Esoteric Ebb

"While Esoteric Ebb certainly doesn’t try to avoid the direct comparisons to Disco Elysium’s style, it manages to stand out through its original setting and entertaining set of mysteries. The ingrained usage of skill checks to help guide conversations and …"

"Weaving Terry Pratchett, Terry Gilliam and more, Esoteric Ebb is a comedic D&a;D adventure where a waylaid Cleric is tasked with solving a crime, days before the world&s;s first election."

"Esoteric Ebb will delight those who love fantastical tabletop adventures but have been craving a single-player experience, especially if you are remotely into medieval stuff, silly stuff, political stuff, and/or male identity stuff. I am not alone in thinking that …"

"Esoteric Ebb has an incredibly cool art style, a living world I enjoy spending time in, a great and compelling story, a wonderful soundtrack and sound design, a script that is at times hysterically funny, and both a quest, level, …"

"Esoteric Ebb is the videogame equivalent of the best kind of cover band – one that understands, remixes, hybridises and ultimately shows great affection for its inspirations. While its immediate and constant comparisons to Disco Elysium do often do a …"

"Esoteric Ebb shows that the spirit of Disco-likes can be done in a way that is incredibly potent and resonant with the player in the same way the original game was. It is a game that will inevitably stick with …"

"This is a unique, clever RPG that dares to choose well-written dialogue over action-packed spectacle."

"Esoteric Ebb is a multitude of things: a low-stakes political mystery, a comedy with solid writing and fleshed-out characters that have personalities even if there are no vocal performances to go with them, and it&s;s a good-looking game that feels …"

"Esoteric Ebb borrows liberally from Disco Elysium, and both because of and in spite of that, it&s;s one of the finest CRPGs ever made."

"Raw Fury&s;s new game brings a new take on the text-based CRPG format of videogame journey."

"However, if players embrace the game’s pacing and accept the rules of this peculiar “tabletop campaign,” they will discover a surprisingly rich microworld full of humor, melancholy, and strange human as well as non-human stories."

"Esoteric Ebb succeeds because it embraces its inspirations with confidence and reverence. It borrows the philosophical backbone of Planescape: Torment and the introspective depth of Disco Elysium, then reshapes those ideas into something playful, political, and unmistakably its own. This …"

"Esoteric Ebb is an unexpected delight that pairs elements of D&a;D campaigns with Disco Elysium, which turns out to be a perfect fit."

"Make no mistake: Esoteric Ebb is just what the doctor ordered for a quick-witted, choice-heavy, path-altering, and experience-defining RPG title that knows how to tinker with your cerebral mentionables."

"What begins as a Disco Elysium imitation quickly grows into an exciting and compelling RPG experience that stands firmly on its own."

"Esoteric Ebb may borrow heavily from some of the greatest games in its genre, but it takes what it borrows and shapes it, creating something that still feels unique and fresh in its own right."

"Esoteric Ebb is one of the few games that manages to combine tabletop role-playing, story-driven CRPG mechanics, and player choice into a single, enjoyable experience."

"Esoteric Ebb quickly became a favorite game. Its sharp wit, outlandish characters, and endless Cleric choices are magnetic. Early on, I knew it stood out—what’s not to love about a game where fleeing from a goblin queen is on the …"

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"Where Esoteric Ebb feels new and fresh is in its approach to the fantasy genre."

"Esoteric Ebb is an achievement in video game storytelling, and one of the most endearing, hilarious and immersive roleplaying experiences I&s;ve ever had in the medium. It&s;s absolutely a must-play, and carves out an astonishing identity for itself beyond the …"

"I cannot say enough good things about Esoteric Ebb, which is positively stuffed with them. Like a good mimic, it&s;s got teeth. It is both familiar in its shape and size and astonishing in its surprising depth and riches. Do …"

"When I had finally solved the mystery of the tea shop, an epilogue allowed me to meander and tie up loose ends in relative leisure. There the Cleric remains, singular in his imperfections, basking in the rest he’s earned."

"While there are plenty of epic RPGs on the market, there’s never been one that has the bones of a campaign with the meat of a moron. You’ve never seen a game hilariously punishing you, in real time, for being …"

"Esoteric Ebb is a fascinating CRPG that is so well thought-out and executed that it easily sits in the pantheon of the “best of” in this genre."

"Esoteric Ebb is a gorgeously illustrated, dialogue-drunk RPG that marries Disco Elysium&s;s inner-monologues with D&a;D&s;s gameplay bones. Its bureaucratic labyrinths, strange citizens, and bickering ability scores keep every conversation swaying between revelation and the ridiculous. Solid writing and solid technical …"

"A highly competent CRPG in its writing, freedom, and artistic style, delivering a relatively dense load of politically and socially relevant dialogue, but which, for better or worse, clings too much to its original inspirations."

"Esoteric Ebb, then, arrives as something that feels new when everyone is chasing games-as-a-service mandatory-multiplayer only: a single-player, well-written, extremely fun game that is about screwing around and enjoying the game rather than unlocking lootboxes, progressing through the season, or …"

"Esoteric Ebb is an absolutely worthy successor to its inspirations. It effortlessly manages to be both intellectually rigorous and deeply, humanly messy, blending its philosophical questions with the overarching narrative and tea shop mystery, elevating all aspects in the process."

"If you like RPGs, you owe it to yourself to play Esoteric Ebb."

"A game that will feel like a remedy for those craving Disco Elysium. Those who can’t find an FRP group but still want to dive into a tabletop-style adventure can also pull up a chair and join in without hesitation. …"

"For those who appreciate dense narrative games and experiences that emphasize character role-playing, Esoteric Ebb offers one of the most interesting proposals in the genre in recent years."

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