Posted on: May 16, 2021
DrakeFox
Bestätigter BesitzerSpiele: 1343 Rezensionen: 54
Pretty and protracted
Positives: The game looks really pretty. Lots of colour use. The setting is one not too often seen before. The plotline was interesting enough that I slogged through it to the end. The combat works quite well and is mostly interesting too. Look at all the other reviews around to see a lot more in depth for all the positives. For me the negatives dragged the game down from close to a 5 to a 3(.25): Pacing! The main gripe I have is, that the game seems to have a complete disregard, if not a completely derisive attitude towards the player's time. Most quests will ask you to trek across most of the available map to do something, and then trek all the way back again. Fast travel is a thing, but if a game bothers me enough that it manages to make me want to use it, that's a failing in either quest design or a bland world. Add Far Cry 2 style "speedbumps" if you do want to trek (respawning enemies to avoid or deal with) and the desire to take in the world diminishes greatly. As does the enjoyment of the combat system. Additional pacing issue is the way lore is delivered. I spent over an hour on one mission, most of the time of which was spent standing still listening to audio logs to avoid going forward and triggering an overlapping conversation. Also, it seems they wanted to put in loot boxes to help skip the grind. At least they are free, not sure if that was the initial plan. In summary: This is a very good game whose disregard for the player's time and very rough pacing soured my enjoyment of it to suck a degree the last third of it was played out of spite to see the story, not because I enjoyed it. If you don't mind repetetive combat and wandering back and forth, this game may be for you. If you, like me, have a low tolerance for doing the same thing over and over, at least wait for a sale.
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