This game impressed me on a few areas. The world, story, lore, characters, and the mechanics in the gameplay.
When it comes to lore and the world it is crafted masterfully. There is interesting history in the game's world from the conflicts that happened to how things end up to what you see in the story. Everything that happens in the world is something to think about while going through the story but it doesn't overwhelm you thanks to it's, admittedly flawed, pacing.
The story utilizes the mystery box method of storytelling to reveals that are worth the time invested in the game. This is done so well that it has me excited for the next chapter and to see what else is there in this world, what we will do in it, and what effect we will have on it. I would say more but I don't want to spoil it.
The only weakness I have to say is the pacing. The game doesn't kick it into high gear until the end of the 2nd to last chapter. There is a turbo mode to get through everything faster but it is very flawed design-wise. With all that said, I don't know what they could have done to pick up the pace especially since us knowing how everything works and intertwine with each other is done to the point that it seems that this is a breathing universe.
Overall the game is worth playing, even though I see the flaws I don't know what they could have done to make it better without taking away the elements that made the game interactions throughout worth going through.
When it comes to lore and the world it is crafted masterfully. There is interesting history in the game's world from the conflicts that happened to how things end up to what you see in the story. Everything that happens in the world is something to think about while going through the story but it doesn't overwhelm you thanks to it's, admittedly flawed, pacing.
The story utilizes the mystery box method of storytelling to reveals that are worth the time invested in the game. This is done so well that it has me excited for the next chapter and to see what else is there in this world, what we will do in it, and what effect we will have on it. I would say more but I don't want to spoil it.
The only weakness I have to say is the pacing. The game doesn't kick it into high gear until the end of the 2nd to last chapter. There is a turbo mode to get through everything faster but it is very flawed design-wise. With all that said, I don't know what they could have done to pick up the pace especially since us knowing how everything works and intertwine with each other is done to the point that it seems that this is a breathing universe.
Overall the game is worth playing, even though I see the flaws I don't know what they could have done to make it better without taking away the elements that made the game interactions throughout worth going through.