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The Novelist
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.
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28 reviews found100
GameGrin
Dec 11, 2013
The Novelist is the most personal and beautiful game I have ever experienced. The creator, Kent Hudson, has quite plainly poured his heart and soul into this game, and the outcome is genuinely something to behold. Never before have I felt so emotionally involved in the characters, their situation and potential future, as in this truly player-driven story. Mr Hudson’s creative masterpiece focuses on the Kaplans, a family like many others, faced with some of life’s many problems, looking for some answers, and taking the summer to try and find them.
80
Tom's Guide
Dec 11, 2013
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80
Edge Magazine
Dec 18, 2013
The Novelist, then, is a game of endless compromise, and in that sense it is a quite remarkable simulation of family life. You work through it the best you can, trying to keep everyone happy but knowing that there will be triumphs and disappointments along the way, and that the best you can really hope for is to land somewhere in the middle.
80
Twinfinite
Dec 11, 2013
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80
Games Master UK
Feb 16, 2014
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80
Hardcore Gamer
Dec 15, 2013
If you haven’t been scared off by the concept it presents, then The Novelist shall likely prove a worthwhile experience.
75
Polygon
Dec 11, 2013
It expertly captures the compromises of family life and the impossible decisions everyone has to face at some point — between personal happiness and family stability. The Novelist was reviewed using downloadable code provided by Kent Hudson.
72
GameFront
Dec 12, 2013
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71
PC Gamer UK
Mar 26, 2014
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70
GameSpot
Dec 10, 2013
But as a game of ideas, The Novelist works. It's not a challenging game, but the choices you have to make are. I played through the game twice, and was surprised to see how differently things were for the Kaplans in the end based on the different decisions I'd made.
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