It's an okay game, story and characters are great, but the gameplay is just... tedious. All you do is juggle giants and men and getting them to kill each other. But the giants are so big and annoying, lumbering around like they have a lobotomy, they quickly screw over any field strategy you come up with.

Too unresponsive, too boring. Not really worth your time and effort.

Goated

Interesting game. What it does well, it does very well: the art direction is amazing, music, ambiance as well as the meaningful story choices. I really felt my decisions had a real impact on the outcome of situation.

On the other hand, the tactical aspect was very frustrating and counterintuitive. The idea was interesting, but having to keep weak ennemies around instead of finishing them off to optimize turns is stupid, there is a clear lack of space management (Varl units are too big to move at all after the 2nd round with all the ennemies you have to keep around, there is no terrain to break line of sight, set up ambushes or isolate ennemies).
All maps are squares and that's it.

I'll still recommand this game, but come for the story and choices, and don't expect much from the fighting.
I would probably play BS2 and 3 when on sale to enjoy the good points listed though, at some point in time.