it's weird given the amount of time I have spent playing this game but there isn't a lot I feel needs to be said. everything about this is such a magical experience. I will cherish that first playthrough for years to come.

the only real gripe I had with this game was the myriad of technical issues that followed my playthrough. animations were slow to render, textures and models popping in way too late, and lots and lots of crashes. unless you have a SSD I would buy this with caution as long as you can stomach some classic western RPG bugginess.

somehow besides all that I still loved every minute of it. few games have captured my attention and thoughts for such a sustained period of time. every character and companion is so three-dimensional, fully voice acted, and accounts for the hundreds of decisions you could make in any single given playthrough.

also holy shit this game has opened my eyes to the crpg genre. this game was the gateway drug and has me extremely interested in the original fallout and other games of this genre.

overall, good game would recommend.