This Is the President

 PC
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Hey Poor Player
    Dec 24, 2021
    80
    This is the President is a perfectly patriotic blend of This is the Police, Suzerain, and We. The Revolution, presenting players with scandal after scandal after scandal to wriggle their way out of. Although there are a small handful of choices that corral you into picking the “right” option, the way you cope with the consequences is largely up to you. If you enjoy a novel’s worth of deranged narrative gameplay where choices matter like your life depends on them (and they do), This is the President will command enough mystery, intrigue, and excitement for even the highest of offices.
  2. Softpedia
    Dec 14, 2021
    80
    The writing is at its best when a situation escalates from relatively believable situations into absurdity and satire. But there are just as many moments when the results of player choices feel forced or when the game is trying too hard to draw from the real world. SuperPAC clearly understands how to make politics into solid game mechanics, they just need to better calibrate the tone of their world.
  3. GamingTrend
    Dec 14, 2021
    80
    If you enjoy Choose Your Own Adventure type games, you’ll love This is the President. It scratches a Schadenfreude itch for the dystopian hellscape we currently live in, and it’s equal parts fun, funny, and quite disturbing along the way, even with the odd choice baked in..

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Angryfunnydog
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    I don't really get why everyone compare this game with Suzerain. As Suzerain is a simulatorstrategy, while here it is basically a visual novelI don't really get why everyone compare this game with Suzerain. As Suzerain is a simulatorstrategy, while here it is basically a visual novel with some strategy elements. Probably a lot of people were confused by trailer, which was pretty serious. I was also quite confused but not disappointed. The writing here is quite hilarious, basically the whole game is pure satire over modern politics and pretty much every trend. I enjoyed it, especially considering modern lack of comedy genre.
    So if you like a lot of text, quality writing and good satire - then I think you'll like it    … Full Review »
  2. Leonard_Meta
    Dec 10, 2021
    3
    A shallow clone of Suzerain. The game's narrative is quite weak, not committing to either being completely serious, nor being a satire. In theA shallow clone of Suzerain. The game's narrative is quite weak, not committing to either being completely serious, nor being a satire. In the effect, getting through the ridiculous story feels like a slog. Your decisions mostly don't influence anything aside from your popularity meter, which for the practical purposes doesn't really matter. None of your decisions seem to make any influence, making the gameplay a slog. If you want a good narrative political game, pick Suzerain instead. If you want a good political simulation, play the latest installment of Democracy. And if you're in mood for a quality satire with fun gameplay, pick Tropico. This is not a good game.… Full Review »
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