The Shadow Society

I really wish there was a way for me to give a neutral review, but since there isn't, I'm going to have to go with a thumbs down. While I really loved the characters and there was an interesting set up for the lore, I felt like the game cut off too abruptly for my liking. Maybe it's because of the way I played, but I honestly felt as lost as the main character with very little still in the way of answers towards the end. I still don't quite understand what made my character special besides her family line, maybe that could've been helped if there was a little more about said family. Also for people who don't realize it, this is only the first book. There is supposed to be a second one, so if you don't like cliffhangers, don't bother with this right now.

[h1][i]TL;DR: While I really enjoyed the story and characters, there were two major drawbacks. First, parts of the plot felt rushed. Second, the ending that was too abrupt and many unanswered questions. Several more chapters and a bit more explanation would have saved the day and, possibly, even made the game a perfect example of young adult fiction.[/i][/h1] You know, I did not want to buy the game right away. I decided to wait a bit longer and look at the reviews first. I liked the general description and focus on supernatural and romance, but was not sure that it would be my cup of tea. However, then I saw a magical spell written by some random author, “It reminds me of Wayhaven Chronicles”. And then it went wild, and I just knew I had to get my hands on this title as soon as possible. Did The Shadow Society manage to satisfy my craving for the second installment of Wayhaven (which is coming this May, by the way)? Well, both yes and no, sadly. There is a very good base here, ...

Another CYA that kidnaps the MC, offers alot of meaningless choices that dont affect what happens, forces the MC to make opinion calls on people and situations they have no understanding of at all. At the end of reading this the most you can walk away knowing is that 1. everyone is lying and manipulating you for reasons/goals they refuse to reveal. 2. There's 3 seperate groups in contention with one another, none of whose motives are revealed or explained at all. 3. None of the "LI" are really interested in your character, they are just attempting to seduce you to their side of this unexplained conflict. This would have been an Okay demo / teaser for a "to be released" future story. But it is not a first installment of a multi book story. We end up knowing nothing about who we are, who the people we are thrown together with are, whats going on, or why. Imagine if in The Fellowship of the Ring, a random halfling had been kidnapped by Gandalf, had The Ring forceably put on their fing...

I have mixed feelings about this book, there are some things that I absolutely loved, but there are also bits that were really confusing (unfortunately in a-bad-writing way). The characters are great and intriguing, I enjoyed interacting with (mostly) all of them. The biggest problem I had was with MC, for me there wasn't enough interesting character options, though I loved the fact we have a lot of control on our guy. The game lets us [i]choose[/i] and the choices we make actually matter and mean something, we don't have to agree with everything and it works. Nicely executed. The story was good but only to a certain point, the closer we get to the end, the more confounding and rushed it feels. We basically get no clear answers and although I understand that it's only the first book, for me it should be able to stand alone. I don't mind books ending on a cliffhanger, but in this particular one we essentially don't get any closure of any matter. And I still don't get it why our charac...

I have never gotten one of these text games where I felt like my character mattered to the story less. If you've ever had a burning desire to find out what it felt like to be Peach or Zelda in one of their old stories where they're basically an object, by all means buy this but I'm absolutely fed up with my experience. You can't even make friends with the characters, their relationship meter ticks up by one every time one of the mostly meaningless dialogue options you're presented with actually affects them in some way, but whoooo boy does the romance meter skyrocket. Someone has priorities here! Continuing the theme of your character being totally ineffectual and useless, I've yet to figure out how the stats I decided at the beginning of the game make any difference at all. I picked persuasion and intuition and I have yet to be asked to use either in any capacity, or for that matter either of the other two options. (Lying or fighting) There was ONE point where I was asked to ph...

I am the type of person who likes to know something of what is going on so I can make an informed decision. This story/game is the exact opposite of that. Despite being out my comfort zone I decided I would play through to the end, see what was going on, and then re-play armed with knowledge to make better decisions. I know it is just setting up for Book 2, but the ending killed any interest I had in continuing. While avoiding spoilers (I think) I can say the character you play finds out there is an entire shadow world like our own but it's like a perpetual night time that is also cloudy. You are basically kidnapped by a resistance group from the shadow world and told your family is a line of "paladins" that keep the peace between our world and the shadow world. The Resistance is fighting against the ruler of the shadow world and his cronies. You are never told anything substantial about either side, and the story goes out of its way to make you distrust what little information you DO...

I’m afraid I can’t recommend this book on account of problems I have with the plot and characters of it. In short, the Shadow Society fails to explain its world and characters properly, despite an abundance of time spent on exposition. I found myself confused through most the story, with more questions than answers, and not in a good way. Overall, I’d rate this story 4/10, or below average. For those who’d like a more in-depth breakdown, continue reading. Beware spoilers for the whole game. [b]Plot[/b] Honestly, there’s not much of one. There’s no overarching conflict that drives the story or some sort of ticking time bomb. The Shadow Society’s more a compilation of loosely connected events. A basic summary of the plot is that the MC visits their childhood home, where they’re abducted and pulled into another world by a group called the Insurgents, after staying with them for a few chapters, you’re abducted by another group called the Society, the book ends with y...

Yet another story that ends in a cliffhanger only to be abandoned by the creator. It should be free to play considering it's an incomplete story, and information on it's status explained at the store page. Not the first time i've run into this, think I'll just give up on text-based games.

It's hard to find a text adventure where you feel apart of the story, but this one really pulls it off. I love all the LIs, the customization, and the story is intriguing. I say buy if you want a good text adventure

It's not, like, super great but it was interesting and I like the characters. I'd say the style kind of resembles Wayhaven... just not as good. But it's pretty good. The story does end on a cliffhanger, and not a whole lot is cleared up by the epilogue. But it does seem interesting enough to see where Book 2 will go. 7.5/10. Maybe an 8,