I'm a bit of a fumble-fingers so I prefer turn based games but I gave this a shot and am glad I did. I muddle around in games like Diablo II or Torchlight 1 and 2 but I I feel like a Combat Magician in Victor Vran. The designers spent a lot of time tweaking the control scheme and It's Just About Perfect. Compared to Diablo/Torchlight VV is more focused on combat than loot. Oh, there's a lot of loot. Just not at Torchlight levels. VV does not have random dungeons. The dungeons are very well designed and, if you feel like it, you can spend hours and hours trying to find Every Last Secret. I've finished the game and am not all that interested in going back to try again with a different build BUT I got over 100 hours of fun so I'm well satisfied. (you can probably finish in less than 10 hours but I wanted to explore every dungeon. The monsters remain challenging as you level up)
I love how you think you can do anything you want in this game. Explore, mine, collect exotic animals, upgrade stuff. Then the dying starts. (rather, you begin to notice it) There's a big problem and you're the only one who can solve it. Good luck winning on the first try. I was able to beat the game on the 2nd attempt. The ending. Oh My - the ending! For a simple text scroll (where you learn what's going on) to blow your mind so completely means that game has gone to special place where the classics live. Never got into SF2 so can't say much about it. But it you're into space opera and great stories, SF1 is where it's at.
