Etrom 20th Anniversary Edition

[b]TL;DR:[/b] If you are considering buying this game, there is a great chance that you are already looking for an adventure in the good old days. Look no further, go for it! Etrom has a great atmosphere and plot, not to mention the great mix of medieval, godly weapons with sci-fi machinery! [b]It is not common to find the mix between medieval times and sci-fi in a game, and Etrom is pretty good at it[/b]. It would not be appropriate to compare Etrom's mechanics and systems to those of today's games, but it does offer a wide variety of weapons suited to different situations. [b]I must say that I was satisfied with the playstyle options I've got[/b]. The difficulty might be a problem for many players. Although the game itself, I believe, is not too difficult. The controls make the game much harder than it normally is, and the saving system makes everything even worse. [b]Be sure to play this game slowly because the game is doing its best to ambush and kill you in an instant[/b]. Finally, [b]keep in mind that the game might not run well on your PC[/b]. I unfortunately was unlucky considering that and got lots of FPS drops. I hope Etrom runs well on your PC so you can enjoy the game!

Finding this game again after so long was a surprise. I remember wasting many many hours on it, it was difficult but exciting. I hardly remember anything anymore but I play it again with pleasure, moving on to the dated graphics (which after a few minutes I don't even notice anymore) I noticed the quicksave which is a hand from heaven, I don't remember it being there at the time. Back to playing with tears and blood!

This game I'm sure satisfies those who've played it when it originally came out. I'm too fargone into the modern pc gaming control schemes to be able to play this. The controls, menu text scaling, and it not liking multiple monitors were the main issues for me. I wanted to delve further into this title as it ha some interestin' lore. Still I'll thumb it up for the effort as most seem to enjoy it. Gameplay impression: https://youtu.be/aRfgRiXU2io

ETROM! dopo 20 anni e' tornato! Mi auguro che sia solo il preludio a qualche nuova release...magari gli sviluppatori hanno qualche annuncio da fare?! Cavolo se e' difficile ma piano piano si riesce a venirne a capo.

Giving this a not recommended for now because of a few glaring technical issues that are seemingly untouched. For starters, this game crashes a lot. You need to skip the first few cut scenes or it will crash. Then there is the frame rate which is for whatever reason stuck at a crisp 15 frames per second. These frame drops are even visible on the steam trailer for the game, the first part to be exact and then aren't present for the rest of the trailer. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of official fixes for the game at the moment and from the few publisher posts on the discussions, there won't be one. I would wait for a GOG release if you're not good at tinkering with these types of games. Now while the glaring issues are out of the way, the game is really fun when you get into it. It's a sort of third persony ARPG in the vein of the old dungeon siege games more than anything like Diablo. At least that was the impression I got so your mileage may vary depending on if you're here because of nostalgia or comparisons. The difficulty is also fairly extreme in some areas of the starting mission as you can get dogpiled by 50 NPC's for taking a wrong turn. Which is probably a turnoff for most people and isn't made for anyone looking to relax for a few hours mindlessly cutting down mobs. There is also the strange controls that seemingly work against you and are obtuse especially for the era alongside the fact that you can't rebind them. It's a shame a game like this is in such a state, but we can't really do anything about it. TL:DR Decent ARPG with quite a few bugs(mostly technical), wouldn't really recommend to anyone that doesn't like ARPG's or difficult games. Me not recommendation it is mostly a warning than an outright dislike for the game.

Wow! What a game!! Love at first sight!!!

An unexpected port, a blast from the past. If u like dark scifi RPGs - this one wont dissapoint (even if its 20 y/o game) U cant buy physical copies of ths game anymore (obviosuly) so the fact that its 3 bucks and freely sold on steam is giant W

В общем, я пытался реабилитировать это издание как мог, я установил библиотеки dgVoodoo2 и настроил отображение 4:3 с полями, чтобы не было искажений на широко формате, избавился от зависаний в синематиках, настроил отображение масштабирование шрифтов и даже начал дербанить руссификатор из версии 1С чтобы установить сюда. Но игра все равно глючит по страшному, сам Этром и другие персонажи могут внезапно вскочив на бордюр вознестись в небо и там остаться бродить, а игра может крэшнуть во время использования магических кругов и телепортов, в том числе перд попыткой сохранения. Это ужасно, та пиратка которую я упоминал ранее просто лишена этих недостатков, я просто играл два часа к ряду без всех этих крэшей с телепортами. Единственное что есть в этом издании полезного, это автолечение пробирками с пояса и чит-мод, но есть подозрение что именно все эти ноу-хау и крэшат игру. У игры вообще много своих недостатков, тем не менее мне интересно в нее играть, но это издание просто ужасно работает и не дает стабильной работы как приложение. Не удивительно, что на странице магазина в описании просят вместо негативных обзоров оформлять возврат товара, если у вас что-то не работает. Но сама такая политика очень странная. Предыдущая версия обзора ниже: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3651182948 Я скачал сначала пиратскую версию 2003 года с торрента, и она даже работает, в нее можно прям поиграть, правда нужно немного повозиться с тем чтобы игра работала в оконном режиме, иначе придется регулярно перезагружать комп если синиматик заглючит (а он рано или поздно заглючит, даже если вы его попробуете пропустить, и игра просто не свернется заполнит весь рабочий стол, не даст переключиться на диспетчер задач даже). И даже на пиратской версии в полноэкранном режиме можно настроить чтоб шрифты отображались как надо. Но когда я скачал это переиздание, я был просто напросто шокирован от того, что увидел те же самые проблемы, что и на издании 20-летней давности, но кроме того и то великолепие, что вы видите на скриншоте. Игра просто работает в четверть экрана, заполняя вокруг все глитчем. Я не представляю, что нужно сделать, чтобы поиграть в это в 2026, скорее всего дело идет к экспериментам с виртуальной машиной. Ну и да, у пиратской версии, в отличии от этой, даже есть локализация на русский от 1С, а текста тут очень много, чтобы такими вещами разбрасываться

Crashes on one of the opening cutscenes, before main menu, or after clicking new game. every time for me. tried all my settings.

Il gioco è una vera scoperta considerato gli anni in cui è stato prodotto. una storia molto intensa e una grafica ancora oggi gradevole, il sistema di gioco non è facilissimo ma nel complesso ha una buona giocabilità e tante opzioni che rendono variegata la sua base hack'n slash. Non è un gioco per chi piace vincere facile, ma per chi ama le sfide e ne vuole sempre di più ! consigliato