The Council

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 110 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 110
  3. Negative: 7 out of 110

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  1. Mandulum
    Mar 17, 2019
    7
    Favorite Thing: The story took a little too long to get going but once it did I enjoyed it.
    Least Favorite Thing: If you want to keep a good stock of items and not miss any conversations the game forces you into this boring loop of thread the same paths over and over each time things reset for a new episode/quest.
    Date Completed: 2019-03-17 Playtime: ~ 16h Enjoyment: 7/10    Favorite Thing: The story took a little too long to get going but once it did I enjoyed it.
    Least Favorite Thing: If you want to keep a good stock of items and not miss any conversations the game forces you into this boring loop of thread the same paths over and over each time things reset for a new episode/quest.

    Date Completed: 2019-03-17
    Playtime: ~ 16h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: The story is interesting enough to be worth your time.    … Expand
  2. watchm824
    Jun 22, 2021
    7
    I liked the game. Interesting plot (though only in the first half of the game). Mysterious atmosphere. And unusual game mechanics.
    True, the ending and plot twist in the second half of the game let us down.
    Graphics and animation are normal, you can play.
  3. genchev
    Mar 2, 2019
    6
    The first 2 episodes were very very good. A lot of interactions, a lot of suspense bu then came the mediocre episode 3 and then the worse 4 and 5 which killed the game. In the last 2 episodes it doesn't matter what you choose you will end up at the same scene...
  4. Klewer
    Mar 2, 2020
    5
    A disappointing game overall. The first two episodes were intriguing and kept you enthralled. Slowly after that as the story unraveled it became stale, repetitive at times and not engaging. Choices became less frequent and some interesting mechanics not revisited often.
  5. lord_raccoon
    Mar 8, 2020
    7
    This is a pretty nice game with an impressive start, but to be honest, has so poor ending that it feels like it was made in a hurry. Every next episode was worse than previous. At 4th and 5th episode the game becomes extremely boring - its simply "get me this, get me that". I was expecting grand ending, but instead of that i've received a few minutes episode which left no emotions behind.This is a pretty nice game with an impressive start, but to be honest, has so poor ending that it feels like it was made in a hurry. Every next episode was worse than previous. At 4th and 5th episode the game becomes extremely boring - its simply "get me this, get me that". I was expecting grand ending, but instead of that i've received a few minutes episode which left no emotions behind. That's sad actually. Even though i got dissapointed in it, i still recommend this game due to i was playing it two days non-stop.… Expand
  6. Crimert
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    The Council is another "Choices Matter" game. If you are interested in history, you may like the adventure. But puzzles were tedious and sometimes frustrating. The game became boring after Episode 4... There were some glitches too. 16hrs on record.
  7. LironesAlviento
    Jul 31, 2020
    6
    Interesante juego el cual me atrapo al principio, me dejo de interesar otra parte del juego y al final me acabo gustando, es diferente a todo y por eso lo apruebo, no es un gran juego pero si uno muy original.
  8. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    7
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 11, 2019
    85
    Big Bad Wolf did what Telltale Games’ works promised but could never deliver. A true revelation in the world of non-linear adventure games. [03/2019, p.66]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    60
    The Council started with a big bang but ended with a huge sigh of disappointment. It has a great level of details to represent the world at the end of XVIII century, it has some nice changes to the stagnant genre of "choices matter adventures", but the story and storytelling are not up to par with them. Also, world feels unresponsive, the pacing feels inadequate and in short, it could have been a great game, but it failed on the most important things.
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  3. Adventure Gamers
    Jan 25, 2019
    50
    Although the idea of blending role-playing elements with traditional adventure gaming sounds intriguing, The Council doesn’t do anything particularly interesting with either of them after a very strong introductory episode.
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