Black Book
Morteshka · 2021 · Card Battler, Turn-Based Tactics, Female Protagonist, Card Game, Turn-Based
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About Black Book
Harness demonic power through card-based battles as Vasilisa, a sorceress seeking to unlock an ancient Black Book's seals and resurrect her lost love in this haunting Slavic folklore adventure. Collect spell cards, manage your demonic servants, and solve the mysteries of rural Slavic villages while uncovering authentic folk tales and mythology brought to life by expert anthropologists.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138660/Black_Book/
A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Slavic folktales - and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness.
A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved - but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances.
Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out the Black Book - a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across the rural countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms.
Uncover the seals of Black Book
Unleash hellish spells on your enemies! Collect spell cards and new skills as you progress.A Historic Adventure
Solve riddles and complete side-quests as you learn more about life in the Slavic countryside.Lead a Demonic Flock
Send demons to do your bidding, but be careful - idle demons will torture you if you don’t find them something to do!Myths and legends
Explore a world based on Northern Slavic mythology. Learn from an in-game encyclopedia, created with the help of expert anthropologists - and find all folk tales hidden within the game!
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What Steam players say
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Absolutely rules. You do have to treat it as kind of a mysterious game, since it's translated *and* it's deeply about the culture it's translated from, but if you have any kind of an interest in Russian folk traditions and Christianity and paganism and syncretism you're probably gonna want to buy in at full price. On the flipside, if you're Christian and not super comfy with the occult you may have an Extra Bad time here. Or you might be fine. It's a testament to how strong the writing and atmosphere are that I got some goosebumps, in a way I didn't from Faith. In Black Book you play as an apprentice witch whose lover was believed to have committed suicide, and so was denied a Christian burial, condemning them to hell. The only reasonable way to fish him out is by entering into a pact with the devil to crack some seals on an old book, and right away Black Book starts to show some nuance. It does use words like evil, but it's surprisingly slow to judge. Demons are compelled by their nature. People are driven by desires and by trauma. Witches are defined by their pacts with things. God is a set of rules that you can comply with, or suffer if you fail to. You can do evil w…2 found this helpful
Never elsewhere played such an interesting mix of folklore and gameplay. Perfect witchy setting, engaging RBG and fun deck crafting.
Very fun card-based RPG with really awesome aesthetics and setting.
I would rec this only on a significant sale. I played through three chapters on the harder but not hardest difficulty. I was going the "evil" route, which I think is also easier. The game is overall too easy. The voice acting is mid. But for a small price, it is fun. There are a good number of different decks you can make. The story is pretty boring, sometimes repetitive, and consequently drags. Main gripe is simply just with how easy it is.
This game is clearly made with a lot of love and attention. I like the story, the writing, the charcters, however I am not sure if Russian knowledge is required for enjoyment. Yeah, the card battler part is take it or leave it, but completely breaking the system is somewhat fun.
It's basically a Russian folklore setting [which is fun and unique] combined with Slay the Spire-style card battles. I didn't find it particularly hard but I had fun.
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