SAN FRANCISCO--December 4, 2015: Choice of Games announced today that "Pendragon Rising," the latest in their popular line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available on Steam, iOS, and Android. It's 25% off until December 11.
Seize the throne in the age of King Arthur! Lead an army of Britons against the darkest of enemies in this epic interactive medieval fantasy novel.
"Pendragon Rising" is a thrilling 112,000-word interactive novel by Ian Thomas, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
As the bastard offspring of the aging ruler Pendragon, you’ll fight to save Britain from a demon-tainted enemy and claim the crown you deserve. Command an army as Arthur, brave son of Uther, or Arta, fearless daughter of Utta.
Charge heroically to the front of battle, or use tricks to defeat your foes. Dally with your childhood companion, or seek romance elsewhere. Hold the line with your closest friends against foreign invaders and their sinister magics. Find friendship, forge alliances, uncover plots, and triumph over creatures of nightmare to win a future for your people and your kingdom.
For example, in your battle with the Saxons, you've captured some prisoners, including Cynric, son of Cerdic the Wolf-Lord. What will you do with them?
A) Kill them.
B) Let them return home to carry word of our victory to their people.
C) Keep Cynric as hostage, release the others.
D) Keep Cynric as hostage, kill the others.
Will you be mercenary or merciful? Seductive or solitary? Most importantly, can you lead your allies to drive back the darkness, and seize your place as Pendragon of Britain?
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About the Author
Ian is a games programmer, designer and writer who has wrestled computers for a living for two decades. He's worked in interactive television, education, puppet-making, film, publishing and the video games industry, where he's helped bring to life games such as the award-winning LEGO series, the LittleBigPlanet series, and Frozen Synapse Prime. He's also a writer of Napoleonic zombie movies, children's books about Cthulhu, and live-action events. Most of his time is spent working on gameplay and code for the Swedish company Frictional Games, most recently on SOMA, their widely-acclaimed sci-fi horror game. He lives in Wales.
"Pendragon explores the Celtic roots behind the myth of King Arthur, Britain's greatest hero, and adds a healthy dash of dark fantasy", said Ian Thomas, author of "Pendragon Rising." "It takes things back to a darker time, when there were no knights in shining armour; a time when the people of Britain fought a brutal campaign to stay alive against the waves of invaders that swept over the country with fire and the sword."
About Choice of Games
Choice of Games was founded by Dan Fabulich and Adam Strong-Morse in 2009. They produce text-based interactive novels for mobile platforms and the web, combining the delicious freedom of the 1980s' choose-a-path gamebooks with the depth and scope of a bestselling novel. Choice of Games adventures have been awarded First Place in IntroComp 2011 (Choice of Zombies), "Best Roleplaying Game of the Year" by JayIsGames (Choice of the Dragon), and Honorable Mention in the IGF Nuovo Awards (Choice of Broadsides).
In addition to developing their own games in-house, Choice of Games has created an easy-to-use programming language for writing text-based games, ChoiceScript, and publishes games written by other designers.
Contact:
Dan Fabulich
Choice of Games LLC
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