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Lurking behind a dated exterior is a limited but sophisticated RPG with a unique setting and some memorable new ideas.
Demons are a key part of all of this. They're thematically what empowers you as a Thaumaturge, each Thaumaturge supposedly having one, a demon - and some having more than one. They fight with you, they empower you outside of combat, and they're what gives you an edge. They're a bit like Pokémon, only warped and twisted versions of them . Your character Wiktor often talks to his demon, Upyr, not that you can understand what it says, though Wiktor apparently can.
Finding demons usually occurs in major storied moments, then, but I didn't catch them all. Thematically, discovering demons is tied to Flaws, which are personality traits like pride, which is a nice idea. Once you lure one out by encouraging someone's Flaw, you have to fight a kind of boss battle and then you can capture it. Pride is the Flaw you begin with as Wiktor, and you can use it in dialogue, too - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.
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