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Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition

Wonderful, yet difficult to learn

A good game, addictive in its own way. Fun, and a refreshing step forward from the olf Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale. It has several cons, however, that should be noted. Cons: Difficult to learn. If you don't have a previous knowledge of Pathfinder (or at least 3.5 D&D), you will probably feel overwhelmed by the system. Too many choices, too many options... and it's very unclear what is a good choice and what is not. It can be frustrating. Even more so as some choices in character building reveal themselves as crap, only after hours of gaming and a few levels. If you can get past that and grasp a good felling of what does what... then the options are really many, and great and rewarding. If. One save. You have multiple save slots. Yes. And 3 autosave slot. But you can do only one character/campaign at a time. You start with another, and the game will eventually delete your previous one. No warnings... So... if you spent like 30 hours on a fighter and want to try a wizard for one evening... that's painful. Bugs. There are bugs. Not so many, but some that can be annoying. Some have been already addressed by hot fixes. Some will probably be addressed in the future, I'm sure. What game has no bugs? Characters. Nothing unforgettable. Nice ideas there... but they are somewhat bland. It's neither an old-school bioware game, nor it's Torment. Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale are a more apt comparison. Idle times. There are times when you don't know exactly what you should be doing. Quests with little clue on where to find a person to talk to... (internet helps), Resting and traveling boring mechanic, time period without quests ("should I just do my kingdom and skip days or I missed something", kind of feeling). Pro: It's a good game. Well thought. You can see that the dev did not just throw things random, but had a true idea. It's fun, albeit sometimes slowly. If you like the genre, it can be a notch up his recent competitors. Have fun!

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