A cool entry to get me into the series for the first time. It's strange to join such an established genre where everyone already seems to know the swing of of things, but it's fun to explore and discover all the trappings of a franchise I've mostly ignored.

I played this like I would any other offline single player campaign game: doing a solid helping of side content, but not all, and playing the campaign at my own pace. By the end of it here, I feel like I've still barely scratched the surface. I don't think I'll end up hitting the real endgame and maxing out a character, but I'll check back to do some more in the world and maybe see how some other classes work.

The campaign itself was also pretty captivating. I really respect how it kept a consistent, mature tone, and the characters and their performances were overall great. Looking forward to seeing where this goes in expansions, and it will probably spur me to go check out some of the previous campaigns now that I have some idea of what's going on with the game itself. I'm glad I played and I enjoyed my time here, regardless of how much more I end up playing.