it starts so strong but it peters out after the first act. at its best you're trying to keep yourself alive and move the story forward under time pressure and trying to balance both is really compelling. but once you establish yourself and you can take your time all of that tension is gone.

i was looking forward to difficult choices around character specialisation but it turns out by the end of the game you'll max everything out so it doesn't really matter. by that point nothing is a challenge for you and you have more resources than you can spend

despite my complaints the writing is incredible throughout and i'm excited to see what they make next