Equal parts mindblowing and frustrating, I so badly wish I could give this game 5 stars.
Significant portions of this game have yet to be matched by the gaming industry, providing the most immersive and open ended RPG of all time. It's so easy to get lost in it's moody world, containing some of the best side missions, level design, dialogue and characters of all time.
However this game was rushed. Extremely rushed. The last few hours are a nightmare, and some of the late game missions feel like they were thrown together haphazardly, throwing tightly designed environments out the window in favor of rooms full of enemies.
Despite it all, the positives FAR outweigh the negatives. It will always be an influential cult classic that fans find themselves coming back to again and again for entirely unique playthroughs. It's just frustrating knowing that given a bit more time in the oven, it could have been even more than that.
Significant portions of this game have yet to be matched by the gaming industry, providing the most immersive and open ended RPG of all time. It's so easy to get lost in it's moody world, containing some of the best side missions, level design, dialogue and characters of all time.
However this game was rushed. Extremely rushed. The last few hours are a nightmare, and some of the late game missions feel like they were thrown together haphazardly, throwing tightly designed environments out the window in favor of rooms full of enemies.
Despite it all, the positives FAR outweigh the negatives. It will always be an influential cult classic that fans find themselves coming back to again and again for entirely unique playthroughs. It's just frustrating knowing that given a bit more time in the oven, it could have been even more than that.
Reviewed on Jun 21, 2022