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The Thaumaturge review - a refreshingly different Polish RPG

Lurking behind a dated exterior is a limited but sophisticated RPG with a unique setting and some memorable new ideas.I…

Rasputin is actually a close friend of yours in the game - you being Wiktor Szulski, a wayward member of the Polish upper class, returning home after many years following the sudden and mysterious murder of your father, who you had a difficult relationship with. The breadcrumb trail will take you all around Warsaw and introduce you to a cast of lively characters, some of which are stereotypically off-the-wall - like your childhood friend Abaurycy, who's now an aspiring crime lord but also a poet and runs a pub - though others like your twin sister Ligia are more considered. It's lovely to see a cast filled with Polish actors, too - homegrown talent whose accents are not only legit but can properly pronounce the names and terms the script calls for.

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