The Hero Project: Open Season

I’ve been reading the series since it first came out. Each book has had such a profound effect on me. I fall in love with the characters and I fall in love with the adventure and heroism. For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a hero, someone who protects others through any means. I want to be able to save people and bring out the good in the world. In reality I can’t do that, but by reading your books I can get a sense of what it’d be like. I can live out my hopes and childhood dreams. I can be the hero I’ve always wanted. It might be weird or childish but I truly just connect with each installment. I’m grateful to have been able to play these games. Please write a third Versus installment. ❤︎♥︎❤︎

The story is fundamentally about heroes rising, and your character certainly is given the chance to do this. (Spoiler) In the light of this theme, common to the preceding trilogy, your trip from nobody to legendary hero is fitting. It also gives you the chance to choose your way into a great character arc. The fights are dynamic and thrilling, the real choices you can give your old MC feel just as weighty to the character as the those in the main plot, and the balance between the trilogy protagonist and the new one is great — each with their own set of stats. The prose is still as enthralling as ever, and the intersectional themes from the last book are dialed back somewhat here, leaving more room to form your own story, but still managing to get the story’s important moral stated. However, I do feel it seems sort of rushed at times, with plot lines progressing in quick succession, which can remove some of the weight from the narrative. Some of the character interactions are a little stiff, although that could just be the MC’s reserved personality. The cast might also be too heavy for the quickness, leaving some characters rather sidelined in development though they’re given attention in the plot. All in all however, it’s a solid end to the series that’s fulfilling and has some impressive plot twists to boot. Worth your time.

In my opinion, this is by far the best choice game I have ever played! It has such an amazing plot and I love how when making your character it gives different gender options and not the generic girl or boy and same goes for relationship choices! This game definitely kept me captivated and wanting to know what would happen next! I kinda wish it was just a little bit longer and went into more of what happened with everyone at the end but I’m not complaining! I definitely would recommend this to a friend!

Exciting and well-written, this is a densely packed story and a variety of stats to keep up with in nearly every choice you make. I enjoy playing something so complex, and as always everything ties together (though not very tightly) in the end. The Heroes Rise/Project series will always have a special place in my heart, as the first one was one of my first favorite Choice games. Additional comment: the complaints about social commentary within the series are a bit base. Where else do you explore different ideas than within entertainment and literature? I think the author executed these issues beautifully and I appreciate the parallels with modern society. Sad to see the end of this legendary series.

SPOILERS!!! DON’T READ IF YOU WANT TO AVOID THE ENDING! Since it’s been a while since I’ve gone through the Versus Series, I totally didn’t catch the bit about the red light until reading the author’s note and that just blew my mind. I had to get that out of the way because it was an amazing twist to realize that the Heroes Rise and Versus series exist side by side. Overall, I have thoroughly enjoyed all of these stories and the way that they balance the combat and storytelling. It’s especially heartening when you know that the decisions you made with the Heroes Trilogy continue on in this series and can be interacted with further albeit in a limited fashion. I will definitely be excited for a Versus 3 to find out what happens with all of these characters that I love so much. Keep up the great work!