Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition

First of all, this is "enhanced" version of the game, which means that the majority of release date grievances has been addressed. Secondly, the Windows version of the game is superior, as the Linux port eats up resources like mad and you can find yourself frustrated if your PC isn't powerful enough. This game was released post Pillars of Eternity and Divinity Original Sin, so a few comparisons will be made down the road. Does the game innovate? No. But I had a blast playing it and actually found myself enthralled by it. I don't care about the graphics, so I won't give the pros and cons in that regard. This game shines where it should, mainly the story is one of the best out there since Pillars. In terms of character creation, Kingmaker offers a huge number of classes that can be picked up and paired with a standard set of D&D races. While it's great, the game does not offer any way to test your build or even a respec option, which means that making a mistake in your build can have dire consequences. I also miss a deeper background story for your main char, a la Pillars. Any hopes of in-combat usable terrain disappear after Oleg's Outpost and it's a huge shame, and missed opportunity. Companions are interesting and you play a role in shaping their history which is great, but there are no internal conflicts within your party and child-eating monster finds it fine to travel along with a godly paladin. While companions have their own opinions on methods of solving quests, you won't' upset them by disregarding their wishes. Those two issues contribute to a missed opportunity for real immersion in this part of the story. If you found "realm management" in Pillars lacking, you will like it here. Although optional, it gives you a sense of purpose and you grow to like it. However, a few dev choices are weird: region claiming and realm leveling up when triggered it immediately subtracts 14 days form in-game time. This is painful when you face invasion or ancient curse.

After two years game is still bugged, for the last 4 hours i was fighting with a bug that prevents further game play. I can`t save game or rather i can save game but after reloading the game there are no saves. Sorry but after 2 years it is a disgrace. It is a shame because at first everything was perfect - story, graphics, music and mechanics,

Don't let the negative reviews fool you - this review refers to the latest (as of 2020.10) version, where all game-breaking flaws and bugs have been addressed. This game is simply great for people who love cRPGs derived from pnp rulesets (D&D anyone?) and are ready for something which has added facets of difficulty. It's visually stunning, with the greatest isometric graphics I've seen in such games. Extremely well drawn. The characters are diverse, and some outright funny and evil. You can play it any way you want - there are ample moral choices and decisions to make, even though the main storyline is linear. And the gameplay, attacking and combat system (at least the one based on pausing that I prefer) works wonders. On another note, it comes with flaws (even with the major issues having been addressed). It's certainly not a walk in the park - and is based heavily on the pathfinder ruleset, so the ones with little knowledge will learn it the hard way. It also doesn't take you by the hand. Swarms will render your weapons useless early on. Demons will decimate you - unless you modify your spellbook accordingly. And quite often, you'll find that the entire party is getting beaten and you don't know why. I consider this annoying, but - in a way - part of the game. Read the combat logbook. Find what went wrong. Read the tips - and load and try again. Don't expect to be able to just cut through the game with your basic weapon; many fights need strategy, and quite a bit of luck as well. The major flaw for me is that sometimes it's too RNG-heavy. There are too many dice rolls - and some difficult ones early on. The kingdom minigame is also full of unneeded rolls and waiting times that get frustrating. You'll find yourself loading and retrying perhaps too often. Despite these flaws, though, I consider kingmaker to be one of the best cRPGs I've played recently; it deserves its spot next to major titles, such as NWN2, BG, pillars and Divinity. Well worth getting!

The game is good in start mid game but too much bugs in late game.

I read many bad comments about this game, apparently due to a lot of bugs/issues at the beginning. I had the chance to play it later (v2.1.5d), and it's clearly an amazing RPG game. I think I did not played such a good game since 1990's (despite of some other good games like Baldur) - The turn based system is just the best I ever played. I hope the next Pathfinder game will keep at least this part with NO changes at all (please) - The level up system is also really a pleasure - The quality of dialogs, OMG, in french, it's just unbelievable Really, congrats to the studio who developped and offered us this game, cannot wait for the next opus