A decent game and successor for the original Choice of Broadsides. I did however find it quite short (even after several different playthroughs). But other than that, it's a good alternate history fiction choose-your-own-adventure.
Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker
- Release Date:
- Sep 6, 2018
- Developer:
- Choice of Games
- Publisher:
- Choice of Games
- Platforms:
- Windows Mac Linux
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About This Game
HMS Foraker is an 85,000 word interactive novel by Paul Wang, 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.
- Take Command of HMS Foraker, a powerful sailing frigate.
- Manage your crew to keep them at full combat readiness.
- Deal with smugglers, slavers, and other unsavoury characters for tactical advantage or personal gain.
- Do what must be done to ensure victory, or curry favour with your superiors back home.
- Tackle storms, accidents, and a dozen other random events.
- Tread the thin line between bravery and cowardice, cunning and foolhardiness.
- Win glory, riches, promotion, a knighthood, or even a noble title.
- Play as male or female.
Will You Steer Your Crew to Glory?
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User Reviews
WAY, way too short ! About 30min to get one of the "good" endings. Not even one interesting character and no real feeling of adventure. It's just... boring.
Well, i try this...and i tought that is longer,and i can say that more than a half you just click next,next...i will like to see this type of games to be longer and maybe more choisses to make and to add,for example to a futuristic storie a cyberpunk interface, to be more.....colour..
A very short addition to the Choice of Games catalogue; it felt even shorter than the original.
This story is touted as a piece of active history but I quickly became annoyed with all the ludicrous national names presented in an effort to avoid historical ones. For all the action hinted at the story is over quickly without any sense of actual achievement. It would be more interesting to read a historical representation of the events described with more time spent illustrating those instead. As it is, it leaves one empty and wondering what all the commercial fuss was about.
Very good story, rich content and pretty touching.
This is a poor game from a studio which generally delivers better. As much as it pretends towards a deep narrative, I completed it within seventeen minutes of booting it up and was left entirely unimpressed. The game lacks any meaningful depth or characterisation, there is no development of characters and every choice is little more than a numbers crunch leading towards a final showdown which feels meaningless given the lack of involvement of what went before. I bought this in the sale and have requested a refund. Thankfully, the studio's more recent work is better, but this is laughable.
Very short, perhaps a bit too easy, but not unenjoyable.
I really like this game, its nice just to take a break from other games, ralax in sink into the roll of captain. Very engaging and fun 8/10
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 Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker cost?
Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker costs $4.99.
What are the system requirements for Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker?
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 Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker available on?
Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.
Is Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker worth buying?
Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker has 56% positive reviews from 9 players.
When was Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker released?
Choice of Broadsides: HMS Foraker was released on Sep 6, 2018.
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