We have Silksong before we have GTA6. Honestly, this was worth the wait.
I've been an Alpha and Beta tester for this game, admittedly, so you can take my opinion with a grain of salt. The launch has a good amount of minor visual bugs, but nothing thoroughly game-breaking. All of those will be eliminated in the coming patches. It's a very great and faithful adaptation of both WH40k setting and Rogue Trader RPG system. I'm a sucker for turn-based combat myself. It's also based on D100 setting, rather than D20 like Dungeons & Dragons. There are more stats that are important, but also more levels and a great number of interesting and useful talents, all of which manage to be at least somewhat useful in every fight. The characters you meet- they're just writing gold. It's not a game that creates memes, like BG3, but one where the characters treat everything very seriously. The galaxy is a very grim place, after all. The voice acting of all characters is also seriously good. I, personally, couldn't stop grinning when I heard the expressiveness of the acting. TL;DR - Really, just buy the game. It's worth it.
Now, don't get me wrong. The game's mechanics is 1:1 D&D 5e right there (minus the Incredible Hulk jump action). The flow of battle is good, your spells and abilities compliment each other, the overall graphics and looks of characters are just next level. Stunning and beautiful. Why three stars, then? Well, there are two points to address: 1. The setting itself - Forgotten Realms is a setting I've been with for a good deal of my childhood. I grew up in this and I've absorbed a lot of knowledge regarding the setting, lore of the lands, its people, magic and history. This setting is just not Forgotten Realms. Either that or 5'th edition Forgotten Realms is not Forgotten Realms anymore. You'll find characters of specific faiths and/or cultures doing somehting COMPLETELY unlike their core ideology dictates with no -reasoning- presented for it. It got so bad to the point that any brilliant moments I chalk up to a complete accident. This isn't a good FR experience, imo. 2. Writing itself - Well, if you ever hoped for Divinity OS:3, here it is. I cannot deny that everything about the world and events is reminding me of Divinity OS2. The prologue, albeit more epic, is reminiscent of Larian's previous game. Then the situation with Druid Grove, which is almost 1:1 Fort Joy. Overall feel and storytelling is very Divinity, too. And then, the characters themselves. Their introduction, the reason why they stick around with you, their entire backstory tying up to the grander plot of the game- Everything is Divinity OS2 framework. I haven't even finished the early access and I already know what's the plot about in entirety, since I've learned what to expect from Larian. It has same clues, same emphasis thrown at you regarding importance of certain things (not to throw a spoiler). If you are a casual player looking for a good rpg game, heck- buy it. You'll love this game. It'll get better on release. If you're an avid FR fan- you may want to think twice about your expecations.
Spellforce 3, at first, was a game I had mixed feelings about. It was buggy, incomplete and was lacking in multiplayer playability. I've played it, primarily, for the story, because I happen to be a fan of the setting since I was a kid (Played all other Spellforce games that came out, still have them on CDs!). That, the narrative, the characters- everything? Just amazing. I really fell in love with the story, I very much liked how it was taken in Spellforce 3 and how it progressed further in Soul Harvest. The characters are made in a way that you can actually relate to them and their troubles- their flaws, even. The narrative of the entire plot and the ending? I'll admit, it gripped me by my heart. Spellforce 3 Soul Harvest also fixed the most glaring mechanical issues/bugs and have put in co-op mode, something I greatly enjoyed! The expanded multiplayer playability is also something that I very much like. This is definitely a game I recommend to everyone who doesn't have anything against RTS'es mixed with RPG style games. This was, quite frankly, over 40 hours of pure, satisfying entertainment and good gameplay.
