I hate to give this a negative review, because the story overall is really engaging and it's well written with seemingly lots of different events that can happen depending on your choices, especially in the mid-late game. I was really enjoying my playthrough for the most part but it was ended rather abruptly for the most annoying reason. The reason I am reluctantly giving this a negative review is for the simple fact that the choices system actually hurts the game rather than helps it. To put it simply, as you play the game, your decisions give you points in either personal skills or affect the world around you. This system either adds points or takes them away depending on your choices. Now, in most RPGs this system makes sense. For example, if you're below a certain strength threshold then you won't be able to do certain actions that require strength. That makes sense. That's not how it is with Sir Brante though. Their consequences point system often makes no sense and will lit...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is the first visual novel I've ever finished, and probably the first I've ever truly enjoyed. I've always been intrigued by the genre but it never held my interest for more than a few hours. I think this game strikes the perfect balance of reading, gameplay, unobtrusive animations, and an excellent score. I highly recommend playing the first chapter, if you like that you'll likely enjoy the rest of the game. This game is about decisions and consequences. You can choose to invest in people, in ideas, or in yourself. Every action will matter somewhere else, leading you on an ever expanding branching path. You will be locked into or locked out of certain paths, but the game is generous enough to let you see what those paths and requirements would have been. I found myself enthralled in the story and the writing itself is simple and effective. It's not particularly dense. At times I felt real joy or saddness while playing this game with how fleshed...

This game has one major flaw, the choice maters and the RPG elements clash with each others in the end game. On my first play, I had my results hidden because I wanted to create a story not to chose something based on the stats they give me.... and here is the problem... I know it says that it is an RPG, but it is NOT. You cannot make a story you cannot envision a character and make consistent choices, because the game will stop you with the stats... So I restarted and made another campaign(actually I played 2 campaigns) with the result of choices enabled... and the conclusion is, even if you enable them... you still cannot make a story. the end game is so bad....because you have 5 to 6 choices per event... yet the game doesn't let you chose more than 2...most of the times you can use only 1...because of the stat system.... so you would have to restart on earlier phase, and make choices that are not very true to the character you created, only to have the stats required for the end g...

I love the game narrative, to a point. It is the lack of choice that kills it for me. It is not a real roleplaying game but rather an exercise in frustration. First playthrough was quite enjoyable, even if I died at 19 years old being part of the lotless and a rebel. I thought it was interesting that the game did not give me a happy ending, but suffering like in the title. But at least I could stick it to the Twins and I liked that. Second playthrough, I rejected rebellion, stayed humble and followed the Twins. However, during the college rebellion, I had no choice but to pick the path of lotless again. Even if ALL my decisions so far were against it. At that point, immersion was broken and I gave up on the game. Not worth it and an insult to the rpg genre. I guess I was naive to think I could really exercise the choices I wanted, see the outcome of them and enjoy the story. It does not matter if the story unravels into tragedy like in my first playthrough. What matters is that...

Interesting idea, but frustrating limitations around your choices.

Absolute 9/10. When you can readily tell that if you made different choices you would be getting different outcomes, that is usually a sign of a modern day classic. Especially when those path ways are so distinct and emotionally different from one another. There are times where things you get locked out of feels a bit arbitrary and not as fully realized as you would like it to be, hence the ever so slightly less than perfect score, but any game that makes you want to revisit it to see how alternate pathways play out is by definition a GREAT game.

[h1]To Live and Suffer by Your Lot[/h1] Life and Suffering is not just a game—it’s a meditation on choice, faith, and the crushing weight of destiny. Every decision pulls you closer to the Twins or pushes you toward a [i]lotless life[/i]. To live and to suffer by your lot becomes the defining choice: will you obey the old ways, or carve a new path of your own? [h1]The Weight of the Caste[/h1] The game is built around a world that blends the Indian caste system with echoes of the English class system. Your [b]lot[/b] is not just a role—it’s your identity, your future, and the shackles you may or may not break. - You can rise with the [b]mantle of nobility[/b], earning your place much like knighthood. - You can fight as a warrior, gaining recognition through blood and war. - Or you can descend into life as an [i]untouchable[/i], condemned to a place beneath the system itself. The Houses of Commons and Lords mirror the two lots, their expectations bearing down on you just as ...

An immortal game. Exceptional art direction, fascinating historical influences, and a powerful, grounded soundtrack. A difficult game in the most brilliant of ways, the Life and Suffering of Sir Brante provides real, legitimate choices that matter. You may suffer defeat, the ruin of your house, the death of your family and those close to you, and will certainly have to forfeit your values to protect your hard-fought positions, but this is all what makes the game so real and so gripping. You cannot accomplish everything you want, and you will always have to make sacrifices. This game centers choice like no other RPG and truly lives up to the common RPG mantra that "your choices matter." The game's excellent narrative structure and the unique sense of fulfillment it lends to failure already makes it a classic, but Sir Brante goes above and beyond this and provides a tremendous beauty in success as well. The relationships with your friends and family are filled with warmth and are among...

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