The Piranha Bytes game - this time with a named hero ! Yet another game with 3 factions you can join (I guess they'll just repeat Gothic I till the end of time), combat is the worst out of all PB games I played (Gothic 1 - 3, Risen 1), quests are bugged (didnt happen in previous PB games -e.g. you cant finish Abessa Dispute if you talked to 1 npc once !), jet - pack is pretty much just for exploration - in combat its pretty much useless as even monsters have ranged attacks. However, despite it's obvious flaws I enjoy my time with it. Basically just another PB game.
The game is full of great and good ideas that are let down by developer's obvious lack of abilities required to pull it off. Game's been heavily criticized for numerous bugs and glitches, even now, 10 months after release there're some stinkers to be found. Combat that was supposed to be realistic is quite fun, but terrible AI ruins immersion. Enemy archers won't switch to sword when you get into melee range, even worse - your attacks don't have any effect on them, they carry aiming and shooting arrows as if they weren't whacked with a sword. Another bug - during initial meeting with Hans Capon - he partakes in archery contest in his undergarments and during sword fight he uses only his fists. There are also instances of "realism" taking over actual fun - you cant pick up multiple objects from ground (e.g. arrows), you have to pick each and every one separately which is more of time waste than anything else. Dialogues in this game are a bit dull, and main hero is annoying first of all. All in all this is fun, but terribly flawed experience.
if someone actually tested this before release, but why would anyone bother with making sure the quality of their product is up to par ?
I enjoyed the game on windows and now wanted to try it on ubuntu. Installation failed, didnt remove files, and i cant remove them manually now. If you want to lose couple GBs on your little drive then don't hesitate, use GOG !
