Why this series gets so much praise i will never know. DnD mechanics have never and will never make for good gameplay in a video game, and this one is no exception you have countless choices for your character but none of them matter since the game isnt about controlling your character but micro managing a small group of mentally handicapped cliche factories that have all the self preservation instincts of a depressed lemming. As dumb as they are in combat that stupidity is nothing compared to when you actually talk to these imbeciles. The thief especially , When oh when will rpg writers get tired of this "cute mischievous rogue lol XD" crap? it makes me want to puke. she's not cute or funny, she's annoying as hell and if I had my way she'd spend the next adventure as a pile of steaming monster feces. The others aren't much better the dwarf fighter who likes to drink and fight, the druid with the same personality as a plank of wood, The sorceress who claims to be all powerful but can only accomplish 5 or 6 points of damage before she gets gutted, a gnome that sucks, a paladin that sucks, and of course the requisite evil character who is every insipid edgelord trope rolled into one Ugh. People say the expansion is better but they're lying. You are at an absolutely absurd power level fighting absurd encounters which make playing anything but a crazy munchkin "i multiclassed into everything" build a waste of effort, and playing though without a doubt the most maudlin, pretentious, up its own ass story i have ever encountered in a video game. This game is trash and if you disagree you are wrong.
