I really wanted to give this 2.5 stars because the game itself is fine. It's just that it is misadvertised as a point and click when this is really a visual novel experience so if you are an adventure game enphusiast like myself you will be very disapointed.
Amazingly written, clever and poingan, with puzzles that are not too obtuse while remaining fairly satisfying. I have played the Blackwell series and Old Skies surpasses anything the studio has put out so far.
I'm sure this game is very enjoyable if you have the time to pour hours into perfectly balancing your party, customising armour and spells and mulling over each battle. For the average player, however, it is just frustratingly difficult even on the lower difficulties. I suppose there is a chance the difficulty curve slopes downwards once your characters level up higher and you gain access to better skills but if that is the case it is poorly design difficulty curve indeed. I have played these types of games before and enjoy turn based tactics but as somoene who only gets a limited number of hours a week to play games I do not really have the time to deal with a game this demanding. My sympathies to anyone unfamiliar to the genre who tries this game.
