SAN FRANCISCO--April 10th, 2015: Choice of Games announced today that "Choice of the Petal Throne," the latest in their popular line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available on Steam, iOS, and Android.
In the Empire of the Petal Throne™, will you find glory, or a knife in your back?
"Choice of the Petal Throne" is a 124,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Danielle Goudeau, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
M.A.R. Barker's world of Tékumel™ is a fantasy universe like no other, where South American, Middle Eastern, and Indian cultures collide. The princes and princesses of the Tsolyáni empire vie for their father's mystical Petal Throne, tearing the nation apart with civil war and political intrigues.
As a captain in one of their armies, will you play as male or female, gay straight or bi? A brave and forthright soldier, a hedonistic intriguer with a heart of gold, or scheming double agent?
For example, when Prince Mirusíya orders you and his troops to burn the town of Sangmiré, in honor of the god Vimúhla, a fellow officer named Nirún may confide in you to express his doubts. "Damn all fanatics," he says. How will you reply?
A) "Vimúhla requires this of us. How could we fight the might of Sárku without his blessing?"
B) "You're right, we need to do something to keep this from getting out of hand."
C) "I'd keep those feelings to yourself unless you want to die atop a bonfire."
D) "I have my own problems. There will be a lot of money to be made in the chaos."
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Tékumel™ and Empire of the Petal Throne™ are trademarks of M.A.R. Barker and are used with permission of the Tékumel Foundation. For additional information, please visit www.tekumelfoundation.org.
About the Author
Danielle Goudeau is a scientist with enthusiasm for gaming in its various forms, from board to table-top to computer. Her previous writing has taken the form of intricately plotted LARPs, but she decided to try her hand at interactive fiction in her favorite RPG setting. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and a very dumb dog, where she manages to fit in some baking and vintage dance in between the relentless geekery.
About Choice of Games
Choice of Games was founded by Dan Fabulich and Adam Strong-Morse in 2009. They produce text-based interactive novels for mobile platforms and the web, combining the delicious freedom of the 1980s' choose-a-path gamebooks with the depth and scope of a bestselling novel. Choice of Games adventures have been awarded First Place in IntroComp 2011 (Choice of Zombies), "Best Roleplaying Game of the Year" by JayIsGames (Choice of the Dragon), and Honorable Mention in the IGF Nuovo Awards (Choice of Broadsides).
In addition to developing their own games in-house, Choice of Games has created an easy-to-use programming language for writing text-based games, ChoiceScript, and publishes games written by other designers.
Contact:
Dan Fabulich
Choice of Games LLC
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