First up, this DLC is essentailly one quest chain. It took me about 3 hours to complete. When a DLC was announced, I was hoping it'd be something bigger, but with a price tag of $6.99, I knew it wouldn't be huge. It is well written, acted, and on par with the other main quest lines of Greedfall. I felt it added to the world's lore and fit nicely within the game. A new zone has been added and it is beautiful. There are also new wildlife to contend with and a whopping 2 new contracts to fulfill *hold me back ;-)* Also, your companions have interjections and a short converstation about the quest. I feel it's worth the price. I do take issue - without spoiling too much - there is a character this new plot involves, who I'd think would have some sort opinion about the situtation, but has nothing to say on the matter and appears to have no knowledge of it even happening! It was a let down. I thought maybe the VA couldn't make time, but it turns out this VA voiced a few minor NPCs on the DLC, so I guess it was a narrative choice. A stupid one, if you ask me. More Greedfall is a good thing and I hope there will be more DLCs or sequels. It's such a gem.
I'd give this game a solid 4 out of 5 stars if it weren't for the slow combat. Whoever the genius is who thought watching 15 trash mobs move a few inches across your screen is fun really needs to rethink what "fun" actually is. Larian should have implemented BOTH turn based comabt and real time with pause, or at the very least speed the combat up. There are several RPGs out there with both options available. I didn't find the combat all that challenging. It was just so long and drawn out that I nearly fell asleep. I get that they like turn based, that they're trying to recreate a table top experience, but I feel that in this day and age it doesn't translate well in a single player computer game. I think it would be a boon to the game and it's player base to inculde both, IMO. However, even though the combat was a bore, I still enjoyed what the game has to offer. It looks great, employs a cast of amazing voice actors and the writing isn't bad. I especially loved the characters. It was surprisingly not as buggy as I thought it would be. The only thing major that I came across was a lot of crashing when loading a quicksave. Another thing - this game doesn't have anthing in common with the Baldur's Gate games that came before it, its very much Divinity vaguely based in the Forgotten Realms. It even started similiar to the last Divinity game. Captive in a ship and it crashes on a beach! I still think it has a ton of potential and I'm looking forward to the final product. Here's hoping they iron out that sloooooooow combat problem.
Well, I tried. I love RPGs, I love a good story. This game was constantly brought up as something I might enjoy due to my gaming likes. It was on sale, so I figured I'd give it a try. This isn't a true RPG, it's a turned based snooze fest adventure action game with some RPG elements. I normally do not play turned based - not becasue it's hard, but because I find it tedious. I mean, I shouldn't be able to get up to get a coffee and come back to see it's not quite my character's turn to take a swip at the stupid armor rating element this game has. But, hey, if I think the story is worth it, I'll stick it out to see how it ends. Unfortunately, the story mediocre, nothing ground breaking as far fantasy rpgs go. I did like the companions, though and stuck it out for them. I don't think this game is as amazing a people say. If you don't like turn based combat, but are looking to get your RPG itch scratched - look elsewhere - like Pillars of Eternity or Pillars 2 Deadfire. Your time is better spent playing something else.
