When Does The Game Get Good?

[DEOVONTAY MCSLANGA]

My buddy tells me this is a really solid RPG but I'm 7 hours in and not seeing it at all.

The UI is horrible to the point of ruining the game altogether. I play Dwarf Fortress and can honestly say that game has a better UI because at least it's functional. This game's UI feels like it was designed by a person who hates gamers and wants to make them sad.

Moving is so slow it makes me want to die. Just walking across the map to a quest feels like it takes forever. What the ♥♥♥♥ is the point when 80% of the world map is empty? Why drain my stamina bar outside combat just to make it take longer to get places?

The combat is mediocre at best and at worst downright annoying. Having the camera zoom around constantly to alert me that my pawn is doing some stupid ♥♥♥♥ just slows everything down even more.

Pretty much the only thing I find enjoyable is the story but the game just moves so slow and drags every little thing out that I don't have the will to see what happens next.

[SuperBobKing]

There is an option to get rid of the pawn action cam, I can't remember what it is called but I think it was somewhat clear. Honestly the story in this game isn't very good, it is more about the gameplay. If you really don't like it the game might just not be for you. Which class are you playing as and what made you pick it? That can make a pretty big difference in how the game plays. If you are more specific in what bothers you about the controls there might be a way around it.

EDIT: How far did you get?

[ECop]

The game has its faults and relies heavily on grinding and character progression. Bitterblack isle is kind of what makes the game fun.

[katsuragi]

I realize these are all opinions and therefore you can't actually be wrong... but your opinions are wrong

[Willy D]

I'd recommend you simply do not play by how negative your outlook is.

[Sterling]

Considering that the combat relies on picking the right people for the right things, knowing your enemy and knowing when to do what, I'm not surprised you're finding it annoying. It just isn't everyone's cup of tea to do something beyond clicking buttons.

[AsceticG]

This game plays like Skyrim, in the aspect of walking a lot and occasionally fight things except the story is bland as hell. If you're looking for Dark Souls or rogue-like (or rogue-lite or whatever the hell you call it) experience you won't find it here.

In conclusion, this game is more like an atmospheric walking simulator with ARPG twist rather than a solid RPG.

[Davoodinator]

you eventually get some portal stones and you can setup quick travel to specific destinations. actually it is quite customizable.

regarding slow movement, it can be slower or faster depending on your encumberance.

the game mechanics surrounding the player character are quite complex, it feels clunky at first but once you learn the nuances, its quite deep and challenging (to perfect).

[Inzu]

Sounds like the game might not be a good fit for you.

The pawn action camera sucks rocks. If you decide to continue, turn it off.

[Chili Dogs]

Originally posted by Inzu:

Sounds like the game might not be a good fit for you.

The pawn action camera sucks rocks. If you decide to continue, turn it off.

+1, there is an option to turn it off under the gameplay tab, do it.
Also, I enjoyed every single aspect of the game except the stamina thing, I fixed it. Download a trainer, have some restraint and only turn on infinite stamina. I bound mine to something easy (tab) so that I can turn it on and off for combat scenarios. because being able to spam arrows like a machine gun forever makes combat boring, lol. now that I am approaching level 50 the game is absolutley fun, the fear of being instakilled goes down a bunch, unless you fight near cliffs...
( T_T )

[Sterling]

Originally posted by FBG:

Originally posted by Inzu:

Sounds like the game might not be a good fit for you.

The pawn action camera sucks rocks. If you decide to continue, turn it off.

+1, there is an option to turn it off under the gameplay tab, do it.
Also, I enjoyed every single aspect of the game except the stamina thing, I fixed it. Download a trainer, have some restraint and only turn on infinite stamina. I bound mine to something easy (tab) so that I can turn it on and off for combat scenarios. because being able to spam arrows like a machine gun forever makes combat boring, lol. now that I am approaching level 50 the game is absolutley fun, the fear of being instakilled goes down a bunch, unless you fight near cliffs...
( T_T )

There's a mod that adds infinite sprint, but leaves stamina working normally for spells and skills.

[Vlka-Fenryka-7th]

One of the major high points of the game was the Griffin's Bane quest, that poor Griffin it got killed several hundred thousand times before the game even game out becuase this mission was part of the console demo.