I am a tabletop player of Pathfinder for several years and D&D editions 2nd through 5th so I think the concept and roleplaying elements are excellent and spot on for a PnP "simulator". That being said this game should not have been released in the unfinished state it is currently in. To those saying they haven't seen gamebreaking bugs, you are lucky. For the rest of us this game was released as a finished product when it really should have been called a beta, maybe alpha version. There ARE gamebreaking bugs and the event pacing in the game could use some serious work. Playing the original Pathfinder Kingmaker module I do not expect to successfully complete all special events, however I also do not expect to be continually bombarded by events that cannot be attempted all at once and, if failed, cause a vicious cycle of stability loss leading to the inevitable premature death of the kingdom. You can turn on kingdom automanagement, but if that is the only way to actually play this game to conclusion then something is very broken with the kingdom management logic implemented to date.
My review summed up in three words: "short and pointless" Even after an avalanche of bug fixes and major updates the interface is still confusing, the plot is practically non-existant, and the mechanics behind trading are a joke. At least now you can technically complete the game; though why anyone would want to is beyond me. The only thing that really works is space combat, but endlessly popping enemies against a pretty background gets a little tiresome after a while without something to break the monotony. No price is too cheap for this title. Buy Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos or Freespace 2 instead; you will not be disappointed.
