Esoteric Ebb was a really unique game to play. It's hilarious, dramatic, thrilling and definitely mind boggling.
I usually stay away from games with a time limit because I get too stressed, but I didn't get that effect from this.
You have plenty of time to really look around before hitting the hay and moving on to the next day.
I absolutely love all the characters, feels like they were all really well thought out which makes it more fun to read through the ENDLESS dialogue. Dialogue options are pretty diverse most of the times, although sometimes I didn't feel for any of them.
This game is... SUPER POLITICAL, which to be fair the story is literally about a political conspiracy. You do get the dialogue option to say "I'm actually apolitical" but your "Voices" will kind of force you to choose sides anyways.
I don't mind it, but I'm just making it clear.
Stats in this game is DnD classic, you've got your Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom and finally the all time sociopathic manipulatives favourite... CHARISMA!!!
I maxed out CHA, INT, DEX on my first playthrough and it felt like I had found a secret OP build, although I learned my lesson NOT to ignore my stomach (constitution).
On my second playthrough I tried a much differant build and I gotta say it feels borderline impossible to make any progress without high INT.
What really stands out in this game though is that every stat has it's own individual personality as voices in your head. And listening to them bickering against each other is so amusing.
The style is cartoonish and awesome, never got bored of walking around looking for clues. You really get you soak in all the old comic beauty. The animation was a little bit of a let down since you get to collect all these cool weapons, but when you get to fighting they just stay on your back. Maybe it's a power move showing "You're not worth my steel" or something. Just saying it would've been cool to swing around that big shiny sword I found.
I think it's a solid 7/10
