First 2/3 fantastic, last 1/3 better now
EDIT: My review was first more negative, but the developer worked hard to improve the game since, so I edited my review and raised the three stars to a well deserved 4 stars.
Positives:
- This game ticks most of the scrollslike boxes with a more streamlined and smaller world;
- The setting is awesome;
- The design of the world looks great;
- Vastly different ways to build your character;
- Actions have real consequences for your playthrough;
- Lots of interesting quests and secrets (for the first 2/3)
- The combat feels much smoother than in Skyrim for example;
- Areas are very diverse for the most part, some feel even soulslike in a positive way;
- Great soundtrack.
Negatives:
- There are some huge difficulty spikes;
- you're less "free" than in an elder scrolls game;
- While the design is great, the graphics don't look very advanced, but you still need a pretty beefy system for decent framerates (played on 5800X3D, RTX4070ti)
- In the last third of the game everything feels rushed and unfinished or maybe the game was just a bit too long in the tooth for what it offers. The quests were boring, much less interesting characters and exploration, combat became a slog for me. --This is much less so now. The last third is much better, and with all the additions the game feels much more complete than before.
All in all I still liked my playthrough because of the great first 2/3, but I won't be replaying it anytime soon. -- The last 3rd is much better nowadays. Recommended.
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