Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

It's good so far. Combat is rather basic but enjoyable, very stamina focused, the world is interesting to explore and good looking (heavy dark fantasy themes here) for a AA game (don't expect KCD 2 here) and the story has got a nice hook. It remains to be seen if all that holds true after 30-40 hours but so far I'm enjoying it.

Fun game, reminds me of the first time I played Skyrim.

I'm enjoying this game i love it

Tainted Grail has fixed literally every problem I ever complained about with the ElderScrolls games; the most prominent of which (imo) has always been the grossly unrealistic combat. TG feels light years ahead of both TES and Souls-likes in terms of the stark realism. Anyone who has done armored combat even in reenactment battles, will know how brutal the endurance problem is. This type of fighting is an exercise in resource management; if you can't control heat and exhaustion you die, its that simple. Something 'like' this is being reflected in this game in terms of endurance and stamina, and I very much appreciate it. Things like this help a dark fantasy to be appropriately fatalistic without resorting to simple punishment. The realism of your human limitations is a natural difficulty, and more grim than any number of over-amped bosses. That is just one part of the game - there are so many other aspects to the design of TG that are well thought out. Another is the huge range of freedom you're given in terms of character types and play styles - but unlike other titles in this genre, you're not simply a master-of-everything by default, where your sense of class identity disappears. Choosing a direction like close melee or ranged means you will still have to make an investment into what you want to be good at. I will play this game for years, and really hope that Questline/Awakend Realms does well enough to support continued development on DLCs. You guys blew this out of the park.

About 45h on hard mode for me to do a full complete, that includes getting the secret ending and completing most side quests. Fantastic from start to finish. It putters out a bit by the third act but I think its more spread out nature is a nice palate cleanser from act 2, which is immensely dense content wise. The story is very good with themes that I really enjoy - the concepts of symbols and how they can both build and destroy; the power of belief and legend, how it can twist devotion into fanaticism and eventually disillusion; the question of whether revealing the truth is worth the cost of unraveling a lie... etc. It's not simple stuff. There's a lot to unfold as you learn about the history of Avalon, Arthur, his knights and the people surrounding them. It's brutal, bloody and dark - and an excellent tale. Worth playing. Gameplay is great overall, the combat is crunchy and very fun especially in melee, and the art direction is utterly magnificent. Well worth your time!