Sword Daughter

Sword Daughter is a visual novel adaptation of the 1980's Choose Your Own Adventure-style game book in the "Dragon Roads" series by Rhondi Vilott. As such, the writing and story direction is very similar to what one might expect from classic entries in the genre. Unfortunately, the game has received somewhat of a bad reputation due to its lack of depth... Read more

Look, I didn't want to give this game a "do-not-recommend", but... in the end, I can't justify the asking price. The Good: -The art is very nice -The soundtrack is fun -The choices you make genuinely make a difference, and each choice provided tells a different story (well, not necessarily in plot, but the dialouge will be different). The Bad: -Yikes.... Read more

I wanted to like this game a lot, especially because I really like the developers, 80s things, and female protagonists. And I do kind of like it, and on sale it's not a terrible buy, but I'm still kind of disappointed. Good: -Art is excellent -The world itself is very interesting and masterfully hinted at, especially given how little we see of it. I... Read more

The first line of this story really should have been: Once Upon a Time. Had it started this way I doubt there would have been so many comments/complaints about character development and short storylines. Truthfully what fairy tale really does have in-depth character development or that much of a plot? Storyline: Tyrna, a young woman (a maiden) has been... Read more

Not entirely spoiler free. Read at your own risk. At first, I would've said I wanted there to be an "ehh" option between the "Yes" and the "No" options. Then the elf shook the mc until her (already bruised) head shook back and forth, stopped when she involuntarily teared up, and asked her to trust him. Classic abuse 101 srsly game WHY. In a game that... Read more