The story has dark elements and violence/gore, but nothing too horrible for children in the language or romance department beyond somewhat regular uses of "d--n" as a curse word. Like most fantasy games, you have to deal with fairy tales, gods, demonic forces, and this isn't a trip to Narnia. If the broad fantasy genre offends, this is one to steer clear of. The main character isn't treated nicely and is regularly confronted with choices which can seem morally grey or outright wrong, including lying or stealing. If playing with your kids, conversation-starters abound in this came with concepts of fairness, justice, right, and wrong I was able to talk through with my kids as we played through together. For myself, I think there comes a time where parents have to talk their kids through the above. I would venture this might not be a bad game to do it with, and actually play through with a young adventurer. However, I would not want my preteen kids playing this without me. In terms of the game overall, and with the above caveats, everything comes together. I was pleasantly suprised. Good story meets engaging storytelling meets interesting characters meets captivating artwork. Like a lot of games, there is room for disagreement on if the puzzle solutions always make sense but if you aren't averse to an occasional trip to a walkthrough, you don't end up stuck for too long or too often.
