Recent reviews by Mexy

I was killed because I couldn't afford my STD treatment. I guess I should have blown up the Ministry to make some extra cash.

10/10 would recommend

I have no idea what's going on but I can't stop playing?

10/10 would recommend.

I was on the fence about buying this one, due to the huge variation in reviews, but it was on sale so I decided to give it a shot. Ultimately, it was worth what I paid for it, but it's definitely not the best game I've ever played.

Overall: 6.5/10

Pros:
- Crafting. The system is simple, but interesting. You don't need to be at a shop to craft materials or armor upgrades, etc. I like that you can do it on the fly or even in combat, if you have enough gold/materials. Different than what I'm used to, but a refreshing change.
- Leveling/Customization. I like the combination of skill points and feats. The skill trees behave pretty much like every other game, but each of them offers a pretty different playstyle. The feats are additional upgrades for your character, but you have to unlock them through gameplay (ie, kill x enemies with fire) before you can train them. The system was fairly straightforward, but I felt like I had a good amount of customization.
- Meaningful choices. Although I don't care much about the story (in any game), I do like that the decisions you make have an effect on what happens during your playthrough. There is the big choice between taking the human path or the demon path, but your interactions with the NPCs also has an impact.
- Combat. There is a decent variety of enemies (for the size of the game) and even on lower difficulties, you have to at least put some thought into what you're doing and how to tackle each fight.
- Humor. Some of the dialogue in the game is very "real", complete with dumb humor and crude jokes. Although I skipped through most of it (again, not caring too much about story), there were a few parts (and one character in particular) that actually made me laugh. It was a small thing, but refreshing to see.
- Music. The soundtrack for this game is great. I often found myself accidentally sitting on the main menu just to listen to the theme song for a few minutes.

Cons:
- Companions. I loved the idea of having companions to fight with me and the ability to choose who to take and what their combat style should be, but boy are they stupid. They would constantly get stuck on the environment and get left behind, and during battle they were usually nothing more than a temporary distraction, until they died. Still better than not having them, but the system could use some improvement.
- Combat. Although some parts of the combat were good, there was a lot that wasn't. I had a lot of trouble using the lock on system properly, but I found I couldn't play very effectively without it either. Some of the enemies/fights seemed to be cheap and I didn't always feel like I "deserved" it when something went wrong, which was frustrating and disappointing. Overall, the combat was very punishing.
- Difficulty. Not being in the mood to torture myself, I played through on Normal. Some parts of the game felt right, but the difficulty curve was definitely a bit off. The middle felt pretty good, but I definitely had a tough time at the very beginning and the last boss was very disproportionately hard compared to everything else.

Goodbye life, hello dota. 10/10 would play again.