Since I played Master of Magic I hoped for a similar game that I would love as much. All the other tries somehow didn't catch my interest as much (the last one being Warlock). This one, despite dated graphics, managed to keep me playing for turns and turns. Positive: I love turn based combat and this has become increasingly rare. Also, this game isn't afraid of confronting the player with complex choices and depth. It takes a bit to learn everything, but after that it provides a deep gameplay that keeps the game interesting. The learning curve is well designed. Negative: If you need fancy graphics you won't like this. The technics are rather dated and on my highend pc the sound crackles every now and then. Bottom line: If you can live with the drawbacks and liked games like Heroes of Might and Magic and Master of Magic you should give this a try. Chances are high you will like it.
I am not a huge adventure fan and hate it when I am stuck searching for that single item I am missing in my inventory. Chains of Satinav surprised me, cause I really couldn't stop playing once I started. The illustrations and the atmosphere are awesome, the soundtrack is really nice as well. I also liked the balance between humor and seriousness in the dialogues. What surprised me even more was the turning of the story in the second half, where everything becomes dark and gloomy. Didn't expect that in an adventure. I was also happy to find a few easter eggs. If you see that Wacken Open Air reference you're a real metalhead. ;) Downsides? Well, the usual adventure problems: here and there you just won't come up with the right idea and then it's try and error. But I (and I am really not a pro) had this only twice in this game.
I remember this game, it was the first one I played when I got my first GeForce card. It's a weird (read: interesting) setting, with those Genehunters evolving depending on what they get and the alien setting. If you give this game a chance you should be able to look over minor flaws, like small problems with the controls and the game flow (some passages are a bit repetitive). But if this is not a big problem for you you can enjoy a game that is different from the usual "superhuman soldiers" setting. And that is a big bonus for me.
