This is surely the very first game since Icewind Dale 2 that kept me for days in front of my PC. If you've ever enjoyed old isometric cRPGs, you will find yourself at home here. You get a very detailed world, good old combat system with interactive pause and great character development. If you're up to a sentimental journey to year 2000, then this game is definitely for you. However, I understand voices of disappointment from those who accuse the game of being obsolete in terms of game mechanics. Indeed, it might not be that engaging for those who look for more modern experience. Except for some small bugs and glitches, there is one main drawback. I experienced significant performance drop around mid-game. The game got sluggish, quick saves were not that quick anymore, FPS fluctuated between 40 - 55 with occasional drops to 30 during battles. I own a reasonably powerful Asus Zenbook (i7, 16GB RAM, SSD disk, GeForce 1050) and I never expected that a 2.5D game will perform that badly. On a side-note, I played Witcher 3 with consistent 45 FPS on th very same machine... Performance problems in PoE are not some isolated cases from what I can see on Google. Pros: - delivers a Baldur's Gate / Icewind Dale-like experience - complex character development (lots of classes, races, backgrounds, skills) - balanced weapons and equipment - non-linear plot with many side-quests Cons: - poor performance mid- and late-game
