I set my bar lower for inXile games after Numenera (sucked). Gets 5 stars to outbalance 1's, because this is not a 1, by far. In reality 4. Gameplay superfun, combat works, character progress constant and engaging, you really have to strategise your point allocation, depending on situations. Items/weapons diverse, the game's not stingy with giving them out, including the weird stuff (toasters..) Crafting/modding is simple and efficient. Story engaging, dynamic, never really boring. The game creates its own atmosphere, no real need to compare to Fallout or other classics, even though it is built on that. Totally recommend, i'm definitely not dissapointed, on the contrary!
This it.
They sure hyped the game during kickstarter. Rothfuss, Chris Avellone, etc. What game out was..bland. You feel like reading an endless .txt file that's not really cohesive. There are some great ideas along the way, Numenera is a great tabletop rpg setting, but the game falls so short, especially when you consider they used the Torment tag. I'd only recommend this game to game masters who wish to get visual insight into the 9th world. For that, it's pretty cool actually.
3.7 ? Wrong, this should be in the 4.5+ category now. The game has substance, density, length. feels like i've been playing it forever. Pathfinder takes you back to old school rpg's. I feel like being back in the times of Baldur's Gate & co. Absolutely top for me.
