Avowed

Sick!

战斗丝滑，美工在线，剧情方面和阿瓦隆一个路子，流派较少，装备不够多，且强弱差距大，导致玩法局限，怪种类很少，略带LGBT可以接受，奖励机制有限，装备升满之后除非换流派不然没有提升空间，后期偏枯燥。但如果你非常喜欢老滚系列（重度MOD依赖党除外），那就不用犹豫了，和阿瓦隆一样属于完美下替，直接无脑入，起码一周目50H，包爽玩。但有最恶心的一点，这游戏汉化脑子进使了一样，对话文本一坨不说了，连装备词条翻译都有问题，表达的和实际效果完全是两个东西

It wasn't bad per se, but it wasn't good either. The story and interactions were lackluster and not meaningful. The ending was anticlimactic and an overall a disappointment.

Nieżle.

this is the kind of game that was made for me, i love the slower levelling progression, the rewarding skill system when you do level up, the gear that you find while exploring wonderous landscapes, a story line worth investing time into and deep lore that has spread across 3 games.

First thing, don't play mage. The game is gas, but most gripes that I have with this game has to do with the fact I played mage. Your followers barely draw aggression, the enemies do not care if there is a giant with a shotgun charging them, you will be the one they target. Melee is also broken; I didn't play as melee myself but the enemies are always able to smack you from across the room with aimtracing, range does not matter in this game. The other ♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing about mage is that your magic does not regenerate. You have to kill enemies and collect the essence to fuel your spells. Despite all that, I did beat the game as a mage, though I could not have possibly attempted that on a difficulty higher than normal. Visually, the game is beautiful. What makes it beautiful is less the graphics, and more the environment. Every act in the game has wildly different scenery. Many enemies are reused throughout them but it didn't really bother me. The goal of the visuals is to give the impression of a very hostile land that seems nearly untamable, and I think it succeeded. I've seen a few reviews that rag on the environment being empty because all the NPCs are in the city and I gotta disagree. The island is very hostile and it makes sense for the player to be the only idiot wandering around, except you aren't the only one out there: there's a ton of quest givers to find outside of the city, I don't even know why people are complaining. Another strong point is the general quality of life for the player. While there is a weight system, it's nonconsequential as you can just send stuff to the stash from inventory or dismantle it because materials don't weigh anything. Fast travel points are generous, food/resources are abundant, previous upgrade materials can be used to make the next tier of upgrade materials. Point is, the devs went out of their way to remove obstacles that are just there to be annoying/time-consuming and it's kind of nice. Companions are honestly pretty weak sauce. There's only one that I find compelling as a character, the rest are just sort of there. With a lineup like this, I'm not shocked the devs didn't even attempt romance, it's probably a better game without it. There isn't any sort of affinity system and you can pretty much do what you want; your companions will complain and you'll be chooms again by the next conversation. The narrative: it's simultaneously the strongest and weakest point of the game. The setting is actually very compelling, and I found real reason to keep moving forward as the character. NPCs are genuinely affected by your choices and you can earn their hate or love. You have many choices to make and very few of them are actually ones which you don't know what will happen. However, every interaction is saturated in a very typical Colonial Power vs Free People vibe, and ALL of your companions oppose the colonial power that you're Avowed to. Being the "good guy" involves running around apologizing to everyone for the way your empire conducts themselves [spoiler] before betraying that empire [/spoiler] That being said, you actually do have a choice to be good, bad, or anywhere in between, it's just obvious what the writers consider to be "good". Observe the main antagonist if you doubt that. RPG elements. Pretty standard skill/attribute point system that awards just enough points to make you feel like you have a build going by the time you're halfway through the game. I've seen better and worse. The game caps attributes at 30 but you'll never see anywhere near it on a single skill if you're playing the game right. It has New Vegas-like dialogue skill checks but those checks are much more common and much less rewarding. I do recommend this game overall, and once again, warn the reader against playing a mage.