The game has many mechanics and I recommend everyone to read guide book first, because it really helps. It can feel stressful at first, especially trying to balance good reputation in different factions, but that's one of the charms of Tyranny. It's a brutal world and you can't have everything. You must sacrifice some things to gain others, but in exchange, you gain replayability. So yeah, I like this game, I played Pillars of Eternity before which definitely helped. But well, judge for yourselves I guess.