About The Game

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Overview
Choices is a visual novel, simulated roleplay game comprised of many different stories created by Pixelberry Studios. These stories are formatted into different "books", comprising from one chapter (one-shot specials) to over thirty-eight chapters, with the majority of books containing between fifteen and seventeen chapters. When the game was released on August 17, 2016, it began with only three stories and three genres: Romance, Mystery and Fantasy. The game has since expanded to ninety-four stories with more on the way.

Gameplay Systems
The game uses various different systems to make gameplay fun and exciting for all who play, such as:
 * Diamond Choices - Diamond choices are used only for things that you would have to go out of your way to do, or for someone or something special. These things include: Sleeping with an LI, going out with a friend, staying up later than normal to do an activity with friends, buying clothes and more!
 * Overriding Diamond Choices - Currently only seen in Most Wanted and The Crown & The Flame series, respectively, you can collect Sam and Dave skill points or Power, Legend, and Prestige points by making the right choice. These points can sometimes do what is called an 'Override', which means the points take the place of the diamonds and instead of using diamonds, you use the points you've earned.
 * Reaction Upon Choosing - This means that sometimes when you are presented with certain choices, it could improve or hinder your relationship with that person. This is heavily shown in the Endless Summer series and the first two books of America's Most Eligible when almost every choice is bound to improve or decrease your relationship with another person. Often when a relationship is improved or decreased, a drop-down box will say something along the lines of "Relationships Improved/Decreased".
 * Impact Upon Choosing - Similar to the example above, this means that sometimes when you choose one thing instead of the other, a character will remember what you did. In Chapter 3 of High School Story, Book 2, if you decide to keep Koh's secret when Isa is pressuring you, she will remember it and Michael will say that she has a lot of respect for you in Chapter 10; if you decide not to keep it, then she will act rude and snarky towards you.
 * Timed Choices - These are another special kind of choice. When timed choices appear, you will see a timer next to the list of choices. When this timer appears, you have a certain amount of time to click on the correct choice, if you do, the characters around you will act positively towards you, if not, they will act negatively.
 * Matchmaking - Seen in various series like The Sophomore series and in Home for the Holidays, your character can pique and encourage relationships to blossom. Sometimes, you can encourage a love interest you didn't choose for yourself to be with someone else: in The Sophomore, books 1 and 2, if James is not your boyfriend, you can encourage him to start a relationship with Reyna. Similarly, if Kaitlyn is not your girlfriend, you can encourage her to start a relationship with Annisa. Other times, a sibling or friend needs advice. Sometimes, characters are torn between two characters and you can help them choose: in The Freshman, you can encourage Madison to temporarily be with either Logan or Tripp - or to stay single if you encourage them both equally.
 * Texting - Texting is a new gameplay that was first featured in the Chat stories. Pixelberry then went on to feature texting in It Lives In The Woods and other books. When texting in a chapter, some people might be inclined to just repeatedly tap the blue button, but an easy way to get around that, is to hold it down and wait for the circle to fill up. The texts will then flow automatically.

Keys and Diamonds
Keys and diamonds are massive parts of the game. Keys allow you to play chapters while diamonds allow you to buy premium choices. Keys were released every two hours but that is only if you currently or at that time have less than two keys. A lot of people have complained about the waiting time for and Pixelberry have responded several times saying that they are working on ways for players to get keys quicker. However, the timer was increased to 3 hours in 2019.

Also, diamonds are earnt after playing a chapter that you have not played before, so after every chapter, you earn 2 diamonds. In addition, if you are within the limit of diamonds earned (and spent a key for a chapter), you will also be able to watch an ad and get 1 diamond free; the daily limit of diamonds you can get from ads is six diamonds.

Platforms

 * Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelberrystudios.choices&hl=en
 * iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/choices-stories-you-play/id1071310449?mt=8
 * BlueStacks - https://www.bluestacks.com/download.html?utm_campaign=homepage-dl-button-en