Honestly, I don't think this game deserves all the hate. I completed it and enjoyed every second of it. The combat system is very addictive and challenging. The world exploration is fun and rewarding. The weakest point of this game is its story. It is indeed one of the most boring stories I've seen in video games. Very early in the game, I stopped reading dialogues completely. Thankfully there are hints that tell you what dialog choice leads to what outcome. You just select choices based on your preferred path (anarchy, force, etc...). In a nutshell: great addictive and challenging tactical combat system, with satisfying progression. Boring story and terrible dialogues (yes, they start the game with "as you know").
Easily one of the best point-and-click adventure games. I finished it about one month ago and was very impressed. Yes, I missed this game when it came out for some reason. Great story, interesting characters, clever puzzles. I can't say anything bad about this game. For all those people who can't make it work on Windows 10: It's fully supported by the most recent nightly builds of ResidualVM (that's how I played it).
This game doesn't deserve all the negative reviews. Maybe it's not the next cult classic like X-COM, but nothing is X-COM except X-COM (not always). Massive Chalice is a minimalistic turn-based tactics game with a unique premise and very satisfying gameplay. If you like TBS/TBT games then I definitely recommend this one. If you are not sure because of all the negative reviews, the grab it when it's on sale.
