The Council - Review Roundup

Farflame found some reviews for The Council.

The Council Complete Reviews:

GameReactor - 8/10

The Council is a game that stays with you, and we're a bit envious of readers out there who haven't started on this game and get to play it all in one go. While it works well as an episodic adventure, it certainly benefits from being played back-to-back as you'll have an easier time catching all the nuances, foreshadowing, and subtle hints. While there are parts that could have done with more polish, we're extremely excited to see what Big Bad Wolf tackles next.

RPGamer -3.5/5

For those looking for an investigative adventure, The Council is worth checking out. It makes good use of its setting to create the initial intrigue, even if it veers away from it a bit too much at the end. The use of RPG and skill elements gives players a sense of progress as Louis learns more about the situation and becomes more adept at dealing with the other characters. While not all-powerful, The Council certainly has some interesting things to say.

Gamingbolt - 7/10

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The Council is Big Bad Wolf’s first game, and these issues are more of a symptom of that fact rather than serious flaws. They can annoy, yes, but there’s a lot of value to what the game offers. The systems are a compelling and unique take on the genre, and the game manages to make your choices matter much sooner than many of its ilk. I was seeing drastically different scenarios play out as soon as the second episode, which only improves the game’s replay value. Louis’s first step into a life of international conspiracy doesn’t go completely smoothly, but it’s a conference worth attending, if the topic interests you.

The Indie Game Website - 9/10

The Council is a fantastic example of what adventure games are capable of, with tons of content, choices, and characters you won’t soon forget. If you’re looking for something to fill the void that Telltale Games’ departure from the industry is leaving behind, The Council is a worthy contender – so long as you’re ready to deal with everything that comes with it.

The Council Episode 5 Reviews:

Wccftech - 6/10

Perhaps The Council would have achieved more as a complete game, with a more definitive beginning, middle and end for the developers to work with, and a stable budget to allocate. But as it is, The Council was an ambitious experiment that has sadly failed to deliver the results.

Ulvespill - 5.6/10

My time with The Council has been pretty good, yet I can’t help but feel a slight disappointment that the developers didn’t do more with the story. I loved the setting. I adored trying to find out what was happening, but in the end, it all felt rather pointless, since none of the mysterious events got any conclusion. Personally, I felt like Elizabeth was the best-written character, and she only featured in the first episode – much to my disappointment. I do think that Big Bad Wolf Entertainment can produce a really great RPG/narrative game, I truly do, The Council just isn’t the one. Keep me posted if they develop a game featuring another insane character like Elizabeth though, ‘cause that would be something I’d sit up at night to play immediately.

WellPlayed - 6.5/10

Checkmate may not have delivered the electrifying finale that I was hoping for, but the game as a whole has been one of my highlights of the year – if not the generation – thanks to its engaging story and compelling gameplay. It reinforces the notion that story-driven single-player games are still an important cog in the video game wheel, with The Council a testament to the power of storytelling, and why as an art form it is far from dead.

Bagogames - 4.5/10

The Council Episode 5: Checkmate is the series’s worst episode. It’s short. The script feels hastily thrown together, lacking the first 2 episodes’ more interesting deviations. To make matter worse, the game still runs no better than it did at the start. With both of my half-baked endings providing little sense of closure or finality, Checkmate comes across as the product of rushed development and mismanagement. If you’ve found yourself attached to these characters and events throughout the season, there’s no reason to skimp out on this final episode, but don’t expect much either.