Balrum - Review @ One Angry Gamer

One Angry Gamer has reviewed the open world RPG Balrum:

Balrum Review: A Massive Isometric Open World RPG

Not-so Turn-based Combat
I purposefully went into playing this game without doing any previous research, I didn’t want anyone else to warp my first impression about the game before playing it for myself — I know, this may seem backwards for a review, but sometimes you get a negative idea in your head and you go into it looking for flaws.

So I jumped right in to learn how to play. When I first started the game I died within about ten minutes. I quickly realized this wasn’t going to be like most other RPG games that hold your hand, and it didn’t disappoint as I continued on. There is no real tutorial in this game and it REALLY doesn’t hold your hand, but in a way, everything is rather clear with what you have to do or where you have to go. There is logic involved in Balrum’s world, so if you just take a few seconds to think your actions through, you can normally figure out how to play on your own.

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The fact that this game is loaded with so much content is what makes it amazing. You can explore, build, craft, tame, fight, and survive without ever following the main story, so that is what intrigues me the most about playing Balrum.

If a player wants to do so, they could play as if Balrum was a Minecraft style survival game, and there would be nothing wrong with that or stopping you from doing so. Furthermore, there are a few quests with multiple choice answers, so you can choose to follow a darker path to mix up gameplay and choices.

Balrum is quite unique and a blast to play. I quickly found myself getting addicted to playing it and exploring everything Darkwood had to offer. Anyone that grew up playing classic Fallout and Diablo would probably eat this game up. In my opinion I think it is well worth the asking price of $14.99 USD. If you like old-school fantasy RPG games (with a heavy focus on Roleplay), tactical combat, large open worlds, adventure, and the freedom to play based on your own playing style and preference, then I highly recommend you check this game out. The initial learning curve might catch you off guard, but if you can stick through it then I think most players would really enjoy this game.