The title couldnt be more accurate. I came back to Gwent after a long pause just to realize that good old gwent simply disappeared. Im not against changes but core concept modifications created a totally new game. And this is not my game anymore. Sad.
Before anyone would start this game needs to be adviced that this is not a mainstream RPG. This is an old-school game in every aspect. Even though graphics is visually beautiful, technically it's obsolete so dont even try to compare with new titles. The other "Piranha" tradition is the fight system which is (to be honest) clumsy at least. But if you can live with those "problems" be prepared for 60+ hours of pure game. Be prepared that here no one will hold your hand, no one will tell you directly what is wrong and what is good. There are only factions and people with their own interrest, wishes and rules in a very well designed world with quite deep and deliberate history. Almost every action you perform affects something in the wolrd. It is not necesseraly a huge change so dont expect total game changes but if you like the wolrd and its inhabintants then there will be a lot of interresting and sometimes tough decisions. This makes this game alive and credible which is a rare nowadays. I really enjoyed every moment of this adventure. The story is appropriate with some unexpected twists. Character development is slow but you can feel every distributed points so its not just a dummy feature on the list. Crafting is average nothing special. Quest are good and you can only encouter "collect 10 of these and those" kind only a few times during the game. I really hope that we're going to get a sequel so we can experience the future of Magalan. Well im kinda fan of Piranha Bytes games and this one is almost the best so far (almost as Gothic 1 must be the best).
