Flashpoint

Flashpoint is one of the longer games I’ve tried in the SGC, and one which checks most of the usual CoG boxes. Players can select their gender, name, RO options, physical appearance and so on in the first part of the game.

There is an interesting cast of characters, and much of the first part is spent getting to know them. For the overall length of the game, I felt that a smaller cast might have worked better, but this is a minor complaint on my end.

There is also a basic stat system, with some skill checks when the story heats up. If you fail the checks or pick the wrong choices, you have the option to restart from a checkpoint, thankfully saving plenty of time.

I messed up the combat encounter on my first attempt, but managed to work out the right stats and choices upon a retry. All in all, it’s a short and entertaining game with a good dash of thrill and horror.

This game was entered in the Short Games Showcase. It's a choicescript game and begins with a lengthy opportunity to pick your gender, outfit, romantic interests, strengths, etc. before beginning with the main story.

The setup is that you're in a kind of trashy forest town where the woods are haunted with what the elders call angels. Your town has a lot of rules set up to help you avoid them, but you all are braving them during the school dance.

Your town has its share of bullies, and one of them is on the hunt for you due to events out of your control. All of this comes together at the dance.

I enjoyed the setup/premise and liked the characters and writing. I was a tiny bit disappointed with the ending, as I was hoping more for a survival story while I felt it was leaning more for an urban (or, in this case, rural) fantasy. Overall though this works as a complete whole.