I have read many opinions that demanding so much money just for a card game is not cool. Make no mistake, Thronebreaker is not just a card game. It s more like a deep, story rich RPG with combat replaced by Gwent. The Good: + Game is full of difficult choices that really matter, often resulting in unpredictable consequences at a later point in the future + Story of Quuen Meve's journey through forests, swamps, mountains and her own homeland is gripping from beginning to end + Everything is fully voice acted + Puzzles are varied and challenging The Mediocre ~ Characters that join you on your journey are represented by cards that can get added to the deck. That unfortunately means that if a chracter leaves you, you lose the cars as well. Personally I like this, as certain choises resulting in falling out with a character leaves you weaker (real consequences!), but not everyone enojys this from what I heard ~ Most bugs seem to have been fixed. I personally only encountered one situation where a puzzle ended in my victory at the end of turn when it shouldn't have. Other than that, a problem free experience. ~ Battles get a bit repetitive after a while The Bad: - Game balance (this is after the balance update). I played on the hardest difficulty and there are certain mechanics that still made this game a breeze when used properly. That is, until the last battle with aep Dahy. It was an incredible spike in difficulty and, due to how the balancing works, made aep Dahy's commander abilities absurdly overpowered. Not sure if you can even win that fight without a perfect draw. I gave up and lowered the difficulty for that one.
This game is absolutely beautiful, characters and story are both adorable and touching. Unfortunately Owlboy does not do it for me gameplay wise. In that respect it is kind of... bland. The world is not easy to navigate with no map and few places that really stand out. The enemies I found especially annoying since they are mobile and require multiple shots to take down with the characters available at the time. All in all, not a bad game, it just did not manage to convince me it is as great as others say.
Witcher 3 is one of those rare RPGs that look gorgeous and play even better. This game has it all. Choices that matter and are not simplified to black / white options, unique quest that feel engaging thoughout, fantastic and memorable characters. A must play for every RPG fan.
