The save files balloon up to ridiculous sizes, eating up disk space, and slowing the game to a crawl. I've never finished this game because halfway through due to the size of the save files, the game slows down to a crawl. Don't get this game, especially if you don't have loads and loads of free disk space.
I loved Kingmaker, up until the memory leak which Owlcat never fixed rendered it unplayable. So I was a bit hesitant about picking this up. Luckily, it seems that this one has fixed the memory leak issue and the saves no longer take up several gigabytes, and the game was fairly stable. During the close to 500 hours that I played it only crashed twice. I really enjoyed the story, and I especially enjoyed the build variety that the game offered. I can't think of any other RPG that gives you this much freedom in how you want to build your hero. Only Kingmaker and Baldur's Gate 3 come even close. My only complaint is the game's strong point and weakness. The amount of content. As I mentioned, it took me nearly 500 hours to get through a single completion (Main + all DLC). At the end it started to feel a bit grindy, the game could be only half as long and still feel satisfying. As it stands, playing through this game again as another Mythic path seems quite daunting. But otherwise it was a very satisfying experience. 4/5
Very few games have made me cry, this game is counted among those few. I did not expect Phantom Liberty to be such an emotional gut punch. Well done, engaging gameplay and a well crafted story, one of my favorite games of all times.
This game felt like it lacked a lot of polish, which is a shame, because it could've been a really decent RPG. The enemy variety is sorely lacking, there were some minor bugs and some game breaking bugs, and some of the scenes are just hilarious in a bad way. Especially the protagonist's "Vader NOOOO" whenever something really bad happened. The game felt quite challenging during the early levels, but the final boss was a complete disappointment, he had been built up throughout the game as this bad-ass that could end you without breaking a sweat, and then when you finally get to him, he goes down easier than some of the minions. In that sense, this game had a real Game of Thrones sort of feeling to it, a great start ruined by what felt like a halfhearted, rushed ending.
