This game has a lot going for it: - Premise - Setting - Story! - Art style - Atmosphere - The sheer insanity (in a good way) Unfortunately, the experience is marred by several combat breaking bugs which render the game unresponsive. Combat therefore becomes a chore, as you are constantly forced to restart scenarios or even load a savegame to be able to get through them. This is exasperated by the fact that there is no way to manually save (only way is to "save and exit", which means you have to reload whenever you want to save). A lot of users have reported completing the game without encountering significant bugs, so you might get lucky, but I am in no way alone in experiencing these issues. It's clear that sufficient testing and QA was not undertaken, resulting in the game feeling like a beta or even late alpha experience at times. The other major problem with the game is its abrupt ending. The game ends in the middle of a questline, which leaves you feeling cheated. I am quite certain this could have been handled better. It's a shame the game has these issues, as it's clearly a labour of love, and you can truly sense the passion that has been put into it. The world, story and characterisations were enough to keep me hooked, and to persevere even through the arduous difficulties posed by the combat related bugs. In short, the narrative is the real star here; it's a hell of a ride. I would suggest waiting for a patch release before indulging; it will make your experience that much better. As it stands, I can't with good conscience give it more than 3 stars. The bugs are just too severe and frankly, unacceptable. If they sort out the bugs, it's a definite 4. And if the ending had been handled in a more satisfying manner, I might even have hazarded a 5. There's a big difference between a cliffhanger and taking away your popcorn when you're only half done.
