Esoteric is a word that describes that secret joke between you and a best friend, the friend you can say “pass the salt” to and instantly erupt in fits of laughter, while the rest of the table looks on in confusion at dinner. This exact feeling is what Christoffer Bodegård and Raw Fury have channelled in the new CRPG, Esoteric Ebb.
Esoteric Ebb infuses witty writing and excellent character design into a quest that demands you see what happens next, all while keeping some of the funniest inside jokes between you and the writer in your back pocket. Esoteric Ebb’s insistence on being unique and staying unapologetically “esoteric” brings one of the best games I have played this year to PC.
Before jumping in with both feet, I was able to outfit my version of the Cleric with statistics ranging from the usual fare of Strength to Charisma, and these statistics determine how successful you are throughout the Cleric’s quest. The developers, along with writing from Christoffer... Read more