The Council - Episode 3: Ripples Reviews

The Council - Episode 3: Ripples is ranked in the 40th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Ofisil
Top Critic
6 / 10
Jul 26, 2018

A few steps above decent, and a few steps below very good, Episode 3: Ripples is another chapter of The Council that is enjoyable, but at the same time a bit disappointing, as it doesn't seem to know what its strengths are. On the bright side, the story finally decides to move a bit faster, making players eager for the next one in line.

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XGN.nl
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Dec 15, 2018

The third episode of The Council is one of the least compelling of the series so far. The puzzles are not logical and the amount of running around you have to do is quite tedious.

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7 / 10.0
Jul 31, 2018

After being soured by the last episode, Episode 3 of The Council, Ripples, does a decent job at getting us excited for the game again. Colour us cautiously optimistic for the rest of the series.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2018

The Council draws on it's interesting story, events and it's puzzles to encourage players to continue playing. the second and third episodes both bring a memorable experience for the audience. in these episodes some of the questions that were left unanswered were answered and new questions rose. but the story isn't finished yet and we have to wait for the further episodes.

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7.8 / 10.0
Aug 15, 2018

Overall The Council, Episode 3: Ripples is a great continuation to an already great series. With plenty of directions to go and ways to customize your skills, there’s more than one way to go through this series and you’ll need in order to see all variations of paths that you could have taken up to this point as we now wait for the next episode before finally being able to dive into the finale.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jul 28, 2018

The Council Episode 3: Ripples improves on the prior entry with a focus on political intrigue and a possible twist towards the supernatural.

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5 / 10
Jul 23, 2018

The good news is the story is finally going in the right direction, despite the poor and abrupt ending. The bad news is that Big Bad Wolf have some serious problems to overcome for the last two episodes. If lines are being skipped and the subtitles are unreliable, how can they tell a story? And even then, if decisions are being ignored, what even is the point? That completely wipes away the illusion that every action has a consequence. Ripples has inadvertently exposed The Council at a core level and leaves us deeply concerned for its future.

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85 / 100
Jul 24, 2018

The Council – Episode 3: Ripples continues the tale of Louis as he attempts to figure out what happened to his mother and the enigma that is Lord Mortimer. Unlike Hide and Sneak, Ripples is a constant source of exciting moments and tense confrontations between political juggernauts. The episode soars until the final act then falls short.

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7.8 / 10.0
Jul 23, 2018

The Council: Episode 3:- Ripples is another great episode in the thrilling narrative adventure game from Big Bad Wolf. Unlike episodes 1 and 2, episode 3 focuses more on your purpose on the island and it begins to show you the various characters true intentions and motives. Ripples may not be a deep as the previous two episodes, but don’t let that put you off if you’ve liked the game so far. What it lacks in puzzles, it makes up in branching dialogues and interactions. One thing to take note of is the fact that this episode has a number of bugs and issues, as of writing this review.

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