Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Imperial Edition Bundle

liked * Gaming the system. * Large, complex game, takes ages to finish. * Complex character building. * The fx artwork (fire, magic, particles, etc.). * Epilogue revealing consequences of your decisions. * Replay value (as a different class or alignment). * Deadline pressure. * One particularly touching moment in the story, though it was probably not intentional. * That it was made at all. disliked * You have to be seriously unemployed to get the most out of this game. * Sluggish: movement, combat, animations, ui interaction... all slow & laggy. * Some areas felt unfinished towards the end. * Inconsistent writing, varied from juvenile to razor-sharp. * The finale was a bit underwhelming & tedious, given how long it takes to get there. * The dated style; early MMO stodge. * Generic-fantasy-game music, though some of the tavern music was interesting. * Pretty juvenile stereotyping and portrayal of companions, lacks insight. EG: Amiri, with the bikini outfit, anime sword and armored shoulder... just stupid. * Camp Tolkienesque setting. * Uninteresting 'kill the monsters' challenges. * Government nagging you to return every time you leave its borders. * Most attacks are the same speed regardless of weapon. * Calculations ('rolls') are way too random, this wastes real-world time spamming save/reload. * Magus micromanagement. * Moral-alignment system is contrived and inconsistent, sometimes modern, sometimes primitive. * General lack of in-situ info on exactly how numbers are calculated. * Certain classes/combos are demonstrably superior to others, leading to a limited choice of 'viable' options, especially for the late game, where certain builds will be fine while everyone else will constantly require greater-restoration.

This game is quite impressive regarding multipole aspects. The complexity of character customization is by far my favorite thing to do in this game. The sheer amount of builds you can do by multi-classing is amazing. The story is engaging and will keep you hook, or at least it did me, for each step of the game. I must say, however, the game is quite long. I have poured more than 100 hours in it and I still haven't finished it. The town management is enjoyable and I had a lot of fun with it since strategy games are another genre I am very fond of. Min maxing and creating new town while solving problems in your kingdom will be viewed by some tedious but I enjoyed it a lot, more than I thought I would. The game is not perfect, but it's definitely worth checking out. If you've never played any previous games from this genre, Pillars of Eternity or the older ones like Baldur's Gate, you might find it difficult and be completely overwhelmed by the options offered, but for veterans of the genre I say this is a must play.

I love this game, both the adventuring mode and kingdom management mode are really fun! The characters are well written and the story is excellent! I would love to sing praises about this game all day, but there are some problems. The timed quests can be a handful, but I never had problems completing a timed quest I knew was timed. The pacing of combat is a bit off in the later areas of the game, in particular the last dungeon of the game, throws swarms of enemies the likes of which are unheard of throughout the game. The game is excellent, if you play Pathfinder, D&D, or are a fan of CRPG's, this is the game for you!

I've tried several times to get into this game, the first time I played and forgot about the game, the second attempt I got around 13 hours into the game, making steady progress the whole time. My kingdom, one of the aspects of the game that felt the most unfinished, failed because of a decision I made hours prior. Is it cool an RPG has your decisions impact the flow of the game? Yes. Is it cool that I would have to replay hours of gameplay because the game's character decieved me? No. I have high hopes for the new game coming out, but I can't bring myself to come back to this one.

Kept crashing after a few hours of gamplay. Its unplayable because of that.