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I'm making an interactive story called "Make Your Day", where you play as a normal guy having a normal day except he can do very not normal things.
It's gonna have a boatload of endings and in most of them you die.
I will release an alpha version as soon as I have some more endings put in.
It's inspired by Kyle Is Famous.
Do you guys think this is a good story idea?

No

Fair.

Hmmmmmmmm. Let me think about this for a bit. I need to properly contemplate this profound question.

After deliberating on the answer long and hard, I have finally come to a decision:

No.

No.

Who is Kyle

Eh no. No thanks

I'm not familiar with the source material, but if it's something you're really passionate about, go for it! Don't feel like you shouldn't do it, I think the idea sounds a little promising.

There's actually a game with a somewhat similar premise by Ogre, it's called "Get the mail". It's not the same thing exactly, but it's about a normal trip to the mail that goes haywire. I kind of like these self-contained storygames that start off normal and then go off the rails.

Plus, your first storygame may not be good, but if you publish, you'll have a feeling of accomplishment, and that will motivate you to keep going. Write the game, and put some effort into it, and learn from the comments.

Best of luck, Rokayo_Cat!

Here's the game I'm referring to. Read it because Ogre has a fantastic grasp on branching, it's something you could learn from, and I think you can learn about structuring your story from this one. I also linked this one because it's his first game, and you can clearly see how ambitious his storygames have gotten now, so don't feel any pressure to write something really crazy for your first game.

Although I will say one thing. This game was published a while ago, and since then standards have changed. But I like this game because it's self contained and there's a realism to it, so it's perfect for beginners to read because it kind of shows you that you don't need to go too crazy, and if you're feeling overwhelmed, you can still write a good story without a complex and overarching plot. Something as simple as getting the mail and running into unexpected trouble along the way yields great fodder for a fun storygame.

https://chooseyourstory.com/story/go-get-the-mail~21