I'm not sure how to feel about this game. This review might be a tad strange, since I haven't played it in a very, very long time. I'm excited to see it on GOG, however, and I'm definitely going to pick it up once I've finished with Pillars of Eternity. I played this game when I was quite young. I had never played anything like it, and it was definitely one of the most difficult games I ever tried to tackle. But it was so worth it. From what I remember, much of what other reviewers are saying about it going downhill pretty fast is true. I can remember spending a lot of time and having a blast in the beginning of the game. You start in Barcelona, and you can explore the city and just do sidequests and what have you. There were lots of factions you could side with, and all sorts of crazy sidestories to experience. Honestly, I always thought the setting was really interesting. However, shortly after you exhaust all the fun (and plentiful dialogue, which was always my favorite) in Barcelona, you get to move on to the next part of the game. Suddenly this game that somehow managed to keep my interest despite being what I considered a difficult game became a huge bore. Interesting characters and dialogue opportunities were few and far between, and it seemed like I was wrestling with sleep-inducing dungeon monotony for hours upon hours. I never did finish the game. I also remember not being able to continue any further. I loved dialogue so much, I always made my character to be a super good diplomat, but once I got to later parts in the game, where combat was much more important, I was screwed. Who knows, I'll probably be much better off now since I'm older. I have SO many fond memories of this game, and it really bums me out to see it get such mediocre ratings. The game is definitely flawed, but there was so much to love about it. Not to mention Leonardo Da Vinci is a friggin wizard that belongs to a secret mage society. How sweet is that?
