I finally finished the first (and only so far, and potentially still missing a second half?) Act, which to me means doing all the side quests, along with the main quests and also finding all of the treasures, stashes, and story bits. I actually haven't experienced EVERYTHING in terms of dialogue or character choices, but after 30 hours I think I got a good grasp of the game.

First things first, this is a ROUGH gem. If you don't mind poor performance, often slow and clunky combat, as well as immersion-breaking problems during cutscenes (like characters not being in frame, or missing animations, or missing audio, or a combination of both), then by all means go ahead and enjoy. If you're looking for a complete and seamless experience, STAY AWAY... For now.

I'm actually somewhat worried about the state of the later Acts on release, I wonder how much polish they'll have on day 1, and how many further updates we'll have to see to fix issues. This is not a question of quality or talent, but more-so of time and deadlines. What we have gotten so far is VERY good and clearly so much passion has gone into the project thus far, it's just not finished yet.

Ignoring clunkyness and jagged edges, the gameplay is very fun. The freedom of movement you have together with the very interesting (although not the largest) arsenal and spells makes combat very satisfying. It actually feels like D&D combat, where different weapons don't have wildly different stats, and rather change in playstyle, as well as a wide range of spells that more often than not rely on a coin flip to hit.

The story is engaging, a lot of twists and turns. I really did not know what to expect, and I'm not going to talk about details, more-so say that it feels very mature, and your companions feel grounded and deep. Side-quests and side-stories felt equally important and real, although clunkyness sometimes made them a bit difficult to get through or be totally immersed by.

Overall, this Early Access gets an 8/10 on a good day, 7/10 on a bad day due to glitches and lack of polish. With release and polish this game might get close to a high 9.

I finally finished the first (and only so far, and potentially still missing a second half?) Act, which to me means doing all the side quests, along with the main quests and also finding all of the treasures, stashes, and story bits. I actually haven't experienced EVERYTHING in terms of dialogue or character choices, but after 30 hours I think I got a good grasp of the game. First things first, this is a ROUGH gem. If you don't mind poor performance, often slow and clunky combat, as well as immersion-breaking problems during cutscenes (like characters not being in frame, or missing animations, or missing audio, or a combination of both), then by all means go ahead and enjoy. If you're looking for a complete and seamless experience, STAY AWAY... For now. I'm actually somewhat worried about the state of the later Acts on release, I wonder how much polish they'll have on day 1, and how many further updates we'll have to see to fix issues. This is not a question of quality or talent, but more-so of time and deadlines. What we have gotten so far is VERY good and clearly so much passion has gone into the project thus far, it's just not finished yet. Ignoring clunkyness and jagged edges, the gameplay is very fun. The freedom of movement you have together with the very interesting (although not the largest) arsenal and spells makes combat very satisfying. It actually feels like D&D combat, where different weapons don't have wildly different stats, and rather change in playstyle, as well as a wide range of spells that more often than not rely on a coin flip to hit. The story is engaging, a lot of twists and turns. I really did not know what to expect, and I'm not going to talk about details, more-so say that it feels very mature, and your companions feel grounded and deep. Side-quests and side-stories felt equally important and real, although clunkyness sometimes made them a bit difficult to get through or be totally immersed by. Overall, this Early Access gets an 8/10 on a good day, 7/10 on a bad day due to glitches and lack of polish. With release and polish this game might get close to a high 9.