This adventure starts in 1784 (1914 in the Wesslinger National Calendar), in the small and pacific country of Edgoes. The tale follows the terrible person, anti-hero Orson E. Rockefeller, who doesn't seem a terribly bad person, but of course, he does terribly bad things. He will stoop as low as needs be and soar to any heights that he must in his quest to vanquish his foe, the Mayor of Bredfort. It all starts when when Orson comes back from a vavation to find that his house has been burnt down, and sold, by the mayor. Whatever for? Well, as it happens the Mayor just very strongly dislikes Orson. A narcissist with a messiah complex, the mayor offers Orson 13 francs for destroyed home. It is this villainous act that launches our hero on his crusade to get the mayor in a good deal of trouble with the Edgos ruler, Lord Ingram.
Notes on the Etgoesian Crisis is a complete adventure game that is about six hours long. This game has a rather unique setting: instead of a typical fantasy or futuristic world, the story is set in a rural simil-european ,Nederland-inspired country where firearms are rare but still available, where there are no monsters and there is no magic, replaced by science. The game is also low-powered, in fact there are only ten experience levels. Orson may unlock up to twelve different companions that provide lots of extra cutscenes and optional dialogues. The game includes some really well made original custom portraits for the main cast.
Random Fact: this game is set in the same universe of Because We're Here, a visual novel/dating sim created some time later. You can find this game here: https://studio-elfriede.itch.io/because-were-here.
Final Verdict: this game is still one of my favourite Rpgmaker adventures, and for many differente reasons: the setting is unique, characters are interesting, difficulty is balanced and maybe on the easy side but for an adventure game it's ok, and pacing and lenght are well calibrated. Recommended!
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