Despite numerous recommendations to bypass this title and go straight into WOTR, I wanted to give this one a fair shake -- and overall, I'm glad I made that choice. Story was decent, I liked many of the companions, and the world is beautifully designed.

My biggest issues were with pacing (especially in the final third of the game) and wild fluctuations in difficulty -- the latter almost caused me to abandon the game during the final act, but after numerous retries and long strings of swear words, I finally managed to push through.

Probably won't revisit this one again, but I still think it's worth a look for fans of the genre, and I don't regret the time I spent with it. Now, I'm looking forward to seeing what else Owlcat has to offer.

Despite numerous recommendations to bypass this title and go straight into WOTR, I wanted to give this one a fair shake -- and overall, I'm glad I made that choice. Story was decent, I liked many of the companions, and the world is beautifully designed. My biggest issues were with pacing (especially in the final third of the game) and wild fluctuations in difficulty -- the latter almost caused me to abandon the game during the final act, but after numerous retries and long strings of swear words, I finally managed to push through. Probably won't revisit this one again, but I still think it's worth a look for fans of the genre, and I don't regret the time I spent with it. Now, I'm looking forward to seeing what else Owlcat has to offer.