If you enjoy Sandbox RPG games like Kenshi where you can be whoever you want and "live" in the game, then this is your game.
At first, this game can come off a bit intimidating. Theres a LOT going on in Elin, everything is randomized, systems can be deep, theres survival mechanics on top of it all, there is a HUGE list of skills you can level, and you will likely need to occasionally look up some videos or a wiki to learn about some stuff. But it is sooo good and worth it.
The leveling system is like Elder Scrolls in the sense of you level the skill the more you use the skill. Theres a lot of classes to choose from (which does not lock you out of any skills so you can do whatever you want) and theres a lot of races to choose from. Typical human / elf races, liches, succubus, slimes, and even salt fearing snails.
There is a bit of a story going on here, but in the beginning it acts more like a tutorial than anything and after the initial tutorial parts, you can simply ignore it and do whatever you want. Everything in the game is randomized, dungeon layouts and loot, most NPCs, various stats for things, etc. Everything also has tags on them to classify them as various things. the randomized system can sometimes create very strange and goofy scenarios from this as you might get a quest to bring someone a pile of vomit or to give someone a gun so they can give it as a birthday gift for their cat. its very odd but it makes for some very unique "kenshi/rimworld" storytelling possibilities.
This is the kind of game, like kenshi, where you can either play solo or group up with some NPCs to create an adventurers party and live your life however you want. if you want to be a merchant, you can create shops. if you want to be the lord of a land, you start the game with a land deed and can even expand that land, get NPCs to run things for you, and get more land deeds to build more cities. if you want to be a succubus doing... succubus things.. then you can. or a librarian, a musician, carpenter, blacksmith, fisherman, chef, gambling addict, mage, you can roleplay pretty much anything to the point that you can even go into your "character sheet" and re-write the default character background that is generated for your character. and also, if you want to do EVERYTHING on a single character, maxing out every skill and experiencing every playstyle on a single character, then of course you can do that as well. just be aware it will take a very long time.
This is a strange and slow paced game that you can realistically spend thousands of hours on a single playthrough if you wanted to. It can take some time getting used to and graphically it wont be everyones cup of tea, but this is by far one of the best games like this that i've ever played. also, if your worried about the game being too hard, go slow. dont zoom across a map. enemies move when you move (this is the roguelike nature of the game). also do not use auto attacks at first. trust me, take the encounters slow so you can better gauge things. this will help make the game so much easier in the beginning. not to mention theres a lot of modding potential with the game as well but that would be multiple paragraphs on its own.
TL;DR: Game good, if you like sandbox RPGs then look into it! This is a really good gem that i hope more people find.
10/10
