And her positive outlook combined with her innocence captivated him. The kindergarten teacher never once looked at him with pity or saw him as anything less because of his missing arm. He met Odette by chance, and he soon found himself head over heels in love. With one last game left, much remains to be sorted out.įans will be thrilled that Beckett’s brother Enzo comes up in this story, hinting at a blowout finale in book six in a clash with the Black organization from the Truth or Lies world.īeckett, probably twenty-nine, is ready to give up everything for love. The danger is real as they finish their game. Beckett and Ri face some hard choices in this book – and the hope of a future together is all but extinguished. Beckett, a character from the Truth or Lies world, is new to the scene and gets sucked into a power play despite his best efforts to go straight. The series centers around the Retribution Kings as well as various other players that rule Chicago’s criminal underground. This is the fifth of six books in the Retribution Games series, Beckett and Rialta’s story. There Is Danger, Steam, & Plenty Of Angst As The Twists & Turns Keep Coming. I could feel her emotions like she was a whole person, but when I tried to think like her, she was a cardboard cutout.There Are Secrets & Revelations That Will Change Everything You Think You Know. Since your character would know all of these things, it left me feeling unable to fully absorb myself in her. This includes her history (events that made her the way she is), her goals, and the practical plans to accomplish them. I think some of it still hasn’t been revealed. The bad: A lot of information crucial to your character is revealed piecemeal throughout the story. Setting the scene and dialogue/banter are novel-quality, which is not the case in many CoG/Hosted Games. More generally, the author really does know how to write well. Because of the skillful writing, you can feel some of her emotions, like you would in a good novel. Your choices and the writing manage to force you to stay within the constraints of your mental illness, while still allowing you some leeway about how to react in particular situations. I would say that she had a mild personality disorder (inability to trust other people) which was exacerbated by PTSD. The good: You’re playing a character who is struggling emotionally. Regardless of the things I didn’t love, I really adore Fallen Hero and will replay it. Kind of felt like he was the only real option and he was constantly thrown at you. Also RO wise, for a player choosing to date guys but not wanting to have a romantic relationship with Ortega, the interactions got a little frustrating. Maybe I’d have learned more about the incident from their past with different choices. If I’m gonna be that vengeful to some seemingly decent folks, I kind of want more of a complete picture. Maybe that’s because of the answers I chose earlier on, I don’t know, but playing a full on villain while not getting the full picture about what happened to make your character want to destroy their former friends/allies broke some of my immersion. So my choices looked out of place with the story. In the beginning it felt a little more like you could steer the story yourself but as things progressed I felt more like the character’s bitterness kind of overwhelmed your ability to choose. It’s such an interesting world they’ve created and the characters are all so interesting. I can’t remember a time I read a story this quickly. How far will you fall down the path of villainy? Above all make sure your past never catches up with you.Juggle two bodies and three identities, play as male, female or genderqueer.Romance a mad scientist, your former partner, or both. Explore relationships as straight, gay, bisexual or aromantic.Make alliances or enemies in the Los Diablos underworld while you outfight and outthink the heroes set against you.Build your own personalized combat armor: be a terrifying super-strong behemoth, a mysterious speedster or anything inbetween.Hone your telepathic talents, possess people and venture into their minds.It's entirely text-based-without graphics or sound effects-and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. "Fallen Hero: Rebirth" is a 380,000 word interactive novel by Malin Rydén, where your choices control the story. Juggle different identities and preserve your secrets as you build new alliances and try to forget the friendships you've left behind. That is, unless your old friends in the Rangers stop you first. Become the greatest telepathic villain Los Diablos has ever known! Once you were famous soon you will be infamous.
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