Path to Knighthood

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About this game

"Path To Knighthood" is a 250,000-word interactive fantasy novel written by Ian Lai, 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.

This game depicts a classic story in a new way. A brave and dashing knight on the back of a white horse, rushing headlong to slay the dragon and come to the rescue of the beautiful princess - that is how the books usually tell the tale. Here, those childhood stories are darker and more realistic, intertwined with the complexity of humanity.

• Play as male or female, straight, gay, or bi.
• Triumph over your opponents in the tournament.
• Save a damsel in distress? You bet!
• Learn about humanity in the lands conquered by the godlike creature.
• Allow vengeance—or end the cycle of hatred.
• Investigate a murder and be the detective of the day.
• Discover yourself while undercover in the dragon cult.
• Confess the truth—or hide it.
• Slay the dragon—or be exterminated by the all-consuming flames.
• Face your own sins—look into your heart and confront your true motives.

If you wish for a happy ending, you will have to fight for it!

Ratings and reviews

I wanted to like this one, but it's all over the place. As others have stated, the quality of the writing is inconsistent due to the author's lack of familiarity with the language. There are fourth wall elements dragged into the forefront that affect world building. There is a scene early on that is almost a direct copy from The Great Tournament (layout/condition of the stands/ crowd behavior, team names and colors, team fighting style/result, and more). It's just not cohesive.

At first it was promising. The episodic storyline was refreshing in certain ways, and they present interesting moral questions sometimes. However, the tone can be inconsistent. The author strangely uses modern elements out of nowhere when it was otherwise a medeval world. Game could also really benefit from a checkpoint system. Also there's only 1 romance option, and getting their approval stat to romance them is absurdly high.

I'm not going to comment on any typos or repeated lines since the author seems to speak English as their second language, so kudos! I will admit I'm only on chapter 11 so I haven't finished the story yet, but I agree with some others that it feels like playing Skyrim. We have our plot and our big bad that we need to fight, but there is so much sidequesting going on with the only truly consistent things being your partner, horse, and the end goal. I am looking forward to more from the author!

What's new

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