After more than 70 hours, I can wholeheartedly recommend this game to the fans of the genre, especially after the most recent patch which entirely fixed loading times for me! The first few hours introduce you to the story. In terms of action, they few hours are somewhat less epic (but still well-worth), but the rest of the game is extremely addictive in terms of tactical combat and plot complexity well. Side quests are interesting from the beginning (the Tree Dryad is a masterpiece), expect a couple fedex quests as well in the beginning though. The greed mechanism is very interesting - depending on your choices, you will get unique results (even a magical item from the evil goddess) in the later parts of the game consequences of greed take time to get substantial in the plot). In the meantime, you roam in forests and desolate plains à la Baldur's Gate. Items are well thought out, as well as spells, though I'd prefer a wider selection of spells. PROS: - A new, refreshing take on a classic story - Hand-made environment art - Beautiful item illustrations and NPC portraits - Branching main plot in later chapters - Tons of branching outcomes in side quests - Most situations can be solved peacefully - Devs are super helpful and fix new bugs often within a day - Devs are active on GOG forums as well - Great (often grim) items - The riddles that exist are engaging CONS: - (FIXED in latest patch) Longer map loading times! - A bit combat-heavy in the last chapter - Too few riddles - I'd prefer some more mini-caves in wilderness areas (à la Baldur's Gate) - Currently too few interactions within your party (devs promised to address this, so if this is important for you, wait for the game update) - Too few spells (devs plan to address this as well according to their DISCORD) CONCLUSION: Overall, this title is well-worth its current price and after the promised updates, those who enjoy the genre will have a new Gem in their collection. I'd give this a 4.6 out of 5.
Wonderful old-school art style, and music (both wandering and combat) reminds me to the best themes and songs of Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale series. Story is a bit ´heavy´ for me sometimes and there are some ingame lore dumps I'd have preferred to learn in a some immersive way but overall this is a 4.7 out 5. I wish the mechanics were even more similar to Baldur's Gate however but after some time you can get used to them. Well done game.
