The game starts out with nice 2d graphics and introduces you to an interesting world. But the problem starts shortly after. For example, you're introduced to a handful of characters at the beginning which are all forgettable starting with their names. Then the travel scenes start and although the landscapes are beautifully crafted, just looking at them waiting for a random encounter to happen or until you get to the next settlement grows old very fast. The parallel story arcs feel rushed and poorly thought through, so when it's time for both stories to merge, the event doesn't feel relevant or big at all. It's more like "Oh right... there is the other half of the characters who just magically appeared out of nothing." The turn based combat feels repetitive and I tried to avoid it as much as I could after the first 3 hours of gameplay. The map is just a huge, boring to look at easter egg. I was pretty disappointed in the game as you can see and I won't be buying any of the sequels.
