There are two kinds of people I can imagine not liking this game: those who didn't know what they were getting into, and kickstarter backers disappointed by overly ambitious promises that weren't kept. (Note: they are still supporting this game with free updates. Gamers interested in consumer advocacy should support it.) If you think that a game with pretty, stimulating visuals and isometric backgrounds - but also under-animated characters, that fills in the gaps with descriptive text - would irk you... stay away? If you consider yourself the kind of person who does or SHOULD enjoy reading and if you like outlandish sci-fi, grab this game. If you have enjoyed a visual novel, grab this game. Think of it as a choose-your-own-adventure where you travel between story nodes on an isometric map, if you will. Let the descriptions wash over you as you fall into an eddy of despair that crosses dimensions, ponder what a tesseract might look like, and negotiate with entities so powerful that you might as well be "an ant waging war against the seasons." I loved Bloodborne. It is a contender for my favorite game, but Bloodborne's cosmic horror aspect takes a distant second to Numenera. Undertale would also be a contender. This game is like a mature Undertale. (Some violence is inevitable though, seeing as you might enter a battle with evil itself.) This game is imperfect. It didn't quite nail the ending in the same way Planescape did. The combat lacks the flashiness that Planescape's combat occasionally had, as well. As mentioned previously, the characters are visually ugly and poorly animated. Those are my only complaints. FYI, I took the minimum combat, high "Intellect" route, completed every sidequest I could find, and tried as best I could to accept my failures as canon, only seldom reloading the game. Perhaps that could give you the most mileage. I have only completed one playthrough, but I intend to play again. I will consider this game one of my classical treasures.
