Player Comments on One single outcome?
Don't be discouraged by the low ratings. Most people won't give a demo anything over 3/4, no matter how good it is.
I'm an absolute mark for ontological mystery, so for me, the idea of repeating time to figure out why someone wants you dead is pretty compelling. (ever play the zero escape games?) Agree with Briar though on the fact that this particular story fragment doesn't really have a plot or characterization of any kind. If this is just the first 3 paragraphs of a complex story labyrinth, it's great. By itself, it's a bit lacking.
As for the constructive criticism: it reads like a first draft. You've got a nice vocabulary, and a sense of style, but the overall work needs polish.
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Sethaniel
on 1/20/2016 12:19:21 PM with a score of 0
The concept is an interesting one, so I do hope you'll turn it into a full length story some day. I'm not sure if I've read anything similar. That said, this was littered with punctuation errors from the first sentence on, and there were some grammatical issues and problems with capitalization too. Even in the sentence at the end where you tell us you proofread it: Also i did check the spelling and grammar but i apologize for any errors i missed and also any constructive criticism on my writing style would be appreciated!
Well I'm sorry but I had to smile a little. :P
The other thing that's going to hurt your rating of course, is this being a demo. Others have mentioned the forums as being the better place to get constructive criticism and feedback, and so I'll only link this recent article: http://chooseyourstory.com/help/articles/article.aspx?ArticleId=4046
Complete works will always do far better than demos and samples. Keep in mind too that many of the readers here are just looking to read something good, it's not their responsibility to sit down and write a detailed critique and they'll likely just complain about a short or broken story. Feedback from other writers again, can be sought in the Writer's Workshop section of the forum. You went there to advertise this, but ideally you would have gone there for advice before publishing in the first place.
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Mizal
on 1/18/2016 7:03:55 PM with a score of 0
I do like the concept but perhaps not the setting. The idea of having a story where you can go back in time and change events is a very interesting one and I say go for it, but the premise of "You are a random person and somebody is trying to kill you for no apparent reason" I found pretty boring. There's not even a sense of mystery or trying to figure out why the person is trying to kill you. So yeah, give the character a personality and a history first and then play around with the idea of going back in time to change your fate.
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Briar_Rose
on 1/18/2016 6:21:16 PM with a score of 0
I loved the concept for this story. It was really interesting to have a repeating story line while having different choices. Like you said, I wish it would have been a bit longer, it would be great to see this story expanded.
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Peabm921
on 1/15/2020 12:44:36 PM with a score of 0
I have no idea what that was.
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Quorrah
on 7/14/2019 1:37:17 PM with a score of 0
This wasn't even finished. Only a couple of pages, and I was extremely disappointed. It still has potential if you finish it.
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DiniTheWizard
on 12/19/2017 8:19:52 PM with a score of 0
it was too short and you didnt get any choices only restart and end game
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agschroeder
on 11/2/2017 2:57:44 PM with a score of 0
Extremely good concept and interesting story for something so short. Good luck on making this the real thing :D
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Ashmage
on 6/18/2017 2:50:48 PM with a score of 0
I really liked this, the subtle differences with the restarts were interesting.
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TharaApples
on 8/5/2016 12:14:43 AM with a score of 0
It's an interesting story, and the time loop thing adds some interesting stuff. But you did make quite a few grammar mistakes. You have to add a space at the start of sentences, and there are a few others. Also, you need to give the player more choices in the story.
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WizzyCat
on 2/2/2016 4:38:39 PM with a score of 0
I made to the final ending... Only to be left disappointed. While this story has a decent plot and was very descriptive, I found it lacking it other qualities neccesary for a good story. The poor grammar made it hard to appreciate what could have been an awesome story! But the main thing that bothered me was the ending. As the plot thickens in the story with the character finally leaving the door unlocked, it was a letdown to have it suddenly end as it did.
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breezy134
on 1/22/2016 4:33:25 AM with a score of 0
pretty cool.I really want to know who killed me. I love the subject of it, and i really did finish it :D
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MaryD2003
on 1/21/2016 2:54:53 PM with a score of 0
I like your concept. I'm too tired to give you a full review with detailed critiques, but I can say that I would recommend a beta-reader and taking this concept further considering (spoilers:) the fact that there was a hidden ending is nice, but the fact that there are only two endings... not so much. (Or did I miss something?) Average CYOAs tend to have quite a few to choose from.
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Kiel_Farren
on 1/18/2016 4:19:01 PM with a score of 0
I agree with Bucky, the grammer does need a lot of work if you want to make this into a big thing, and you should never publish unfinished work or work in parts.
As for the actual concept, I did enjoy it and would find it interesting.
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Steve24833
on 1/18/2016 4:17:25 PM with a score of 0
The grammar needs a lot of work. You don't even put a space after periods on multiple occasions. If you don't have acceptable grammar, you're going to put your readers off from the start.
Also, if you want opinions on your work or ideas. Please ask for assistance in the Writing Workshop and allow people to sneak peak your story. This is much better than releasing a story even the author considers incomplete, just to see if there is interest.
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Bucky
on 1/18/2016 3:55:57 PM with a score of 0
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