that was brilliant, way more than i ever expected. i'm in a loss of words.
it's a micro-scale game of thrones where you can mold your character's ideals, political inclinations, feelings and appearance to your liking, making them act exactly how you want them to, all while they still overflow with personality. the story is well-written, intriguing and engaging as hell, the choices have true consequences, the characters are interesting and the politics are believable!
it was particularly interesting for me to play, since our main character is a prince, born from a tyrant lineage, and i'm a literal socialist – if i was living this conflict, i most probably would've wanted the prince's head myself.
so, to make the most of my playthrough, i made my character very attached to his family, specially his dad and sister; a lover of politics and knowledge; not so good at fighting; an "idealist", as the game would call; and in love with the guy whose ideals were the opposite of his ♡. i wanted him to be at a constant conflict between grief, revenge and empathy, understanding and even agreeing with the other side, while also being pushed by his pain and his love for his sister to want to support her and regain power. i also made him a whore, but that's not the point.
as you can see, "making most of my playthrough" means making it the more chaotic and hard i could, lol.
and the game allowed me to do all of that!!!!!! the amount of work the devs must've put into the game for this to work, goddammit!
i have way more to say, but i'll leave it here and dwell into spoilers later – like, i loved this game sm, i HAVE to talk about it! it's a primal need!!! the thing is already 7 hours long and i wish it was even bigger!
for now, i'll be replaying the game, changing my character's personality and goals, making everything lesbian instead of gay and watching the chaos unfold <3