The WhatsNext verdict
If you want a choice-heavy CRPG with faction politics and the unusual pleasure of creating your own mutant party, Geneforge delivers a deeply personal adventure. Play it only if dated visuals and repetitive turn-based combat are acceptable tradeoffs.
What it does best
Choices reshape factions, quests, and the island’s future
Building a personal army of strange living creations
An open-ended RPG that trusts you to find your own way
What might put you off
Very dated presentation
Combat can become repetitive
The setup
What you are walking into
Geneforge is an Indie fantasy role-playing game, the first game in the five-part Geneforge Saga. It features an enormous world, the ability to create your own army of lethal, totally obedient creatures, and a cunning enemy AI with foes who can go on patrols, stalk you, and run for help. Geneforge has a huge and open storyline. You have the freedom to choose your own path and decide how the story will turn out. You can fight the evil overlord or you can join him. You can help the peasants or you can torment them. You can be the bold hero or you can just try to get away. No matter what you choose, Geneforge offers an enormous adventure with plenty of replay value.
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