Sorcery! 3 App Reviews

I would be playing this at 100% and by half an hour or so, Id be down to 75%, give or take. The game is as challenging as its predecessors, along with the new animate map and Beacon puzzles, it is a refreshing take on the entire series! Just be sure your packed to the brim with rations, you only have like four chances to get any food, not counting foraging and finding nourishing moss.

I love the original books in Sorcery series, but Inkle has done better and added terrific touches that bring the story to life! Great additions include: an addictive swindle stones game, and puzzle elements from the beacon towers. 3 star rating because of this bug! The game seriously kills my battery life. A session of sorcery could leave my iPhone 5s uncomfortably hot to hold, and drains my battery in 2 hours.

I bought the Inkle bundle months ago on a hunch that it might be worthwhile. Best game purchasing decision Ive ever made. I was instantly hooked onto the Sorcery series, and have been awaiting this game since the announcement. I love it! I feel like Sorcery 3 encourages you to use more spells than the other 2 games (at least the way I played them), and the time mechanic is very interesting. If you love games that draw you in, and dont mind a bit of reading, then I encourage you to get this! One note is that on my iPad mini 2nd gen, the device gets quite warm while playing the game and drains the battery awfully quick compared to the first two in the series. It might be the new mechanics at work or just isnt fully optimized yet. Ive had a couple of crashes, but the game auto saves after almost every event, so no worries there.

The craft and care on display here is fantastic. The descriptions are atmospheric, changing with time of day and level of fatigue. The gameplay challenges have multiple solutions, so many different playstyles can get you to the end of the game successfully (though killing ALL seven serpents is a challenge, especially if you dont keep your eyes open for clues). Nearly every problem can be tackled in multiple ways, and unlike the gamebooks that inspired it, the game is pretty scrupulous about keeping players from innocently locking themselves out of victory. (That is to say, if you cant get a boat to cross that lake, your quest isnt unwinnable... but you might need to do a lot of swimming.) Finally, theres a game mechanic I wont spoil that knocked my socks off, was probably a nightmare to code so smoothly, and gives nearly every location in the game depth, revisitability, and a sense of history. I still prefer Sorcery! 2 for its fantastic setting, but its amazing that this adaptation/rewrite of S3 made it even NEARLY as good. Must buy.

Love, love, love inkle games, and this is no exception.

Having played Sorcery 1 and 2, I had to get 3. However, two days later I am done with it and have no desire to play it again. While it was not as frustrating as Sorcery 2 with mandatory replays to finish, it has similar issues with some hard to find quest areas. Pros: -The changing environment with the beacons light -Nice continuity with the first two -More interesting monsters to fight and a few new spells -Swindlestones is back! But another game or some variant rules or handicaps would have been nice. Cons: -Some non-choice decision trees -Too short (to be fair the main story is probably a little longer than Sorcery 2 without the backtracking) -Relatively empty landscape so a lot of your quest is spent traveling, eating and sleeping (and stupid mud trying to slurp up your boots). Its particularly evident when youre running around looking for the last serpent you missed somehow. - The ending is...less than epic. Sure its not the final chapter, but theres no building to a climax here; just a to do list and a nebulous time limit. So in summary Sorcery 3 is a solid, albeit short, game book. It is a fitting continuation of the saga but if you had problems with previous installments this is more of the same.

Reading fighting fantasy game books when I was a boy is one my happiest memories. Waiting for Sorcery!3 reminds me of those days waiting eagerly for each new novel to come out. Thank you, inkle, you folks have not only honored the original books, but have created a new way to discover these adventures for a new generation.

sorcery! 1 & 2 were addictive and enthralling, and 3 is no different! inkle is doing a fantastic job. i hope to see other gamebooks adapted to this format once sorcery! 4 is out!!

Really good game although I liked 2 better since there wasnt as much swindlestones! I only got to play dice once but had the option to talk anout it a load of times.

Played for hours. Very well done. Improvements over the previous two. Ive re downloaded the first two now just to play through with the same character , especially so that Ill have the spell components. I will say that it is infuriating when they get stolen. You also should be able to speed up the guy walking from place to place.

These guys are the Nintendo of gamebook apps and iOS gaming in general. They never miss.

Very good with the graphics wish there were more weapons and spells finished in about 4 hours nonstop play killed all but the time serpent made easy with all the hints which I liked keep up the good work guys Ill be getting number 4 as well when its out

ever had a warm spot in your heart for interactive fiction or choose-the-adventure books? if so, you absolutely must play this beautiful masterpiece. the bad thing is its so hard to stop playing!

NO I HATE IT IM JUST DONE TRIED WRITING THIS REVIEW A MILLION TIMES AND MY IPOD GLITCHES TOO MUCH AND ERASES EVERYTHING ITS AN IPOD 5 16gb NO BACK CAMERA AND WHEN I FIGHT THE LYNCH BUG WHEN I KILL IT I GO TO THE MAP AND THE DOTS GO OFF THE MAP THERE DONE PLZ DONT ERASE ALL OF THIS O MASTER OF THE GLITCHES PLEASE

How do you beat the Time Serpent?

I cannot begin to express my awe for this game. Its level of interaction is just unparalleled. I say this because not only can you fully explore the world, but you can also manipulate the map itself with the use of time towers, changing the world you walk through. Incredible. My boyfriend and I cannot put the game down. We like putting it on our Apple TV and playing it from the couch. This is an amazing game, and right after I finish this review Im going to play it through again.

With some unique and fun game mechanics

This game is driving me crazy I cant put it down like its sometimes gets really scary and its challenging totally worth the money

This is the only company whose purchases I will buy without hesitation. All of their games are original, innovative, and engaging. This one is no exception. Buy the whole series, though!

The depth of content and production values are fantastic!