BEAR CAVALRY
Sometimes you just want to run fast and mow down hordes of demons. This game gives you several hours worth of that for a very fair price tag. I managed to play through it on standard in just under six hours with a few deaths, though I did not methodically search for every single secret. The soundtrack is also excellent. My only real complaint is the some of the levels are incredibly poorly lit, forcing you to fire more or less blindly into the darkness. You have a spell that turns your left hand into a light source, but you cannot use it and wield a weapon at the same time. Also, don't play the game if sewer levels make you irrationally angry, I guess?
At this point I've reached level 10 and made it past the game's second cut-scene. No idea how far in that is in the plot. +Interesting setting, sort of like if Fallout and the Metro novels fell into a nuclear-powered retro-futuristic blender. +Lots and lots of crafting. Guns, armour, explosives, drugs... it's like an Obsidian game. +Extremely little hand-holding. +Plenty of opportunities to explore on your own. +Generous auto-save option (something Arcanum or indeed the first two Fallout games could have used). -The combat could have had some more depth to it. There doesn't seem to be cover mechanic, for example. - Some minor language errors. I have no regrets about this purchase and would, like other reviewers, recommend this to someone who likes old-fashioned, challenging RPGs.
