Cryptmaster

A deeply weird, challenging, but overall satisfying game! The art style is very unique and somewhere between fascinating and off-putting. However, the entire presentation is very consistent and fits well into the world. The game itself is several levels of difficult. The battle mechanics are surprisingly deep and even on the simplest settings, the final section can be quite challenging. Balancing the fact that the same currency counts for both shopping and battles is already tricky, but adding on top that really strong skills are also shockingly expensive gives a whole different dimension to the concept. The puzzles cover a lot of ground, from simple wordplay to complex allusions to concepts. The solutions to everything is typically a single word, but the words get progressively more obscure and rare. I imagine that this can be particularly hard without a guide if one's English is not at least "work proficient", because words like "pulchritude" are not exactly encountered every day. Overall, the entire experience left a pleasant and satisfying feeling. The game is pricey, but there is a lot of details to enjoy. There is some room for replays if one enjoys card games in particular (there is a card minigame). Even if played once, it is still a refreshingly new experience.

If you enjoy riddles, puzzles, and typing, this is a very good game for you. The voice acting is great, and the puzzles go as deep as you want without being tedious. The only annoying thing is the lack of ways to skip dialogue (which you may need to repeat a few times based on skill).

The most phisical table top rpg feeling i ever felt playing any digital game