Posted on: April 9, 2021

andrewjtryon
Verified ownerGames: 205 Reviews: 4
This game is a beautiful mess
I have so much nostalgia wrapped up in this game, it was an absolute joy to hear about it being released on GOG! It was an instabuy for me as soon as it came out here. Just installed it and played through the first chapter, and it runs perfectly on my Windows 10 machine. The gameplay itself is roughly what you'd expect from a Diablo clone, except it has a lot more plot and character development. It's very text heavy, which may be a turn off for some, but the text is all very well written. This game also has major balance issues, and enemies scale in weird ways, particularly as you use more of your training points to improve your character. It's still fun though, whether you're picking off targets as a scout, blowing enemies up as a mage, or plowing into hordes of foes as a fighter. It's also fun to customize your equipment. Armor is layered on, with individual pieces filling specific slots on your character, and it actually shows up on your character model as you run around the keep. The developers put a lot of attention into lore here, particularly with the enemies you're fighting. There's even a bit where you get to talk to them, and you find they're every bit as human as your allies are. Overall, a great experience if you like slash and hack type games with a copious helping of story. 4/5 would definitely recommend.
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