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Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who prefer text-driven stories over graphics and sound effects
- Players interested in royal succession conflicts shaped by family history
- Readers who want choices to affect a protagonist's mental path and relationships
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking visual scenes or sound effects will find the presentation entirely text-based.
- Those looking for a short story will encounter a 450,000-word interactive novel.
- Players seeking a lighthearted setting may not want a story about war and despair.
Our take on I, the Forgotten One
Its defining format is a 450,000-word interactive novel told entirely through text, without graphics or sound effects.
What is I, the Forgotten One?
I, the Forgotten One is an interactive novel by John Louis, comprising 450,000 words.
Its text-only story unfolds in a kingdom torn by revolt following the king’s death. The central character, the late monarch’s eldest child, was sent as a child to the kingdom’s distant borderlands and shaped into a soldier. Now an old companion seeks to take the throne, and the protagonist is summoned to fight again. Players choose the character’s gender, focus on three areas of medieval combat, and select from three fighting approaches affected by physical traits. Choices influence family ties and lead toward one of three mental trajectories as the character confronts war and its effects. The story has no graphics or sound effects.
How I, the Forgotten One plays
- 01Three mental paths
- Choices lead the protagonist toward different states of mind as the war unfolds.
- 02Family relationships
- The protagonist can maintain ties with family members or allow those relationships to collapse.
- 03Attribute-shaped combat
- Physical attributes influence which of three fighting styles the protagonist uses.
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I, the Forgotten One: platforms & release
Is I, the Forgotten One worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who prefer text-driven stories over graphics and sound effects. Skip it if: players seeking visual scenes or sound effects will find the presentation entirely text-based.
Where can I download I, the Forgotten One?
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What platforms is I, the Forgotten One on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
