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A gory Choicescript game made for Ectocomp, November 9, 2020This is a Choicescript game made for the Grand Guignol division of Ectocomp. It's a bloody and violent game about a confrontation in a forest.
I think that every game has different elements that contribute to the overall strength of it. Here's my take on five elements I usually look at in games:
-Polish. This is where the game struggles the most. There are numerous typos and misstatements scattered throughout the text. As an author, and especially as a Choicescript author, I am no stranger to making a ton of typos (I think I had to fix 'its' vs 'it's' 1000 times in my Choicescript game). But websites like grammarly can really help out here, which is what I use, or asking people to look over the text.
+Descriptiveness. This is the game's strongest point. The writing is detailed and vivid. For me, I found it violent and gory in an unpleasant way, but it was only unpleasant because it was so detailed.
-Interactivity: I personally like Choicescript best when it lets you customize who are you in detail or lets you plan out strategies. In this game, choices can be completely arbitrary (like 'go left, go right, go straight') or represent a forced choice where all options are essentially the same (that's not always bad, but in this case you get the same forced choice over and over again).
+Emotional impact: I felt disturbed by the game, which is not an emotion I like or seek out but which succeeds in its goal.
-Would I play again? Due to the content and the polish, I wouldn't do so right now.
Contains strong profanity and gore.