Bought it on launch and waited patiently. I started it a few days back and it leaked memory like crazy. Not to mention extreme overheating. I capped fps at 60 and it's fine, but buyer beware. This game is potentially harmful to your PC. And this is the "enhanced edition" we're talking about. Some shameful shit, as Gus from The Wire would say. Also, the writing is all over the place. For example, Regil is a well written evil character but the "evil" options the player gets are more like "moron". It's like yeah, I'm a Chaotic Moron sorcerer. Most of the characters are like a Hasbro sponsored D&D stream full of people who pretend to like RPGs because suddenly being nerdy is considered cool. Makes me think they had different writers working on different parts of the game, and most of those writers sucked. Crusade mode excluded, the actual day-to-day RPG gameplay is top notch though. That's what's keeping me playing with gusto, ignoring the rest of the game. Cause in the end of the day, even though I love good settings, atmosphere, writing, I'm a gameplay first kind of guy. TLDR: If you like deep cRPG turn based combat (because real time with pause is just for not wasting time on meaningless encounters), play this on Core difficulty with frames capped at 60 and crusade mode turned off. Otherwise, you can skip this one and enjoy your good years doing something else.
I believe in you.
In my opinion, the game is not worth its full price but it's absolutely worth playing until you beat the first part, which doesn't take long. So wishlist it, get it on sale, and set aside a quiet evening for it.
Play as Donald Trump in this I Told You So game where you're the leader of the last city on a planet where global warming is considered utopia. Here you have to use coal to keep your dick from falling off from the cold and all the liberals have been long turned into ice cubes for your scotch. It's a simple world where every problem can be solved with a coal powered heater. And if not then, well, choose your flavor of political or religious dictatorship to play dissident whack-a-mole.
Ryker <3
This is not the greatest game in the world. This is just a tribute.
Ewald the farmer joined a small mercenary company in pursuit of a better fortune. He participated in quite a few battles, and even survived being swallowed whole by a Nachzeher. He wasn't the same after that experience, but he trudged on. He eventually met his demise when an orc berserker split him in half with a huge axe. At least he didn't suffer in his last moments, which is more than most mercenaries can hope for. This game provides you with a beautiful and unforgiving sandbox to create your own stories. The combat is fun and deep, different enemies require different tactics, and the different types of weapons work like you'd think they would (for example flails ignore shields and hit the head). The setting is low power with dark sorcery sprinkled around. If you like R.E. Howard's work you'll love this. Also, stuff like a damaged helmet will have dents in it, and someone who has had his eye gouged out will be wearing an eyepatch from then on after. Little details that add a ton.
I spent 15 hours crawling around as catwoman.
Play if you want to be Batman.
