The game mechanics are quite simple and even become less important as the game progresses, but the perfect Cyberpunk Noir atmosphere more than makes up for it. Apart form that, the game looks way too good for its weight class.
I'm a huge fan of Owlcat Games, I actually consider Pathfinder:WotW as the greatest cRPG ever made. And while I liked Rogue Trader, it is definitely not on the same level. The Pros + The atmosphere, tone and art design of the Warhammer universe is captured quite well + I encountered no major bugs, only some minor inconveniences like localization errors, so the main criticism at release is gone + The companions are good (including the voice acting), I'll remember Argenta and her field of burning heretics for a long time The Cons - Beginning with Act 3 and especially Act 4 the game feels rushed. Less attention to detail, less explaining links in the texts, more "filler quests" etc. Also the companion quest lines often end in an unsatisfactory way. - In general the fights are way too easy (high difficulty). For me, who values the Pathfinder games for their complexity and challenge, this was probably the most dissapointing point. There were exactly two difficult fights: Yremeryss and Uralon (the latter being on the other extreme, in my first try my group was dead before the first turn of my first (!) character had ended) - Adding to this, the overall balancing is one of the worst I've ever seen in an RPG. The efficiency of builds can change dramatically over the course of the game. Soldiers and Psyker are pretty weak in the first half and more than one Psyker in your party is suicide. On the other hand, melees are basically useless in the second half. A lot of talents are underpowered, some (like Jaes origin talents) are broken. And then there's sweet Cassia. My first half of the game can be summed up with: If Cassia survives until it's her turn, I've won the fight. All in all, a 7-8/10 game, for Warhammer fans and people who play every decent RPG under the sun. For the rest there is always Baldurs Gate 3.
