Eldrum: Untold 12+

Really enjoyed it!

This gave me fun flashbacks of “choose your own adventure” books when I was a teenager, 35 years ago. I could easily see this developer coming out with a series of these games with different stories, plots, and characters. Even different genres. This game has a medieval setting but in a fictional world. But they could easily do SCIF-Fi, modern-day stories, period pieces, etc. (WW1, WW2, Cold War, European history, etc.). This could be a whole new genre of video games in the App Store. They could create fictional characters which lived during famous historical events, and develop fictional side-plots that were happening alongside the major historical events. One of the best things about this game is it uses your own imagination. You become immersed, but in your own imagination. The artwork is more impressionistic instead of High Definition, so it allows a lot of room for the story to come alive in your own mind, just like reading a book or listening to radio theatre. And the coding is much simpler, so the development time should be much shorter and less expensive moving forward. I think they are onto a great idea here. I hope they make many more. I was left with the feeling like I read a good book. A very nice change from stereotypical video games. Well done guys!

Great game!

This is such a cool game!
There are a couple aspects that made me enjoy the game, first of all NO ADS. The game is only 5$ for the entire game, and it is definitely a smart move made by the devs Rather than spamming the game with ads. When a game has ads it makes the gameplay so much less... admirable. Every developer has to have a way to make money and this was the best approach.
The gameplay itself is great as well, its a great and balanced game that is full of challenges! Rather than just winning every match you have to play with strategy and think about every move. Another cool aspect is the variety, there are different play styles for every body and for example you could be a brute with lots of health and dmg or a stealthy and agile character. If your a new player i have one tip for you, upgrade your perception at least a little, by doing this you can find extra content and find more secrets. All in all one of the best games ive ever played.

Far too short, not enough options or character building.

I had high hopes for this game. I’ve been looking for a good text based RPG like this one and after the demo I was very impressed. The story was interesting and it gave you the feeling that you were in control. However, the further you go, the quicker you begin to realize that there are no real choices to be made. This is more of a puzzle game, trying to figure out what order to make which choice. After playing through the entire story, I was very disappointed. I was expecting it to last longer, for my character to be able to develop further, and perhaps gain some actual answers to the mysteries presented throughout the game. Instead, we get nearly killed and have to be rescued by someone else, who does the final battle before the game ends. Overall, the premise is promising, this is the start of something that could be much better than it was in actuality. Don’t waste your money, go buy a book instead if you just want a random story, at least you will more than likely be satisfied with the ending, if you pick the right one.

Developer Response ,

It's perhaps not our best defense, but we are rookies in making games. This is our first ever and we have zero previous experience, and we sincerely hope to be able to make the next game better.

PS: There are seven different endings, and you actually happened to find your way to the rarest one, which was made specifically for charisma/diplomatic characters.

/Adam