Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf HD Remastered

Warning, I played this game with huge nostalgia goggles.
As a kid, I was a huge fan of the "make your own adventure"-type of books, and Mr. Dever's Lone Wolf series was among the most memorable for me.
To get to experience it again 35 years later as a computer game was a delight. The story was good, with the typical choice-determined story forks; the game mechanics are immersive with a mix of RPG/first-person POV action; and graphics hold-up well as complement to the writing.
Thank you Mr. Dever for rekindling cherished memories. R.I.P.

Now that was a very fun and interesting ride. Never played anything like this before. At first I struggled with the game mechanics during the fighting, but very soon I figured how to handle it and it became very easy with the time. The mouse movements you have to do become very easy once you really understood how it works. I skilled my intelligence and got tons of time to do fighting actions in each round and had about 3 realoads after lost fights during the whole game, played on normal difficulty. It was a lot of fighting, maybe a bit too much sometimes, but I wanted to know the further story and couldn't stop playing. You are reading a LOT in this game, I'd say about 50% of it is reading. Not as well written as Pillars of Eternity or Shadowrun-games, but it was ok and motivating. Sound and voice acting have been excellent, the graphics style too. Very recommended game, we do need more of such games. If you struggle with the mechanics, take your time and read about them again until you got it. It's really worth it.

Another reading game. I do not like reading games. But this one?
This one does worth your time. I have played several other games where the emphasis was on reading but there was no joy in it even though people say that their story was great. Why? Presentation... small text in a small box in a tiny corner of the screen. Very uncomfortable.
But here? Text has excellent art/design, they have put it so that it covers half of the screen (on the other half you can manage your character/etc.). When you get to an action sequence, all the text is gone and you can enjoy the action as it is. Perfect balance 10/10.
What else? The story and the universe is charming, immersive. Soundtrack is just awesome (and not only the tracks, but when they are used). Did I mention the art and overall feeling? It is fantastic. You can replay the game with different builds and different choices!
Of course the game isn't perfect:
- combat sometimes is too easy or it may seem straight unfair, they know this and fortunately they added several options to counter this (like switching the difficulty level of the current combat at will).
If you are not afraid of reading, I recommend it.

Attention : This game is not a hack and slash type of a game!
It is a decision text based game where you are reading the story from a book and deciding what action to take in each area. You select where to go to and if there is a fight, it is somewhat turn based, but with reaction based combat moves you have to make (you have a short time to move the mouse in a certain way or you will fail/be stunned).
I myself liked the concept a lot, although I found normal difficulty to be way too hard and had to restart almost every fight multiple times to win.
But all in all, if that's something of the type of game that you are into, then by all means get to playing!!

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf was a pleasant surprise! was a pleasant surprise! The writing is outstanding, from the fantastic plot to the interactions of the characters you encounter along the way. The mixture of visual novel-esque narrative and unexpectedly deep RPG-based combat result in an entertaining and substantial fantasy adventure. A successful execution of the old school choose your own adventure games.

An enjoyable Choose-Your-Own-Adventure game based on Joe Dever's series of gamebooks.
It gives off an old school aura that makes you feel like you're playing one of those gamebooks from the 80s. Those of you who have dabbled in pen-and-paper RPGs may recognize the story as a bit tropey: "An imminent invasion threatens a village at the edge of the civilized world, or so the rumors tell. You go investigate. Tragedy ensues.", and with every act the plot escalates, you go deeper into enemy territory, the monsters get more fearsome and so on. I thought it was cool. Nowadays video game plots are pretty convoluted, but this is simple and structured like an adventure module. Worth mentioning is that this is not an origin or introduction story, you play as an accomplished adventurer who has already done great things, fortunately there is also a Codex which describes the history and geography of the Lone Wolf world, for those of us who are clueless about it.
The one thing that may put off people in my opinion is the combat, which has QTEs and quite a bit of button-mashing for the more spectacular moves. I didn't mind it, I actually thought it added some challenge to the game. Otherwise the combat mechanics are pretty interesting: it is turn-based, but the turn elapses in real-time, so you have to decide fast what kind of attack you want to do. On normal difficulty you can pause by choosing a type of attack, from what I understand this doesn't happen on hard. You can either do a melee or a ranged attack, a special attack with the Sommerswerd or use a Kai Discipline. The lore, the main character and his abilities in combat are similar to the Witcher, so fans of that series may find this game interesting.
The rest of the game is based on choices, and they do matter, this being its main selling point. Most of the times we're talking about short-term consequences like doing a surprise attack, giving you an edge in battle or exploring a specific room. Sometimes there are bigger decisions to make, such as deciding someone's fate. There are also random encounters when navigating the map, mostly of the bloody variety.
The game also has a very nice melancholic soundtrack that matches the adventure, it's just you versus a whole world of evil.
Note: the game is mostly reading + map + inventory. Only the combat is in 3D.