To tell the truth, I've put off playing Versus: The Elite Trials [$3.99] for a while. I didn't particularly enjoy The Hero Project: Redemption Season [$3.99], the last gamebook from author Zachary Sergi, and I was worried that I had completely forgotten where the story left off at the end of Versus: The Lost Ones [$3.99]. That gamebook, which you should definitely play before getting into this one, was something of an information dump. There were too many characters to keep track of, lots of world-building, and a plot that threatened to branch off in some truly confusing directions. With more than a year passing since playing the first chapter of Versus and now, I wasn't confident that I remembered anything from it anymore and wasn't looking forward to having to refresh myself. I kept shuffling The Elite Trials to the back of my to-do list, and now that I've finished it, I feel pretty silly about doing that. The Elite Trials picks up right where The Lost Ones left off, with your character still on the planet Versus trying to survive and thrive against your competition, all the while wading through complex politics and relationships. The game kicks off with an optional recap, and if you've finished the first book, you can carry your save over to make sure your choices are reflected. Regardless of what you've done before, however, you'll still face many of the same problems. While you survived the opening part of the Versus tournament, you must now face the Elite Trials to se...