I'll admit it upfront - this is the first RPG I've played in ages. I thought I'd take a break from FPS and give it a go. I'm still not sure if it was a good idea or a waste of money. The gameplay was fairly linear - but as a newby I appreciated that - there's enough variety to keep me interested. The graphics are gorgeous if a little buggy - the source engine really hates my pc. It suffered from the same stuttering I got with HL2. None of that was an issue for me - I'm fairly patient with the odd freeze - what really burns my boat is when games crash for discernable reason. I am around 3/4 of the way through and cannot go forward. The game loads a cinematic then shuts down. No error message, no warning just shuts down to windows. Arrgghh! I notice another reviewer is experiencing the same problem - hopefully Troika will release a patch or a fix - otherwise I for one will be rethinking any plans to buy another of their games. If you're considering buying this game - wait - if they release a fix for it go for it - its good fun and very absorbing.
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