Choice of Robots Reviews

Great game, very entertaining! Got it when looking for games similar to "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante". The title doesn't lie, there's loads of choices in Choice of Robots. So far I have died in a failed rebellion against China and died at the hand of my beloved creation. However, choice doesn't equal getting exactly what you've chosen, as per the opening quote: "Some things are in our control and others not". Just a friendly warning. There's only one sticking point - lack of saving or even simple "undo the last choice". My third playthrough got wrecked by a misclick. Not great, but not damning. Also: love the writing!

I really wanted to love this one, but it just fell too short for me. I didn't have any issues with the prose or writing as a whole, but mostly with the story, I think. The game promises a robot-centric story with vast decisions and your choices mattering to the overall story outcome. Realistically, it starts out supremely strong and then quickly shoehorns you into a strange military story line that seems to have more to do with government uprisings and war between China and the U.S. You and your robot just happen to end up stuck in the middle of it, even if you took several steps to not be involved at all. Somehow I was thrown in prison for China stealing the schematics for my robot? Interesting. Also China is using my robot who is not built for military purposes whatsoever for, you guessed it, military purposes. Maybe I played wrong or made bad choices, but the story felt extremely rushed after the first quarter. Half the time I was bemoaning how the outcome of my choices didn't make much narrative sense but that I couldn't go back and change it without restarting the whole story. The game also doesn't read like a fully cohesive story. It just tosses a scenario at you, you make your choice, you get slapped with the outcome, and then there's this disjointed timeskip or lack of storytelling/narrative bridge connecting it and the next scenario placed in front of you. The romances are also pretty dry. If you came into this game looking for an in depth or interesting romance with the robot at the end, it was just...okay. Not bad but alright. None of the other characters particularly stood out to me. One of the humans seemed to actively get upset with me for getting with the robot instead of them even though I never chose any dialogue expressing interest in them. This review is a bit discombobulated, just like the game kinda felt. I wouldn't tell you not to buy it. It's fine, it killed about an hour for one playthrough, and it's not expensive. I'd give it a try if the premise interests you and I don't personally regret playing it. Just wasn't my cup of tea.

its a fun game, but why does China has to steal anything robotic or drone related tech from America? Since China already owns the most advanced robotic and drone technology?

Choice of Robots is probably the best work in the Choice of Games collection. It is well-written, imaginative, and fun (though perhaps less novel/futuristic now than when it was first released). Plus, the plot actually branches in interesting ways. While out of scope for a Choice of Games work, I imagine the game would be improved with music and imagery (e.g., as in The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante). 4.5/5 (Between Great and Masterpiece)