You're a high level servant to the Big Bad Guy whereas in other RPGs you usually are the hero wannabe who's gonna save the world from said BBG. Raised your eyebrows? Good, that's exactly the point of Tyranny! It starts with a really uncommon premise which wonderfully unfolds through the game as you'll be faced by many choices which will affect the whole environment and experience. Factions, characters, nations...the way they view you and consider you can be shaped by said choices, and that adds a big replay value to the game. You start as a Fatebinder, one of the "judge, jury and executioner" people who serve the Overlord Kyros, a mysterious and VERY VERY powerful wizard who wants to complete the conquest of Terratus. He sends you to the Tiers, the one and only part of Terratus who still isn't in Kyros' grasp, and there you'll have to deal with two armies' generals who increasingly antagonize each other and with many rebel factions who try to capitalize on that bickering. As you proceed through the Tiers, like I said, you'll be faced with many different choices which'll modify how the various faction will consider you...and I won't say any more. No spoiler :D Aaaand here we go with the flaws: basically the last fourth of the game, roughly. That's a flaw per se, 'cause it looks rushed like Obsidian went so over-budget and/or over-time and didn't bother to wrap everything up as it should've been. It's not so bad per se, but seeing as the rest of the game unfolds, I think every player who got really captivated by plot and environment was hoping for something a little better. Still...get this, even better on sale. You won't regret it.
IMHO best entry in the CoJ franchise! Meaningful stories, touching characters, captivating plot and subplots...you name it, BiB has it! Graphics and sound aged remarkably good, considering. Now for sale, even...grab it, you got no excuse for passing on this masterpiece!
Title explains itself. Take notes, other developers: THIS is how you made a really good reboot of an oldie goldie. Someone said this Lo Wang is more boring...I'll just state that it's maybe a little less hard-boiled than the original, but really funny nonetheless, and I believe you'll love Wang-Hoji barter, like I did. That said, it's a very solid FPS, with good weapons and a great sword mechanic. Lo Wang's katana will be your best friend, 'cause it'll come with some great superpowers that can make the difference between life and death. Secrets, achievements, fortune cookies...it's all there for you to take! The plot...maybe some old school fanatics will blame me for blasphemy, but IMHO, plot in this one is EVEN BETTER than the original SW. The latter was a simple revenge tale, but this reboot has something more in it. Nothing groundbreaking, but a decent and even touching plot, with good cutscenes and dialogue to clarify it. I bought it at about 3 euros, and let me say it: I really couldn't have asked for better. As cheap as a McDonald's cheeseburger, and way too healthy!
Very much uncertain if I had to put 3 or 4 stars. What can I say...having known Obsidian since the Black Isle era, i had pretty high expectations from this PoE. I loved Baldur's Gate Saga, KOTOR 2, Neverwinter Nights 2 + Mask of Betrayer and Fallout New Vegas. Well, I have to admit that said expectations were not totally met. Let me put it clear: it's a good game at all. Maps are delightful, combat system is OK for me, even XP system is not an issue, some enemies are quite a challenge and story is quite good. Quite. And here's the point. Sadly PoE can't put up a fight against masterpieces like KOTOR 2, Mask of Betrayer or Planescape Torment. Story is quite linear and the majority or NPCs are simply boring, save for a bit of 'em (the cleric Durance, the Grieving Mother and maybe Eder). I won't say it's boring, but I can't say I'm totally satisfied either. It's a good game from a company which until now made just masterworks...so it's a "downgrade" by Obsidian, IMHO.
The only better Star Wars game than KOTOR is KOTOR 2. No Battlefront or Republic Commando or even the great Jedi Knight saga can stand against this amazing masterpiece of a game. One of the best cRPGs ever made. Interesting characters, good plot, nice plot-twists, funny mini-games and a "living" world unlike few others leave this as an amazing product. Put in some nice Force Powers and Jedi classes and a maybe outdated graphic which still can do its job, and you'll got some real jewel. Completed about 4 times and I think I'll never get tired...Same goes for KOTOR 2, too
