Platinum

Platinum
Cost	15
Genre	Romance Musical
Series	Platinum
Book Number	1
Weekly Released	Fully Released
Release Date	May 30, 2019 - August 1, 2019 (Ch. 1-11) August 22, 2019 - September 19, 2019 (Ch. 12-16)

Platinum is the first and only book of the Platinum series.

Summary

When pop superstar Avery Wilshere discovers your singing talent, you're catapulted to instant fame! Are you ready to share your voice with the world?

Chapters

Chapter 1: Stars In Your Eyes

When pop superstar Avery Wilshere discovers your singing talent, you're catapulted to instant fame! Are you ready to share your voice with the world?

Chapter 2: Headlines

You head to the city to audition live in front of Avery Wilshere, along with ten thousand other hopefuls. No pressure, right?

Chapter 3: Lift Me Up

You prep for the final audition on national TV with Avery's mentorship. But will your competition steal America's heart?

Chapter 4: On Fire

It's your time to shine on live television! But when a surprise derails your plans, will you be bold enough to take the riskier path?

Chapter 5: Pack Your Bags

You begin your new life in New York City! Are you ready to have the world's eyes on you?

Chapter 6: Knockout

You're on set for your first ever music video! But who will be the lucky romantic lead?

Chapter 7: Can't Stop

You brace yourself for the interview that could make or break your career... all while keeping appearances at a swanky charity fundraiser.

Chapter 8: Down To The Wire

It's time for your biggest show yet, opening for Avery Wilshere at Madison Square Garden! Do you have what it takes?

Chapter 9: Famous

Your album is finally out in the world! At the biggest release party of the year, find out if you can not only sing music, but talk business.

Chapter 10: Hurricane

You just received the gig of a lifetime... being the musical guest on Last Call! Meanwhile, you act as Zadie's backup for a personal dilemma.

Chapter 11: Why Do I

No one can do everything... Between attending the glamorous MoDa Gala and supporting your friend at a film festival... What will you choose?

Chapter 12: Crossfire

You're performing at the most prestigious music awards ceremony... the Vinyls! But will you get blindsided by what the show has in store?

Chapter 13: How To Start Again

You're back to square one. Will you bounce back from this defeat... or will this be your curtain call?

Chapter 14: On The Horizon

Can you make a comeback to clear your reputation and wow the world?

Chapter 15: Fly Higher

Will you be able to sneak into one of the largest music festivals in the world?

Chapter 16: Who I'll Be

Series Finale: Everything has been leading up to this moment. Can you share your voice with the world on the headlining stage?

Gameplay Features

Fan Score

Certain choices will define your reputation as a performer. But be careful. Your decisions can gain or lose fans... and can make or break your career.

Musical Instruments

Throughout the Book, you can collect unique guitars and change instruments before performances!

Gallery

Sneak Peeks

Chapter 6 Sneak Peek

Chapter 7 Sneak Peek

Chapter 8 Sneak Peek

Chapter 11 Sneak Peek

Chapter 12 Sneak Peek

Chapter 12 Sneak Peek #2

Chapter 14 Sneak Peek

Chapter 16 Sneak Peek

Pre-Book Sneak Peeks & Information

Part I of Tease for Platinum from one of the writers

Part II of Tease for Platinum from one of the writers

Part III of Tease for Platinum from one of the writers

Genderlocked Confirmation on 03-25-2019

Summer 2019 release schedule

Thumbnail Cover

Black & White Cover Version

Colored Cover Version

Alternate Cover

As seen on Choices IG Active Ads Section

New Info from Choices Insiders Newsletter - May 2019

Updated Releases Schedule including Platinum

Posters of Platinum &Bachelorette Party

BB2 & Platinum Summaries in 05/06/19

Platinum Teaser Cover from 05/09/19

Cover with premiere date

Sneak Peek #1

Sneak Peek #2

Chapter 1 Description

Sneak Peek #3

Sneak Peek #4

Locations featured

• New York City

• Your hometown
• New York
• Shane's Film
• Indio

The Quacking Duck

Smoothie Star

County Fair

One in a Million backstage

Empty Rehearsal Stage

One in a Million Stage

Your Hometown Apartment (Day)

Your Hometown Apartment (Night)

Living Room/Kitchen in Hometown Apartment

Living Room (Day)

Living Room (Night)

Your Childhood Bedroom (Day)

Your Childhood Bedroom (Night)

Bathroom With Shower Curtain Closed

Bathroom With Shower Curtain Open

Avery's Beach House in Your Hometown

Dock of Avery's Beach House

Deck of Avery's Boat

Underwater

Beach at Night

Avery's Beach House (Interior)

Street

Recording Studio

Venue for Ryder's VIP B-Day Pool Party in Ch.8

Choi's House (Exterior)

Choi's Living and Dining Rooms

Choi's Kitchen

Art Exhibit Destroyed by Raleigh

Dressing Room

Dressing Room

Train Platform (Day)

Train Platform (Night)

Train Interior

Grounds of Indio (Day)

Grounds of Indio (Night)

Aerial View of Indio

Indio VIP Pool Party

VIP Dressing Room at Indio

Indio Backstage

Indio Main Stage

Indio Backstage Continued

Indio dressing room

Avery's Indio Trailer

Paradise Palms Motel Pool After Indio

Motel Balcony

Motel Room

Motel Roof

Miscellaneous

• In Game
• Magazine Covers
• Items

Official Promo

Thumbnail Cover

Thumbnail Cover (Old Interface)

In-Game Banner (Old Interface)

Full Cover as Shown in the New UI

In-Book cover

May 30,2019 PSA

In-App Announcement

Bianca Appearing on PT Ch.8 Confirmation?

New interface (May 21, 2020)

Male Avery on Popular Magazine Cover

Female Avery on Popular Magazine Cover

Male Raleigh on MMXX Magazine Cover

Female Raleigh on MMXX Magazine Cover

Male Avery w/ Male Raleigh on TV Remote Magazine in Ch. 3

Male Avery w/ Female Raleigh on TV Remote Magazine in Ch.3

Female Avery w/ Male Raleigh on TV Remote Magazine in Ch. 3

Female Avery w/ Female Raleigh on TV Remote Magazine in Ch.3

MC on the magazine cover

Alternate MC on Acclaim Magazine Cover

Ellis on Acclaim Magazine

Male Raleigh w/ MC on They Magazine Cover

Female Raleigh w/ MC on They Magazine Cover

MC & Male Avery Wilshere Charttopper Magazine Cover

MC & Female Avery on Charttopper Magazine Cover

MC & Male Raleigh Carrera on Charttopper Magazine Cover

MC & Female Raleigh Carrera on Charttopper Magazine Cover

Ozone on Charttopper Magazine

MC on Manhattan Magazine Cover

Alternate MC on Manhattan Magazine Cover

Jaylen on Manhattan Magazine Cover

MC & Male Avery on Sophistication

MC & Female Avery on Sophistication

MC on Advert Magazine Cover - Morningdew

MC on Advert Magazine Cover (Face 3)

Alternate MC on Just Dew It Advert

MC on Advert Magazine Cover - Smoothie Star

Zadie on the cover of Mode Magazine

MC & Male Raleigh on Bonfire Magazine Cover

MC & Female Raleigh on Bonfire Magazine Cover

Female Avery on Bonfire Magazine Cover

MC & Female Avery on Bonfire Magazine Cover

Male Avery on Bonfire Magazine Cover

Asian MC and Male Avery on Bonfire Magazine Cover

Alternate MC and Male Avery on Bonfire Magazine Cover

MC & Jaylen on National Voyeur Magazine Cover

'Jealousy' Headline on National Voyeur Magazine Cover

Male Raleigh on Enjoy Weekly Magazine Cover

Female Raleigh on Enjoy Weekly Magazine Cover

Ellis on Keynes Magazine

Male Raleigh with Blair & Cameron on Hour Magazine Cover

Blair & Cameron without Male Raleigh on Hour Magazine Cover

Female Raleigh with Blair & Cameron on Hour Magazine Cover

Blair & Cameron without Female Raleigh on Hour Magazine Cover

MC & Male Raleigh on Watchtower Magazine Cover

MC & Female Raleigh on Watchtower Magazine Cover

Male Avery on Watchtower

MC and Male Avery on Watchtower Magazine Cover

Female Avery on Watchtower

MC and Female Avery on Watchtower Magazine Cover

Microphone

Limo

Slice of Pizza as seen in premium scene of Ch.3

Recording Mic as seen in Ch.5

Piano as seen in Ch.5

MC's Lyric Notebook as seen in Ch.5

Paella as seen in Ch.6

Champagne Cocktail as seen in Ch.7

Wine as seen in Ch.7

Bread rolls as seen in Ch.7

Sparkling Spa Water as seen in premium scene of Ch.8

Flaming Cocktail as seen in premium scene of Ch.8

Computer/program used to release MC's album in Ch.8

Celebratory Champagne as seen in Ch.8

Mc's song playing on radio in Ch.9

Roses from Magic Show if Bought Club for Party, Ch.9

Cocktail as seen in premium scene of Ch.9

Rainbow Shots as seen in premium scene of Ch.9

Gold Scepter as seen in Ch.10

Perfume as seen in Ch.10

Shoes as seen in Ch.10

Electralite Pile as seen in Ch.10

Electralite Drink Full View as seen in Ch.10

Monalisa Painting as seen in premium scene of Ch.10

Rembrandt Painting as seen in premium scene of Ch.10

Bottle of Absinthe as seen in premium scene of Ch.10

Cotton Candy as seen in premium scene of Ch.11

Corn Dog as seen in premium scene of Ch.11

Pretzels as seen in premium scene of Ch.11

Junk Food as seen in Ch.13

Mai Tai as seen in premium scene of Ch.13

Hank's Special S'mores as seen in Ch.13

Press Badge as seen in Ch.15

Promotional Videos

Choices - Platinum Teaser 1

Choices - Platinum Teaser 2

Songs Featured

Platinum - Moving Opening Title Card

Chapter 1 Song "Lift Me Up"

Platinum - How to Start Again (Male Avery Version)

Raleigh's Song (Male Raleigh Version) - Ch. 2

How to Start Again (MC Version) - Ch.2

Choices - Platinum - In Love With a Liar (Diamond Exclusive)

Platinum - Lift Me Up- Avery Cover

Spoilers

• On March 22, 2019, PB revealed that this book was one of the ones they were going to launch during Summer 2019.
• Also on this day, Peyton, one of the writers PB has on a contract basis, gave away several spoilers ahead of the book's release, such as:
  • You get to play as an aspiring pop star struggling to stay true to yourself in the swirling, soul-sucking vortex that is the major label system.
  • The script is as gay as Peyton could possibly make it and went onto clarify that he was going to actually go out on a limb and say this is the gayest game (i.e. book) ever released by Choices!
  • PB let him get away with referencing both 1 Trait Danger and Tim Schenectady.
  • Also a major character from Platinum has already been referenced in a past Choices book… 👀
  • When asked just how gay this book might be, Peyton replied that it's even gayer than The Heist: Monaco, and he expects that people will be very, very happy.
  • The major character referenced in a previous book turned out to be Avery Wilshere who was mentioned in The Senior, but only if the main character of said series is dating Kaitlyn.
• On March 25, 2019, it was officially confirmed that both this book and Sunkissed are gender locked.
• On April 9, 2019, PB released their first Choices Insiders Newsletter including a thumbnail cover art for this book.
• On April 19, 2019, similar to Deanest, a reddit user on the Reddit Choices group, DisturbedDeaddMan, a wikia user here, pointed out that the book covers for this book were already available to view. However, in order to see these, go to the Choices official Instagram. Hit the three dots in the top right corner, then hit "More About This Account", then select "Active Ads" on the menu that pops up. If you scroll, you'll see the ads themselves.
  • Based on the black/white cover, it seemed that the writers for this book drew heavily from the 2018 film, A Star is Born.
• On May 3, 2019, in the May edition of Choices Insiders, PB released the information that the book would be released sometime in May 2019. They also teased sneak peeks coming "very, very soon".
• On May 8, 2019, it was revealed by a reddit user to Fearless Diva that Peyton, the same guy behind this book, also wrote Bachelorette Party.
• On May 9, 2019, PB released a teaser trailer for this book.
• On May 13, 2019, PB released a second trailer along with the official release date being Thursday May 30, 2019.
  • Later, in response to a player, PB confirmed that this would be a Thursday book, making it the second book to be released on Thursday, the other being High School Story, Book 1.
  • On the same day, Daniel Shvarts, the Music Producer at PB, confirmed that he had been working for long on the soundtrack for this book
• On May 15, 2019, PB released a sneak peek featuring a character named Avery Wilshire.
• On May 21, 2019, PB released a sneak peek featuring a character named Raleigh Carrera.
• On May 22, 2019, PB released the description for Chapter 1.
• On May 23, 2019, PB released a third sneak peek.
• On May 28, 2019, PB released a fourth sneak peek featuring a poster saying "One in a Million" with two characters on it.
• On May 30, 2019, PB released the official cover for the book.
• On June 26, 2019, PB released a peek for Chapter 6.
• On July 3, 2019, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 7.
• On July 10, 2019, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 8.
• On July 31, 2019, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 11.
• On August 1, 2019, PB announced a mid-season break and told players to stay tuned for more news in the coming weeks.
• On August 7, 2019, PB announced that Platinum would return on August 22nd and they released a blogpost on the making of Platinum, including a sneak peek of Chapter 12.
• On August 21, 2019, PB released the second sneak peek of Chapter 12.
• On September 4, 2019, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 14.
• The description for Chapter 16 says "Series Finale", confirming that this is a standalone book. 
• On September 18, 2019, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 16.
• On September 30, 2019, PB confirmed again that it's a standalone book and stated that they were currently working on putting the soundtrack on Spotify.

Trivia

• This is the first book with two gender customizable love interests.
• This is the first book to have the background music crossfade seamlessly between two tracks.
  • Books following Platinum have applied the same crossfade as well.
• All chapter titles are taken from the lyrics of Platinum's songs.
• This book contains several references to pop culture and real programs.
  • In Chapter 1, Shane makes a reference to the widely-used Hollywood screenwriting program, Final Draft, when jokingly telling Your Character that they typed up a pep talk for them using the program.
  • In Chapter 4, if you choose to say "We're in this together", Zadie will understand it as a reference to the song "We're All in This Together" from the Disney Channel Original movie, High School Musical.
  • It is mentioned throughout the book that Micah Okoye has worked with several real artists such as Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Ariana (Grande), and Halsey, while Wade worked with real artists such as John Lennon and Nirvana.
  • In a premium scene of Chapter 7, Raleigh mentions being friends with one of the actors from Double Agent, the movie Your Character (Red Carpet Diaries), Matt Rodriguez, Apricott Persimmon, and Chadley Fortnum were filming in Red Carpet Diaries, Book 2.
  • Chapter 8 makes several references to famous musical artists, including Sia, Britney Spears, Kesha, and Rihanna.
  • Micah's alias Ozone leads to a comment from Stepback Three in Chapter 9, saying that he was expecting a trio of adults, which is a reference to the band O-Zone. If you go to an Italian restaurant with Shane, you can choose to reenact the spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp. If you reminisce about the first time you and Shane got drunk, you will share that it happened accidentally while watching Star Wars: Episode 1. You two were so drunk that you thought that the movie was good and that Jar Jar Binks was funny.
  • Chapter 10 includes references to Dua Lipa, the Juilliard school, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and fashion labels like Hublot and Saint Laurent. Josh Morello makes a cameo appearance and Your Character mentions his work with Teja Desai to him.
  • It is mentioned that Raleigh's old band, Sunset Skatepark, was bigger than One Direction.
  • It's also mentioned that the guitar he/she gives the player in premium choice was a birthday gift from Prince.
• Chapter 6 shares the same title as Hot Shot, Book 1, Chapter 4, "Knockout".
• Chapter 8 has a two month time skip.
• The book started a short-lived trend where the words "Series Finale" appear in the description of the final chapter of a book if it's also the final chapter in the series as a whole, or if the book is a standalone.
• Some of the characters and songs are referenced in other Choices books such as Queen B, Hot Couture, My Two First Loves, and Open Heart, Book 1, as well as in the official Storyloom book Bloodbound: Cold Blood.

Click here for the walkthrough of this book: Platinum Choices.