Tal vez sea la hinchazón producida por ser el final de la tetralogía, pero Sorcery! 4 supone el triunfo final de Inkle para adaptar, expandir y traducir el atractivo de los librojuegos de antaño a un estilo de juego propio. Aunque es posible compararlo con obras como Planescape por el enfoque que tiene en la toma de decisiones o incluso a novelas visuales como Yu-No, Sorcery! Consigue desarrollar su identidad a través de un uso inteligente de las mecánicas que te permiten saltar entre las decisiones. La combinación final entre el sistema de hechizos (hasta entonces entendido como una especie de bolsa de trucos permanente que te permitía buscar soluciones divertidas) y el sistema de rebobinado es un golpe de genialidad, y estoy impaciente por ver a más juegos reaprovechando esta idea para contar historias distintas.
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Perhaps it's due to the hype for being the end of this tetralogy, but Sorcery! 4 is clearly Inkle's triumph in adapting, expanding and translating the appeal of old gamebooks to a new kind of gameplay. While it's possible to compare it to works like Planescape for its focus on decision-making or even visual novels like Yu-No, Sorcery! manages to develop its identity through a clever use of its mechanics. The final combination of the spell system, which worked as a cheat system that allowed for fun solutions, and the rewind system is a stroke of genius, and I can't wait to see other games reusing it for their stories.
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Perhaps it's due to the hype for being the end of this tetralogy, but Sorcery! 4 is clearly Inkle's triumph in adapting, expanding and translating the appeal of old gamebooks to a new kind of gameplay. While it's possible to compare it to works like Planescape for its focus on decision-making or even visual novels like Yu-No, Sorcery! manages to develop its identity through a clever use of its mechanics. The final combination of the spell system, which worked as a cheat system that allowed for fun solutions, and the rewind system is a stroke of genius, and I can't wait to see other games reusing it for their stories.