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1-19 of 19 >INVENTORY - Paul O'Brian writes about interactive fiction Every author is a rookie once, and only once, and those who can learn from their mistakes and try again will inevitably produce a better game next time out. There are some things about Baluthar that showed promise... I'll be interested to see what sort of improvements occur when and if the author produces another game.
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 Idolizing Vengeance., June 8, 2021A lonely bedridden father... His son gone down the well to seek demonic assistance in avenging his mother's death... Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A darkly atmospheric fantasy game. Explore a well rumored to be cursed, February 3, 2016by MathBrush Baluthar is an interesting mix of a game. The opening makes it feel like an alt-game for depression, which is pretty well done. But then it takes a short detour through epic fantasy into a horror game similar to the Ravenwood setting of DnD. You search a well for your son, and encounter some frankly disturbing material down here. The gore level here is roughly equal to that of One Eye Open or the Walking Dead. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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An effectively grotesque dungeon adventure set on a strange world., October 28, 2015Baluthar is a fantasy-horror adventure set on a world which has been invaded by the Ivarns, a destructive and technologically advanced race. While this setting informs the events of the game, it does so from quite a distance. The game itself is really about a father following his missing son down the horrible dungeon in the well outside their hut. You play the father, and must first drag yourself out of bed after reading a heavy, non-diegetic quote from the book of Ecclesiastes. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A Grim Admixture, August 2, 2009by AmberShards (The Gothic South) Baluthar features horror tinged with science fiction, in a rare example of where elements of the two genres fuse into a cold, grim, dreary concoction. (Yes, that is praise!) It has a rather rich back-story and gives you a flavor of dread with an opening quote from Ecclesiastes (one of the heaviest books in the Bible). With all this said, it doesn't go for the atmospheric or emotional jugular, but rather presents puzzles along the way that -- if they worked -- would support the unfolding of the story nicely. Unfortunately, all progress halts at the door scene. The answer isn't too hard to figure out, but it just doesn't work. It's a shame, really. I was looking forward to seeing how Baluthar turned out. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (1) - Add comment
Baf's GuideA specimen of the horror genre, which, however, rather will entertain you with good puzzles than send a chill down your spine. Very solid, careful implementation, yet it left me with the feeling that something was missing. It resembled an average albeit well-budgeted Hollywood movie: you'd never regret the time and money spent on it, but you hardly would remember it too long, much less go watch it a second time. I'm aware I'm getting pretty subjective, though. -- Valentine Kopteltsev
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