I've watched the miniseries of the same title,years ago (but not the book) so I don't really remember much about the story except that it involves a tragic fire, the construction of a magnificent cathedral and "church politics". In spite of that, while going in, I already expect the game to be great... and well, great it definitely is!

If you've played any of Telltale's epic decision-driven visual stories, you'll be delighted with how this game was designed. There are plenty of plot twists along with unexpected consequences which stemmed from the decisions you make on behalf of the many, various characters in the story.

The gameplay here has a familiar setup - Some decisions give you all the time in the world before selecting your choice, while for other decisions, you'll only have a very limited time to choose an option (quick-time events). Sometimes, you'll have multiple choices; while in others, you'll have only 2.

Interestingly, unlike many other story-driven games, this one offers "side stories" or alternative "quests" that you can complete in order to usually get an achievement. These side stories are completely optional though, and if you're on your second playthrough, you can easily skip doing all of these side stories just so you can quickly proceed to the part you want to go to.

I also really like the reflex-based mini-game added to the game - it doesn't only spice things up a bit; but also play an integral role in changing the path of the narrative, sometimes. The ending is done perfectly as well. Every clue throughout the 3 chapters of the story are eventually linked together to reveal the final storyline.

For story-driven games like this, immersion is crucial, not only to help set the scene, but also to pull the reader into its world, which in this case, is medieval England. I'm glad to say that this game also managed to do this part brilliantly well! The art and the animation in this game manage to bring every character to life. Both the epic music and the superb voice acting also help me feel like I'm actually in the story, conversing with Brother Philip or helping Aliena re-negotiate a trade deal.

However, I've noticed that at times, the background music seems to "overpower" the voice acting, making it very hard to hear what the characters are saying - For example, when Aliena and Richard visit their father in prison and made the oath.

This decision-driven, point-and-click story adventure is definitely worthy of the famous title it bears. Every major decision you make here matters and will change the path of the narrative. The story itself also contains many religious and political intrigue that may seem rather tame if compared to Game of Thrones but is still well-put together. The game even has plenty of replay value, whether you're just replaying to grab 100% of the achievements, or if you're simply trying to find all branches of its storyline.

Overall, this is a masterpiece of a game and is worth the purchase, especially if you're a fan of the book/ miniseries, or if you're simply a fan of a really epic, Game of Thrones-like story.

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