The Thaumaturge

the thaumaturge is not a regular game you find daily on console and pc platfroms, but is merely a living novel and that is how it was supposed to be seen at the first place. i believe the ratings given esp by the critics are unfair as they evaluate the greatness of game with a whole different genre to the common games which are mostly focused on gameplay comparing to the thaumaturge. if you are looking for a game where story and lore matters in a gray tsarist world then this is your game but if you are looking for a dopamine stash filled with flashy movements and fast gameplay this is not your game as simply it was not designed to be that at the first place. so to the critics, i would like to say that you must learn to evaluate a game based on its purpose and how it lives up to it rather than setting an stereotype for a good game and rate every video game based on that single standard!

The Thaumaturge is the best game I've discovered this year. After finishing it, I felt a void and couldn't stick with any other title for a while.Have you tried our Polish game? We play as Wiktor Szulski - a Thaumaturge who sees and feels more than others. Just by touching an object, he can sense the emotions and thoughts of the person who previously held it. We pursue salutors, which are otherworldly beings that cling to human flaws and weaknesses, magnify them, and cause turmoil in the given society or group. Pros: + The atmosphere of the game, set in Warsaw in 1905, playing as a Pole+ We meet historical figures like Rasputin + The plot and dialogues, relationships between the characters. + Multiple different endings, depending on our choices during the game. + The skill tree, which consists of heart, mind, action, and word - we use these in conversations, battles, and finding clues. + Great turn-based combat, we attack with Wiktor and the salutors, creating our "deck" of attacks. The abilities impose various negative effects and are interdependent; if we strategize well, even battles on the hardest difficulty level will be almost effortless - I played on the highest level. + The ability to change the character's appearance - barber and tailor.+ Humor - the poet Abaurycy is my crush <3 + The appearance of the salutors, graphics, and the detailed environment. + Vividly portrayed scent of Rasputin, nothing else from this game will stick with me as much as that Cons:- The environment loaded in front of my eyes - first Wiktor, then everything else. - No Polish dubbing at launch, although polish names "Grażynka" and "SATAnisław" mixed into English sounded funny - I'm waiting for the dubbing and will definitely play it again <3 - Despite the city being lively, I didn't feel it. The populace always stood in the same places and said the same things, often even different residents had the same speech bubbles over their heads, and I could run through them. These cons did not detract from my enjoyment of the game at all. I fell into this world and got lost in it, playing for several hours daily, nerding out like I hadn't in a long time. Some might also dislike that there's a lot of walking from place to place - this only bothered me when it came to collectibles because, for example, when I went to a dance lesson, I really wanted to see Wiktor dance but got only a sketched postcard instead :D 9.47/10.