Comic Book Hero: The Greatest Cape

I very much wanted to like this game. I have enjoyed text-based adventures in the past, and I hoped that this would be a fun way to role-play as my own created hero. Right off the bat, the game doesn't really do anything to explain how it works, or what you are suppose to be doing. So with little direction, I created my character and am offered to perform one of ten actions for the "turn". The first action I saw was "go on patrol" (or something similar), so I went ahead and tried it. I saw nothing. So I tried it again. Still nothing to respond to. So I went and used the training option for a few rounds to build up more points to spend on stats/traits/powers for my character. Then I noticed a button to track down villains. So I spent TEN TURNS trying to track down a single opponent at level 1. Finally, I managed to find them and start a battle. Unfortunately, this is where it got even more confusing. The game battles are determined by "seeds" which seem to be the total offensive 'rolls...

The only other review on here says the game doesn't explain much, and that's definitely true. On the other hand, the base engine built for this game seems incredibly customizable, think gurps or mutants and masterminds, and I think I'll enjoy the challenge of figuring out the mechanics of the game. I should note that you will absolutely hate this game if you don't enjoy pen and paper games, or are expecting a world you can actually see, instead of read about. If on the other hand you don't mind a lot of reading (and I mean a lot of reading), and you don't mind having to guess at how elements of the game world work, then you can have a lot of fun with this. Also, don't go patrolling for your first few turns, there's a gauge on your sheet which says how much criminal activity there is, random patrols don't do so well when there aren't people to patrol for, and you can help with civilian projects/hunt for people instead.

The game is badly designed and has very little progression. When you start out you have 2 options grab an existing character or struggle with your own to make an emotionally stable character before they have a breakdown. If you do happen to make one either by exploiting the flaws in the system or pure luck then you are stuck grinding away for any progress. This isn't really even a game but a design your own hero concept on computer without any of the flaws resolved. Learning the game is a chore for most people as there is no manual or tutorial so while it looks like there is a lot of content but there really isn't. This is more of a fan made concept world for people who wish to play out their fantasies with their favorite superheroes. Cannot recommend it as there are much better games out there and while they might not give as many customization options at least they work like a sim or another type of game should. Should you want to create your own world it is possible through this...

I haven't played hours and hours of this game, yet, but I think it's good. Okay, so that's the simple bit. Now I'll go a bit more in depth. This game is almost entirely text, but it does come with quite a few images of the characters that are very interesting and well-made. It doesn't have a tutorial, which would have been nice, but it is fairly easy to get the hang of once you know what you're doing. The default universe/database is fun with a number of comedic references to existing comic book characters. I do believe that this game would be somewhat improved with a soundtrack and a tutorial, but otherwise it's a good game. You can also go online to find mods for the game including skins and new databases, which is cool (it would be nice if these mods ended up in the Steam Workshop). Don't be put off from this game. It has a learning curve, and aspects of the game are dictated by luck, but it's great fun.

As of the typing of this I've played this 110 hours. I guess I like it, so here's a review! Anyone remember Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII? That's 8 for you youngsters. You make a character during the China's war filled Han Dynasty and proceed to do whatever. Join a lord and fight battles, be a bandit, go farming, wander the lands learning crap, or take over territory to call your own. Whatever you do, everyone else does their own thing. Wars can start and end without you being involved in any way. You're a single fish in a big pond. That's what I like about this game. You're a lone super hero in a world full of heroes and villains. It does practically everything RTK8 does (only without flashy graphics and no sound) and has an awesome hero creation system. Whoever your favorite hero is, you can make them in this game. Any combination of powers you can think of can be done. Think Wolverine would be cool if he could fly and travel through time? Do it in this game. W...

The game has potential. Unfotunately, that's all that it has at this point. While this is one of the most customizable games I have seen in a long while, customization on its own is hardly enough to carry the title. The lack of any kind of documenation or tutorial leaves users to flounder about (usually maddingly as one gets defeated right off the bat). The lack of goals (other than simply leveling up) also is a little bit of a let down. Finally, I am NOT against text-based games (I'm olde enough to have thoroughly enjoyed Zork...when it was released), this game does not use the text to actually carry the game forward. With a lack of story, with a lack of goals, and with a lack of direction, the user is left scratching his/her head trying to figure out "what is all of this for?" While I see potential, the lack of goals and the complete lack of instruction leave this game a little cold for me.

For $19.99: 4 out of 10. For $9.99: 6 out of 10 For $5.99: 7.5 out of 10. Honestly, it really depends on the price you pay for this game. I REALLY LOVE THIS DEVELOPER, TEW 2013 and WMMA 3 and 4, are so damn good. Unfortunately this isn't as well off. It isn't bad by any means, but it could get boring for most players as you play for a couple hours. Please don't pay $19.99 for this game. It isn't worth it. I paid $6.99 and I think that is a good enough price to play this game. Also check out the above greydogsoftware games, you won't regret it.

I found this game to be dull and poorly executed. I decided to purchase this game despite the negative reviews because I enjoy pen-and-paper RPGs and I enjoy text-based adventures. This game feels at best unpolished and at worst unfinished. There are a number of diamonds in the rough, but in my opinion the game is severely hobbled by the expectations that are set and a lack of gameplay that feels like it suits your hero. I would like to share the "high points" of my hours-long playthrough so I can show you what I mean. First of all, there are four options, Roleplay (in which you take one of the pre-existing heroes and "roleplay" as him or her,) "Clone" (in which you take one of the pre-existing heroes and play him or her as you like,) "Background" (in which you choose one of a nice variety of backgrounds,) or Custom (in which you build your hero from the ground up.) I chose background and got a fire-user, which I didn't really want so I decided to reroll the character ... only to...

It's baffling. It's the only word for this game. Hell, I'm not even sure you can class CBH: TGC as a game. It's like a storytelling application or, perhaps, weird simulation of nothing at all. It's an interesting idea. At its core, CBH: TGC is supposed to allow you to create a superheroic character and simulate their lives with a complex, tabletop-esque system. And, to a certain extent, it does do this. The problem with this program is, just about every aspect of it is incredibly flawed. The most immediate problem is that the UI is atrocious on just about every level. It's unclear what a lot of buttons do and there's far too much clicking involved for what is, ultimately, a very passive experience. The poor UI is exacerbated by the one-two blow of there being a very detailed system underpinning this 'game' and no tutorial to explain any of it. What help there is comes down to a question mark on certain options and the advice provided therein is extremely limited. Additionally, just ...

ehh kinda bland. kinda hard in the begining. its alright....