Recent reviews by Samtre

Scores:
Act1 9/10
Act2 8/10
Act3 5/10
Overall 6/10 highly recommend

Wonderful and amazing game to play. However, wait until all the minor but frequent bugs and annoyances are fixed before playing it, making me break my "Only load during a party-wipe" rule.
Feels like there are a lot of minor rpg mechanics tossed in for the players, without contributing much to the story or gameplay. E.g. busking for coin

Companion dialogues seems inconsistent, sometimes just by being friendly means you're being flirty with a character, and how dare you lead them on just by being nice to them. Some dialogue choices does not have a clear indication to what you actually mean, as if you've got different writers for each companion without checking if they are consistent across each.

Non-EA companions feels rushed, unfinished, as if Larian succumbed to community memes. E.g. Certain druid-daddy character having a history with an antagonist, there is no point in using him as a companion since there is not unique dialogue. He is there because of 'druid-daddy'

Most of the complaints are in Act3 where currently (2 weeks into release) most bugs appear.
Act3 spoilers
Act3 feels very similar to D:OS2's Act3, maybe if Larian had more time to polish up the game and play test it more (Yes, I would gladly wait for it), it would be perfect. Encounters are not as well designed as Act1, introducing new ideas which players aren't eased into it yet such as the (optional or you'll kill every single person) stealth section.

"Oh ♥♥♥♥" moments in Act3 seems handheld by DM without consequences, can you please make me feel the consequences of my actions?
Act3/Ending is disappointing, but seems to be on par with Larian's games. While your choices do matter in the short term, i.e. between the introduction to the ending, reality is often disappointing.
Final map having pathing issues and area bugs, i.e. summoned allies (ala Dragon Age: Origins) become hostile if they are not controllable.
Act3 is looks dense but shallow, quests seems short, simple and overall underwhelming,.

Also, the camera is utter ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Combat auto-focuses back into your character after every action, and moving between Z-levels require you to actually move the camera via WASD across a ramp/stairs to another Z-level like an FPS game.

butts

sea doggo nose booping simulator

emotionally, physically, epistemically, cosmically shaken by the 100% racism depicted in the game. I appreciate the abundance of farming tools that can be found throughout.

very realistic school slashing simulator

deforestation goes brrr