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The Foretold: Exordium

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69%Game Brain Score
graphics, atmosphere
gameplay, replayability
96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

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The Foretold: Exordium is a single player role playing game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by Nodbrim Interactive and was released on October 17, 2023. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Embark on an ancient Egyptian odyssey in this prequel to the gothic horror card game, The Foretold: Westmark Legacy. Build your deck, collect relics, and wield items to conquer creatures and bosses lurking in Egypt's shadows.

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96%
Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
replayability1 negative mentions
  • The game features a unique card combat system that blends RPG elements with puzzle mechanics, providing a fun and engaging experience.
  • The atmosphere, visuals, and voice acting are top-notch, creating an immersive Lovecraftian setting that players appreciate.
  • Despite its challenges, the game is well-polished and offers a satisfying sense of progression and replayability.
  • The game lacks a comprehensive tutorial, making it difficult for new players to understand the mechanics, which may lead to frustration.
  • There is limited content in this version, with only one chapter available, which can make the gameplay feel repetitive.
  • Some mechanics, such as deck management and character customization, are underdeveloped, leaving players wanting more depth and variety.
  • gameplay
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is characterized by a unique blend of RPG elements and puzzle-based combat mechanics, enhanced by card gameplay that sets it apart from other titles. While the current offering consists of a single chapter playable across multiple difficulties, players appreciate the polished atmosphere and innovative mechanics, though some feel it lacks depth and may be more of a demo for a larger experience to come. Overall, the gameplay is enjoyable but can become repetitive.

    • “Love the atmosphere and the puzzle/card game mechanics!”
    • “This game was a fun little excursion; its core mechanic is novel but approachable.”
    • “The card gameplay is very different from most other card games we have seen release recently, and I believe will help it stand out from the rest.”
    • “It feels like they just built a gameplay quick in order to release the game.”
    • “[td] In its current state, TF:E provides 1 chapter of gameplay, which can be repeatedly played across 3 difficulties.”
    • “The gameplay's simple and solid, if a touch repetitive.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are praised for their high quality, with top-notch audiovisuals and impeccable voice acting. The artwork, particularly with its Egyptian cult theme, is described as gorgeous and enjoyable, contributing to a pleasant gaming experience. Overall, the game meets the graphical and polish standards typical of casual games.

    • “Audiovisuals are top-notch and the voice acting is impeccable.”
    • “Love the Egyptian cult theme and the artwork is gorgeous!”
    • “The game follows the graphical and polish standards of casual games, making the adventure pleasant.”
  • atmosphere
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is highly praised, with users highlighting its amazing and well-polished environment that complements the puzzle and card game mechanics. The cohesive design enhances the overall experience, making it a standout feature of the game.

    • “Great card game with an amazing atmosphere.”
    • “I love the atmosphere and the puzzle/card game mechanics!”
    • “Most of all, I enjoyed the overall atmosphere; it is really well polished, and everything fits together. Congratulations to the authors!”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviewers suggest that the game's replayability could be significantly improved with the addition of more travel branches and dynamic nodes, as well as a greater variety of node types to enhance the depth of the adventure.

    • “While more travel branches and dynamic nodes would maximize its replayability, a few additional node types would enhance its depth of adventure.”
  • story
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features an intriguing premise that combines map travel with story-driven, choose-your-own-adventure encounters and a unique card combat system, all set in a Lovecraftian world. Players can explore a well-designed world map filled with various nodes for combat, upgrades, and story events that offer multiple choices and rewards.

    • “Interesting premise that blends map travel, story-driven choose-your-own-adventure (CYOA) type encounters, and a novel card combat system, wrapped up in a typically Lovecraftian setting.”
    • “Good-sized rendered world map allows travel along numerous types of nodes such as combat encounters, leveling up, weapon upgrades, save checkpoints, card traders, and story-driven reward events with multiple choice answers and card modification.”
    • “The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent flow, making it hard to stay engaged.”
    • “Character development is shallow, leaving me feeling disconnected from their motivations and struggles.”
    • “The choices presented in the narrative often feel inconsequential, diminishing the impact of the choose-your-own-adventure aspect.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is praised for its decent soundtrack and effective sound effects that enhance the Lovecraftian atmosphere, contributing positively to the overall experience alongside the art and voice acting.

    • “These are accompanied by audio comprising a decent soundtrack and choice sound effects that promote its Lovecraftian ambience.”
    • “I really liked everything about this game, from the art to the music and voice acting.”
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The Foretold: Exordium is a role playing game with horror and mystery themes.

The Foretold: Exordium is available on PC and Windows.

The Foretold: Exordium was released on October 17, 2023.

The Foretold: Exordium was developed by Nodbrim Interactive.

The Foretold: Exordium has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

The Foretold: Exordium is a single player game.

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