I got the game for free on another platform and for some reason, it kept crashing randomly, sometimes after 5 minutes, sometimes after 1 or 2 hours. I made it far enough to deafeat the first boss and deal with the first crisis, getting some kingdom management done but the crashes happened too often. I tried it again recently and this time, it looks like I'm not getting any crash. However, I will not go further. I loved and finished Baldur's Gate 1&2, Planescape Torment, Fallout, Arcanum, Pillars of Eternity 1&2, Tyranny, Atom RPG and its sequel, Divinity Original Sin, even Encased and Age of Decadence. So I love isometric RPGs. But this one, despite a somewhat engaging story does not make the cut. It's very tedious in many aspects. It will give you penalties for wearing too much stuff (ok, why not), for being tired, for being poisoned... So much that your characters won't be able to move sometimes. The rest system looks good but you get attacked so often you spend too much time trying to rest. And on countless occasions, you cannot manage your team. Because they are caught in a spiderweb and all you have to do is wait several minutes or sleep so that it disappears. Or because a caster frightened your team and there is no way winning an otherwise easy combat. It may look like I'm whining at what hardcore players would reply by: éyou need to prepare the combats and explorationé. But I've played so many CRPGs with different systems and it's the first time I felt, on normal difficulty, that I had to read the whole Pathfinder wiki to understand how to play. This is a game by tabletop players that have not understood the medium they are dealing with. Or at least didn't want to compromise. Well, too bad because I feel like I may have enjoyed the ride, cause there are good ideas, if it wasn't putting me off every 5 minutes.
Pros: Good graphics Cyberpunk/Detective noir ambiance Story centered around characters in a short span of time so we care about them... Cons ... but the game is way too short and I would have loved to see much more of the conspiracy and interactions of the corporations. And we only have a couple of talks with our loved ones so we're not caring as much as we'd like. The choices didn't matter as much as I would have liked and we can tell pretty much easily what the alternative outcomes are without bothering replaying the game Gameplay is a bit too simple At first, I thought I would get in a similar adventure as "The Captain", in a more contained story and universe. Exploring a couple of planets, getting my character's family life on track and solving a gripping mystery. In the end, it's a much more classic interactive film with no puzzle whatsoever. I liked it but I will surely forget about it very soon.
I got this game free from the Epic Games store. It was an awesome journey. The art style is great, and both sides if the gameplay are enjoyable. The tactical ship fights are good but of course, the best part of the game is the mini -some not so mini-adventures that let you travel through varied planets with twists to the gameplay here and there. The game is not easy and it has good replay value. Most importantly, you'll care about your character's fate and NPC's too. It's by far the best adventure game I've played in years. Try it, stick for at least a couple of hours and half a dozen of adventures and you'll know if it's for you. I'm looking forward this studio's next game!
So far, I've played 25 hours in the game. It's an alright RPG, even though there are common issues such as too many trash mobs, a fatigue system forcing you to rest too often, too many choices (literally dozens of weapon types to specialize into, so many attributes you need 2 hours the first time you level up) and the usual overabondance of useless loot... But it doesn't matter because, even though I tried almost everything (disabling GeForce Experience, borderless windowed mode...), the game crashes randomly (sometimes before I can even load a game, oftentimes 1 to 20 minutes into a game, sometimes after 1 hour). I play quite a lot of games but I've never played one that crashes so much. Perhaps Owlcat Games should focus on making a functioning game, 3 years after its launch.
