GODDAMMIT THIS GAME. Before you proceed to my whining, a disclaimer: I LOVED it. The story was amazing, ended on a high note, there were many breathtaking visuals despite the dated graphics. If you haven't played it, do yourself a favour - it won't take a lot of your time. HOWEVER. It really put some sweet effort to infuriate me. I began playing on a keyboard (which is possible AND much less painful than people on the Internet claim it is). Quickly enough, I discovered I was too optimistic. You see, my laptop is fairly small. It doesn't have right Ctrl. And you bet your bum the game DEMANDS you to have it. You cannot Esc to menu from the tutorial section, you have to restart the game. No problem! You may only change the controls in the launch menu and not in-game. Okay! You need to sit through the first cutscene again because there's no option of skipping it... FINE! Finally! You can play... Or not. Despite changing the controls, and that the boys are doing their job, the tutotial is still programmed to demand you to press right Ctrl. It won't go away, you can't progress. Son of a biscuit. But that was also okay! Shockingly, I actually have friends who could lend me a controller - and the magic began. It was a beautiful experience, the controls intuitive, I could finally sit back and enjoy... Up until chapter 2, that is, where the glitches started showing. And the game, sadly, is riddled with them. Puzzles not working, the characters jetting out of the map if they're hanging for too long - all of this, while not gamebreaking, requires that you restart the checkpoint or even the whole chapter. Part 4 should've been the peak of awesomeness with all of its adventure (gliding, goat riding, rope swinging) but was for me a way through hell. Sure, the chapters aren't long - but it isn't a thing that should be happening in a game this good. All in all - I still encourage you to buy it. Honestly. Enrich your life with this story. ...just be prepared to get annoyed.
Pretty much my favourite game of all time. The plot is great, the mechanics nice and easy to learn even for gaming noobs (like I was when I first picked it up), all of the companions are absolute gems to hang around - and if you don't think so initially, please do yourself a favour and just talk to them in the camp. You will be very nicely surprised. Also, the party banter is gold and for this reason alone you should try playing with as many party combinations as possible. I keep and keep coming back to it despite the pile of games I haven't finished or even started. My first finished gameplay gave me feels you could shortly sum up as "what am I supposed to do with my life now?". In the second one, I managed to clock about 20h MORE than before - ending at about 70h total. Each of the six protagonist options are worth to take a look at - if not for the whole game, then at least to check out their different prologues (the dwarven ones being my favourites). Please go play this game. Your life will not be full if you don't.
