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Anyone ever played any CYOA games before?
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Hi, I thought I'd check by and ask this age-old question that has been on my tongue for quite some time:

Has anyone here on Vizzed ever played a CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure) game before? And if so, which one is your favorite?

I'll go first:
I have played a couple of interactive fiction novels (mostly in digital format) from Choice of Games and Hosted Games for years, and that got me to thinking: "Hmmm... maybe I might consider making one of those games someday..."

A myriad collection of stories (i.e.: Marine Raider, Choice of the Dragon, Choice of Robots), an intriguing set of story branches, and a free online account for users who purchase a digital copy of the games from there (or on mobile app stores and Steam store). Who could ask for more?
Hi, I thought I'd check by and ask this age-old question that has been on my tongue for quite some time:

Has anyone here on Vizzed ever played a CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure) game before? And if so, which one is your favorite?

I'll go first:
I have played a couple of interactive fiction novels (mostly in digital format) from Choice of Games and Hosted Games for years, and that got me to thinking: "Hmmm... maybe I might consider making one of those games someday..."

A myriad collection of stories (i.e.: Marine Raider, Choice of the Dragon, Choice of Robots), an intriguing set of story branches, and a free online account for users who purchase a digital copy of the games from there (or on mobile app stores and Steam store). Who could ask for more?

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Joe Dever's Lone Wolf series, conveniently available right here because he made a small fortune on prints and reprints in the 80s but accepted a request to make them all digital and free to the public. https://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/Books

Of course, these are a far different breed of animal from Choice Of, which has a lot of fluff to make it seem like your decisions are massively important but if you play through it a few times you realize you're making brief side trips between nodes that you're fated to encounter whether you're a mindlessly loyal hawk or a free spirit and pacifist. Neither of those have much in common with Fighting Fantasy, which truly delighted in giving you a purely arbitrary choice at or near the start but it would take hours and hours of mapping to discover you were trapped in a web of doom.
Joe Dever's Lone Wolf series, conveniently available right here because he made a small fortune on prints and reprints in the 80s but accepted a request to make them all digital and free to the public. https://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/Books

Of course, these are a far different breed of animal from Choice Of, which has a lot of fluff to make it seem like your decisions are massively important but if you play through it a few times you realize you're making brief side trips between nodes that you're fated to encounter whether you're a mindlessly loyal hawk or a free spirit and pacifist. Neither of those have much in common with Fighting Fantasy, which truly delighted in giving you a purely arbitrary choice at or near the start but it would take hours and hours of mapping to discover you were trapped in a web of doom.

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Emperor Quintana : I love CYOA! I used to read them all the time as a kid. I'm not sure I have a favorite, though. I'm not great with titles, but there was an AI video game one that was pretty interesting. I have one of the board games that came out not too long ago (The House of Danger). My husband played it with me, and I don't think he was a huge fan (I think the convoluted plot and randomness got to him-I had to reassure him that's how they all are). I have yet to see anything in digital format, but that would be cool. The board game took quite a few hours to complete, although you can play in stages if you want. I hesitated to buy it because of replay value, but I think if you're patient and don't need to read every ending right away (which I may not be), replay value is just fine. Also, being able to play alone or as a group is nice. I'm not sure if that's what you were looking for in the discussion; I just love these things, so I thought I'd chime in.
Emperor Quintana : I love CYOA! I used to read them all the time as a kid. I'm not sure I have a favorite, though. I'm not great with titles, but there was an AI video game one that was pretty interesting. I have one of the board games that came out not too long ago (The House of Danger). My husband played it with me, and I don't think he was a huge fan (I think the convoluted plot and randomness got to him-I had to reassure him that's how they all are). I have yet to see anything in digital format, but that would be cool. The board game took quite a few hours to complete, although you can play in stages if you want. I hesitated to buy it because of replay value, but I think if you're patient and don't need to read every ending right away (which I may not be), replay value is just fine. Also, being able to play alone or as a group is nice. I'm not sure if that's what you were looking for in the discussion; I just love these things, so I thought I'd chime in.

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I literally have one in the background on my Ipad right now. It's Samurai of Hyuga Book 4.
I've also written a CYOA on Gamefaqs that I never completed, and plan to use the choice engine to try a proper attempt.

I literally have one in the background on my Ipad right now. It's Samurai of Hyuga Book 4.
I've also written a CYOA on Gamefaqs that I never completed, and plan to use the choice engine to try a proper attempt.

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