As the title says, I never can really get into ARPG or Dungeon Crawlers, the last one I enjoyed was Diablo 2, but this game is a masterpiece. The sheer amount of character skills and class combinations makes this game so much fun, even playing the same class can give you differing play styles and once you hit the ultimate difficulty you will see how smart you are with your build. When you get this game, please make sure to get the Crucible DLC with it for $6, totally worth every penny as it gives you an alternate path to leveling and also will kick your butt. I bought it on sale for $7.49 and it is worth the full game price, I have played this more than some MMOs that I have, so longevity there and tons of lore that keeps the game exciting.
Like many of the other reviewers mentioned this game from the vantage of standing on the mountain of greatness that Planescape Torment is on, then yes this game does fall short. However, like other games that were spiritual successors, they should be judged on their own merits. So, I figure I will start with the review: Cons -The game is far to short, I completed the game at around 36 hours and you may think that is a decent amount of time. Well normally it would be, but this game has tons of dialogue and all that reading artificially inflates the amount of time it actually takes to play the game. This game was not billed as an indie title and certainty cost the same as a Triple A title so I was let down as far as the time element. I will say the framework is there for tons of more content and hopefully they will open this game to the modding community. -Combat is by far the worst thing about this game. Plenty of games have successfully used TB combat, but in this game it is archaic. The amount of time it takes for the characters to cycle through, the clunkiness of the interface to use quick items is terrible. I know the main point of this game isn't combat but good grief it was bad. -Character Creation- There is none and your person looks (male or female) is a disappointment Pros -Story- The story is fantastic most of the time. You can see where an editor would have been nice as some of the writers apparently wanted to show the world they can use big words that really didn't enhance the dialogue. Still, it is unique and engaging. -Environment- The setting is beautifully rendered and I loved just moving my character around and exploring all of the areas. I have always hated exploring in most games but in this game I was always excited to see the world. -Backstory- The premise of your character is something that is at least new to me and not the typical you are a hero save the world kind of thing -Sound- beautiful
