I have owned this title on a different platform for a couple of years, but only recently started a playthroungh in ernest. Once I got used to the playstyle I have found the game to be solid, but with some minor bugs that were never resolved, like one I saw someone else mention about the "Rental" system. A bit of light research online showed me workarounds for the companion hiring system that have worked out pretty well. There are some issues with the AI for your team, where they've gotten me into fights I wasn't ready to take on yet. Overall the game is fun and does require a bit of strategy to avoid getting overrun by enemies in certain areas. I have hamstrung myself a bit by choosing to play as a mage, but having a strong support team lets me cast unabated much of the time. I look forward to progressing further into the story when I continue playing.
I was a huge fan of the other 2 games which, I played extensively when they were released. I found the control scheme clunky and overly difficult. The graphics seemed like a downgrade. Not sure if it was a settings issue or what, I might go back and try again sometime but at this point I feel disappointed with this edition.
I loved these games when they released originally. A great tool for teaching older kids, tweens & even teens, creative "outside the box" problem solving and basic concepts of physics. I remember one of the games had a build your own level mode, not sure if it's included in this package, but I would hope so. There were also levels where gravity was changed to equate the moon, or Saturn, drastically altering the way weight and density effect the motion of the objects. Definitely puzzle solving at its finest! Way ahead of its time and something that should be discovered by a younger audience or rediscovered by anyone who loves solving challenging, off the wall, outside the norm, puzzles.
