Evertree Inn Reviews

Interesting twist. This games has a auto-journal feature that collates the clues you've found in your detective work. It is a bit clunking because of the menu system, but interesting to see what the developer had done. Hope to see more of such detective mysteries in future.

This was quite enjoyable. It's a somewhat short game, but it has good replayability in terms of what character you focus on as it will determine the companion you'll have in the next game. It has a feeling of being the introduction to a larger story, being nontheless a complete game with a clear ending.

I wanted a more challenging / involved CYA story, so I have read through all the books of the Evertree Saga with a few blind playthroughs each (no guides, obviously I used my own memory on the latter ones). It's a contiguous story (think episodes of a mystery show), not as much a continuous one like Lord of the Rings, but the books do significantly influence one another and many characters, relationships, and some ongoing story points carry through, so I believe a joint review is more appropriate than reviewing each in tandem. Overall thoughts: These books, at their core, are mystery RPG books. There is an answer to who committed the main events, and from what I have found, that does not change during each playthrough. There are many clues to follow in the books, both real insights on characters and red herrings. However, from what I have found, you always find out in the end. (This may not be true in the second book; I guessed the person correctly the first time) I love this. There is an answer to the mystery, smaller mysteries along the way to be explored / solved, and you can be dead wrong in your estimations on who did the deeds. However, if you are wrong, there's no "Game over, moron" screen. The story adapts and allows you to continue. BUT! that doesn't mean getting the answer right has no meaning. You receive more skill points, to be invested in your character's skills, if you discover more clues, succeed at more things, and guess who perpetrated the main / side mysteries. Side and main characters can die, be seriously changed, and come to love/hate you based on your actions. Also, you can't just brute force the mysteries from a guide. If you know the answer, because you cheated, and pick it without having evidence gathered to support your theory, you won't get many skill points to work with. You are also usually put in better positions, story wise, if you successfully puzzle it out. Speaking of puzzles, there are genuine ciphers, memory tests, math puzzle (very easy if you get the right sub-clues). Most of these are either open text (you have to type the right answers in), or they have a large variety of options to pick from, most of which are wrong. Again, I love this because it rewards careful reading and memory. The author has also done an excellent job with MC character building. You can pick from many different races, which have different traits and some characters will react to them differently. The game allows you to solve events in many different ways, so there is no single way to build your character stat wise (though I think magic is incredibly strong in these games). The "companions", both ROs and people who help you solve the mysteries, are memorable and interesting, at least over the course of two games. Evertree Inn was quite short, and it didn't give enough screen time to fully flesh them out, especially since you can't spend significant time with all of them in one playthrough, but I didn't care that much about that because I liked the mystery and RPG elements so much that I was buying the second game anyway. The second game was significantly better than the first, with more options, characters, skills, and a more satisfying mystery. The third book was only half a book. It seemed like Act 1 of a 3 part story, so . It also wasn't as good. I only encountered one mystery which was completed, and it was just a deduction puzzle. It also has much harsher pathing. You can only see around 1/2, maybe even 1/3 of the paths on a given playthrough, which is fine but a bit frustrating since I wasn't even able to keep up on the stories of 2 main companions + the main quest, even while ignoring my career entirely. Final Score: Evertree Inn: 7/10 - good experience while it lasted, but a tad short for the price Sordwin: 9/10 - genuinely excellent game, only thing keeping it from 10/10 is that the world isn't as built out & interesting as a series like Infinity. Overall experience for the first two: 9/10. Very highly recommended Lux City of Secrets: incomplete / 10. I don't recommend it unless you want to support the author (which I do, personally)

The game is great at the start. I enjoyed meeting and talking to the various people that were staying at the inn, but everything starts going downhill once the murder happens. Although you're gathering clues all the time, it lacks any sort of mystery, and the gameplay is just far too linear.

Well. I am disappointed. What seemed like the first act of a really wonderful murder mystery was cut short by one of the most lame twists that I have ever encountered in a piece of fiction. Which is really a shame considering that it starts out so strong with really fabulous and dark characters and atmosphere. The mystery was laid out, I had gathered information and clues from all of the characters, I was beginning to piece it together in my head and then - none of it mattered. The game was far too short, and it really felt like a huge chunk of the narrative was missing - it had the beginning and it had the end, but nothing in the middle.

A bit hard to rate this purely on a yes or no spectrum. It's written well enough and mechanic wise seems to be well put together. Smaller choices like your choice in race were relevant without completely controlling aspects of the story Really the biggest negative and why I put down a no is the ending. Almost all of the investigation. The mystery. The entire basis of the plot is irrelevant. Incoming spoilers, turns out a magic tree did it. That's it. Literally just a left ball thrown at you from almost nowhere with the only hint of it being that the dad found something magic and that's why he made the inn. Every other clue is completely pointless.

That was a really interesting story, but I do have a couple of complaints. First and foremost, the story was incredibly short. The second issue I have is that it seemed like every single choice I made had absolutely no bearing on the end whatsoever, minus my romance choices. On the other side, I did have fun going through it, and Daisy definitely got me going. I'd recommend it for the reading, but it had so much more potential. I'd give this a 7/10.

You know, I enjoyed this a lot? It was a nice twist on the usual Hosted Games. However, I wish it were longer. There's also not much in the way of replayability. That said, this game has a lot of charm. If you aren't sure you'll like the game, I'd wait until it was on sale. Still, 3.99 is less than a Starbucks cup of coffee. You don't have a lot to lose!

I've played a few of these in the past, most of which were pretty good. Evertree Inn, however, I found to be disappointing. - One nice thing is that you receive lots of customization for your character, but you barely any time to use it. There is one large encounter, and that's about it. I boosted my combat skill twice, only to use it a couple times. - The magic is terrible. Even having over 50% dedication to magic, my spells only worked once the entire game. - Many decisions are forced. Either you're stuck with people you don't want to be with, or one mistake you made a while ago causes everyone to hate you for some reason. - Characters are bland. I had no real attachment to any of them. - No replay value. The ending is practically the same regardless, so why even bother if I successfully completed the game once? - The length is way too short. Other, similar games may last me 3-4 hours per novel. This one took me less than 2, which is a bit of a waste in my opinion. As much as I would like to recommend this game/story, it just didn't live up to similarly released content.

First playthrough was decent, but still kind of bland due to a generic fantasy world and two dimensional characters. Sadly, most of the player's choices are shallow and don't make much impact on the increasingly linear plot, which erases any potential replay value. I love murder mysteries, but the mystery aspect is pretty much thrown out the window after you hit the midpoint of the story, and replaced by a few unexciting action scenes that lead to a disapointing finale. Based on my experience, the "killer" is the same no matter your choices, and your "skill tree" and backstory are barely important. I wouldn't have a problem with the game if it was free, but I don't think it's worth three dollars. Choice of Games has made a lot of stories with better writing and more replay value for around the same price.