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22nd March 2004:
The Astral Beckons
Enter the 3d world of Etrom, an RPG set in a world that could be ours but is not.
Posted by Chris Snook - PC - UK and Europe

There are many skeins to reality, some are like ours, recognisable and understandable, there are others who are so different that we would die if we stood on the surface of the Earth. One world that we can recognise, if barely is that of Etrom.

The world of Etrom is a blasted wasteland, Humanity is balkanised in huge 'Megacities' surrounded by deserts and regions of void. The engine of progress in this neo-gothic, techno-dark age is Chroma, a reddish, glowing element that powers everything on the planet in some way. To hold Chroma is life. To hold Chroma is death.

Also within the universe are gods and demons. The latter you must journey with and sometimes fight, close quarters with axes or with ranged weapons such as bazookas. Take a ride on a hovertank or maybe on one of the mecha that exists, battle foes with Astral Powers, of which there are thirty to use and stride forth to solve the mysteries of this barren, wasted planet.

Due for release sometimes this year along with some interesting support material. PM Studios have commissioned a comic book based on the world and even has gone as far as to develop a table-top RPG system and game to fully integrate with the title.

Chris Snook

ETROM: The Astral Essence
for PC

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