Tyranny - Standard Edition

It is a rare pleasure to play RPG that combines a meaningful story line with true moral choices, solid fighting tactics and beautiful graphics. On the top of that the game can be really challenging if wish - very good variety of difficulty levels. I spent over 200h playing this game. Fans of original Fallout series (Fallout 1 & Fallout 2) will feel like at home. 1) Story line - non banal and non linear main motive to which you are immediately submerged thanks to a very well constructed introduction - an interactive one that joins the specific history with your choices as you tag along. It is something different to stand on the side of invaders whether it is right or wrong. In time you are able to understand more and more about the reality that surrounds you thanks to reach discussions you are able to have with many characters. You are able to decide what is good and bad since you represent the court of justice on the side of the invaders. You advance your journey, your experience and your rank within the faction your represent, decide who you wish to part with and make justice in many individual small cases as well as within the general plot. 2) Fighting tactics - rich mechanism that allows to start and stop the fight as you go. You are able to decide whether you want the game to run in a fast or a slow pace as well as how often (if at all) the game should automatically stop on specific types of events. You can pre-determine how your characters act in a battle (aggressive stance, defneding indivudal or defending party etc.). The pre-determined AI from your party is not perfect. Also in general the AI of commanding system is not perfect . This is one of very few issues I found in the game. Other than that fighting system is exciting - combination of expanded phhysical skill set, magic (great compelx system) and weapons and artifacts, very well described and working nice. You can issue mutliple commands and see how these unfolds or interrupt and redefine as you go.

Tyranny is a great game from obsidian in a very unique setting, however, it's not what was premissed. What do you get? You get good rpg from your beloved obsidian in a great setting with good mechanics and messed up world, which can't be just fixed at this point. The game as a game is wonderful, but it's not exactly the same thing they were telling us. It is just an rpg in a different setting, there's nothing new to the genre. However, the game is solid, polished and delivered as a great experience. If you like Obsidian's games then you should like that one too.

The game is definitely not perfect and reviews on YouTube describe in great detail what's wrong with Tyranny, but it's still *really* good if you're into deep CRPGs like Pillars of Eternity or Baldur's Gate. This might be the first RPG in a while that I'll replay in order to experience (one of) the different paths.

Conflict between Ashe and Nerat in 1st act is so infantile, that I almost give up and stop playing. Main plot in 1st act is awful, sidequests are boring but at least short. However worlbuilding is interesting, there is a nice fight and magic mechanic and general idea of role-play a bad character is very good.

Tyranny is an epic game that's worth every Euro. It's a shame that Obsidian was bought was Microsoft. Microsoft will ruin this studio like they have ruined everything else.