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The Emperor’s Own is a story-driven adventure game with RPG elements. It features deep, multi-dimensional characters, difficult moral dilemmas, and a mature, branching narrative where your decisions truly matter.

NOTE: THE BELOW DESCRIBES WHAT’S PLANNED IN THE FULL VERSION OF THE GAME. NOT ALL OF IT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE FREE ALPHA TEASER.

The story takes place in an alternate universe, inspired by the Russian Empire at the dawn of the 19th century. You play as a young officer in Imperial Secret Intelligence.

The empire is exhausted by foreign wars and mounting internal protest. The division between the haves and the have-nots has never been as stark. A peasant uprising is threatening to turn into a bloody class-based civil war. How far will you go to do your sworn duty? Will you restore order by any means necessary? Or will you instead throw kindling into the fire, and watch it burn all around you? In The Emperor’s Own, the choice is always yours.

The world awaiting you is one of contrasts and extremes, from the dizzying wealth of the imperial palace and the capital, to the poverty and destitution of backwater villages. You’ll be fully immersed in a time and place unlike quite any before seen in a computer game. We don’t sugarcoat anything, and don’t pull any punches. You’ll experience that world and its atmosphere with all the glory and all the horror it has to offer, without any fairy-tales, magic, or monsters. Only real people attempting to find their way through trying times, showcasing the best and the worst that human beings are capable of.

You'll take on the role of Cornet Alexander Obolenskii, a young officer recently recruited into Secret Intelligence because of outstanding accomplishments in the Imperial Academy, and an even more outstanding last name. The unit answers to no one but the Emperor himself. You’re entrusted with life and death authority over all other residents of the Empire, from the lowest peasant to the highest aristocrat. Will you use that power to carry out your orders? To advance your personal interests? To fight for an idealistic cause? That is, of course, up to you.

Along your adventure you’ll meet a memorable cast of characters. Each has his own thoughts, motivations, and hidden agendas. The world is not black and white, and there are no heroes or villains. You’ll encounter daring officers, noble ladies, corrupt officials, firebrand rebels, sadistic psychopaths, and God knows whoever else. The game is fully voiced, and all the characters are brought to life by top-tier professional voice actors.

In addition to grand political intrigue, there are personal moments to experience, including friendship, family, and romance.

And should you wish to indulge your baser desires, there will be an opportunity to do that as well.

The story is not linear, and your decisions truly matter. They have far-reaching consequences that don’t reveal themselves until later on. Once you make a choice, you’ll have to live with it, no matter the outcome. There are no right and wrong answers, and no one is ever safe. Any character, no matter how important, can die at any moment, perhaps even by your hand.

The year is 1803. The Slavomir Empire is recovering after a vicious conflict with its southern neighbor. Word is spreading that the uneasy peace is about to give way to another war, even more bloody and devastating than the last. Emperor Alexei III has raised taxes and increased the term of military service, further inflaming the already exhausted peasantry.

Dissatisfaction in the provinces is increasing daily, and serfs are at the limits of their patience. Few people are aware of the true situation in the Empire, however. Most of high society are still attending balls and receptions in the capital without a care in the world, although there’s discontent among some of the nobility as well. Secret societies and plots of all manner abound. The line between enemy and friend, truth and lies is getting ever more blurred. The Empire is atop a powder keg; all that’s missing is a spark.

And in the midst of it all, rumors of mysterious and supernatural events in the borderlands have reached the capital. Peasants are whispering that the Emperor has lost God’s favor, and that a change is needed at the very top…

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Recommended2h played97 found helpfulFeb 2021

---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Human ☐ Lizards ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boiiiiii ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulity}--- ☐ Just press ‚A‘ ☑Easy ☑Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{Grind}--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You‘ll need a second live for grinding ---{Story}--- ☐ Story? ☐ Text or Audio floating around ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life ---{Game Time}--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑Short ☐Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☑ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☑ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

Recommended2h played34 found helpfulNov 2020

Well, let's go over that, shall we....... First of all- the current product is in Alpha stage, which means it's a Long way from being complete at that point. The Emperor's Own: Alpha Teaser is telling the story of an alternate Russian Empire, where you take upon a role of the Imperial officer, who works for the "secret services" of 19th century. GRAPHICS: Despite the warnings, I actually liked the graphics and texture quality quite a lot- sure, some of the facial animations look a tiny bit off, during the dialogues, but for Alpha-stage product, this is more than acceptable. The landscapes you see ingame Actually brought some nostalgic feelings of Russian nature I used to enjoy before, and the character models are well- made, including clothing you'd expect from 19th century period. The main point of focus for the devs would probably to go for improving Movement and fighting animations- which brings me to the next point. COMBAT AND GAMEPLAY: Despite being similar terms in most games- the current product has roughly 50-50 split between story-progression via dialogues and Combat encounters (when you're not running from one story target to another); therefore, it's important to follow the dialogues carefully, rather than skip through them (like in Most story-based RPGs, of course), but there is a good chance you won't get to pick the same options after going through the same dialogue branches- be mindful of your choices. As for combat part- there's surprisingly not much of it, and it is quite non-intuitive even for an RPG game- the closest game to compare it with would probably be Sea Dogs (Corsairs , aka Pirates of the Carribean) - which consists of blocking, atacking (with Light and heavy variations) dodging and Kicking. All of physical moves seem to drain your energy bar, which regenerates slowly over time. The much better alternative would (in my opinion) be free-flow Combat, as seen in WB Games (Arkham, or for sword variations- Middle-Earth series). Phew, onwards to the sweet core of the game- the story. STORY: You have a great setting of Russian 19th century (beginning of), which has common folk- Russian peasants- at its centre. Although you are a secret agent- like officer, people still recognise you as a Representative of Power in Russian villages, and treat you accordingly- while your friends on a mission would add humorous remarks about whatever it is that comes up on your path. The plot itself involves detective- like mysteries for you to solve, funny and spooky encounters- I'll let you explore the game in that respect for yourself, to avoid spoilers- but remember, you are NOT In a strictly- accurate Historical timeline, but rather in a What- if scenario of Russian history. CONCLUSION: While the game is in a raw state, it has more promissing potential than a lot of Early Access games nowadays- and if the devs continue in the same passionate way they started this project - there's a high chance we'll finally get a solid Story-based RPG about Russian Empire (even if it does not strictly follow the real- life chronicle) with a great atmosphere. So far (Considering Alpha-state of Game): GRAPHICS AND VISUALS: 9/10 DIALOGUES SYSTEM: 9/10 COMBAT SYSTEM: 6/10 STORY: 8/10 GAMEPLAY OVERALL: 8/10

Not recommended2h played28 found helpfulApr 2021

Now I am going to be completely honest here, as opposed to sugarcoating things. The game has a long way to go, though that isn't saying much with the state it is in. I found the game to be relatively stable so that wasn't an issue for me. What was however, was kind of important. The story was interesting at first but incredibly shallow, it failed to capture any original sense of wonder. The time period while not covered often in RPGs if at all, is not used to its full potential, the game seems to be satisfied with just being a very bad, third person, Kingdom Come Deliverance rip off. There was too much going from point A to point B without anything happening, an honest to god walking simulator. They could have easily shaved off some of the blatant padding in the game but it's not that big of a deal compared to every other glaring issue so far. That is not to say I do not see any good things about the game, I think it could definitely go to become the next Greedfall. Some of the voice acting was done well but not with good direction, it has no actual emotion or passion to it. The main character is for all intents and purposes just a watered down Henry from KCD, which takes away even more from the game as its own original title. The main three musketeers were forgettable at best, and boring at their worst. You had the Leader(You), the grizzled Veteran and the green faced Brat. I've forgotten their names, and I really don't care to bother learning them. Combat is placeholder, and that is fine, but everything else might as well be placeholder too with how bad they are. The only finished things I have seen so far is the Main characters' models. Another diamond in the rough for this "game" is the old man who you converse with at the homesteads. If the aim of the developers of this game was to get some hype going for this game, then they've somehow managed it, though I doubt it's from any actual skill on their part but rather just how easy and untapped this niche market is to corner.

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