RPG
Embersworn Oath
★★★★★ 4.6
Embersworn Oath is the kind of RPG that respects your time even though the story is long. Battles are turn-based but quick, and you can queue up party actions so you're never stuck poking menus for ages. The writing carries it — side characters actually remember things you did three chapters ago. Management of gear and skills happens on a clean grid, and mercifully most of it can be done offline. I did most of my leveling during a train commute without a signal, which is rare for this genre. Battery use is moderate; the animated backgrounds look great but do warm the phone during long sessions. Turning off the ambient particle effects in settings helped a lot without hurting the mood.
What we liked
- Choices that carry across chapters
- Fast turn-based combat
- Plays fine offline