Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

This is a really good game. It has a deep story and a lot of sidequests as well. I would highly recommend it.

A great rpg game from the same mold as BG1

The game looks like Baldurs Gate but only visually.. On second look, it is really bad. Bad combat system, weak story, unplayable loading times, non functional or worthless game mechanics (brewing, drying, sneaking..), very badly designed character improvement (worthless skills and abilities, lots of useless spells, weak and on the other hand overpowered classess). Every and each item and weapon has ton of worthless abilities to waste your time. Why? Sometimes an elaborate little is better than a sloppy lot. This game looks nice but is pain to play. Excessive ambition buried a promising project.

I've been buying games on GOG for nearly 15 years, but this is the first time I've decided to leave a review. This game is great, and it deserves more recognition. I've played many isometric RPG's, but this is the first that comes close to repeating the experience of the original Baldur's Gate. It's a lot less linear than Pillars of Eternity and doesn't have the stupid time limits of the Pathfinder games. As I have no interest in religion, real or fictional, I was very pleased that the plot initially revolved around the player regaining his heritage and settling a dispute between two rivaling cities. Only later does it devolve into the metaphysical mumbo jumbo that's so common in fantasy games. The game is rather short, I finished it in under 30 hours. A quick travel option that allows returning to the quest giver after completing a quest helps to speed things up. The combat is very similar to BG1, but skill progression is quick and it doesn't take long till you can roast your enemies with powerful fireballs. The party members sometimes contribute to the dialogue, but mostly they stay silent after joining your party. That's the way I like it. I want to explore the world and solve quests, not talk about the feelings of my party members.

So far reasonably solid BG/PoE style RPG. Nothing spectacular but nothing to complain about either.