The game was released in an unacceptable state - not an exaggeration. Quick succession of followup hotfixes tried to address the issues often not succeeding and occasionally introducing new issues. As of patch 1.1 the game could be considered in beta. While the developer tried to adress the bugs, etc. I don't appreciate nor tolerate being treated as an unpaid playtester. I haven't paid for the 'privilege' of testing your game. I have to emphasize this isn't nitpicking but 2k characters are not enough to delve into it deeper. The selling points of this game for me were the story & its personalization and the game delivered on those points. The story (arguably linear) was quite good compared to game standard & the personalization allowed me to address every situation in adherence to pc's personality (within reason) there were only 2 points where there weren't appropriate choices (pretty minor & part of side quests) -> the only reasons for the rating, I simply want to play more games with a proper story. There hasn't been one since DAO except for Witcher which is a different experience - there isn't any competition. Sounds were quite alright but very limited in variety. Graphics were alright but could've been improved by far - the screen is very often a complete mess and I would struggle to recognize any character just by visuals. The character personalization in terms of aesthetics was incredibly limited this might change with dlcs. Gameplay - implementation of PFrules so alright, level/encounter design - complete nonsense. The difficulty can be adjusted easily and you're given an option to do so. Use it. The game heavily relies on dice rolling (to be expected) but in an excessive way (was done well in many previous crpgs). The difficulty feels nonexistent as even with an optimal approach to an encounter you wil fail repeatedly due to a poor dice rool which isn't really your fault. You won't progress without extensive save scumming. Poorly optimised performance.
