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Arcadie: Second-Born

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2022

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Quick resume

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Global score

95/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Engaging and well-written story
    • Meaningful player choices and character customization
    • Multiple romance options with emotional depth
    • Save/load and rewind features enhance replayability
    • Immersive medieval fantasy setting

    Cons

    • Some players find ending abrupt or short
    • Limited audiovisual presentation
    • Linear plot with limited variation in major outcomes
    • Minor grammatical errors reported
    • Lack of non-binary gender options

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Highly replayable with over 70 endings, encouraging multiple playthroughs and long-term engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Single-player visual novel experience focusing on individual choices; limited or no multiplayer cooperation."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players customize character stats, make diverse choices, and influence story outcomes, supporting creative expression."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize mutual respect and complex relationships rather than exerting control or superiority."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong fantasy setting and emotional storytelling provide immersive escape from reality."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and love for the story and characters."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization and roleplaying choices allow for personal expression within the story."

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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      "Character progression and skill development provide learning and personal growth opportunities."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary text-based gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on reading and decision making; no background or passive play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Strong emotional connections and romantic relationships form central to the experience."

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    • Leadership

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      "Player leads kingdom decisions and manages multiple factions, reflecting leadership roles."

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    • Progression

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      "Character stats, grades, and relationships progress over time, influencing story outcomes."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "Recognition through achievements, fame in-game, and social standing of daughter in story."

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    • Story

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      "Narrative immersion is a core strength with engaging plot, lore, and character development."

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    • Strategy

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      "Requires planning and reasoning about choices and their consequences."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Status, Fellowship.

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    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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