Игрок 7097·Рекомендует·39 ч в игре

Sometimes, maybe more often than I realize, while playing a game, there comes a moment when I enjoy it so much that, for a brief yet very long moment, I feel nothing but pure delight and enjoyment. It’s so fleeting, but its mark is so enduring. I end up finishing the game and looking back at that moment and how it made me feel, wondering if it had happened more than once, or a single time, or if the whole game was one big delightful moment. Esoteric Ebb was such a game. Everyone talks about role-play in role-playing games, and we are often presented with a yes-or-no choice, with being ‘good’ or ‘bad’ throughout, but here, you are presented with what really makes the experience so special: the freedom to be anyone or no one. To be of one color, or to be of multiple colors, to mix and match your character’s ideology, and perhaps yours, the player, or to even be colorless, the kind of person who lets the events of their life and society walk over them… and is that really bad? Or good? It’s hard to find out in real life, and that’s why we need role-playing games where we can actually role-play to our hearts’ content. I loved this game. I have played many CRPGs, and I always had a good time with them, yet the writing and characters, just the life of it all, of this world and its citizens, of Ebb, its esotericism, are all so special and vibrant. To look at the moon, and raise a finger, with one wish: an ask, an ask for one friend, to not be alone anymore, is to play Esoteric Ebb.

Игрок 7631·Рекомендует·47 ч в игре

Одно из игровых открытий года для меня. Полный восторг от прохождения. По жанру, ну разрабы вдохновлялись диско илизиумом, очевидно. Вышло хорошо. Тут мне в сердечко прям попало и зашло больше ибо сеттинг прям мой. Магия, планы, хитрые гоблинсы, высокомерные эльфы и так далее. Много текста, много лора мира, читать придется много. Кому это не нравится можно смело пропускать. Навалили много политоты, фашистов, социалистов, мерзкий торгашей и тому подобное. По началу будет непросто разобраться но если почитать внимательно и заглядывать в справочник, все станет ясно, кто какую повестку продвигает. Фанатский перевод хорош, точно не ии. Смысл передан понятным языком, с юмором тоже все в порядке. История интересная. Первые выбора, народы волнуются. Это же в новинку. Тут без спойлеров никак поэтому, дальше сами читайте в игре. В общих чертах получилась крепкая история с юмором и смыслом. Где то посмеяться, где то погрустить. Весьма жизненно. Финальный твист огонь! Достаточно логично и подробно прописано. Выглядит история цельной. Если залезать в каждый уголок и собирать кусочки лора выйдет полная картина. За ручку никто не водит, никак меток нет, читай и все поймешь. Выборы сторон присутствуют, куда же без них в такой игре. В первое прохождения у меня был маг-добряк помощник корпоратов против злых профсоюзов. Все ради женщины между прочим. Кубики. Проверки везде. Бои строго через броски кубиков и выборы через какую характеристику пробовать. Не советую переигрывать, так веселее. Смерть тоже опыт. Можно украсть предмет который тебе дадут в случае выполнения квест, упс. Последующий диалог будет весёлым. Можно всю игру не спать и не есть. Можно опустошать мусорные баки(уже классика). Можно разносить молоко и продавать его в тридорого как мошенник. И еще много чего. Смело рекомендую тем кому интересно в первую очередь сюжет и истории. Кому не лень читать МНОГО текста. А так же тем кто в восторге от диско илизиума. Для меня одна из лучших игр в этом году.

Игрок 2101·Рекомендует·46 ч в игре

I went into this game expecting something pretty good, a Disco Elysium-like but not quite at the writing level of Disco. Something D&D-coded but not quite at the level of Planescape: Torment. I was NOT expecting brilliance. This game can proudly stand in the company of Planescape and Disco. While the games that inspired Esoteric Ebb had a lot of gravitas, but a few moments of levity, Ebb decided to make it more light-hearted, but certainly not afraid to be deep. It treats the political choices remarkably thoughtfully. Your internal dialogue pares down 24 voices from Disco to six "chimes," representing your D&D stats (and also parts of your body.) It allows for much more personality to shine through. If you don't want to speak to yourself, there's Snell, your goblin Kim-analogue. Snell and Kim are both there as foils to prevent you from getting too unhinged (at one point, Snell scolds you like you're a stupid dog for attempting to jump down a hole, in a hilarious exchange,) but Snell is different in that he serves a goblin tribe at odds with the group that sent you on your mission. Suffice to say, the characters and the writing are all incredible. The graphics paint a lovely world, and the dungeons are expertly drawn (you can actually miss passages that are drawn to be hidden.) The ruins give just enough of a hint about the history of the world to satisfy your world-building appetite without dropping into "telling instead of showing." Combat is reduced to a series of checks. You receive dice rolls for damage, but it doesn't appear as though your opponents do. Some may find that disappointing as it doesn't feel like D&D, but I feel it's a decent compromise between Disco (which only had one combat encounter of sorts,) and Planescape (which had WAY too much combat.) If I could nitpick at one thing I didn't like, it's how it handles death. If you drop below 0 hitpoints you get saving throws. If you fail them, it's game over. If you succeed them, you get a negative on all your rolls until your next long rest. On day 1 I ended up with 5 negative points and failed just about everything for the rest of the day. Dying and getting a game over is actually the preferable option, because you'd be save scumming! (There is a way to make succeeding a death saving throw a good thing, but I didn't receive it until late in the game.) Overall? I loved it. Maybe even a hair better than Disco. Still not quite as good as Planescape Torment, but your mileage may vary. I really hope this one stands the test of time... and the game does tease a sequel. I would buy that in an INSTANT if it came out, but Esoteric Ebb would work just as well if it's a franchise of one.

Игрок 9378·Рекомендует·20 ч в игре

Прекрасна днд кампанія на пару вечорів! Унікальний світ, класні персонажі, гумор, варіативність відіграшу і цікавий детективний сюжет із політичною складовою. Тут багато тексту, незвичний журнал квестів і приємний візуальний стиль. На початку гри вас, як і головного персонажа, кидають в епіцентр подій, де ви нікого не знаєте і нічого не пам'ятаєте. Воно трохи складно, але вартує того, щоб продовжити розбиратись і досліджувати місто. Тут лише 6 левелів та обмежена кількість доступних заклинань. Здавалось би, доволі мало, але на практиці навіть більше, ніж треба (як і снаряги), бо в основному все вирішується в діалогах кидком д20. Текстовий відіграш нагадує Disco Elysium, тільки замість емоцій тут ваші днд характеристики. Сюжет хочеться перепроходити пару разів, аби відкрити усі доступні можливості та відіграти різні характери. Ба навіть до іншої леді позагравати! І ще раз спитати у абсолютно всіх за кого вони будуть голосувати на виборах. Мене вразило, що ця гра в основному зроблена однією людиною, тепер хочеться пограти в ще щось з-під його пера. Esoteric Ebb однозначно йде в список улюблених ігор.

Игрок 7019·Рекомендует·30 ч в игре

I’ve heard this described as a Disco-like, but I must confess I’ve never played Disco Elysium yet so I can’t say whether its a good, mixed or bad one nor whether it earns the moniker. I will instead echo it does give off some Ultima vibes. And its funny how im going through Richard Garriotts Ultima series then on a whim I try Esoteric Ebb(EE) and somehow realize some snark er i mean stark similarities! The universe is telling me this must be the right path! What I can say on its own it does deserve praise for being a solid CRPG and unofficially based on a dungeon’s and dragon’s(DND) campaign. Where much of the gameplay is talking with others, investigating, questioning and in some cases, when all else fails we resort to physical conflict. Premise-wise, you the player control the ‘worst’ cleric and after waking up on a slab with some form of amnesia, unfortunate start already and we are apparently saddled with being part of an investigating why an explosion occurred in a tea shop in the city of Norvik. Days before an important election occurs. Will our job be so simple or perhaps esoteric!? God I adore the humor. The writing singlehandedly saved my playthrough, not overbearing at all and in fact quite reflective. Every conversation you make, every decision you make, hell every breath you take there is always an inner monologue that will unobtrusively say whatever they want to say. Think *Terry Pratchett, Month Python* levels. Smart comebacks, sassy/witty statements, informative/educational/debates, not boring always fascinating, if you love reading the margins of an author's notes, during conversations, or introspective thoughts, you’ll find inner monologues(ill talk about this very soon) a goofball, social common sense winner, a teacher, a guide, the gutfilled, and empathy create an amalgamation of all things serious, but knows when to take a step back without being too heavy-handed. Connecting to every aspect from narrative, plot, worldbuilding, dialog and my personal favorite combat encounters. Never a dull moment eh!? Easily one of my favorite highlights in the game as weird as it may sound are the inner monologues your brain will chime in each and every time you conduct an action in the world or converse with a npc in the world. May sound annoying as hell for those who haven’t played, but I assure you its not like that. Rather insightful discussions will occur because each monologue is separated by distinct voices denoted by the points you spend on your ability scores AKA(if you’re not aware that’s also known as!) attributes AKA skills AKA stats. And I always found their presence very comforting in thinking about circumspect matters on pretty much anything in-game. So you will hear 6(Charisma, Constitution, Dexterity, Intelligence, Strength, Wisdom) different disciplines chiming in abruptly/gently offering you their advice with their respective ideals. Rich as F^&% worldbuilding haven't been fascinated in reading pages of lore since the days I spent dozens of hours in *Pathfinder Kingmaker.* Or with *Kingdom Come: Deliverance* in the codex. Like if you don’t mind listening to the history of Norvik, the gods, religions, factions, companies, forbidden and all that jazz then full stop *Esoteric Ebb* may not be for you. Hell the place we're in? It’s only a small blip compared to the whole map in the Esoteric Coast See where Norvik is at the north under ? Yeah, we're just another city. Not all that important aside from humanity being relatively near extinct in today's world. Population in total? 4.5 million. A microcosm compared to other fantasy races. A previous war pretty much decimated nearly 90% of our race. We lost badly and guess what were technically originally enslaved by DRAGONS. Yeah your favorite fire breathing wyverns enslaved US. Feast your eyes! on the cool as heck artstyle. Take all my money because high fantasy with all the colorful spectrum of the rainbow is here! Hard to describe with words and I feel the artstyle speaks for itself, every citizen is lovingly crafted, every environment doesn’t look like its a copy pasta from AAA studio taking shortcuts, this is true blue bonafide indie isometric camera view lovingly crafted. Amazing seeing the development progress from years back too! Story is a slowburn, but once you get past the early hump the narrative proves their mettle. Not kidding, can take a while for plot elements to rear in, but honestly that’s my fault for gallivanting off into the city streets instead of focusing on the main quest. So if at any point you feel bored, simply continue with the main quest narrative of investigating the tea shop explosion and you’ll be fine. I mean what else can a low ranked amnesiac cleric detective to do except follow his orders. Strength: Mixed Feelings! Here is the straight no BS YOU NEED TO HEAR! Party Member Woes - One of the great things I love about CRPG’s is having party members, they bring meaningful interactions to the cast and I live for the drama unfolding if certain members have a conflict with one another or internally. Completing their respective sidequests for character development is always a pleasure too. Sure, going alone is viable in some games as a lone wolf, but more often an isometric rpg will undoubtedly have companions especially when marketed on the cover(as is the case for Esoteric Ebb), so when I learn I can only have 1 companion with me. And the other only comes during certain parts of the game and not 24/7. I'm going to be a little puzzled. And learning of another I had no idea beyond a pretty obscure requirement I'm going to be severely disappointed. Wisdom: As all things we come at the final turn of the tide… BEHOLD the final thoughts from some Detective Despite my mixed feelings affecting my whole experience I believe a sequel could do wonders in fleshing out the shortcomings EE has. No super obscure companions or strict handicapped companions. IMHO CRPG’s benefit from having companions early on and its up to the player to decide to kick them out or not. More fleshed out combat encounters instead of the current uneven blend 85%ish no combat while the 15% is combat, even if that 15% is really cool dynamic combat I enjoyed. Hell playing fashion cleric and equipping equipment to manage my stats for incoming dice checks is fun as are finding the various helmets to wear on my loveable amnesiac. With all that said, I wholeheartedly recommend Esoteric Ebb, especially if you’re looking for something different from the usual CRPG’s and are more focused on a humorous, *Terry Pratchett like/Monty Python-like/Ultima 4* vibes, rich world full of fantasy whimsy, charm and exhausted by elections and politics then your amnesiac cleric detective may possibly be the right fit for you! I mean hey if my word isn't enough i'll just echo what Argo Tuulik(one of the original writers on Disco Elysium) said about EE. "If you enjoyed Disco Elysium, do yourself a favor and try Esoteric Ebb. It's *easily* the most exciting game Disco has inspired, one that transcends imitation and stands strong on its own. Haven't been this impressed by a game since I played Pathologic 2." 8.2/10

Игрок 4488·Рекомендует·28 ч в игре

Отличная игра! Хотя я и запускал ее с предвзятым настроем поиграть в кальку Диско Эллизиума, в конце испытал теплое, приятное ощущение от завершения с душой написанного произведения. Хороший юмор, персонажи, простая, но по-своему приятная история с отсылками на фентези и днд. Есть потенциал для реиграбельности. В общем, советую.

Игрок 2373·Рекомендует·25 ч в игре

Great narrative RPG takes a lot of inspiration from Disco Elysium but puts its own spin on it. I definitely recommend it if you are in a mood to do some roleplaying and reading because that is 90% of this game.

Игрок 2517·Рекомендует·19 ч в игре

Wow. To chyba najlepsza gra RPG w jakiej spędziłem czas od premiery Baldur's Gate 3. Oczywiście rozgrywka o wiele bardziej przypomina to co znamy z Disco Elysium niż z klasycznych cRPG-ów typu BG3 czy Icewind Dale, ale nie dajcie się zwieść. To prawdziwy roleplay z krwi i kości. Mechaniki w Esoteric Ebb oparto bowiem na piątej edycji systemu Dungeons & Dragons, choć oczywiście zostały tutaj zaadoptowane w bardzo nietypowy sposób. Wracając do sedna. Gra wymiata. Jak już pisałem bliżej jej do takiego Disco Elysium. Mamy więc tutaj przygodę typu point & click osadzoną w świecie fantasy. Historia wciąga. Eksploracja wciąga jeszcze bardziej. Całość wciąga tak, że gdy już zaczniecie to ciężko będzie Wam się oderwać. Polecam!!! ps Gra ma mnóstwo tekstu do przeczytania. Bez znajomości języka może być ciężko. Na szczęście udało mi się uzyskać spolszczenie dostępne na stronie Bazarowe Spolszczenia. Dzięki, świetna robota 👌