Miasma Chronicles review - trapped in post-apocalyptic potential
Review information Time played: 20 hours Platform reviewed: PC Available on: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC Black reflective fragments swarm and spiral in the opening scenes of strategy game Miasma Chronicles , luring you into a dim and grim post-apocalyptic Kentucky. The game confidently strides into its setting with this beautifully animated sequence which lays the foundation for much of what’s to come in the game - and more so, perhaps, than its developers, The Bearded Ladies, had bargained for. Established in these early scenes of the game are its priorities; narrative and worldbuilding, character development, and aesthetics. Important characteristics, yes, though not necessarily mutually exclusive to producing a great strategy RPG (SRPG?) You meet the protagonist, Elvis, and his robo-bro, Diggs, in this greyscale setting, and through clunky exposition and enthusiastic (if not slightly corny) line delivery, they are introduced as charming, quirky, and