The Yawhg

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34

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  1. ChoicestGames
    Sep 20, 2014
    7
    The Yawhg is a terribly short game and will only take you 10 minutes to complete one playthrough. It is however a great "Choose Your Own Adventure" style game with appealing comic book style artwork and a magical soundtrack to boot. You may end up playing the game a few more times to experience "better" endings or to see how many different interactions you're able to stumble across butThe Yawhg is a terribly short game and will only take you 10 minutes to complete one playthrough. It is however a great "Choose Your Own Adventure" style game with appealing comic book style artwork and a magical soundtrack to boot. You may end up playing the game a few more times to experience "better" endings or to see how many different interactions you're able to stumble across but that might only amount to one or two hours gameplay maximum. A (very) short but sweet experience so I'd recommend you wait until it's on sale before giving it a shot.… Expand
  2. Baxstabber
    May 5, 2014
    7
    A fun little party game, I bought this to play with the missus. We tried to squeeze out as many endings as possible, however after about 2 hours of solid preparing for that 7th day we realized, there aren't actually a huge amount of endings. Unless we were prone to doing things similarly by accident.
    However the endings that are there and the build up to them is brilliant. We had a huge    A fun little party game, I bought this to play with the missus. We tried to squeeze out as many endings as possible, however after about 2 hours of solid preparing for that 7th day we realized, there aren't actually a huge amount of endings. Unless we were prone to doing things similarly by accident.
    However the endings that are there and the build up to them is brilliant. We had a huge amount of fun trying to rebuild after the Yawhg had been to destroy the town. The music is also extremely fitting and added hugely to the atmosphere.
    The only huge gripe I have to make is that there is no way to change the resolution as of yet and the game was unplayable on the first monitor we tried as the stats of player one were covered by the top of the screen making the game not unplayable but reduces the enjoyment dramatically, and would avoid until a fix has been found.    … Expand
  3. OHIC
    Jul 17, 2014
    6
    I wish I could give this a higher score. I'm a huge fan of Emily Carroll. If you like her work, you'll find plenty to enjoy here. However, the money spent on the game might be better spent on books that contain her work, or maybe her new solo book, "Through the Woods" which is fantastic. Ms. Carroll is a uniquely talented storyteller, and she's best suited by tales where she guides theI wish I could give this a higher score. I'm a huge fan of Emily Carroll. If you like her work, you'll find plenty to enjoy here. However, the money spent on the game might be better spent on books that contain her work, or maybe her new solo book, "Through the Woods" which is fantastic. Ms. Carroll is a uniquely talented storyteller, and she's best suited by tales where she guides the entire tale.

    It's a tough one, because the amount of love and hard work that's gone into this game is enormous. It would be ridiculous to ask for more possibilities in the game, since every new branch of story requires so much input from the authors. In theory, they easily earn your £7 with the effort they've put in, but in practice you're going to see situations repeating themselves quite a lot within three plays.

    If you like fantasy storytelling, you will create interesting stories between your choices and the creators' input, but for most players this will be only 30 minutes or so of entertainment.    … Expand

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2014
    55
    The game was designed with high replay value in mind (one playthrough lasts ca. 15 minutes), but the second time I played it part of the situations repeated and with every subsequent attempt it got worse. [06/2014, p.61]
  2. Riot Pixels
    May 7, 2014
    65
    The Yawhg is original enough to draw the attention of your guests away from Wii Sports, but if you like to read stories alone, this game is not for you.
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  3. Games.cz
    Apr 18, 2014
    70
    Interactive storytelling proceeding differently every time you play the game. It's short, uncompromising, and if you value games for their ability to tell stories in interactive fashion, you should not miss your opportunity to meet The Yawhg. Just wait for the right moment and the right discount to buy the game because The Yawhg is also a hell of a lot of a short title.
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