The game was a great evolution of EE1, and still holds up to this day, even if there are some quirks and imbalances. But it's pretty fun to play nonetheless
I'm only writing this review because GOG won't stop bothering me to leave a review every time after I exit the game. Come on GOG, that's just bad UX.
The most obvous thing about this game is that everything is a static sprite. However the game is still incredibly fun to play. I've never played DnD, I've only had a passing familiarity with it, but despite that I am really enjoying the gameplay. Running around exploring the overworld, diving into dungeons, trading, outfitting your characters with the newly found gear, gathering resources, having a go at crafting, improving your party through various attributes - all of these are incredibly fun. Another feature I love is how you can save anywhere, and since its entirely turn based, you can just get up and walk away from your PC without worry. The main reason I'm giving 4/5 is not because of the graphics - it's because of some small reasons: 1. There's a lot of depth, which is great, but it can also be overwhelming. Some features - e.g. picking a path for a character who has automatic leveling - aren't really explained, and I only found out too late. 2. The game has huge depth, and I've only barely gotten my characters to level 5. But it does feel like there isn't a huge variety of things to do. Delving into dungeons feels like the only meaningful activity - and while it's definitely fun and finding new and better gear and weapons is always exciting - it can get a bit repetative. I can usually only do 1hr of dungeoning before getting tired (and then spending 30min outfitting my characters, which again is quite fun) But despite this, I still love this game and am going to go play more. Anyone who likes building different characters for combat, meaningful dungeon exploration, tunr-based combat or in-depth combat mechanics should consider giving this a try.
