Interesting Approach – Sorcery! Review

I stumbled upon a review of the Sorcery 3 and the Sorcery series from Steve Jackson Games. I grew up with SJG (who remembers Car Wars!) and thought I'd give this a try. As a kid, I remember reading the occasional "choose your path" type adventure books. I can't say that I though they were great. but I did enjoy them. I think the way SJG / Inkle appraoched making a smartphone app from the Sorcery series was acqually quite amazing. The combined reading an interactive decisions and pseudo-role playing was fun and enjoyable. I was surprised, however, how short the game was. For $4.99, it was far too short and not good value at all. Yes, it was an enjoyable experience, but my goodness Sorcery was over very quickly. I've taken one star off because of that. The thing is, because of the poor value, I won't be buying the other chapters. The value proposition was just too low. yes, I enjoyed the game, but not enough to pay $4.99 for the next two chapters and beyond. My hats off to Inlke for their ingenuity. I'd ask they'd rethink their pricing strategy, but i'm sure it's working for them or else they'd have changed it by now. A nostalgic throwback and interesting but overpriced app. (if the story line was far longer and more immersive, that'd be a different outcome. But given how short it is, it's just not worth the $.)
Review by Bob from Lancaster, NY on Sorcery!.