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Dec 15, 2013
80
If you haven’t been scared off by the concept it presents, then The Novelist shall likely prove a worthwhile experience.
Dec 18, 2013
80
The Novelist, then, is a game of endless compromise, and in that sense it is a quite remarkable simulation of family life.
Feb 16, 2014
80
Lovely slow-burning interactive story that might just teach you something about yourself. [March 2014, p.84]
Dec 11, 2013
75
It expertly captures the compromises of family life and the impossible decisions everyone has to face at some point — between personal happiness and family stability.
Dec 12, 2013
72
The Novelist asks you questions about your own life through the lens of Dan and his family, and shows well the ways that games can challenge their players, and be more than the sum of their parts.
Mar 26, 2014
71
A relatable game about a common truth: that true happiness is hard to find. [Apr 2014, p.89]
Dec 10, 2013
70
But as a game of ideas, The Novelist works. It's not a challenging game, but the choices you have to make are.
Dec 13, 2013
70
Even if the gameplay formula is a bit rough, any experience that forms this kind of connection with the player is worth your consideration.
Dec 16, 2013
70
Even though facing everyday problems in the life of a writer might seem boring, The Novelist is an engaging and unique experience, that offers something different and immersive for the players.
Dec 18, 2013
70
The Novelist is made with heart and good intentions, but its general clumsiness makes it imperfect, if not unrecommendable.
