Recommended6 hrs played
So I enjoyed Silverworld. The Steampunk meets Magical Stone Age theme is original and brilliant, the author makes a unique world come to life, the action sequences are engaging, and so on.
But it's great as a story. As a game, it falters. You have to keep going through lengthy, massive menus of choices, and as far as I can tell, there's virtually no reason not to pick the one that's (on the surface) most concordant...
20 found this helpful, 2018-04-19
Recommended6 hrs played
10/10 used "Hey look over there" successfully on an eldritch god.
In all seriousness, however, this is a very strong game from the author of Empyrean. The magitech aspects are back, this time against the backdrop of a primordial fantasy world. There are errors; my character's name had a period after it the entire time, but the game, as a whole, is fun as hell, and full of memorable moments. In some cases, it was...
28 found this helpful, 2018-04-12
Recommended3 hrs played
Finished a first playthrough and, as with Empyrean, I was most impressed by the extensive and polished worldbuilding that the player can actually shape in significant ways. I'm already curious to play again and see what else there is to discover, especially if I choose to do the quests in a different order (something I don't think I've seen in other CoGs, but I find it a clever way to add to replayability).
This...
11 found this helpful, 2018-04-15
