So I just finished the game and decided to write a bit on my thoughts on it and at the same time ask some things on other people's experience.
So to start of I really liked the game and how diverse the game can become because of choices made on how the war went and what you did in it. My game was mostly Disfavored oriented with a focus on trying to be a fair delegate of the Overlord opting for guile and diplomacy over might makes right. It really felt to some degree that one's actions during the game had real effects on the world and it's inhabitants. In act 2 however I kind of missed that the game forced you to pick one area to visit over the other my choice ending with me picking to go to Lethian's Crossing instead of the Burning Library, because I had gone past Lethian's Crossing in my war I wanted to see it's effect. It did however feel like going there was a mistake because it felt like most of the content there was mandatory to a big degree while the Burning Library was optional so in my choice not to go there I lost the area. Never again getting the option to go there. Which felt like a big chunk of the game was forced out to make it more of a replay option.
First two acts were pretty lenghty with me doing every side quest and main quest I could get my hands on while act 3 was done in about 15 mins. To give some indepth to act 3 (some light spoilers ahead)
All in all the game felt solid though it feels atleast like some parts are missing or cut out of the finished game with act 3 not even having a need to be an act and could more be a final show down of act 2 and then have the game end. Anyone else who has any thoughts on this game? Doing all gameplay available to me, picking up everything I could find and doing all side stuff made the game last around 18 hours in my case, but it atleast feels like the game could be played again but on the other side which would probably to the game time.
So to start of I really liked the game and how diverse the game can become because of choices made on how the war went and what you did in it. My game was mostly Disfavored oriented with a focus on trying to be a fair delegate of the Overlord opting for guile and diplomacy over might makes right. It really felt to some degree that one's actions during the game had real effects on the world and it's inhabitants. In act 2 however I kind of missed that the game forced you to pick one area to visit over the other my choice ending with me picking to go to Lethian's Crossing instead of the Burning Library, because I had gone past Lethian's Crossing in my war I wanted to see it's effect. It did however feel like going there was a mistake because it felt like most of the content there was mandatory to a big degree while the Burning Library was optional so in my choice not to go there I lost the area. Never again getting the option to go there. Which felt like a big chunk of the game was forced out to make it more of a replay option.
First two acts were pretty lenghty with me doing every side quest and main quest I could get my hands on while act 3 was done in about 15 mins. To give some indepth to act 3 (some light spoilers ahead)
At the start of act 3 you are given the power of edicts, in my case of doing a 100% run I had 2 edicts unlocked Earth and Storm. Now when it was released it looked like a really cool effect to use and your given a chance to use it at a fight while makes it look awesome, then your released to the world. And if your like me and had done all the side stuff and quests up to here you will find that the map and game world is pretty much empty. The edict slots shows that there are 5 edicts in total to unlock with me having 2 I thought that hey it's time to get three more! But that was not the case instead I could research 1 edict but to research it my character first had to gain exp.
Now here comes the problem with my 100% completion run (or attempt for a 100% run) I found that I only had 2 more fight to do before the game was over. There were infact 4 possible fights available, two of these were it was possible to use edicts on. The problem was that I had maxed favor with Disfavored and wanted them on my side so no fight they just joined me (unless I opted to kill them) and Tunon also joined me because of max favor. This only left me the Voices of Nerat and Bleden Mark. But Bleden is fought inside and in an area you cant cast edicts on which only left me Voices of Nerat and in my case I fought Nerat first and then Bleden. This kinda made the edicts feel kinda empty seeing as I was given no chance to use them at all even though I had just gotten them unlocked and had lots of power to use them. I also felt weird that the Burning Library was still locked which could have been used to flesh out act 3 instead of it becoming so short.
This was my whole act 3 experience go and fight Voices of Nerat and then fight Bleden Mark game completed done in at most 15 mins.
Now here comes the problem with my 100% completion run (or attempt for a 100% run) I found that I only had 2 more fight to do before the game was over. There were infact 4 possible fights available, two of these were it was possible to use edicts on. The problem was that I had maxed favor with Disfavored and wanted them on my side so no fight they just joined me (unless I opted to kill them) and Tunon also joined me because of max favor. This only left me the Voices of Nerat and Bleden Mark. But Bleden is fought inside and in an area you cant cast edicts on which only left me Voices of Nerat and in my case I fought Nerat first and then Bleden. This kinda made the edicts feel kinda empty seeing as I was given no chance to use them at all even though I had just gotten them unlocked and had lots of power to use them. I also felt weird that the Burning Library was still locked which could have been used to flesh out act 3 instead of it becoming so short.
This was my whole act 3 experience go and fight Voices of Nerat and then fight Bleden Mark game completed done in at most 15 mins.
All in all the game felt solid though it feels atleast like some parts are missing or cut out of the finished game with act 3 not even having a need to be an act and could more be a final show down of act 2 and then have the game end. Anyone else who has any thoughts on this game? Doing all gameplay available to me, picking up everything I could find and doing all side stuff made the game last around 18 hours in my case, but it atleast feels like the game could be played again but on the other side which would probably to the game time.
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