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Tally Ho

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91%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
91% User Score Based on 235 reviews

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Tally Ho is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Choice of Games and was released on December 14, 2017. It received very positive reviews from players.

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91%Audience ScoreBased on 235 reviews
story45 positive mentions
  • Exceptional writing with witty, clever, and humorous dialogue that creates an immersive and entertaining story.
  • High replayability due to branching paths, multiple endings, and meaningful choices affecting the storyline and character relationships.
  • Well-developed, charming, and memorable characters that players grow attached to, enhancing the emotional engagement.
  • Lack of a save or checkpoint system causes frustration as players must restart from the beginning after mistakes or wrong choices.
  • Unforgiving and sometimes unclear stat check mechanics that require careful balancing and affect progression heavily, leading to confusion and repeated failures.
  • The pricing and payment model is viewed as expensive or misleading by some players since only the first part is free and requires payment to access the full story.

  • story

    105 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 54% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The story is widely praised for its clever, immersive, and entertaining writing, featuring memorable characters and multiple impactful branching choices that offer high replay value. While some find the plot occasionally confusing or jumbled toward the end, the humor, emotional depth, and intricate narrative weaving keep players engaged. A few reviewers note that strict stat checks and limited free content can affect enjoyment, but overall, the story is regarded as one of the best in its genre with a strong fan desire for sequels.

    • “I'm only on my second playthrough and it's obvious how different you can make the story and what twists and turns your choices can lead you down.”
    • “Loved the intricacy of the plot, how things wove together and how seemingly inconsequential things in the early story affected seemingly unrelated plot threads.”
    • “The story itself is intricately woven with choices that deeply contribute to the progression of the story (or at least cause memorable/hilarious situations) and amazing writing.”
    • “The story has a lot of branches, so trying to remember what I already chose exactly to keep the character choices I developed became difficult.”
    • “I had high hopes because of the ratings, but the story feels extremely random, I couldn't pay attention to everything going on, and I just couldn't connect with the characters at all.”
    • “The only downside is that the plot gets a little jumbled towards the end and there was one character that I felt like we didn't get to know super well.”

  • humor

    57 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in this game is widely praised for its witty, British-style comedy, clever dialogue, and consistently hilarious scenarios, even turning failure into amusing moments. Players appreciate the charming, well-developed characters and the smart, engaging writing that balances humor with heartfelt moments. Despite some frustration with stat checks affecting immersion, the game offers a refreshingly funny and immersive experience with high replay value.

    • “It's interesting no matter how many times you've played, and incredibly funny and witty.”
    • “The writing is delightful, mostly funny (in a British sort of way, which is very fitting) but serious/heartfelt when it needs to be.”
    • “Just about every page of this book made me laugh out loud.”

  • replayability

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    56% positive mentions, 27% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The game is widely praised for its high replayability, driven by meaningful choices, multiple endings, and varied outcomes influenced by player stats. While the story length may deter some, most reviewers find it offers substantial value with engaging, repeatable gameplay and a perfect balance of humor and action.

    • “This story has so much replay value and I must have replayed it over twenty times because I just love how you can change the outcome of the story with different choices.”
    • “Not only that, but the choices of this book do matter a lot as it relies heavily on your stats, which itself gives you a good amount of replayability to see yourself in a lot of different situations.”
    • “Great replayability as it has more than 5 different endings, and your choices definitely affect the outcome of the stories.”
    • “This is frustrating on several levels, but replayability was affected the most.”
    • “The rest aren't worth paying for (too short/no replay value).”
    • “Overall a great game from a great author and by the way the length of the story might hinder its replayability to some people but I don't see it affecting the game's appeal to its expected audience.”

  • emotional

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s writing is cleverly balanced, blending British-style humor with heartfelt and wholesome moments. The storyline, while not deeply emotional, is consistently smart, funny, and enjoyable, featuring heartwarming scenes, engaging characters, and a surprisingly touching love story.

    • “The writing is delightful, mostly funny (in a British sort of way, which is very fitting) but serious and heartfelt when it needs to be.”
    • “The storyline is so wholesome and wonderful!”
    • “Excellent writing and story, with several twists, fun characters, humor, and love (at least one love story is even surprisingly touching).”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -34% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The gameplay is initially fun and humorous but becomes frustrating due to complex stat mechanics, an unorthodox grading scale, and punishing failure penalties. These elements hinder immersion and limit player freedom in character actions.

    • “In this case, the game's stat mechanics made what was initially a very fun and funny game incredibly frustrating.”
    • “The unorthodox grading scale for stats (30% is 'above average' but only in select situations), combined with a punishing failure mechanic where stats decrease after failure, makes it difficult to immerse yourself in the humor or create your own version of Alfred or Jarvis, as every stat must be carefully considered before each action.”
    • “When you add that to a very unorthodox grading scale for stats (30% is "above average" but only in select situations) as well as a punishing failure mechanic (stats go down if you fail an action), coupled with it being a fairly large game, it becomes difficult to immerse yourself in the humor or create your own version of Alfred or Jarvis, as every stat must be considered with each action before even deciding if the action is something you personally want your character to do.”
    • “The storyline got slightly frustrating at times from a gameplay perspective, but the writing remained enjoyable throughout.”

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are minimalistic, relying solely on text rather than visuals, which users find fitting and effective for the game's style.

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Tally Ho is a casual role playing game. Common tags for Tally Ho include free to play, indie, lgbtq+, choices matter, text-based and others.

Tally Ho is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, Steam Deck and others.

Tally Ho was released on December 14, 2017.

Tally Ho was developed by Choice of Games.

Tally Ho has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Tally Ho for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Tally Ho is a single player game.

Similar games include Community College Hero: Trial by Fire, Choice of Robots, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One, Creme de la Creme and others.