Yes it still has quite a few bugs. But Owlcat have already proven their commitment to both eliminating all bugs reported and improving the game in general due to user feedback and they are busting their backsides to do so as quickly as humanly possible with the first 3 hotfix patches coming daily and the forth just a little longer and probably only because it fell on a weekend. Pathfinder: Kingmaker remains the only real D&D game since the Black Isle games and Neverwinter Nights games. There were others but they just couldn't cut the mustard. And the difference between a real D&D game and the pretenders is evident from the moment you create your first character. I think the only thing I can seriously say it is lacking, other than finishing stomping out the bugs and fine tuning, is the complete unmasking of all die roll mechanics. This would simplify understanding for those not familiar with D&D and reasure everyone that is that everything is working exactly as it should be. Storylines are, for the most part, as good as anyone could expect, the management area of the game is far less of an inconsequential thing tacked on than The Keep in Pillars was when it came down to the bald fact of the matter and it is used to contribute to and progress events in a far better way. When all is said and done it has just been far too long a wait for a real D&D game and Pathfinder:Kingmaker is as close as you can get without actually playing pen and paper. D&D players will have an advantage at the outset since there's very little handholding here and as soon as you are out of the tutorial section you can expect to run into fights you can't handle with regularity. But isn't that the whole point of a real adventure in a world full of strange and magical creatures. If it were as easy as the console trend has been leading other RPGs then you wouldn't feel the same sense of achievement when you are actually getting somewhere. A must-buy for all RPG fans.
