First of all, this is NOT a bad game. It does have some performance issues, but after playing 3 games from Team Ninja, I’m starting to think PC ports are just something they struggle with. That being said, I didn’t have any major problems. The game only froze once, and after tweaking some settings, it ran pretty smoothly. So yeah… you might need to adjust a few things before getting the best experience.
For me, this was a big change of pace compared to what I’ve been playing these last few months. The game is slower and more methodical than other action games, so if you’re looking for something extremely fast-paced / Dififult or challenge, this might not be your cup of tea.
Combat-wise, though, it’s actually really fun. There’s a good variety of weapons, and being able to equip two different weapon styles keeps the gameplay fresh. The game is also not as difficult as I expected. I probably died around 10-15 times total, and half of those deaths were because I drowned, fell off a cliff, or my potato brain ignored my health bar.
Now, the bad side: builds/class feel almost nonexistent.
I changed my origin a couple of times and honestly barely noticed a difference. Because of that, I stopped caring about the skill points for most of the game and just saved them, then spent them at the end of each chapter. It never felt like my character was improving in a meaningful way.
For the best part: the story.
It is actually great. I really enjoyed it, especially the fact that your choices can affect certain outcomes. Nothing too crazy since you can change some decisions later, but it still makes your choices feel important. (I personally tried to play as hostile as possible the entire game.)
I highly recommend playing with Japanese voices and use subtitles because the English/Spanish dub honestly doesn’t hit the same. The atmosphere feels much better that way.
The story progresses slowly as you complete missions and build relationships with different NPCs, and I actually liked that system. Also, at some point a crazy cat lady wanted my banana… but sadly I already had a princess.
Overall, this was a complete change of pace for me, and I had a pretty enjoyable time. It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s definitely a good experience if you take your time with it.
