Sorcery Jokers: Extended Review

Visual Novels, as an artistic medium, are one of my favorite ways to express a story. There are a lot of quirks and tidbits unique to the story structure in VNs that can make for an amazing read when done properly; and if my experience with recent titles is anything to go on, it seems like most of the sizable developers out there have figured out a formula to create consistently solid VNs. Unfortunately, this does mean that most VNs all follow a similar structure. Stories can sometimes get predictable and even create pretty hefty expectations from their readers if not handled well, but for the most part the formula works universally. Sorcery Jokers, on the other hand, decided that it would be best to trash that cookie cutter strategy in favor of creating a more unique type of story. A decision like that is a pretty significant risk, even for a larger developer, but in this particular case the payout ended up being absolutely phenomenal. Not only did they find a way to make this different story structure work, the story also feeds off the common expectations that it’s readers might have and twists them to be used for it’s own benefit.