Hammerwatch II

I wouldn't say the game is quite worth it at $25. Currently $5 on sale. Would for sure wait for a decent sale first. The game is overall solid. Enemies are all interesting enough to keep combat feeling fresh when you go to a different area. I've run into very few bugs or issues. Near the end for some reason my character stopped being able to preform actions. I could move and enemies did whatever they wanted. Just got locked up, no debuffs. There is also an issue with the leather merch in the city. NPC's never reset. At the end of the day they path to where they sleep and then path back. Leather merchant and two kids got stuck on the wagon to the inn. Since they are currently set to go sleep, they will not move. I restarted my game, went to different areas, waited, slept myself. Nothing resets them. Pesky when your hero uses leather. Forcing me to use a mediocre crafting system or rely on RNG drops. Beyond that, everything has been fairly smooth. Gear is OK. Crafting is a waste of time for the most part. Gear has 5 tiers and you cannot craft up to the 4th or 5th. Weapons are really the only ones I find worth crafting at all as it's easier to maximize damage. The rest of your gear there is just too much to work around and need. Crafting lifesteal on gloves is handy though. Maps are fine. A little unpolished but I haven't really had issues. Story is overall nothing special. I played the Ranger. Skills are very unbalanced. Anything with flat damage will fall off later in the game but can be strong early on. Once I got to the 2nd rank nothing felt worth it over my bow. Overall found the game fun. Don't think I'll be replaying to try other classes though.