Fantastic Game
posted by ihavnoname (PURVIS, MS) Dec 1, 2009
Member since Mar 2009
This was one of the best games I have played in a long time. I just finished my first run-through in about 60 hours and cannot wait to play it again, and I almost never replay games. The graphics were good, but not great, but the dialogue and story were fantastic. Combat was good, although at times it can be frustrating, and it was pretty easy to pick up the basics while making new powers available as the game went on to keep things fresh. I played it on hard, and found it challenging while not being ridiculous. After some practice, it is pretty cool watching your team working in unison to quickly take down enemies.
The different characters in your party all have unique and interesting backgrounds that you will want to spend a good deal of time discussing with them. You also get benefits from having your party members like you so its a good idea to take the time to talk to all them. There is also a pretty good range of different quality weapons and armor to find or buy throughout the game. And you never have to repair it (I personally hate having to worry about fixing or repairing weapons/armor in games).
The story was not particularly innovative and was somewhat typical of this genre, but the game did a good job of making your personal backstory at least somewhat meaningful to the plot. There were unique twists and every story is different, at least in some respects. Most decisions are not as simple as good/evil. Also, I felt the game did a great job of making the main plot/quests take up a good chunk of the time, while still having plenty of sidequests.
Overall, this was an excellent game. Not perfect, but better than any recent rpg Ive played. I give it a 9, but I cant think of a whole lot of games Ive had more fun playing.
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