Well, we all have probably played a post-apocalyptic game sometime during our travels. It's a fairly popular medium in which to plant an RPG or adventure game or a hybrid RPG-adventure (like this one). The Fallout series comes to mind as does Pariah, but there is something to be said about how Etrom does it's business. From an observer's standpoint, I really thought the lay of the land looked very nice even though I wasn't really looking at nice things. The Mega city (Judge Dredd anyone?) in which you start out at does a good job of making you feel you live in a sterile and clean environment. Never mind that you are going to be shot at numerous times by some soldiers, but the game takes a real visually dramatic turn as you escape into the sewers and eventually out into the wastelands.