I'm somewhere in act 1 atm, and also playing a bit in the battleground. Impressions aren't final yet, since I know what act 3 is like, and act 1 is totally different.
I like the skill system. You have to invest cash first, then skillpoints. So you have to think about it, twice. And players will make mistakes in that, but that's also a part of RPGaming. It's different from DD, it's a challenge, I like it. I don't play that many games, I don't know if other games have similar.
Combat has become different, more slow I would say. I'm pauzing all the time. I didn't intend to take archery and a bow, since arrows aren't unlimited anymore and have to be purchased or found or whatever, but now I think that's an improvement over DD, where the unlimited arrow-supplies was making the game somewhat unbalanced. There are plenty of arrows around.
The mana use is a bit too high. A bit of a decent elemental attack takes a big bite out of the available amount.
The graphics are exactly as I expected them to be.
I like the voices, except for that Imp that says "always fun exchanging stuff". Annoying little bugger.
I haven't patched yet. But the inventory interface should be better with the latest patch? I liked the DD interface better.
I'm an occasional player, I do a lot of other stuff besides gaming. And I don't think that the Beyond Divinity CD is going to leave my CD-ROM player in the coming months <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />
How will I laugh tomorrow, when I can't even smile today...
