A Midsummer Night’s Choice

Sometimes anticipating twists does not ruin your enjoyment. If you are familiar with Midsummer Night's Dream, there isn't anything that will surprise you, but the setting is different enough that you aren't reading an exact translation. It's still a romp in the woods. You've got star-crossed lovers, magical enchantments, and nobles-in-disguise. The faeries read a little more like Artemis Fowl than Shakespeare. There's more tiny wings and petulance than innuedo and bickering. (Your reading of Artemis Fowl may vary.) Of interest, this game only has a Faerie Queen, and no Oberon or Puck. Even so, I enjoyed the game. There's some options for replayability. It's a nice way to spend a few hours.

I liked this one more on its second play-through than the first. It is well-written and long enough to make it acceptable at its price. The writing is clever and tongue-in-cheek. Another reviewer compared it to Artemis Fowl and I think that's apt. I definitely felt that the major supporting characters each had enough distinquishing personality to make them interesting. The choices that I made seemed to effect the overall story which is something I really like in a CYOA novel. It isn't necessary to be familiar with Midsummer's Night Dream to enjoy it but I think it would definitely help and make a player more appreciative of the style and characters. I would not call this a parody nor a reboot of the play, just a cleverly inspired little game.

I enjoyed A Midsummer's Night's Choice better than some of the other Choice of Games' selections. The writing is quick and jaunts along, much like the game's narrative. The plot itself wasn't necessarily unique, but it is imitating that sort of starcrossed romantic comedy thing and it didn't bother me. If you're looking for a serious story, you might want to turn away from this one. The characters were endearing and it felt like my choices did make a difference in how the story proceeded. I'd have to play another run through to be more sure of this, but there were definitely a few times my choices didn't go as planned because of how my stats changed.
A lot of the choices and selections don't feel as in depth as something like Choice of Robots, but it did not detract from the story immersion. There were some areas that could have been edited to flow better (redundant word usage was also a bit of an issue in certain places).
Overall, this was a really enjoyable CYOA and I'm looking forward to playing it again! If you're looking for some light-hearted comedy-romance, then this would be a fun game for you!

From the title, you may expect a CYOA version of "A Midsummer Night's Choice," and while there are clearly strong elements of that play in the work, it's safer to say that this is a tale that relies heavily on Shakespearean comedies in general. This game weaves together mistaken identities, tangled romances, and a bit of fairy glamour to create a reactive story that feels like you're playing through one of the Comedies--it's vibrant and familiar, without feeling derivative.
The focus is on the story and your choices, but there is a light stat system that means success or failure in certain events depends on your previous choices, while not constraining you to having threaded a narrow needle to have a satisfying story (unless you're achievement hunting, that is). There is a lot of freedom to play your role in a multitude of ways, and chances are you will be entertained whatever the result is. I know that I laughed out loud multiple times throughout play, for example when I seduced .
There is also a lot of freedom to explore queer themes through the choice of your character's gender, and the genders of your companions--as well as even how you feel about having spent time presenting as the opposite of your birth gender. It's a surprisingly touching approach without getting heavy-handed.
All in all, if you'd like to spend a couple of hours with a reactive text, I'd say that this is a good choice.

another review I know wrote, that went missing,.. really really makes me wish I could reach out to who ever is pulling them and have a discussion.
SIGH, anyways this game is a lot nonsensical fun. It really is entertaining and gives you alot of different ways to go through it, with endings that match your choices. I have alot of fond memories of it, and still cant decide if my favorite LI is the one who gets transformed or myself ( yeah no spoilers there but omg its a funny funny situation if you follow up on that one, though it end rather sadly of course )
Anyway, I highly recommend this one for when you want some nonserious fluff to make you smile and laugh.

Oh man I had a great time playing this. One of the better written Choice of Games game. Very entertaining, so funny. Tongue in cheek is definitely the right way to describe us. I was happy to just go with the flow with this one. What happens, happens. Either way I was entertained. So many great moments.

I haven't read Midsummer Night's Dream (I'm an uncultured git), so I can't comment on how closely this is to the original play. But on it's own merits, I liked this game a lot. It had a lot of cool choices, and I felt like they actually made a difference in the story. It's a short game; I finished it in 3 hours. But it's really cheap, so I definitely feel I got my money's worth.
If I had to complain about anything, it would be the occasionally obtuse stat requirements. I'm not against stat systems in general, but there were times where I couldn't tell if a choice would use Wit or Charm or some other stat, which was frustrating. That being said, this flaw is present in most text-based games, so this is more of a complaint about the genre than this game in particular.
Overall I liked it, and recommend it to anyone who's a fan of text games.