Sorcery! Reviews – Page 6
4/5 rating based on 112 reviews. Read all reviews for Sorcery for iPhone.
Sorcery is paid iOS app published by inkle Ltd
Good, not long playtime
shredz!
This game is worth your time to try out. It's well done but felt short to me. Maybe 1.5 hours. You can replay and make different choices so that would increase the playtime. I only needed three spells but there are tons more. Not sure if I will buy #2. Worried about the length of play.
A strong start to an amazing series
csaunders4z
I've been incredibly impressed with the quality of the Sorcery! series of games. This is the introductory episode, and the one with the least bells and whistles to offer, but it's still a deep, compelling and richly told experience. I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in thoughtful adventure games.
Boring Story Telling
Wrandle
I just paid $16 for the entire series and can't bring myself to finish the first one. The story is so boring. There is no meat to its bones. Deeply regret the purchase.
Magical!
CalebStewartD
It is “the” best storytelling experience on Apple marketplace. It makes story come alive and interactive in a way that is an unprecedented adventure!
Very Good but Uncomfortably Short
ahabiby
This is a very good game but uncomfortably short unless you go back and do other play throughs. For the price it’s not the best especially since I wanna play through the whole series once before restarting. 4 stars because of the length and price
Exceptional, although the weakest of the four
thelolofromla
The whole series of four apps is exceptional. Inkle has transformed now classic gamebook material (Sorcery! by Steve Jackson) into great games. It’s not the book simply ported to an app, it is a game inspired by and centered on the original texts, but Inkle has added so much that it is a very different product, in fact, a much better one, having considerably enriched the original adventure with many details. It is still mostly based on text, which might be unusual for a game, but you quickly realize the power of it is it leaves space to imagination. The four books use interactive tolkienesque maps and some beautiful illustrations that are based on the originals of the 1980’s books. Inkle managed to make the text quite easy to read by breaking it down elegantly with a well chosen font and the result is not overwhelming although it could have been too talkative. Sadly, the first book was the weakest in the series, and it is the same here for the apps, the first one is a little too easy and too linear (although they really worked hard on making it less linear and interactive than the books). However it still offers many hours of playing and it is full of good ideas. The writing is pleasant and the magic spells are fun to use. The combat system is a little simplistic but it works and it is not central to the adventure. If you’re hesitant because the four volumes seem expensive, be aware that the adventure will last very long, making it worth your money.
Not a complete game
bubblegum5891
This was not worth 5 bucks. What little was there was fun, but there was only an hour or so of game play! When you buy this game, you’re offered a link to buy all the other Sorcery games that are out... but they’re all the same game, just another teeny map! Long story short, when you play you’re sent on an epic quest, and you don’t even make it out of sight of your starting point! This was a waste of money. Also, for such a limited game, it eats up a lot of battery time.
Nowhere near as good as hoped
Gomarketyourself
Now I came in with somewhat high hopes after playing 80 days since 2014 and still playing today. and I decided to get sorcery.The analysis of the game is just... Moderatly good. The game itself is good for about 40 minutes and then it’s over. you can’t really replay for more variety. Mabye I would pay 30 cents. DONT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU INTEND TO PLAY IT MANY TIMES
Bug (please respond)
catastrofik
Love the game but whenever I go to cast a spell, a weird character that looks like an omega symbol replaces some letters... it’s not super detrimental, but I screw up spells all the time exploring every town and mine and death trap this wonderful game offers.