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This game is a chore. I could stomach spending 2-3 minutes buffing up for some encounters but I checked out pretty hard once you're introduced to the Crusade system, which at best is just a half baked rip of Heroes of Might & Magic.

Owlcat has some sort of sadist obsession with creating the worst encounters you've come across in your life, because they know other parts of the game are so good that you'll simply grit your teeth and endure them. Seriously bro what the fuck were they thinking with some of these encounters. Also the puzzles suck because of the UI. I actually liked the crusade management stuff. The story is VERY peculiar in some places, but the mythic paths I chose made it wrap up pretty nicely at the end.

I've had only bad experiences with Pathfinder: Kingmaker but I actually am having a lot of fun with this game compared to its predecessor.

I think the main issue I have with the game is the combat, and it was an issue I also had with Kingmaker. I think there's more micromanagement in this game than in Kingmaker but I don't remember. I think what I dislike generally is the combat system.

Character customization and classes are 10x better than in 5e, which is what I've always loved about Pathfinder tabletop. There's so many more options and they did a fantastic job in WOTR. The fact you can upload your custom portrait is quite honestly amazing.

But yeah, I highly recommend this game more than Kingmaker. It's so much better and doesn't delete your saves like what happened to me.