The game in most areas is an absolute masterpiece and if you have any interest in RPGs you'll find yourself glued to the screen for hours on end. However there are some very key areas where the game blunders and it might make for an infuriating first playthrough. These cRPGs are usually very long. I oftenly felt very annoyed and almost disrespected by the devs when in an already insanely long game they're adding confusing puzzles in front of main questlines and fights that encourage you to reset over and over, especially if you get ambushed out of position (and it's not like the loading screens are instant when you reload). I understand that in a tactical rpg strategy is key, however there are some quirks Larian added to the game in an attempt to balance the power creep of the first DOS that just make the experience less enjoyable: - the armor system - the low amount of action points you have compared to your enemies - the plethora of ambuses - the stupid amounts of teleports and repositions the enemies have that nulify whatever tactical positioning you had in mind. However, once you stumble through the game once, you learn all the solutions to the damned puzzles (seriously Larian give it a rest with the puzzles already), you see the fights and you start to learn more about the combat mechanics, the game becomes INSANELY enjoyable as character building has a lot of depth and there's many effective ways to build your party The story, while nothing original, is good. On top of the main story you have the companion questlines which this time around are really great and the companions themselves are complex and fleshed out. The dialogue system is good, however I felt the need for more options at times (especially during the ending). The world is beautiful and the atmosphere is a lot more consistent and dark this time around even if there are some light moments as well. Overall a must have if you're a fan of the genre, but you will need a lot of patience.
