Fate of the Storm Gods

[b][u][i]Fate of the Storm Gods[/i][/u][/b] is an interactive novel with a unique setting. Step into the shoes of a [b][i]Weather Builder[/i][/b] as you fight to stop the unbalanced weather anomalies. Pick your gender, your appearance and grab some hiking boots cause you have quite the journey ahead of you. [i][b]Plot:[/b][/i] [b][u][i]Fate of the Storm Gods[/i][/u][/b] had such an amazing plot- in theory. The Idea of being a [b]Weather Builder[/b] sounded exciting and was an idea that I hadn't come across prior. Sadly, in reality, it felt like what was being offered was a mismarketed story. Weather Builders felt far more like a form of Elementalists than divine beings that control the weather; yes, you do get to manipulate massive storms and throw around lightning but you also have control over fire and earth, albeit with the help of artifacts but still. There was a lot of blank space throughout the story. By that I mean several days were skipped to rush you to the main goal at the ...

A solid read of decent length. I found it very hard to relate to any of the characters, which given the story's setting makes some sense. As the story progressed I found my self going from distant interest to irritation to disappointment. None of the plot twists were unexpected, and every decision is met with some sort of failure. Mind you i went the nice guy route, doing the right thing, instead of picking and choosing the "right" side. And i was rewarded with the opportunity to demonstrate my ultimate commitment to that choice, which sadly was made completely meaningless by the epilogue that followed on the next page. That said, there were several different sides to choose from as the story unfolded, and several different personality styles to choose from. So perhaps picking a side, or just going all rambo and evil leads to a better ending. At the moment though thats just speculation as I havnt the heart to give it another try. As always YMMV. A weak thumbs up as other play t...

This is one of the most disappointing Choice of Games I've played. For you to influence various plot pivots, you need very high stats. Not only does this not given you much wriggle room (if you feel a choice the writer has given to boost a stat doesn't fit with your character); it also assumes you can also understand how each choice will affect which stat (which is often far from clear). All those kills any feeling of agency I felt I had at the most pivotal moments. And on the less plot-consequential side of things, I was disappointed with the romance options. Apparently, there were very few opportunities to pursue anyone you might be interested, and they competed with other options (ones that often felt more sane in context). In other words, rather have a range of options to resolve of the choice of whether and how to enter a relationship, you had to choose between those triggers and options to learn more about the world. As you need to understand the setting to make choice to aff...

Story/Plot: Fate of the Storm Gods is the newest title by Choice of Games to debut on Steam. In this game you take on the role of a Weather Builder, an individual who has control of the forces of nature to reshape your world. One day a lone human staggers into the place where you and your master live, asking for help in a world where the weather has gone crazy. Along the way you will come across regular humans as well as a society of people, the Storm Eaters, who opposed the Builders. Unfortunately, the world-building is the biggest weakness of the game; and this is also tied into the story/plot. I mean, you can suspend disbelief enough where weather has gone haywire, and we need to fix it. Cool, we have Captain Planet vibes. However, the game really does little to tell how the planet even got to this point. This even includes just who the Storm Eaters are; you don't even find out they are supposed to be your people's immortal enemies until about half way through. For tha...

This game is disappointing. It felt like the player had very little influence on the plot. It was extremely hard to tell what if your skills are hard enough to make a choice. The story itself was average and predictable. And the result of 'good' side choices felt beyond frustrating. It was almost as id the game was trying to force to user to choose 'evil' choices.

I really enjoyed the writing and the description of powers. But in its interactive aspects, I didn't enjoy Fate of the Storm Gods. Of your five skills, most CoG games assume you take one primary and one secondary. This is because not all options will cater to your one good skill. Here, it sets you up to think like that but the rest of the game will punish you if the skill you attempt isn't really strong. One of my main problems is that the personality traits are hard to separate in practice. What differentiates Composed and Subtle? Composed and Obedient? Volatile and Independent? The issue with Fate of the Storm Gods is in its game design, where as a player you feel ineffectual for the majority of the story unless you think EXACTLY like the game does which is difficult. It's a shame.

If you are a fan of building one stat to win or a fan of play to lose games, you will probably like it, and I'm not. Why I don't want to recommend this story is a little more complicated than this. While characters are appealing and the story in general is intriguing, mechanics of "magic", intrigues of the world and its history take more time from story, than the actual story of MC, and if I want that, I will buy a book, not interactive fiction. About the general plot, as I said it's intriguing, but only in the beginning, the further I read, the more the plot looks like rewritten Pillars of eternity series, and I love them with all my heart, so there was a constant feeling like someone violated something precious to me. It's nice that you could play as evil in this story, not nice that if you don't you will suck It could be satisfying if it was more immersive, more complex. Not in the story(history would be more accurate), but in the playthrough, more deep in interaction. Li...

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A game with a rich worldbuilding, that then fails to capitalise on it. It simply tries to do to many things with to little time to show them, leaving the majority unfinished. Nevermind that the epilogue is rushed, confusing, very generic, with little to show based on your choices. Also, the choices in the climax are suddenly much harder than the rest of the game, leaving you suddenly with a bad end with little to tell you how. The game could have been a lot better, if it had been twice as long.

It was an enjoyable read. (6/10)