I have been waiting on this game for years, I've been following the team for years. I bought this game when it was first released, played about 2 hours then threw it across the room. It is riddles with ridiculous bugs, pathetic gameplay and awful combat.
I didn't play it for months, so I decided to give it another go, now that they have fixed the bad mechanics. Nothing has changed, aside from a few fixes. It is a shame, because the story, the characters are really good. I loved creeping into bandit camps, and infiltrating places to find someone or something. Some of the cut-scenes are amazing, and truly a spectacle in a gaming perspective.
It is a shame all of this is wasted on quite possibly the worst combat system I have ever seen in a game. I know it is supposed to be 'realistic', but when a grunt bandit can parry, block and dodge your seasons warrior, there is something not right, or how the game forces you to play first-person so you can see what is going on around you, you know, in case you walk off a cliff or into a glitched out area. Not only is playing in first-person rubbish for melee combat, because your arms take up most of your screen, but you can't see for nothing with a helmet on. Archery however is pretty good.
There are so many bugs in this game, it is frustrating. Some of the graphics and textures are really off at times. Some of the landscapes are amazing and photo-realistic, but that is only the landscapes, the character models are off and some look very plastic.
The actual game-play itself is god-awful. I played this on console, and trying to lockpick in this game, Christ I have an easier time doing it in real life than this rubbish. The bad lock on system is really bad, with your character automatically locking onto a enemy, even if you don't want it to, or how an enemy can swing, shoot arrows and run faster than you can.
I was so hopeful for this game, I tried to give it time, and after finishing the game, this game will not go down in history as a great RPG, but rather a missed opportunity. A good story, buried under a dreadful, boring, bug-riddled game. Save money, and buy it on sale, because it isn't worth spending your hard earned cash on.
I didn't play it for months, so I decided to give it another go, now that they have fixed the bad mechanics. Nothing has changed, aside from a few fixes. It is a shame, because the story, the characters are really good. I loved creeping into bandit camps, and infiltrating places to find someone or something. Some of the cut-scenes are amazing, and truly a spectacle in a gaming perspective.
It is a shame all of this is wasted on quite possibly the worst combat system I have ever seen in a game. I know it is supposed to be 'realistic', but when a grunt bandit can parry, block and dodge your seasons warrior, there is something not right, or how the game forces you to play first-person so you can see what is going on around you, you know, in case you walk off a cliff or into a glitched out area. Not only is playing in first-person rubbish for melee combat, because your arms take up most of your screen, but you can't see for nothing with a helmet on. Archery however is pretty good.
There are so many bugs in this game, it is frustrating. Some of the graphics and textures are really off at times. Some of the landscapes are amazing and photo-realistic, but that is only the landscapes, the character models are off and some look very plastic.
The actual game-play itself is god-awful. I played this on console, and trying to lockpick in this game, Christ I have an easier time doing it in real life than this rubbish. The bad lock on system is really bad, with your character automatically locking onto a enemy, even if you don't want it to, or how an enemy can swing, shoot arrows and run faster than you can.
I was so hopeful for this game, I tried to give it time, and after finishing the game, this game will not go down in history as a great RPG, but rather a missed opportunity. A good story, buried under a dreadful, boring, bug-riddled game. Save money, and buy it on sale, because it isn't worth spending your hard earned cash on.