Tyranny

[h3][i]Tyranny[/i] is a CRPG with a unique premise: What would you do if you worked for the bad guys who were about to take over the world?[/h3] [h2]What I liked:[/h2] [list] [*]Morality was handled in a very unique way. [*]The spell-crafting system is unique and engaging. [*]Artifact powers add a lot of build variety. [*]Lore and worldbuilding are done very well. [*]The companions felt believable and impactful. I liked their quests as well. [*]Very few instances of railroading. you were mostly free to do things in whatever order you liked. [*]Several of the pre-rendered backgrounds, especially the more grandiose ones, were truly awe-inspiring. [*]Though the game is not fully voice acted, the parts that we got were really well done. [*]The progression system provided a great power fantasy. [*]Most of the important characters had cool character models and were written very well. I loved the Voices of Nerat and Tunon the Adjudicator. [*]Most people dislike that the story [spoiler]kind of ends on a cliffhanger[/spoiler], but I think it was a great way to end it. [*]Most of your choices have impactful consequences. [/list] [h2]What I'm neutral on:[/h2] [list] [*]The real time with pause combat felt like a worse version of that of Pillars of Eternity. [*]The graphics are not good. [*]The inventory management could have been better. It felt clunky at times. [/list] [h2]What I disliked:[/h2] [list] [*]The sound design for combat was horrible. Very little feedback for spells and abilities made them feel like there was no weight to them. [*]The writing could be a bit flowery for my taste at times - not as much as Pillars of Eternity, though. [*]Many of the boss fights didn't feel unique enough at normal difficulty. [*]The order in which the ending slides were presented made a few of them feel a bit redundant. [/list] Overall, I highly recommend playing [i]Tyranny[/i]. It's shorter than most CRPGs of similar quality, and there's so much choice and consequence that you cannot see everything in one playthrough. These two things together make for a highly replayable game. [h3]8.5/10[/h3]