Consortium

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Pros:

Interesting meta narrative, Characters with backstories and motivations, A few funny moments, Great worldbuilding;
Exploring the scifi jumbo jet is fun, Choices let you avoid combat, or shoot your way out, Fascinating handling of fourthwall story elements, Good voice work and musical score

Cons:

Buggy;
Buggyreally, really buggy, Weak shooting elements, Ends just as it's picking up steam

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Last revision on January 23, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Interesting meta narrative, Characters with backstories and motivations, A few funny moments, Great worldbuilding;
Exploring the scifi jumbo jet is fun, Choices let you avoid combat, or shoot your way out, Fascinating handling of fourthwall story elements, Good voice work and musical score

Reviewers Didn't Like

Buggy;
Buggyreally, really buggy, Weak shooting elements, Ends just as it's picking up steam

Expert reviews and ratings

At the core, Consortium is a great game. The concept is fresh, and for the most part, it works really well. If only for that, it warrants at least a playthrough. Alas, that doesn't mean the finished product is great, or finished for that matter....

By reviewstudio.net on February 06, 2014

Strangely compelling though it is, Consortium is a roughly-cut venture that doesn't really make use of its ideas. Not recommended unless you're really, really, creepily into dialogue...

By New Game Network on January 25, 2014

One thing's for sure: Consortium isn't afraid to hide one of its chief influences. Mere minutes in, responding to a quip from the pilot of a futuristic craft crammed with quasi-military types, I jumped on the best of three possible responses: "So you're...

By GameSpot on January 17, 2014

As great as it would be to hold up Consortium as the next great evolution of adventure/RPG, it's not, though it is a valiant attempt that deserves praise. If you're more interested in games like Mass Effect for the story than the shooting, or in-game...

By in.ign.com on January 27, 2014