Compared to Kingmaker the characters are awkward and poorly written. Most Lawful or Evil dialog options make you seem idiotic, petty, or just plain wasteful. The tactical battle system is so bare bones as to be painful to utilize and horribly unbalanced. But at least the core party gameplay is still there. But again a lot of encounters are balanced for an EPIC party, even early on when you're still level 5-6. Always fun to face down an enemy that can drop any character in your party in a single round, every round. Hands down the first RPG that seems to think save scumming should be part of the designed gameplay. I have a lot of experience with these sorts of games, and the systems overall are quite familiar. This thing needs a serious balance pass.
