Sorcery! Reviews
4/5 rating based on 112 reviews. Read all reviews for Sorcery for iPhone.
Sorcery is paid iOS app published by inkle Ltd
Complete rip off
Zee zombies
Finished first part in about 30 min of playtime. Then your supposed to pay again for part 2. Absolute and total rip off for 5$. Will never buy any more if these games or another Inkle product Avoid
Really fun game.
Daddiolaw
This game was Really Really Really Really fun. I played this on my ipad and it was quite literally like playing a book. You have a mix of reading and using your own imagination, and drawings to help push your imagination. I played the first one for $5 and immediately fell in love with the storytelling and adventure. I love everything about this game and will recommend to anyone that is looking for a game that you can spend some time with and not feel like you have to constantly mash buttons to have fun. 10/10 thumbs up.
Good game buy way overpriced
Wulf Lean
It’s short. I even went back a lot in my play through to stretch it out longer and it was short. I’m guessing the replay ability factor gets much better after you buy all 4 parts but I feel $10 for all 4 parts would be a lot more reasonable. Apart from that it is a good game it’s just doing all this pen and paper style would take a long time but here the short experience over all cheapens the story as a whole.
Such a revelation
Tom Craven
I loved 80 Days and liked Overboard, but the weird place names in the intro always made this seem foreboding. Glad I powered through. Great fun, great sequels.
A masterpiece
Peace and Love to All Games
This game and all other 3 apps in the series are carefully crafted gems. The source material was likely already great, but these devs took it too a new level. They’re obviously a small studio, but the attention to detail and depth in these games is surprising. A must for fans of fantasy, D&D, Choose Your Own Adventure, and old school gaming
Fantastic Series of Games
Iain1976
The Sorcery series is nothing short of epic. Inkle have taken a classic of gamebook literature and improved upon it. While the first book stays more or less faithful to the source material (no bad thing!) the second book introduces an exciting subplot for the player to discover and plays around with the format of the main story whilst remaining true to the spirit of the original. The third chapter - whilst having the same overall goal as the book on which It is based - really changes things up. The mechanics and execution here are excellent, as is the execution, and the bittersweet twist at the end is a lot of fun. The fourth story is a grand finale and the final show down feels suitably epic and rewarding. The fact that there are multiple ends feels very satisfying. Each of these games is great in their own right, but the ability to affect future games with actions in previous ones really knits it all together well. The quality of the writing helps here - the game acknowledges what other actions you’ve taken and thus it feels like you’re in a living, breathing world. The fact that you get different dialogue choices and responses if you’ve been acting like an honourable hero vs being a despicable rogue is evidence of this. Speaking of writing, for what is essentially a piece of interactive fiction, Inkle have done a great job of making there games visually appealing. The maps look great, and the various characters you meet are well drawn. The fact that the original John Blanche art is utilised to great effect is the cherry on the cake. Sorcery’s sound effects do a good job of setting atmosphere - the birdsong during the day changes to crickets at night, and the contrast between the hustle and bustle of the city is marked when compared to the windswept emptiness of the Baklands. However, special credit needs to be given to the main score. Sweeping and inspiring, by the time you get to the fourth chapter hearing it gets you pumped for the show down ahead! Finally, praise must be given to the interface. Everything is simple to navigate and intuitive to use. Combat is a lot of fun - trying to second guess your opponent based on the descriptions of what is happening was a high point for me. Likewise the rewind mechanic - and the REASON for it - was well executed and useful. In short, regardless if you have read the original material or not, if you like a great, epic story you will love this.
Great game but...
Harmony 2
I’m frustrated I can’t cast a spell. The programme wants to choose the letters itself. But what he chooses is wrong.is it a bug?
Not worth 5 bucks......
Irishmanatthepub
I liked the storyline, spells, and fighting, however, it was really short.
Fun game but really short for $5
seventrip777
Fun game with potential but very disappointed after finishing part 1 in a few hours after paying $5 for what I thought was a full game. Feel ripped off......