The Age of Decadence

Item: The Age of Decadence
Rating: 77
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-12-25

Summary

High replayability with meaningful player choices
Rich lore and brilliant writing enhance immersion
Strategic turn-based combat with depth
Unforgiving and frustrating combat mechanics
Outdated graphics and technical issues present
Punishing skill checks hinder progression

Emotions

Frustration27%Satisfaction15%Excitement8%Disappointment8%Appreciation8%

Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 66%
Unhelpful reviews: 34%
Protest reviews: 0%

77%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
23%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 843
Negative points: 599
Gameplay points: 880
Perf. points: 44
Rec. points: 156
Misc points: 9

Point	Description	Importance
High replayability and choices Description The game offers immense replayability due to branching storylines, faction-based paths, and meaningful player choices. Each playthrough feels distinct, with multiple endings, character builds, and non-combat options (e.g., pacifist or merchant playthroughs). Importance 99%	The game offers immense replayability due to branching storylines, faction-based paths, and meaningful player choices. Each playthrough feels distinct, with multiple endings, character builds, and non-combat options (e.g., pacifist or merchant playthroughs).	99%
Rich lore and world-building Description The game features deep, well-written lore and world-building, often compared to classics like Fallout and Dune. Players praise its unique post-apocalyptic Roman-inspired setting, intricate factions, and puzzle-like storytelling that unfolds across playthroughs. Importance 70%	The game features deep, well-written lore and world-building, often compared to classics like Fallout and Dune. Players praise its unique post-apocalyptic Roman-inspired setting, intricate factions, and puzzle-like storytelling that unfolds across playthroughs.	70%
Strategic turn-based combat Description The combat system is tactical, challenging, and rewarding, with mechanics like body-part targeting, consumable use, and weapon-specific animations. Players appreciate its depth and old-school CRPG feel, though it can be brutally difficult. Importance 55%	The combat system is tactical, challenging, and rewarding, with mechanics like body-part targeting, consumable use, and weapon-specific animations. Players appreciate its depth and old-school CRPG feel, though it can be brutally difficult.	55%
Brilliant writing and dialogue Description The writing is frequently described as top-tier, with witty, immersive dialogue, morally gray characters, and a narrative that avoids clichés. Players highlight its depth, realism, and philosophical themes, often comparing it to literary works. Importance 54%	The writing is frequently described as top-tier, with witty, immersive dialogue, morally gray characters, and a narrative that avoids clichés. Players highlight its depth, realism, and philosophical themes, often comparing it to literary works.	54%
Meaningful consequences for actions Description Player decisions have irreversible, world-altering consequences, from faction alliances to quest outcomes. The game punishes reckless behavior and rewards role-playing, with no 'chosen one' trope or hand-holding. Importance 49%	Player decisions have irreversible, world-altering consequences, from faction alliances to quest outcomes. The game punishes reckless behavior and rewards role-playing, with no 'chosen one' trope or hand-holding.	49%
Gritty, immersive atmosphere Description The game’s grimdark tone, inspired by The Black Company and historical Rome, creates a bleak yet immersive world. The soundtrack and setting enhance the atmosphere, making exploration and role-playing deeply engaging. Importance 24%	The game’s grimdark tone, inspired by The Black Company and historical Rome, creates a bleak yet immersive world. The soundtrack and setting enhance the atmosphere, making exploration and role-playing deeply engaging.	24%
Unique genre-blending experience Description The game blends RPG, visual novel, and quest mechanics, offering a rare isometric focus on single-character role-playing. Its non-linear quests and fragmented storytelling encourage experimentation and multiple playthroughs. Importance 16%	The game blends RPG, visual novel, and quest mechanics, offering a rare isometric focus on single-character role-playing. Its non-linear quests and fragmented storytelling encourage experimentation and multiple playthroughs.	16%
Attention to detail and craftsmanship Description Despite dated graphics, the game excels in artistic direction, dialogue depth, and world detail. Minor events and NPC interactions are vividly written, contributing to its immersive quality. Importance 8%	Despite dated graphics, the game excels in artistic direction, dialogue depth, and world detail. Minor events and NPC interactions are vividly written, contributing to its immersive quality.	8%

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