Sovereign Syndicate is an ambitious take on the Disco Elysium formula with focus on dialogue and narrative but shakes it up a bit with a more interesting and Arcanum-like steampunk Victorian London setting. Additionally there is a Tarot card system for dice rolls and Tarot major Arcana cards for unlocking personality traits depending on the choices you make. Failing dice rolls is fully expected and drives the plot forward in different ways. Your choices and rolls also affect your Hope meter which ranges from Desperate to Hopeful and may open up even more dialogue choices. The main characters are well written, with their paths connecting in an intriguing story. You can see diverse locations with different individuals that range from poor to rich and shady to high class. There is adequate content to most of these locations and this reflects a truly fleshed out world. In addition I love the victorian era lingo because it makes the game even more immersive and fortunately comes with adequate explaination. Overall the game is great and it should be played by all fans of the genre. I hope to see more from the studio now that RPGs are in the spotlight.
