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About the StoryA short about being a cult leader, attempting to raise a Lovecraftian horror. Game Details
Language: English (en-US)
First Publication Date: October 28, 2015 Current Version: 1.0 License: Creative Commons Development System: Twine Forgiveness Rating: Merciful IFID: BCEACD69-6472-4BBE-8287-5C98AE537F92 TUID: hsm6bvrl7wmtuczg |
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Combinatorial Storytelling, October 29, 2015This is bathetic Lovecraftian horror-comedy in much the same register as Hunger Daemon. The replay-to-get-all-the-endings structure isn't as tedious as in some games as the work is very short. Ideally, the different section's text would be dependent on the order of selection so that the acts more organically lead up to the various endings. But for what it is, it's competently written and the different endings were all about equally engaging. (Spoiler - click to show)I liked the conceit of the ritual being so unclear as to have wildly different results depending on how its performed.
If you think this might be your cup of tea, then it's definitely worth playing.
Entertaining, minimally branching CYOA parody of Lovecraft, November 15, 2015The Ritual is a game about summoning a tentacled god with the blood of a pesky inspector and a bunch of loyal but none too bright followers.
Tone-wise, it feels similar to Hunger Daemon or Pratchett, with its irreverence for cult-like events and its matter-of-fact treatment of the eldritch. The Ritual is quite wordy, with paragraphs of text at each decision point, but it is redeemed by Turner’s strong and snappy writing. There are also hints of a more fleshed-out backstory. There is some ambiguity, though, about the PC’s true feelings about this B'tek Mer character - it's not always clear what the PC thinks about this god and why the PC might be summoning it/him - and a smattering of typos.
In terms of structure, The Ritual has only one decision point, and then minimal clicking through. This made it easier to replay the game to tinker with the possible outcomes - and Turner is generous with each of these. It's a bit like a simpler, pruned-down version of Magical Makeover.
So... play if you like parodies of Lovecraftian horror, tentacles and all, and if you want a mildly entertaining twenty minutes!
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