Storyteller Review – Light Reading

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From Annapurna Interactive comes Storyteller, the choose-your-own-adventure fairytale maker. Presented like a classic storybook, Storyteller takes you through multiple short stories, many of which allude to existing literary creations.

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The difference is that you choose your characters, setting, and outcome here, within reason.

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GET READING WITH STORYTELLER Opening the book gives you an insight into what you will be doing. The book’s pages are blank, and you have to fill them with stories. However, it isn’t as free reign as it seems because each story has a pre-written title, set characters, and set locations that you can use.

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At the bottom of the page are the options for settings and which characters you can use. To set your panel, you select it, then pick your setting, then add the characters.

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The overall goal of Storyteller is not only to fill the pages but to reach the end of the book, where you will unlock the crown. You can only unlock the crown if you fill up every page correctly.

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FAIRYTALES COME TO LIFE Visually, Storyteller captures the classic idea of fairytale illustrations. The characters are brightly colored and easily recognizable as their archetypes.

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The colorful characters pop in their panels against the background’s black and white line drawings. There is minimal animation when the scene is set, with the characters emoting through symbols and changing their poses slightly.

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It’s also a treat to see how the developers have condensed some of the more famous literary works into a story tellable in four to six panels. Hamlet pops up, as does Snow White, and strangely the story of Oedipus. There is also a chapter on monsters that features Dracula and the Wolfman.

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Storyteller Review – Light Reading

From Annapurna Interactive comes Storyteller, the choose-your-own-adventure fairytale maker. Presented like a classic storybook, Storyteller takes you through multiple short stories, many of which allude to existing literary creations.

The difference is that you choose your characters, setting, and outcome here, within reason.

At the bottom of the page are the options for settings and which characters you can use. To set your panel, you select it, then pick your setting, then add the characters.

The overall goal of Storyteller is not only to fill the pages but to reach the end of the book, where you will unlock the crown. You can only unlock the crown if you fill up every page correctly.

FAIRYTALES COME TO LIFE Visually, Storyteller captures the classic idea of fairytale illustrations. The characters are brightly colored and easily recognizable as their archetypes.

The colorful characters pop in their panels against the background’s black and white line drawings. There is minimal animation when the scene is set, with the characters emoting through symbols and changing their poses slightly.

It’s also a treat to see how the developers have condensed some of the more famous literary works into a story tellable in four to six panels. Hamlet pops up, as does Snow White, and strangely the story of Oedipus. There is also a chapter on monsters that features Dracula and the Wolfman.

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