Overall an experience that was well worth the money, played on PC for the first time and I couldn't stop and finished it 2 weeks ago, I gave it four stars for the reasons below: - Stability wise the game was ok for me, crashed only around 2-3 times and I played it intensivelly, I did everything that was available in the game, all NCPD stuff, reached max level so it is fine on that regard(over 200-300 hours I think if not more) - Side quests were amazing, I have three favorites that are easily in my top most memorable moments in all of my gaming experience that actually made me think, feel and care for what's happening, the only small thing I have to say as a downside is the fact that there weren't enough of them, but regarding the ones that were kudos to everyone involved in making them - Soundtrack&design amazing have even a bunch of tracks that I listen regularly(give Samurai/Refused-Black dog a listen if you don't believe me)and don't even get me talking about the catchy combat music; regarding the design&art of the game I spent quite some time in my Glen apartment just chilling and looking through the window, admiring the city from one of the surrounding hills or parkouring on the rooftops of building, amazing stuff all around - Regarding bugs the one that I remember and was noticeable and annoying was a bug that kept playing in a infinite loop a charging sound after using an ability(the one that made you invisible) and reloading(mentioned it because I encountered it a lot, reloading the game each time fixed it but it was annoying as I had to do it after every combat hence the - 1 star review) As a summary if you're unsure but it when it's on discount or simply go full price you won't go wrong with this game and while some bugs exist, they're hardly noticeable overall with some minor exceptions but the way this game makes you feel, think and care when you least expect it makes it definitelly worth it.
The game is amazing, however you can only play this game online which is extremely dissapointing as I used to play the game with my brother on LAN so it was deliberatelly removed which is sad. No mention anywhere that you only have online multiplayer which is bad practice.
First of all, if you've played Risen 2 this game greatly improves on the combat system be it magic or melee and I actually had fun fighting monsters, also, it reintroduces the factions system. Another improvement from Risen 2 is the fact that now skills such as picklocking and pickpocketing can give some pretty good loot and feel more rewarding. I played on Ultimate(I think that was the name) difficulty and this is how I recommend playing for any old school Gothic fans, as this way you get to feel a little bit of the old school progression(not as well implemented as in the Gothic series but way better than in Risen 2). Another improvement in my eyes is represented by the world building and general design&feel of each island, now they truly feel different an they look pretty good. The storyline isn't memorable but it's ok, however there are a couple of characters that are quite unique and that you won't forget soon and the companions are pretty well made and give their input in quite a few situations. All in all it's a great Piranha Bytes title that I really enjoyed and spent over 40 hours in(first playthrough), definitelly worthy of a higher rating and a good buy.
