Planescape was the king of tactical combat, to the point where there are only perhaps 5 mandatory fights in the whole game. This is a great game for what it is, which is a tight mechanical RPG. The story is okay, but I like the voice work and the animations as well as the ability to chat with silly animals.
I have not enjoyed any free roaming world since Fallout 2.
This game is 100% on the mechanics, the art and general animation and ambiance but the story could have been improved, and branching could have been introduced, but the latter is quite difficult to get right, so I don't miss it. I have played Syberia 1 & 2 four or five times and you can't change anything, so whatever.
Pretty much. What makes this game amazing is the mechanics. As you said, its story is okay, but it is the systems that make it a winner. That is to be expected though, Larians games were never super strong on story. They have a light hearted feel to them and that works.
