This is a lovely, lyrical, well-written game. The writing is light and elegant, and the choices are interesting and often witty, and many choices feel like they have real weight. There are quite a few characters, most of them briefly sketched; the ones you get to know well, however, are lots of fun. It was, I have to admit, a little difficult for me to keep track of the numerous lands, factions, and agents. I was confused a lot. That's ok: I suppose the character I played was confused too! I particularly enjoyed designing my musical Genius, selecting outlandish outfits, and engaging in musical combat. All in all, a very good addition to the Choice Of Games line.
Cannonfire Concerto
- Release Date:
- Dec 8, 2016
- Developer:
- Choice of Games
- Publisher:
- Choice of Games
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac Linux
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About This Game
Cannonfire Concerto is a 190,000-word interactive novel by Caleb Wilson, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
You are the finest musician of the 18th century. Behind fans and opera glasses, audiences whisper that you are a bearer of Genius, a mysterious supernatural power to master your chosen instrument. At the brink of war, spies, generals, and royalty vie for control of the continent. Will you play them all like a fiddle? Who truly holds the strings?
Play as male, female or non-binary; gay, straight, bi, or asexual. For some, romance is a means to an end. For some, it's a sonata duet of love and sex. Perhaps both.
Will you and your Genius achieve immortality, or will the poisoned pens of critics slaughter your career? Will you overthrow the church, bringing forth a new era of enlightenment, or defend your kingdom from a secular invasion?
The concert hall is silent. The Cannonfire Concerto is about to begin.
- Play as male, female or non-binary; gay, straight, bi, or asexual.
- Confound the competition with your musical talent on the violin, guitar, or zither.
- Do you give a private concert, or are you really there to gather intelligence?
- Join Bonaventure Fox on his conquest for Meropa, or fight him on the side of Rienzi.
- Romance royalty, or rekindle your relationship with a childhood sweetheart.
- Rebuild the nation, or leave it behind to begin anew.
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User Reviews
My god, this is a pretty friggin good bargain for a few dollars. For starters, the characters were really well fleshed out. Trying to avoid spoilers, I beleive that you can have a good, bad, or ugly relationship with anybody. I have played probably more than I should have. The descriptions are beautiful, and in that sense, it has better graphics than most triple-a titles today. My one and only complaint is that there aren't enough options on where to go, such as returning to cities you have already been. For all of the suckers out there for text based games, I most certainly reccomend it.
Sorry but this writer has a annoying fetish with strong women. Comes over a bit inapropriate with quite a overhang over the story. Would be more enjoyable if any form fetishism would moderated or left out.
this is my sh*t right here i can finally be a non binary, violining bad a*s genius with a heart of gold :) in all seriousness this is the best choice your own adventure ive played in a while, a definite recommend for fans of CyoA games. 10/10 would violin again
It's basically set in the Napleonic era, bonvanture is bonapart, scalvia is Russia, phrance is France, and I guess Rienzi is Venetia. So the entire plot seems pretty intriguing: can you help your tiny Italian city state survive the much greater military mights of both France and Russia? Unfortunately though I think the means you can use is actually limited, but still this is a great story, for there are simply too few games that share its background.
great choices, that lead to understandable effects. while I was unable to acheve the goal at the end of the game the reasioning given as to why was well thought out and explaned. 10/10
I found this very difficult to get into, and I rarely have the desire to play for more than half an hour at a time. That doesn't say much for the game's ability to immerse you in its world. There are some very good ideas and concepts here - the gathering storm in the prelude to war, the factions attempting to use you for their own ends, the life of a musician on the road. I also felt that the nature of Genius, the metaphysical beings(?) that co-inhabit the mind of some gifted people, could be explored and expanded on far more. But it feels like this should have been a novel rather than shoehorning it into a choose your own adventure format. Perhaps you will like the story anyway, and it's not an expensive game, but I can't recommend it.
That was pretty disappointing. I honestly thought that it woud've been a good story, but I just couldn't get into it. The wording was confusing, and it didn't really make sense. There was a lot of rambling. I honestly can't give this more than a 3/10.
This game has quite an interesting tale; if you enjoy a choice of snubbing strangers, or friendly addressing enemies, while artistically playing tunes for reporters, using a make-shift instrument, then I suggest glacing into this story. I would have liked more opportunity to visit the stores to buy stuff, however, in the loom of all the excitement of war and song; who has time for a penny transaction? I, for one, erected enough curiousity for $2.99 book.
I think this is a brilliant story, though whether it is a brilliant game or not is a bit debatable. I feel like the summanry given does a poor job explaining the game's stong suits, so I'll give a breif summary. Throughout the game, you are a musicain on tour, traveling through various city states as the land teeter on the edge of war between the Scelerians and Bonaventure. This is the main focus of most of your interactions in the game, though farious factions such as the church, or the freebuilders, also show up. For the romance, I didn't notice it much, and there seems to only be two or three romancable charachters. I think the real joy in the story is in it's road -trip feel, each place you visit feeling distinct and unique, and the descriptions of music though the game were enjoyably well written as well. But the game aspect is a bit... I think it suffers from having too many stats. Many times I would try a particlar action, completely unsper which skill it wouls use, or pick a co...
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
FAQ
How much does Cannonfire Concerto cost?
Cannonfire Concerto costs $5.99.
What are the system requirements for Cannonfire Concerto?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
What platforms is Cannonfire Concerto available on?
Cannonfire Concerto is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.
Is Cannonfire Concerto worth buying?
Cannonfire Concerto has 78% positive reviews from 18 players.
When was Cannonfire Concerto released?
Cannonfire Concerto was released on Dec 8, 2016.
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