This game was as fun as it was frustrating.
It's very obvious that this game's main selling point is the DnD framework it provides along with the toolkit for player generated persistent worlds — and I'm ok with that.
The main campaign was very mediocre but I went into the game with this in mind so I was actually surprised to see it was not as bad as many people made it out to be.
The game shines the most in the side-story told in SoU + HotU in which you have more interesting characters and a better story with some fun little plot twists here and there.
The game is brutal though and some bosses will just wipe the floor with you when you're least expecting. I started the game on normal but I very soon realized I had to switch to easy.
Furthermore, the biggest annoyance to me are the henchmen and their AI. They went from being batshit crazy in the main campaign to being borderline useless on the expansion packs. I'd say 90% of my time in battle would be me forcing my companions to do something while they stared at a wall for multiple turns and I was getting smacked to death!
However I have to say that if you're an experienced DnD player you're going to have a much better time than I did for sure so I'm not the one to talk about difficulty.
All in all, it's a solid game but I don't think I'll ever touch it again.
It's very obvious that this game's main selling point is the DnD framework it provides along with the toolkit for player generated persistent worlds — and I'm ok with that.
The main campaign was very mediocre but I went into the game with this in mind so I was actually surprised to see it was not as bad as many people made it out to be.
The game shines the most in the side-story told in SoU + HotU in which you have more interesting characters and a better story with some fun little plot twists here and there.
The game is brutal though and some bosses will just wipe the floor with you when you're least expecting. I started the game on normal but I very soon realized I had to switch to easy.
Furthermore, the biggest annoyance to me are the henchmen and their AI. They went from being batshit crazy in the main campaign to being borderline useless on the expansion packs. I'd say 90% of my time in battle would be me forcing my companions to do something while they stared at a wall for multiple turns and I was getting smacked to death!
However I have to say that if you're an experienced DnD player you're going to have a much better time than I did for sure so I'm not the one to talk about difficulty.
All in all, it's a solid game but I don't think I'll ever touch it again.