VERSUS: The Deathscapes

OVERALL: I strongly recommend Versus: Deathscapes - there is a lot it does really well, but also some big flaws. (The first 2 parts of the series were the best, on par with the great Infinity Series, and The Wayhaven Chronicles). I've tried to lay out what makes me think the experience is really worth it, as well as warning what to prepare for, so you can decide. PROS: Some particular strengths are its DLC content, allowing you to opt-in to extra advice. It structures its choices clearly, so you're not left guessing as to whether the choice aligns with the stats you have been culviating. It's stats were also quite interesting in that they built up and changed over time - an unusual but really interesting feature. There were varied endings in terms of the stats you built, and the alliances you made (rewarding for coherent choices across the trilogy), making the story feel truly responsive. And the scope of the narrative (using interesting philosophical experiences to explore the perspectives of various acquaintances) gave a depth to the world and its mysteries. These are all reinforced by its large, but earned, achievements. CONS: That said, I agree with some of the criticisms - particular that the relationships (both friendships and romances) weren't given enough development, so felt a disappointing to not have as much pay-off for your investment in those characters as you'd like. And while the ending tries to provide enough closure on the story, balanced with setting the groundwork for future stories, it doesn't pull this off completely successfully. I think the reason the ending doesn't quite give enough closure is because this is the end of the Versus story. In other words, we do get to finish our time on the planet Versus, make many satisfying decisions, and see several arcs; but we also won't get to see our character deal with a core plot that drives decisions in this book. And I think the character we invested in (their choices and motivations) needed to see that through.

So while I have absolutely loved every one of the stories from this author so far, I just found this one to be dull. The story had a lot of information that just didn't lead anywhere, and half of it cam across with the feeling of reading a textbook. As I got about halfway through this story, I had to just click through in an attempt to stay awake. The choices made in the previous titles seem to have made no impact in the final outcome, and it really undermines why the other stories were even there. Simply put, I didn't enjoy this one at all. A terrible way to end this series. 2/10

Well this last installment of the Versus story line truely sticks to its roots in both being immensely thought provoking, and with its ability to provoke Intense emotions in those reading it. There were moments when i was so angry at the way things were going, at the utter lack of being able to choose to respond to a situation in a manner I, the player, wanted to. Seriously I yelled and cursed a dozen times or more at being so railroaded by the plot. I was seriously upset being stuck with all the left over characters that only got a passing mention in the first two books, while Everyone I knew and had some sort of interest in one way or another, was stolen right beneath my powerless eyes. I totally ended up not caring one bit for any of these third wheels, maybe unfairly to them, because I wanted my story to continue with the characters I had gotten to know over the course of the first two books. To say I felt cheated by that plot mechanic would be an understatement. There is One Character that is an exception to that plot mechanic, but as it happens it was the one character I liked the least (okay detested) from the second book. Without spoilering who, for those who have read the first two, Ill just say that the character that sticks around pretty much represented the epitome of petty evilness, purposely manipulating, lying to, and sacrificing anyone and everyone else around them to protect their own skin. And this was the only character left from the originals I had to interact with on an ongoing basis for the entirety of the whole story!!!! See Lots and Lots of provoked anger. That said, there is just so much interesting plot to read and discover. Some of it I figured out in the last book, and the reveal kind of felt anti climatic. Some other stuff just struck me as truely inspired, especially in incorporating it into the setting of this kind of story. In the end, i ended up with a "good" ending that reflected my chosen goal(s) from the start of the first book, through the second, and refined and reinforced in my choices in this last book. It left me with a real mixed bag of emotions. So I'll just reiterate my protest of having had all my previous relationships from the former books meaning / coming to naught in this one and being saddled with having to get to know a bunch of people I could really careless about as a definite negative, while grudgingly admitting that the story line sans friends/relationships was still really really well told and engrossing. I'll go with a recommend as this does wrap things up as promised (For the Versus Triology). That said I dont think ill be reading anything else by this author, as their priorities in story telling, and my desires as a reader definitely suffer from Friction.

Honestly was so excited to see the conclusion to such a game but found the ending to be poorly written and not worth the hours to grind through this book. The characters' relationships are paced in a rushed manner, and there are too many talking points that seemed to drag out for no reason whatsoever. Honestly, the Lover ending was just so disappointing. Especially since the choices seem vague to begin with. Would not recommend .

为了写这个评价我挂了10min的热点哈哈哈老离线人了 [b]世界线收束！时间线闭合！！伏笔大爆发，作者YYDS[/b] 总的来说还是很推荐的，可玩性很高。NPC的选择和结局是真的会随你的选择而改变的。不过文本量比较大。强烈建议玩过前两部再来玩这个，不然代入感真的可能不行。 老实说这波故事线居然被转回来了是我真的没想到的，从纸牌屋到饥饿游戏。生降维，回收第一部结尾（中立派狂喜）。再然后就是第一部最开始的自设场景里的伏笔我真的是妹想到啊！！！！这波世界线发展得妙啊！有莫乌比斯环的感觉了，太强了太强了，速速脑部一万字小作文。人物展开巨长，比起前两部好很多呜呜 再，这结局啊！啊！！每次我的CP为什么都不得善终！！！这么多可攻略对象里我偏就挑了一个官方（正常结局都是）BE的，玩到后边我真的是%￥&*（*&%我还能说什么呢，朋友们！这波啊，这波是玩家一败涂地，我打了无数QTE疯狂回档最后结局竟是这样·········[spoiler]两个选项是CP死，一个是我死[/spoiler][spoiler]我能怎么办，死我没关系，我CP一定要活着（Choice of The Vampire PTSD)最后打出一个只有我和虫虫受伤的世界呢！[/spoiler]（棒读）作者没有心啊！！！！！！还有我这情感支线真的是要素过多[spoiler]切片文学，马里奥救公主（？），选我还是全世界，etc[/spoiler]好家伙我直接晋江APP动了（？）到最后大结局我真是内心无比荒凉啊朋友们！！！这什么剧情a我直接无啦！无啦！！ 官方BE我直接无啦（安详）真就特么只有我受伤的世界达成啦！（错乱）看了下成就只有5%的人跟我一样的结局，艹（中英双语）而且作者居然说这个结局是非cannon··· ···啊这这是在嘲讽我嘛[b]最怨念的一点，作者说有3W字的独立恋爱支线内容，然而如果你和我选一样CP的话恭喜你进入独狼支线（允悲）[/b] 最后说一下我玩过这个游戏后的心情： 12：00pm （关灯盖被子）我该睡了 2：00am （忿忿不平）他妈的，只有我受伤的世界达成了（自动带入辛普森一家表情包） 再，为了前篇[strike]令人充满怨念的[/strike]感情支线建了第二个档。看了下成就发现走[spoiler]Lockdown[/spoiler]支线的朋友好少，[spoiler]粉龙猛男不香吗[strike]虽然这支线里的奇妙大三角也是蕨了艹（作者自己也吐槽）[/strike][/spoiler]所以真就[strike]感情，只会影响我拔枪的速度[/strike]吗（技术武器点满的靓仔路过.jpg）

Довольно долго не решался купить из-за отрицательных отзывов, но любопытство всё же пересилило. Мне был интересен сюжет, который оказался неплохим. Правда, одна из главных угроз как-то слишком легко слилась другой.

It answers a lot of the questions from the previous games, though a little rushed.

very good