The Last Scion

I really enjoyed this, and I think it is good. The story is pretty much just that you are Superman/Supergirl. With that said, I have some quibbles that basically are all to the effect that I feel like more could have been done with the fact that you're not just another cape on a planet where superheroes and supervillains are a real thing. You're an alien. I think that Tarantino's whole monologue from the end of Kill Bill is relevant as hell when discussing a character like this. You create a persona and adopt that in order to live among the humans, but unlike human superheroes who are born and raised as their secret identities, who adopt a superhero disguise - you're an alien. Your disguise is the human persona. There's a pretty important moment early in the story where someone asks you, having just crashlanded, for your name. This is where you give your superhero name, and the pre-set options are a bunch of standard big strong superperson names. Stuff like "Scion" and "Guardian"...

Okay, so this game has some errors - I chose to release the villain at the end, telling him to leave and never bother the world again, but the game treated it as though I sided with him. So it's buggy. But, I still recommend it. It's very much written like a decent bronze age comic, has some decently compelling characters, and is a fun little jaunt overall. Hopefully, they fix the issues - there were also a few spelling or grammar mistakes - but, overall, a solid 7/10, and worth a look.

One of the weaker entries into the genre i've played. I'd still consider this one playable for one playthrough. Maybe if your a big superhero fan you would get alot more enjoyment out of it. Full transparency: i've always kind of had an aversion to superheroes because i think they facilitate/cover up a lot of bad writing. I think that holds up in this one. kind of feels like i'm just bounced along from event to event and the dialogue of in world characters has the feel of the author checking off a check list than any sort of believable dialogue. I think the author wanted to have their cake and eat it too in terms of setting. They wanted their own original city and universe but they sure didn't want to do the work of writing their own original world/city. So you get new york that isnt new york because new york also exist, but without new york's backstory because the new city uses alot of new york's backstory. Could have just called it new york and invested your time elsewhere. and t...

Spelling errors seen a few by chapter 2. So far seems good but the spelling errors like saying "capital" instead of "captain" is annoying

I liked this game, though it's not without its gripe. It captures those vibes of a superhero setting coming to life really well and captures those Superman vibes well too but I felt like there wasn't much time to actually really get to know any of the characters. The Lois Lane equivalent isn't actually all that story relevant too. Another gripe is that sometimes I felt like choices, especially in action where they really truly mattered immediately, weren't clear about what they'd do. One example is there were bad guys in a building and I had my character ask a teammate what their plan was, and then my character, in following the plan, decides the best way to force the people inside to fire only on them was to fly all around the building... and get every surrounding building riddled with bullets and explosions. It wasn't every clear that my character would do all that just for asking a teammate what their plan was. THAT SAID, I did really enjoy this. It's a nice read, feels very c...

If you've ever wanted to experience a day in the life of Clark Kent, or play through the events of Man of Steel, then this is the game for you.

I enjoyed the game and recommend giving it a go if you enjoy text based games, but there are a few caveats. The pacing feels rushed, especially at first. You are thrown into immedite action and chaos and it takes a while before you get a chance to get your bearings. And, at least initially, I felt railroaded into a lot of things, like I didn't have a lot of choice or that the ones I took didn't matter. Both of those things improved as the game went on though, and I found the whole experience very fun. Fully intend to replay it a few times.

It was pretty good, has some of those old school superman vibes. Characters had good progression, and it even had a good twist. I'd give it a strong 8/10

This was fun! I feel like the Superman/Invincible powerset hasn't been explored nearly enough in Interactive Fiction, and this is a great first step :) I particularly liked how well it leaned into the loneliness aspect of being a superpowerful being from a different galaxy. The characters were interesting and complimented the plot nicely (I love Poppet), although I do feel it leaned a bit too heavily into the common superhero tropes. There's really not much reason to become a journalist and I do appreciate the nod, but the civilian identity could have been used as a plot point a fair bit more. I agree with other reviewers who mentioned the "alien" part of your character isn't brought up that often in a social or political sense, instead it's mainly mentioned and reflected internally onto their personal loneliness. Nevertheless, I'm more than happy with the way the story ended: there's some clear space for a very welcome sequel, but it more than avoids the cliffhanger pitfalls other Co...

Overall, this was one of my favorite choose-your-own-adventures from this studio so far! I enjoyed the length, and the writing was a little more maturely written than I was expecting. I do have certain gripes, particularly in minor continuity errors here and there. When it came to the they/them pronouns of a love interest, it was VERY sloppily integrated, to a humorous degree. I was also disappointed with the relatively few number of achievements for these games and how many are late-game. I may replay this one at least once more, despite the length.