This review has been updated after finishing the entire original campaign and a bit of DLC. The graphical enhancements are decent, I think it looks nicer and more coherent than using texture and models mods on the original game. The performance is good and much better than the original /w visual enhancement mods. One downside is the Enhanced Edition introduces an odd (but hilarious) face deform glitch that can happen during conversations. The area load times are on the long side and start getting kind of unbearable once you reach Crossroad Keep. I did encounter some weird crashes simply when choosing dialog options, but this was a rare issue which happened 3 or 4 times in 60+ hours. The audio seems fine, I didn't have any issues. The UI is bigger, clean and looks good. Keyboard movement feels more natural. But I come across some small bugs with the UI and there's some bad design choices that makes it inferior to the original. It could also use more customization options. The companion AI is as dumb as always, until you set them up properly and use orders, so no real change. Fixes from Aspyr are coming very slowly. My opinion is if you own Complete and are competent enough to mod it yourself, this is an easy pass. Only consider this edition if you don't own the game yet and/or want to use a controller to play it.
Overall it's a great remaster with some very minor issues. Such as missing/unavailable keybinds and autosave/quicksave using the same save slot.
The game looks great while retaining a retro style. The music, audio and voice acting are well done. It runs very well and I had no technical issues, another than achievements not working. There's a fix available for achievements in the game forums if anyone is interested. The interface and controls are much nicer to play with than the original. Combat is fun, but it's more tactical than twitchy. Difficulty for me was perfect with everything on the medium setting. Beware that even though this is a remake, the game doesn't coddle you. Keep something handy to take notes, explore everything you possibly can and be prepared for ambushes and the unexpected. Evidently there is a "story difficulty" mode if you're having too much trouble that adds modern conveniences such as objective markers. Highly recommended.
An extremely well made CRPG. The writing and atmosphere stand out the most, but everything is very polished for the scope this game is going for. Highly recommended.
Very satisfying to play, with tight controls and great sprites. This is a challenging game, the AI is pretty smart (for a beat 'em up) and the environment is dangerous. The risk/reward healing system is great once you get to used to it. Bosses may be infuriating at first, but just use your brain a little bit and it's fine. Between the story mode, arena and multiple difficulty settings I think there's more than enough content here for this type of game. If you enjoy this type of game and the content doesn't offend you, there's no reason not to grab it for a few dollars on sale.
Skyrim is an incredible game, and if you just play short sessions(~1 - 2 hours) with no mods you'll be ok buying GOG's version. However if you play long sessions or like to heavily mod the game I recommend avoiding it. The first problem is GOG's latest version (1.6.1179) has a memory leak issue. RAM never gets released, it continues to eat through all VRAM, then your RAM, and eventually crashes. I've tested this with the base game and modded, it happens regardless. This does not happen with Steam's or GOG's rollback version of 1.6.1170. That leads into the second problem with Skyrim on GOG. There's only one rollback version, honestly what's the point of the rollback feature when older working versions just disappear? And while the current rollback version works, many mods don't like it and you'll run into issues.
