Another masterpiece, taking what was great about "In Other Waters" and taking it even further.
Despite dice being a core gameplay element, there is surprisingly little luck involved in getting the outcomes you want. You quickly figure out how to manage your dice efficiently, and from then on the narrative hangs entirely on your choices, not on the dice you have been dealt.
Which is a very good thing. After all, where "In Other Waters" was defined by it's supreme world building, "Citizen Sleeper" also focuses on a non-linear, divergent narrative. There a quite a few endings to the game, and thanks to the game's unintrusive gameplay, I felt encouraged to really get them all.
Despite dice being a core gameplay element, there is surprisingly little luck involved in getting the outcomes you want. You quickly figure out how to manage your dice efficiently, and from then on the narrative hangs entirely on your choices, not on the dice you have been dealt.
Which is a very good thing. After all, where "In Other Waters" was defined by it's supreme world building, "Citizen Sleeper" also focuses on a non-linear, divergent narrative. There a quite a few endings to the game, and thanks to the game's unintrusive gameplay, I felt encouraged to really get them all.