I have observed this game from a distance for years. I finally decided to purchase it on GOG and I have not been able to escape it's grasp. I have only one playthrough. I chose to be wanted by the two biggest factions but in turn I discovered an ancient and powerful blade on some distant battlefield. I have had my rear end handed to me counless times. My companions and I have lost numerous limbs. But we still exist, and even prosper. I've settled and have begun to growing hemp and wheat for profit and sustinence . We've traded for replacement limbs, and suits of armor to protect what's left of our frail bodies. We've starved, and have been wounded, and have been to the brink of total destruction, yet we prevail. This game will not let me stop playing. In just a few short days I have logged over 50 hours. The world is enormous and it's not even complete, the challenges endless, the story what you make of it. Yes, it still feels early and buggy, but truly worth it. The graphics look dated, but the depth and breadth is immense. As I type this, I wonder how I will manage to figure out how to supply power to my small settlement. I managed to begin farming by raiding my slaving neighbors for supplies. Ended up losing a person in the process and spent a few hours trying to figure out how to rescue them from their enslavement. I genuinely, one-hundred percent, stand behind this game. It has it's quirks. You have to import saves after every major update or it reportedly breaks stuff. The dev seems to be a small team or maybe even just one person. But it's is a huge time sink and a heck of a way to unwind after a day at work. I just can't put it out of my head. It's deep. Crazy deep. And it's definitely worth spending the time on, even in its current state. It's rough at the start, but once to start encroaching on being a badass, the world opens itself up and more and more possibilities begin to present themselves. Buy it, play it, and lose yourself. I fully expect to be lost in the wastes for months to come. Maybe even more.
