Choice of Rebels: Uprising

Not matter how big and powerful an empire gets to be, it still needs to watch out over its population, because most of the time it’s simple folk who rise up against their leaders in order to escape oppression or violence. Hence, it would seem like every ruthless dictator was eventually brought down by the people he was trying to control, which is why it’s baffling to see others make the same mistake.

Choice of Rebels: Uprising is a text-based adventure game with role-playing elements, in which your choices control the story and the fate of the characters. You are free to do as you wish right from the start, as well as approach every situation with the desired attitude. Naturally, there are battles throughout the adventure as well, even if they can be a bit of a letdown when they are boiled down to simple text options.

The world in Choice of Rebels: Uprising under the influence of the Hegemony, a blood-thirsty empire that uses dark magic in order to increase its power and keep people under their control. Naturally, you play the role of a rebel leading a revolution against the evil rulers, but the success of this revolution is entirely left up to the decisions you make along the way, because you are not guaranteed to win.

As with any RPG, getting better at things is part of the experience, which means that your character can learn new magic spells and a few various other abilities along the way. Not only that, but certain character traits have an effect on the story too, and it may be easier to obtain something if you have the right perk. Speaking of which, romancing other character is possible as well, but not enforced in any way.

Since you are always in control of what happens, it’s only natural that the ending is different depending on your actions throughout the story. Hence, there are multiple endings you can reach, and the route there differs as well, which makes it easy to go through the adventure multiple times. The lack of graphics shouldn’t be too annoying if you know what to expect from a text-based game.

Even if Choice of Rebels: Uprising can be a bit of a drag sometimes, that’s entirely dependent on how much of a reader you are. Hence, the story is interesting enough to keep you engaged, and the plethora of choices can make it impossible to deny multiple playthroughs.