Posted on: December 21, 2017
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Neither bad nor great
I played this in 2017 using the "HD" upgrade (Tenebrae). The graphics are OK for the age but there are clipping errors in the distance and motion blur while running can't be deactivated. Most characters/monsters are somewhat ugly and repetitive (e.g. women tend to look alike). The lack of eye candy stretches to architecture and world design. Quite a few low contrast scenarios ("Swallows", "Geographer's Mind") make it hard to see anything. Torches (which block one hand) and the single light emitting helmet just light your closest environment. The world is quite large but boring. E.g. on the desert island, more or less the only animals are rhinos, baboons, cheetahs and giant ants. Meh. There are several small islands to discover but they are either empty or only hold some generic enemies. The last island looks unfinished: only 10% used in normal story line and exploring it unveils only a few generic settlements of fish people. There's a fast travel system with additional teleporter stones but it only works outdoors. You can also use horses and boats but both is annoying. Riding needs repeated button smashing. Horses doesn't follow you and you can only call yours when it's near. Boats are very slow, get stuck on shores and there's no fast travel system. The core mechanics (skills, inventory, crafting) work quite well but quest markers don't. There are some annoying collection quests without any hints where the next piece could be located. The default keyboard layout is problematic: sneaking/running on the same mouse button and jumping/activating on Space. There are issues with voice/music volume where it's hard to understand any dialog in the (ugly) cutscenes even if the music level is off. The story is plain vanilla but with a stupid twist at the end leading to a totally annoying and stupid boss fight. The 1st DLC is a bit short but quite enjoyable. Finally at least a cool landmark (flying fortress) and a proper boss fight. Still, the world is somewhat empty.
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