Great Game! This game made me remember why I love great RPGs. I has what it needed, with a touch of old school.
I'm an old school gamer, D & D ( I had the basic box, with chits instead of dice). For me this game was like finding a long lost friend. It has everything you want in RPG, great story line, awesome character development capabilities, multiple plots. I really liked the level of difficulty too, creatures I expected to be hard where and those that shouldn't be weren't.
In today's world of games where more is more, more often than not. I enjoyed what this game didn't have. Like the "Diablo" copy cats that have way to many item possibilities to try and entice multiple play through efforts for people who just have to have the "ultimate" gear. Also the game looks good, they didn't over do the wow look at the detail of that rock, and skimp on the meat of the game. In my opinion this is the best RPG I have played since…… Baldur's gate…. Imagine that. So maybe I'm a bit jaded on my view, but hey, its my review and I love this game.
It took me about 30 hours first play through, I did some side quests not a lot. And I went the good human fighter route which is usually the easiest way to get acquainted with a game for me. Last night I started a jaded outlook semi-evil elf rogue, I can see where this will be challenging in different ways. After that I plan on the mage route. This game is that good, I want to try out the different origins just for the experience.
Bravo!