Been no-lifeing this game pretty hard since release. Two sick days at work and a light night at the midnight release PST.

Overall a good game that has earned its place in the RPG genre. If I was forced to rate a game on a scale Id have to give it a 7.5/10. The story is fantastic, the quests are fun, the enviroment can be beautiful when not being hurt by current bugs, and the combat is genuinly difficult. Like chivalry and mount and blade made a baby.

Difficulty:

The games difficulty through realisim mechanics can result in some really nice RP moments but, at some points, can take away from the actual game. For example, in the first major battle of the game that you take place in there isnt a spot to bandage/heal up before leading into a boss fight against a very strong opponet. This is after facing three-four waves of enemies that are all equiped similiarly to you. The individual waves and boss fight are all back to back leaving zero opportunity to tag out, hide on the sidelines, bandage your bleeding(and probably broken) appendages and jump back into the fight. This is all because of the automated "YOU ARE IN COMBAT SYSTEM" which IMO is a little to sensitive. Works more like a heat map radius rather than a taken damage recently system.

Bugs:
Only a handful of bugs, it seems the day one patch did in fact polish the game to a playable state(I am unaware of any bugs present prior to release; I avoided watching gameplay footage to avoid spoilers/over exposure to the game)

None of the bugs Ive encountered have been game breaking. Sometimes AI will switch to a bow on a bridge instead of fighting me with melee. Sometimes mid duel where its 1v2+ switching targets can be difficult. Etc.

Asthetic Quality and FPS:
Overall my biggest issue with the games visual asthetic is the mouth flaps during conversations and cinematics (which are constant in this game). They dont line up perfectly which makes me have to slip on my anime goggles and pretend Im not seeing their chin just bob up and down as words flop out of their head holes.

FPS in this game is fairly inconsistent in play. Jumping rapidly betwen 30-60 fps. From what Ive seen on the forums a patch is planned over the next two weeks to help solve any of the first two week bugs/graphics issues so hopefully this gets solved.

Been no-lifeing this game pretty hard since release. Two sick days at work and a light night at the midnight release PST. Overall a good game that has earned its place in the RPG genre. If I was forced to rate a game on a scale Id have to give it a 7.5/10. The story is fantastic, the quests are fun, the enviroment can be beautiful when not being hurt by current bugs, and the combat is genuinly difficult. Like chivalry and mount and blade made a baby. Difficulty: The games difficulty through realisim mechanics can result in some really nice RP moments but, at some points, can take away from the actual game. For example, in the first major battle of the game that you take place in there isnt a spot to bandage/heal up before leading into a boss fight against a very strong opponet. This is after facing three-four waves of enemies that are all equiped similiarly to you. The individual waves and boss fight are all back to back leaving zero opportunity to tag out, hide on the sidelines, bandage your bleeding(and probably broken) appendages and jump back into the fight. This is all because of the automated "YOU ARE IN COMBAT SYSTEM" which IMO is a little to sensitive. Works more like a heat map radius rather than a taken damage recently system. Bugs: Only a handful of bugs, it seems the day one patch did in fact polish the game to a playable state(I am unaware of any bugs present prior to release; I avoided watching gameplay footage to avoid spoilers/over exposure to the game) None of the bugs Ive encountered have been game breaking. Sometimes AI will switch to a bow on a bridge instead of fighting me with melee. Sometimes mid duel where its 1v2+ switching targets can be difficult. Etc. Asthetic Quality and FPS: Overall my biggest issue with the games visual asthetic is the mouth flaps during conversations and cinematics (which are constant in this game). They dont line up perfectly which makes me have to slip on my anime goggles and pretend Im not seeing their chin just bob up and down as words flop out of their head holes. FPS in this game is fairly inconsistent in play. Jumping rapidly betwen 30-60 fps. From what Ive seen on the forums a patch is planned over the next two weeks to help solve any of the first two week bugs/graphics issues so hopefully this gets solved.