CoG and HG: suggestions on what to play - Consolidated Thread

In my WiP Talon City, you play a fairly anthropomorphized owl. (not sure if/when it will be finished, just 25% done)

1 Like

Yeah, I did. Sadly, it’s my nemesis of CoG/HG games :rofl:
For some reason, I CAN’T get my head around it and get a decent ending. So much that I even forgot I had it :sweat_smile:

I’ll check it out, thanks!

1 Like

I hope you find one you love!

1 Like

I’m looking for a game where you can be very chaotic. Doing the opposite of what people expect just to get a reaction out of them, causing mayhem and confusion where ever you go, that sort of thing.

Also, any stories where you have some sort of disorder/disability? It can be physical or mental.

WIPs are fine, too.

I haven’t finished the game yet but I think Fallen Hero fits your description

Hi everyone, is this a thread suitable to look for certain features of a game?

I’m looking for a game where micromanagement exists, with daily/monthly/annual report of production v.s. expenses, trying to reach a surplus and avoiding resource depletion, expanding your fiefs / properties / anything you own as the story progress, it doesn’t have to precisely about collecting resources but able to make the readers feel that micromanagement is an important part of the game, and leaning more toward challenging than frustating.

I don’t think this thread: Hey, what's that game? -- A thread for identifying ChoiceScript games is suitable for my question because I don’t remember playing any WIPs with features above before.

if such gem exists in this community, please let me know about it and about its author, thank you

2 Likes

Depending on if you want the disorder/disability to be a real-life one, Mind Blind has you being a psychic zero, meaning that you actually broadcast your thoughts to any nearby telepaths. It’s also the biggest trauma conga line that I’ve seen in CoG games so far.

The second biggest trauma conga line is in A Mage Reborn - I hope you like PTSD-triggered flashbacks. You can also pick up a shattered knee (accompanied with permanent limp) very early on, but it doesn’t really impact the story, so I’m not sure it counts for your purposes.

Published: Kepler colony. I think Rebels would also fit.

WIP: Dragon chronicles

3 Likes

Helloooo, I’m looking for games where I can play as an Elf. Also games where I can play someone middle-aged, or where there’s middle-aged/mature romance going on! Ideally way beyond the initial flirty phase including marriage. Also anything where I could play as queen (excluding Guinevere, know that one very well :P).

1 Like

Choice of romance springs to mind. It’s based off Anne Bolyn (with magic) anyway.

In the Service of Mrs. Claus

1 Like

Are there any games were you play as a detecitve, other than Wayhaven?

I could be mistaken, but I think the Evertree Saga let’s you play as an elf? Might be wrong about that though.

1 Like

I think this would need a clarification of what kind of an elf is required. Santa’s elves are completely different creatures from your stock fantasy elves (and it bugs me endlessly that they’ve been shelved together, but that’s not for here and now) and neither are, as far as I understand, fae, so it’d be important to know what is needed here.

Hey don’t shoot the messenger :wink:. They didn’t specify and Santa’s elves are technically a type of elf. Usually if people are looking for sidhe mythology/folklore type fae they specify, otherwise we’re usually going for ā€œwhatever goes type elvesā€ or the popular modern movie type ones.

I wasn’t! I just figured clarification was needed (since it’s very different to play as Legolas or as NokinenƤ).

As for detective MC, I suggest The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - An affair of the heart
Would you like something similar to detective as well(eg: agent, hunter) or just detective?

1 Like

Re Elves, I meant fantasy elves.

1 Like

Any recomendations for games where I can have robotic \ AI love interest? I’ve played the game where you get to the past and can romance a hivemind named Control and I’m very interested in more. I also played Choice of Robots of course.

Today I suggested to a friend of mine to try to read some CoG/HG books. It’s not often I can do that, because in the circles I move, rarely is anyone confident enough about their English, but maybe my friend can handle it. Even sent her a link of Choice of Robots from Google Play saying that it was my one of my early favourites.

Which games do you guys think I should suggest to someone new to CoGs/HGs?

Wayhaven is great for dipping one’s toes into the CoG/HG pool. It’s relatively low stakes (one misclicked choice won’t cause an early bad end) and not as stat-heavy (stat choices are also very clear) or wildly divergent (for the most part) as other games in my top 10. Unless your friend dislikes friendly vampires/vampire romance in general.

1 Like