I see a lot of misconceptions on what people thought this game would be. One of those is a GTA clone, which it is not. Do not expect a rockstar game here. So what do you get? A Deus Ex style game in an open world. If you liked Deus Ex mankind divided, then this is a great game for you. The gameplay feels the same, but a little less streamlined because of the open world character and a leveling system. Pro's: - Open world Deus Ex feel - Great graphics - Good story - Gunplay is good Cons: - Glitchy, on PC it's not a bethesda game luckily as bugs are concerned, but I've seen my fair share of t-poses and falling through the map for example. - Hand to hand/melee combat isn't much fun. It's floaty and unrefined. - The leveled state of the world means that you'll encounter bullet sponges if you attempt to beat enemies that are too high level for your character. - AI of cars and pedestrians is very weak Conclusion: It's a mixed bag, at times I feel like I'm playing Deus Ex and other times I'm annoyed by some of the design decisions. I'm enjoying this game a lot, but it's far from perfect. Don't believe the hype, but also don't believe the vitriol.
So I thought this game would never make it to GoG so I bought it on steam about a month ago. Silly me. As for the game: it's a very well executed open world action/sneaking game. I really liked the setting and the characters. As Aloy is a hunter and not a standard buff warrior it takes a bit of a different approach to combat with lots of traps and strategies you can use. I had fun playing through to the end and really wish part 2 will eventually make it's way to PC. If you like games like RDR2, the last few Assassins Creed games, this one is very highly recommended. The port had a lot of troubles at the start, but most issues have been fixed. Since the latest patch I've had no crashes and performance was fine. System requirements are rather high, so beware. I could play the game at rather high settings @1440p 60+fps with an 3700X and a 1080ti. My "work" pc with an i5 4590S and GTX980 would just barely reach a stuttery 30fps @1080p at lowest settings.
I got this for 2,99 in a sale, which would be a steal, but the package is missing so much at the moment that unfortunately I cannot recommend it even at that price. Dungeon siege 1 and 2 are missing its expansion packs, causing you to miss out, especially on the cliffhanger ending of Dungeon Siege 2. Dungeon Siege 2 is the best game of the trilogy, but without a "real" ending it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Dungeon siege 3 has its expansion, but multiplayer does not work. I could understand that the servers might be down, but even local co-op is missing. This is a shame as that is THE thing part 3 is good for. If the missing expansions and local co-op would be added, this collection would get 4 stars in my book, but alas.
Well... first the positive: Neverwinter nights is an ok game. The expansions are pretty good though. There are some very good mods available, so there's lots of potential. The bad: This is a very expensive sweetfx preset. There are some new effects that are barely noticeable. Other than that, it's exactly the same game as the original. For an "enhanced" edition, it is really the bare minimum. It's just an extremely lazy upgrade. Not much more than a sweetfx/reshade (although those two offer more enhancements than this lazy version) Conclusion: I would give the original NWN 3.5 stars for it's gameplay, but it didn't really age well graphically (it was already ugly when it was first released). For this lazy cashgrab I can only give one star. Any real enhancement just isn't there. It's almost exactly the same. It isn't worth the full price. Grab it at a sale for 75% off or more, but don't expect any real enhancement.
After 2 great games, it still puzzles me why this one got published under the SOF banner. It's one of the worst fps ever. Bad gunplay, bad level design, bad story (that even stops halfway through, bad or glad it's over?) Avoid this one like the plague!
