Little honest review (contain spoilers)

[Skull]

I know it is very late to make reviews, but I just felt the write a review of this game that has become one of my favorites and that I FINALLY finished.

Little background
So, after years, I finally managed to beat this game. This game was the most anticipated game for me, and I remember playing the beta a little (I think it was the beta) and when the game finally released...I just didn’t play it. Still don`t know why, but I think playing the beta version rly killed it for me. And after years, I noticed the game in my library and decided to try it. Oh boy, that was a good decision.

The good

I played the DC version, and it looks fantastic. This is exactly the kind of game that I most love, and I think it is damn sad that we don`t have many games of this genre.

The graphics are rly ok and the game play is great, but the best part are the dialogues and story. I know that I`m not the first one to say it, but the amount of care and dedication writing this story is simple outstanding. It is able to be funny and to be serious, with interesting NPCS, jokes, etc. My personal favorite, Lexicanum, was one of the most unique NPCS that I have ever seen.

The way that the ending is presented is great, taking in consideration many actions that you took and presenting the consequences of those actions.

The bad

Sadly I was VERY disappointed with weapon smiting. For some reason I can`t stop feeling that this skill is completely broken. I mean, I`m not the brightest mathematician but the amount of scrap that I got from my weapons in comparison with Mods is ridiculous. If this is indeed a bug, it is rly sad that it still exists after this game being around for so long.

Another disappointment was the Hollywood area. The church was actually the most interesting and detailed faction of the entire game, and for some reason I had a hard time understanding everything that was happening. And I also had a strange interaction where after killing some paladins in the outside area of the Bastion, Meggie would turn hostile and I was forced to kill her, even though I freed the penitents. Doesn`t make sense and it rly looks like a bug.

In the Bastion, I also felt a little disappointed with the secret chambers. I didn`t manage to figure out how to open them, and it left me feeling like it was not rly supposed to be opened (is that true?)

The final battle was a bummer. The "plot twist" was nice, but the battle was very uninspiring. Fight some waves of robots and that is it. Why not explore more giant robots like the scorpion, which is a great enemy? Or do something rly epic with Mathias? Big letdown.

Veredict

One of the best games that I`ve ever played. I don`t think I will go for a second playthrough though. There are some interesting different paths to take, like siding with Mathias or shooting the entire ranger citadel before going to California, just to see if it breaks the game. But I`m not very good at replaying games. I think this game deserves to have those bugs fixed, specially the weapon smiting.

Anyway, big thanks to everybody who made this game alive and thanks to everybody who helped kickstart it. I`m very happy for beeing able to play this game during my life.