Choice of the Dragon

For some reason, I decided to dig through one of my oldest memories, the second choicescript game I played and the first one ever made.

Unfortunately, as with Choice of Broadsides, this hasn’t quite aged well. The game starts you off with a lot of character creation options, including gender, but this does not seem to affect the game in any way. It does not even get a mention on the stats screen.

The stat system is a mix of opposed stats (e.g. brutality/finesse) as well as regular stats (e.g. infamy). To beat most stat checks, you’ll need to focus on a certain stat and stick to it consistently, hence staying on one end or the other of the opposed stats. The infamy stat can be used to beat some checks in the game. The wealth stat keep tracks of how much money you have, but to the best of my knowledge, this is rarely tested in the game and is largely a personal progress meter.

There are some characters in the game, but most have little in the way of development or personality. There are ROs as well, but these feel like no more than stat checks.

It’s a short and fun romp, if you want to see the very first choicescript game which started it all. Nevertheless, if you are out hunting for free choicescript games, there are longer and better options on the CoG and HG omnibus.