Runt of the Litter Reviews

Not bad. Very short compared to other Choice of Games' stories. Feels like it ends half way through rather than a proper ending. Good enough for the current sale price of 3 USDs but 4 might be pushing it. Honestly I expect more exspansive stories from the people that make the actual engine and used to give much better stories. There's simply other Choice of Games to start with than this one.

Before you read on, I want to warn you that this revieuw is quite rambly. When I got an email from chioce of games notifying me that there was a new game, I immidiatly bought it. I always love these games and this one was definitely not an exeption. I even thing this one was one of the better ones I've played. First of, I think the society you find yourself in in this game is very interesing. From the start you have a clear picture of what is going on. The society is comepletely centered around the gryphons. This gives every action surrounding them feel important. Your own gryphon is very adorable and greatly written. It felt like it was a real creature. I also loved all the characters in the game. The realtionships you form with them feel natural and not forced at all. They all have their own opnions that they stand by and will defend. They all have very unique names, but they all have a certain feel to them making the society even more believable. What I found very interesting is that some characters were neither male nor female and had ze/zir pronouns. I had never seen them used before and had to warm up to them a little. They felt aliën and not very appropriate to the fantasy setting. After palying for a while this went away though. It actually says a lot about this society, that these kinds of things are accepted by all. It made me want to learn even more about it. The choises in the game all seem to make a difference. I found this game a lot more difficult than other choice of games games I've played. I watched the stat changes closesly, and many times the chages that happened were unforseen by me. They weren't bad though! When I thought about them afterwards I could see why that stat changed. I loved basically everything about this game. I would definitely reccomend to anyone who like these kinds of choice based games.

I've only had Littleclaw for a day and a half, but if anything happened to him I would kill everyone in this game and then myself

A brief choice-of game that gives you a peek into the life of a thrall who rescues a tiny griffin. I was a little disappointed that I reached the end so soon. It was a very enjoyable read but there were several details, choices, and scenes that it would have been nice to see fleshed out more. I'd still recommend giving it a try, but maybe wait until it's on sale!

Okay enough, decently written, but it's kinda short and ends with an epilogue at what feels the 1st half if not even the 1st 3rd of a book. Feels like my high school writing assignments where i started out enjoying an expansive story i had to write for an assignment then ended abruptly to meet the deadlines.

In terms of personality everyone's Griffin is exactly the same from the game's beginning to its abrupt climatic ending which comes at a time that feels like the stories halfway point. Minor spoiler. During the course of the game I became the hero of the universe which I really shouldn't be considered much of a spoiler. But the mission I went on to achieve my champion of the universe title is so insanely simple that I don't know why some other random NPC hadn't already done it. It kind of felt like getting a parade for brushing my teeth. But as I already said in the first sentence. It's a very anti climatic game.

This is not a good game, an ok one maybe. You have no real background, you are just a Thrall that just all. If you have a love intrest all other character that are your "friends" you will only see them three times. And in the end, if you satisfy the council, than you are allowed to make the "big" choice, which leads immidietly to the epilogue, no war, no rebellion against the council, that was it and the narrator tells you how it looks now and then it's over. There is simply no weight behind the choices, there is one really short surprise, which confused me more than intrigued me, because it was poorly explained and then it was over. You don't shape your destiny, you are just simply allowed to do it, or you fail. That's how I felt when I played the game

I rarely leave reviews, but I feel its important to acknowledge the quality of "Runt of the Litter". The, last few choice of games publications have felt rushed and/or uninspired/poorly written. I'm glad to see a return to form with this work. In regards to crashes/bugs I encountered none in my playthrough. Further, my only complaint as previously mentioned is the continuity of pronouns. With a female griffin being referred to as male occasionally.

A few minor problems, such as a bit of failure to keep the continuity of pronouns. I had a female griffon, and, while for the most part it followed without problem, more than a few times I'd find a line such as "You scratch his beak the way she likes." But, barring that, there's very little to complain about. The choices are interesting, the story is wonderful, and the writing is lovely. There was a bug that prevented progression, but has since been patched out, and I've encountered no other such problems. I've had a great deal of fun with this. Recommended.

If your expecting to personaly lead a thrall revolution or live the life of an empire gryphon keeper like I thought, dont. The game ends when you choose either of those and all you get is a few pages describing what happens to everyone afterwards. The game wasnt bad persay it was just dissapointing that it ends before what I thought would be the best part.