You’re moving with your best friend to the city of Kredon, home to some of the best schools and universities in the country, to continue your studies. However, in Kredon, there’s only one thing everyone talks about: ETERNUM—the virtual, hyper-reality MMORPG game released a few years ago that revolutionized the world of technology.
With a neural implant that recreates the five senses, it becomes impossible to distinguish between the game and the real world.
Thousands of servers form the network of Eternum: from colorful, magic-filled fantasy worlds to foggy sci-fi cities, no world is beyond reach.
Nevertheless, looking beyond the surface, there's a darker side to this pretty facade: black markets, torture, rape, illegal content trafficking, unlawful assemblies, data theft… Eternum follows the rules of no man.
For some reason, governments turn a blind eye to this; there’s no regulation and no control. Some say it’s because the game is highly addictive, some say it’s because the market moves millions of dollars daily, some say those in power have been bribed, and others say… there’s something else going on.
And you? What’s your role in this story?
Well... That’s up to you now.
Source: The Game Website.
Eternas Video Review
- Huge upgrade from Connect Four
- Adds to the strategy by not having boundary walls
- Good game for parents to play with their kids
- Won awards for best classic toy in children's game
- Nice aesthetic look
- A little annoying to get all the balls out after a game
- Balls sometimes roll away while you're playing
- Connect 4
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Connect 4 variant — A 360° version of Connect 4 where players try to make a line of four using their colors by placing balls on wooden sticks.
- Movement — If all balls are played and no one wins, players can take turns moving their top balls to another post to block opponents or make a line.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- We're really good board game review site really good
- We're giving it seven balls in a row out of 10
References (from this video)
- Beautiful artwork
- Quick gameplay
- Innovative deck-building mechanics
- Exciting push-your-luck elements
- Can be challenging to reach the gem due to added era cards
- Time travel, search for a gem granting eternal life
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck Building — A competitive deck building game.
- Hand Management — Players play a hand of Technology cards.
- Push Your Luck — Playing portal cards carries a risk if they don't match the era card.
- Time travel — Uses portals to jump to different eras.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- who needs Rodney and Chaz it's Paula and Matthew it's our Channel now
- I'm Kind of a Big Dill is a party game designed by Adam Bane and Grant Lion
- I think the name came first and then the game
- what I like about this game in particular is it gives you direction right rather than being like I have to decide for myself if I'm bluffing or not
- but in these days it would be like a playlist on Spotify it's the early '90s baggie jeans and flannel shirts rain Supreme
- I Made Mixtape an I split you choose card game where competing Maestro aim to make the best compilation possible out of an album collection
- I think the theme of this sounds really fun I think the way it looks looks really cool like I love the visuals of it I'm really excited to check this one out actually I really am