I got this several months ago and sort of forgot about it. I then revisited and have not been able to stop playing. If you like old school fantasy RPGs but want moments of grand bloody battles, then this is perfect.
The most valid criticism I have seen is that neither the RPG nor the RTS bits of the game could stand on their own. I am not sure if I agree with that, especially on the RPG side because the story is fantastic. But the broader point is they don't have to stand on their own. The sum is greater than its parts.
Writing this 20 minutes after completing the game, and what an amazing ride.
I was very interested in this game the moment it was announced and I saw the first trailers, but what ended up happening was I got sucked into Original Sin 2 as well as other personal things and completely forgot about it - but it was on the wishlist. I bought it, finally, on sale a few weeks ago and upon finishing it, I am immediately going to pick up its expansion if this game is anything similar to the quality presented in this game.
I was mesmerized by the world building, character development, pacing of the story and RPG elements from start to finish. The world feels believable in a fantastical setting, which is a remarkable feat in itself as sometimes things simply seem a bit far-fetched - but no not here. What is great about Eo is that it is a very relatable universe to our own reality; fanatics, idealists, pragmatists, political issues, etc. It's easy to see the parallels and how the developers took elements of reality and made a world of their own. I REALLY loved all the different types of people and issues in the game. It sinked its claws in quite deep.
Characters, particularly the ones you get close to, are extremely well written too. All of them have interest backstories, some of them deeply moving - and progressing in their backstories offers rewards in the form of ultimate kinds of abilities.
And boy the story - it's so well paced. There were some genuine surprises and brutal moments, and it's paced well enough in that it slows at the right moments and reaches a crescendo in its most important moments.
Gameplay is an RTS/RPG hybrid mix, similar to that of WarCraft 3, except that you can slow down time and pick abilities to use on heroes. It's really fun, and heroes get crazy powerful.
This review is already too long but other major pluses: the OST, voice acting, visuals and art direction.
Negs would be technical issues, bugs and scripting.
Overall though, amazing game!
GoG and THQ.
I really appreciate your work ...
Titan quest and Spellforce, both before christmas.
Nice updates/ DLC and such a good long term support.
Good Job :D
Wether you like the games or not. Just the way they're treatin their own games is respectable.
I bought this in a bundle with Soul Harvest and Fallen God. They do not work in tandem meaning you cannot play as races from all expansions unless loaded into said expansion and other races not included in your currently running expansion/version become unavailable. This is aweful. They should explicitely indicate missing functionality when purchasing on GOG. anyone looking to play mutliplayer or custom games leveraging all content across the expansions will not be able to.
Otherwise I was having fun in the campaign and enjoyed the story thus far. I will have to pay much closer attention when making purchases on GOG moving forward.
I completed the original game version in 2017. and the reforced version in 2022.
I must say reforced version does make the game better. Some RTS elements are reworked, some skill trees are changed. I did encounter several bugs in the original version, but I did not find those in the refroced. Overall, game is more polished.
It was an immersive experience. Kudos for the narrator voicing and the music.
Being a hybrid, it does try to balance between RTS and RPG, but RTS ends up being a bit lacking as was pointed out in other review. Race diversity and their balancing is a plus.
Is it worth playing in 2022? I say yes. I found it unique worth my time.
I would be even better if we could get "reforced" version of the "Sould Harvest" expansion as well.
