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Winds of Change

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux • 2019

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Quick resume

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Global score

96/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Engaging and emotional story
    • Fully voice acted characters
    • Rich character development and relationships
    • Immersive fantasy world with exploration
    • High replay value with multiple endings

    Cons

    • Some minor voice acting inconsistencies
    • Few typos and occasional bugs
    • Slow pacing in early acts
    • Limited female romantic options
    • Lack of action or gameplay variety

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal story progression and relationships without competitive or ranked elements."

      Capsule for Wylde Flowers Wylde Flowers

      "Focuses on personal story progression and character relationships without competitive or ranked elements."

    • Continuation

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      "Players report long sessions, emotional investment, and replaying to see multiple endings."

      Capsule for Heart of the Woods Heart of the Woods

      "Players report long play sessions, emotional investment, and desire to replay for different endings and relationship paths."

    • Cooperation

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      "Guilds and social interactions encourage some cooperation, though much gameplay is solo."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players explore different narrative paths and endings, experimenting with choices to shape story, showing creative engagement."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong emotional immersion and narrative engagement provide escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and emotional connection, not obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore different dialogue options and scenarios, encouraging experimentation within the narrative."

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      "Players explore multiple dialogue options, relationship routes, and hidden content, encouraging experimentation within narrative."

    • Exploration

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      "The game features a large world with many areas to discover, side quests, and hidden lore."

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    • Expression

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      "Players express themselves through dialogue choices and shaping protagonist's personality; some customization of gameplay style."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a fantasy world with magic, mythical creatures, and heroic quests."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong sense of party camaraderie and character bonding events foster community feeling within the game world."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop understanding of characters and story consequences, learning through choices."

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    • Health

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      "Game is sedentary visual novel with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused reading and attention; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Players form close emotional relationships with characters, including romantic bonds and heartfelt interactions."

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      "Players form close emotional bonds with characters, including romance and friendship options."

    • Leadership

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      "Player acts as leader making decisions that affect group survival and dynamics."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through life stages and relationship development; accumulation of story moments and character growth."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Engaging narrative flow balances challenge and enjoyment, providing satisfying pacing."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable music, voice acting, and visual style provide sensory engagement"

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    • Status

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      "Focus is on personal story experience rather than social recognition or status."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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      "Emotional suspense and tension arise from story developments and character fates."

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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 Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    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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