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In The Footsteps Of A Hero |
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Louise Tue Dec 16 01:13:14 2014 
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I thought it was good but quite short |
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Ranny Weeks Tue Mar 10 23:16:25 2015
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Really good. |
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Jonathan Wed Apr 1 17:52:09 2015 
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Nice adventure, like the ending. |
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bibbeybob86 Mon Apr 20 11:03:16 2015
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it was epic LOL :-) |
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laye Sat Nov 7 07:40:59 2015
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nice story, thanks |
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Arguth Thu Mar 31 20:29:01 2016 |
Hello again. I posted messages about continuing this adventure. Remember when I said I was writing another book? Well, it just so happens I'm intending to script Valiencis Monrowan right in it. Basically I'm re-writing and re-igniting the Arthurian legend while scripting Valiencis as the hero of the Battle of Badon Hill. I hope I can use Victor Cheng's character without copyrighting? I don't think I have to worry about copyrighting laws, as this adventure (In the Footsteps of a Hero) has never been published in printed book form. But I'd like to make sure. I hope Victor Cheng won't mind. Sergio Almeida. |
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BinBin Sat Jul 9 02:29:00 2016
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I hope to become like Ike and live though the path of strife and adventures! (I set off on an adventure! Yay!) |
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knight tyson Tue Sep 13 16:55:20 2016
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Great story.makes me remember how much I loved these books as a kid |
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Babap Wed Jan 11 12:11:02 2017
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This feels like the prequel to all Fighting Fantasy adventures. I like the story :) |
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Nico and Nicolas sr. Fri Feb 24 03:59:44 2017
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This was great and we are both looking to giving the story another go. Maybe we should take more risks. |
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bluejuice915 Thu Apr 20 18:18:09 2017
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That was tough. Finding the most suggestible path, and bringing the right things along, took several tries. The near-end deaths are annoyingly lovable as always. Plot is awesome. Choice options are clever. A very good, high quality, game book. Grade: 99 |
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RogueOne Thu Nov 2 22:17:10 2017
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Done! |
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Typhlosion Mon Apr 9 18:02:14 2018
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Daaaaamn, pretty awesome. Sequel? |
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paul Thu Mar 14 15:54:31 2019
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completed but it looks like i made the wrong choices as i stay a stableman. a well written and entertaining gamebook. |
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HAL Sun Oct 6 05:52:05 2019
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Entertaining, and very well written - although way too short (and easily completed) for a true FF gamebook. None the less, reminded me of why I loved FF all those years ago |
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Merrick Fri Dec 13 06:17:13 2019
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I died here ha ha. To whoever made this site, you did a terrific job! I had a great time. |
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God Thu Jun 18 08:21:28 2020 |
great |
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Jay Mon Jan 18 22:37:03 2021
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Great game. Monro should have a freckled face, to make her description more distinctive. |
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Mage Mon Oct 18 01:14:35 2021
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Hey, I'd forgotten a lot about this one, but still managed to get through on first try! Helps that I was lucky and rolled up near-perfect stats (12/22/12). I didn't buy any food or restoratives and was down to my last 3 STAMINA at the end. :D Although with the items and bonuses you receive only at the end, is there supposed to be some sequel for this? |
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Tibor Thu Nov 17 19:25:37 2022
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very nice |
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YARD Tue Sep 5 13:02:00 2023
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Yet another fun, bite-sized adventure on here! Also my first to be set in Port Blacksand: I think there are at least three on here from it, including this one? (And all of similar length, for that matter.) Before I say anything else, I must note it was quite amusing to see that Valience got such a fanclub for herself in the comments of this thread! While you gotta love anyone who can decapitate a SKILL 12 creep menacing your character in two blows (certainly didn't expect this as what is often the first encounter in a "fairly easy" gamebook!), I am a little surprised Angela Luna from Soul Tracker didn't seem to gather quite as much devotion. Then again, that was probably the byproduct of most people's opinion on Soul Tracker getting overwhelmingly coloured by "What do I have to do to get past DESTRUCTION: 3?", leaving little room for reflection on anything else. As far as non-playable female characters on here go, I found it a little sad to see Autumn Moon of Nye's Song or Grauch of A Princess of Zamarra (or the Princess herself, for that matter) go rather unremarked upon even in their own threads. As for the story itself, I'll say that I still consider the 50-ref format just a little too small altogether for this medium. Yet, this work is one of the best at working with this size. To me, it's almost on par with Andrew Wright's Impudent Peasant! in that regard, the latter pulling ahead mainly because in its marketplace scene, the things you could buy were all useful in at least some sense. In here, half the items that are purchasable are either awaiting that sequel, or are simply red herrings. Even so, it feels more comfortable with this length than either Bad Moon Rising or The Cold Heart of Chaos, both of which feel like episodes clipped out of a larger story; fine episodes, but lacking in internal development all the same. At the same time, I must say their authors, Davy Stedham and Al Sander, were all significantly stronger writers in a literary sense, same as Andrew Wright. Their ~50 ref managed to make even minor refs feel vivid, and while there are flashes of that here as well (the poor ending at 6 is surprisingly poignant, and I liked the option to run away and avoid getting framed) it's clearly on a level below them altogether. I don't know where Victor Cheng was born and whether English was first or second language for him (as it is for me), but at the end of the day, the words on the page are still there. Having that said, I must also give him credit for being a lot better at proofreading than some of the other authors here, including the aforementioned ones. Relatively few typos/grammar issues here this time.
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