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[King's Ascent]

I quite liked the gameplay. It was new and entertaining. Challenging, but not too hard.
Unfortunately, the voice acting absolutely ruined it for me. It was as if everyone was just reading the words, not feeling them at all. Some were trying too hard, too, but not in the right way.
The story was good, too, though it was not without its flaws. However, despite the voice acting, it was enough to keep me watching without skipping the scenes.
With a little bit of work on the writing and some practice - or even lessons - for voice acting, this could make a great game. If it were a bit longer and had an unlimited mode of some sort, i'll bet you could even get people to pay for it in the App Store or release it in the Google Play store for mobile devices.
The idea of this game is definitely sound.

Seriously, though. Voice acting needs work.

Oh, and although the subtitles didn't at all line up, the song at the end was good.

amoser responds:

Hello!

I wish I could address all of the articulate and insightful reviews we've gotten so far, but I do want to respond to this as it's something that's come up a couple of times. The two main voice actors are both experienced professionals, so any sense that the voice acting is problematic is likely do to management of the rehearsals and recording sessions on the part of me and the other developers, as well as technical problems related to timing and audio compression.

Fortunately, some people have also responded very positively to the vocal performances, but I simply wanted to dispel any notion that the problems perceived are due to inexperience on the part of the actors, as that was not the source of any difficulties.

Once again, thanks to everyone who has played and reviewed the game! We are thrilled with all of the feedback we've gotten, both congratulatory and critical. We're taking all of your feedback into account.