I'm having such a great time following these stupid/lovable characters, combats are super fun, and it really does feel like I'm experiencing my own unique playthrough BUT the game is frustrating in many instances.
At first, the more I played the more I realized how much freedom I had and how many different approaches I could take to face 1 situation ;
but after that point, the more I played the more I realized how restrained I still was, especially in dialogues, because it's still just a video-game and I'm not actually playing with a human being in front of me.
Same for the dice rolls. I can see how it could add fun to an actual DnD game with friends, but here it just feels restrictive. Add to this the fact that some insignificant dialogue options can immediately lead to a fight to the death and this kind of stuff, it really feels like you're playing with the worst dungeon master sometimes. It all breaks the immersion, and it's so easy to just reload your save file so ...
Technically speaking too, while the game can look beautiful it just struggles a lot to load all the assets in time, from textures to animations. Loading screens are already pretty long as they are, but you still have to wait after that for everything to load properly. (tho you could argue that I just have a shit pc)
All that being said, I do love the game a lot. Might even do more playthroughs after that.
I'll really really miss Shadowheart my beloved ...
At first, the more I played the more I realized how much freedom I had and how many different approaches I could take to face 1 situation ;
but after that point, the more I played the more I realized how restrained I still was, especially in dialogues, because it's still just a video-game and I'm not actually playing with a human being in front of me.
Same for the dice rolls. I can see how it could add fun to an actual DnD game with friends, but here it just feels restrictive. Add to this the fact that some insignificant dialogue options can immediately lead to a fight to the death and this kind of stuff, it really feels like you're playing with the worst dungeon master sometimes. It all breaks the immersion, and it's so easy to just reload your save file so ...
Technically speaking too, while the game can look beautiful it just struggles a lot to load all the assets in time, from textures to animations. Loading screens are already pretty long as they are, but you still have to wait after that for everything to load properly. (tho you could argue that I just have a shit pc)
All that being said, I do love the game a lot. Might even do more playthroughs after that.
I'll really really miss Shadowheart my beloved ...