The game has a very compelling setting, which along with the quirky protagonists and the fitting sound track sucks you right into the world. The voice-overs are of very high quality and help bring the characters to live. The combat is challenging and never boring, but seems to favor certain strategies over others. Basically, there are one or two "right" ways to play it, and any different approach will have slim chances for success. Then again, maybe I'm just not smart enough to figure out different angles to tackle this with. While I personally don't care much for stealth games, this part of the game is relatively forgiving and seems to be mainly used to set yourself up for an advantage during the fights. You could theoretically avoid many fights by sneaking past them, but there is little sense in doing so as it will mean to be underlevelled for the fights that you can't avoid. The story is interesting, albeit a bit predictable. The game is rather linear with only a few optional quests outside the main story. It is also rather short and seems to be only the first chapter in what might perhaps become a trilogy of games. While the basic mechanics and presentation are decent, there is not that much variety in content: enemies basically stay the same from start to finish, with only a few additional units being added as the story progresses. While every character has its own skill tree, many of the skills are reused on several characters and also the enemies. This seems to be largely due to budget limitations, thus only scratching at the potential that could have been realized with a triple A budget. However, the content that is there is top notch. Despite the shortcomings in depth and variety, this is a really fun and charming game and well worth a look.
