Shut Up And Play This Game: "Choice of a Dragon"

“Shut Up And Play This Game” is a recurring feature here at Warp Skip! The deal: you read the blog post, then you play the game that we link you to. No questions asked. See Casey’s post about “Small Worlds” for a full description.

“Choice of a Dragon” is a short, text-based, choose-your-own-adventure-style hypertext game. You are a dragon. You make choices in the story, and your choices earn you points, which in turn affect the way the rest of the game turns out. The humor and joy comes from the narrative voice, which bubbles with sarcasm and fourth-wall winks. Also, let’s face it: it is fun to eat something after having set it on fire with your breath.

The game does a remarkable job of making it seem like your choices change the outcome of the game, and the character of your protagonist—which is more than any BioWare conversation tree has managed to do.

There are iPhone and Android versions of the game available, which you might download later. But right now, you’re going to…

SHUT UP AND PLAY “CHOICE OF A DRAGON”

—Adam