- November 12, 2020
- Choice of Games
Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale
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Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale is a single player role playing game with romance, comedy and historical themes. It was developed by Choice of Games and was released on November 12, 2020. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Get yourself into and out of another fine mess! Win glory, renown, and much-needed money through cunning schemes that will seem like good ideas at the time.
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- The writing is exceptional, filled with humor, clever dialogue, and engaging prose that keeps players entertained throughout.
- The game features strong romance options that are unique and well-developed, allowing for genuine emotional connections and indecision that feels charming.
- With a high level of branching paths and choices, the game offers significant replayability, ensuring that each playthrough can lead to different experiences and outcomes.
- The game is part one of a trilogy, which may leave players feeling unsatisfied as many plot points remain unresolved and the story ends on a cliffhanger.
- Some players may find the stat-checking system confusing, as it can be unclear which choices affect which stats, leading to frustration during gameplay.
- The pacing can feel abrupt at times, with some players expressing disappointment over the lack of a more conclusive ending despite the game's length.
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The story is engaging and well-written, featuring a highly branching narrative that encourages replayability and allows players to make impactful choices that shape their experience. While it serves as the first part of a trilogy, introducing characters and plotlines, it maintains a fun and quirky tone, with memorable characters and clever humor throughout. Some players noted a lack of clarity regarding its episodic nature, but overall, the narrative's depth and charm have left a positive impression, making it a compelling experience for those who enjoy interactive storytelling.
“The story builds from there as you employ a new, dubious and rather forward-speaking servant (you get to choose the gender) and they will help you rebuild your reputation, this is by joining one of society's well-known social clubs (which also comes with its own slew of challenges to tackle) full of colorful and interesting characters.”
“The thing I enjoy about this game is that your choices really do actively affect the story and your relationships to the plot and characters; this gives a real sense of responsibility and the drive to want to do well.”
“I have never laughed so much reading; the story is fun and well-written, the characters are so full of life and personality, the choices are difficult to make because you want to know what will happen in the other choices, so I must say: terrific job to the writer.”
“To get the one part of this game that really disappointed me out of the way first: I feel like the marketing wasn't clear enough that this truly is the first part in a three-part series, and that there will be multiple plot threads that will only get resolved in later parts.”
“As others have said, this is the first story in a trilogy, and as such does not reach a firm conclusion, a fact that the game itself lampoons, but I really did enjoy the journey and look forward to future installments.”
“I feel like that sort of plot structure isn't present in this game (although I've only done two playthroughs so far, so it's possible it is there and I'm just not noticing).”
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Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale is a role playing game with romance, comedy and historical themes.
Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale is available on PC, Web Browser, Mac OS, Phone and others.
Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale was released on November 12, 2020.
Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale was developed by Choice of Games.
Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its replayability.
Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale is a single player game.
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