ride out and save some damsel in distress from bandits or go on a drinking adventure with som eguys you thought were your enemies five seconds earlier. just no dragons tho. this game deserves all the recommendations one can give making it#s already glorious predecessor look like a demo of itself.
What does a good RPG need? Open World, Character development and a Story that remains in your head. Many would add a good Gameplay as well. Open World is an easy Task nowadays. To just pick a part of the real world almost looks like cheating. Character development here is solved not by creating the most custom Character you can imagine but by giving the player a backstory a personality with a goal and a way to get there the player can't even imagine at first. No need to write much about the story. It's just more than excellent. Anyone who isn't immersed in it's background can just read about the events on wikipedia it's history pages. Gameplay is the one that splits the community in half. one side says the fighting system is unbearable and others like me would argue to have the best RPG fighting in existence. Group fights are difficult, they sure should be. You are no superhuman hero. Take your time to immerse in the world and learn the mechanics and at some point you will see yourself fighting off some bandits with a wooden stick wearing just your underwear, while being totally drunk. Burping loudly after every second hit or so. Fun times.
