The complaints in these reviews are simply unfounded. This game plays just as well on this port as it did twenty years ago. It's still a twenty year old game with only a handful of character options, but once you settle in for your chosen character, it's off to the races. The game plays perfectly with a controller and responds smoothly. The action gets fast and furious and the dive into the lore and world of Baldur's Gate has never been better. Baldur's Gate and its sequel were the gold standard for top down dungeon crawlers for years. It wasn't until the release of Diablo III that another game even came close. There is no new content and the graphics look dated, but they still look great. The sound FX and environments really help immerse you into the game. Fans of classic dungeon crawlers can sit back, plug in your controller, turn down the lights and get ready for a good time!
Kingmaker does the impossible task of translating not only the classic adventure path of Kingmaker, but the entire game of Pathfinder to the realm of CRPGs! If you're a Pathfinder gamer, then this is the perfect way to get your Pathfinder fix on those off weeks when you don't have a regular game. If you're new to Pathfinder, then take your time and read through the explanations of abilities and rules in the game. You may want to leave your characters on "auto-level" so you avoid build disasters in your characters. My only complaint would be that several of the missions are timed, but there is almost no way of knowing which ones are pertinent at any given time and which one should take priority next. This is really a great way to give the game an OSR (Old School Revival) feel, but unfortunately, most players that want the OSR feel are most likely still playing a patched up version of Temple of Elemental Evil from 15 years ago instead of this bright and shiny masterpiece. Pathfinder to them is too "fiddly" and anything beyond rolling a d20 and having game stats is too complicated. Fortunatelt, I love the complicated nature of Pathfinder. I love the mechanics and the ability to design and specialize my characters to the ideal that I carry in my head. I'd love to see the Gunslinger and the swashbuckler added to the game. There should be reminders about ongoing missions, so you don't run out of time or your kingdom falls into ruin over and over again. If everything goes to heck and back in your game, you can lower the difficulty, and set the kingdom mode to "invincible", so there are ways to mitigate the frustration, but there has to be another way to help a player stay on track without the game spiraling into failure. Buy your bag of holding early and invest in a Pathfinder companion as soon as you can. From there, explore to your heart's content and make the Stolen Lands your own! Buy it today and experience your dungeon crawling like never before!
You may want to stretch your legs in Darkest Dungeon before you activate the Crimson Court DLC. Yes, you want the new class, because more classes = more fun! Just wait until you get a feel for the game before you activate Crimson Court, because it adds an impending plague to the game and makes a challenging game next to impossible. That's not necessarily a bad thing, just make sure that you're ready for it. Darkest Dungeon is every D&D fans gothic dream game and this DLC makes it even bigger. Download today...the plague is spreading...is that a spot of blood on your screen?
For a side scrolling game, this game is actually pretty heavy with tactics. Everything is based on who is in your party and what their position is relative to the enemy. It's basically dungeons and dragons, or better yet, Pathfinder for your PC, without the complications of moving around the board or having a large sandbox to fall into. Gunslingers. Paladins. Clerics. Assassins and more populate this game and are at your command for hours and hours and days and days of immersive dungeon crawling. Don't wait to purchase, your torch is running low and death is permanent.
The more variety in this game the better! It's a fun class and is relatively inexpensive, so you can grab it when you want more in your Darkest Dungeon game or wait for it to go on sale and then it's a real steal! The side quests/flashbacks with the shieldbreaker are pretty cool too. I was surprised when it first happened.
