Only the first act is in the game, and only half the classes, and not all of the subclasses, and not every players handbook race is available, and it's buggy, and tool tips are wrong, and arms and armour are missing, and there's few companions, and theres few feats, and and and and and; All of these points can be thoroughly ignored as the game is in early access as it so clearly advertises. HOWEVER Early access or no, there is a game underneath what is missing that exists to be criticised. If you want an apt description of the language used, the dialogue is cringe. The quest design is unbalanced for sure, but more importantly it's design is highly flawed, while Larian brings their fabled wacky expectations to the table, you can talk to the dead, and find unique solutions, they'll railroad you if you play the game straight. (That's beyond the rule-set limiting you so that your party doesn't affect your skills, it's whoever talks does the skillchecks). The companions are made dull through unsubtle grandiosity, in other words, they're shallow one-trick ponies. The plot is highly reminiscent of DoS2, you start on a ship that crashes and lands on a beach that takes you to a town and bla blah. In terms of the overall story, it doesn't feel, progress or act like Baldurs Gate. Several liberties taken with the ruleset that takes this away from 5e. Alot of fixes for things that aren't broken. Please see: http://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=682449&nt=20&page=1 for a thorough examination of the issues this game possesses. This would be a fine purchase were it called Divinity 3. The game itself looks beautiful. The soundtrack is awesome. This has the potential to be amazing. But it's not. It's every flaw that could happen with Larian making the successor to Baldurs Gate. A worst case scenario. To be frank, it's lazy. But if you want Baldurs Gate 3, you'll have a closer time buying pathfinder instead. Final Verdict: Wait for sale.
