Tag: choose your own adventure

Reading and Fighting – A War Story: Occupied France Review

by Charlie Theel • December 23, 2024 • 0 Comments

I had a thing for Choose Your Own Adventure books in my youth. It was the heyday of the genre, and I looked forward to the next novel more so than the next Nintendo cartridge. Lone Wolf was my favorite of the bunch. This ambitious series sought something greater. It utilized RPG-like character notetaking and…

Die Easy – An Escape the Dark Sector Review

by Charlie Theel • November 11, 2020 • 1 Comment

I was a fan of Themeborne’s Escape the Dark Castle. Sector is the same core engine with a few new wires and screens soldered on. Perhaps you already knew this, perhaps not. While there are numerous fans of this series, there’s also a solid contingent of hobbyists who condemn it. Because well, this is barely…