the plot, was quite well done, I enjoyed it. Also, the magic mechanics are quite interesting. On the other hand, the story doesn't go in depth with any of its characters (save maybe the familiar), which resulted in romances laking any emotional impact. You barely learn to know your prospective partners superficially. The game is also on the short side, though the number of ways you can spend your time in each phase of the story gives it decent replay value.

This is another interesting story that has a very interesting buildup throughout, but rushes to an end that feels... lacking? Either way, I will say that I strongly recommend giving this title a read. There are very good characters and a plot to match it. Overall, I would give this one a 7/10.

The romance is underdeveloped. You dont really get to know the characters. The story is also too short. That being said, its very fun and intruiging. Recommended. Hope for a much longer sequel.

There are two types of magic in this game. There is also a fair bit of court intrigue, as well as a bit of a murder mystery. This isn't a dark game at all, but it attempts to use humor to tell some parts of the story. It's good enough for me, but it's not the best, as I prefer a more mature writing style, as in some of the humor seems like a thirteen year old could have written it. I give this game a 7/10.

For a game about being a sorcerer, there really isn't a lot of magic. Life of a wizard is better at having a story about being a magic user, that actually uses magic. Mind you, there is some, but it's... very little.

If I never finished the game I would have gave it a positive review. The game had many plot twist that I enjoyed a lot. I never saw them coming either. But the ending is what ruined my whole experince for me. It was as if someone had flicked a switch and said "YOU LOOSE!" There were many moments like this in the story. My character was all out of options and I was certain it was going to be the end for them. Yet time and time again the game would bypass these sticky situations, and let me continue with the plot. Then the ending came. Just because I picked the wrong allies, or because my "Magic meter" wasn't filled I lost. My character didn't die, but they might as well be dead. That is how unsatisfying the ending was. This game also saves your progress at all times. If there was a manual save function I may not be this upset. But it took 3 hours to finish the game. I don't want to spend another 3 hours fussing over every little detail to make sure I win in the end.