I don't get how this game with all its fundamental flaws has gotten good reviews or is so popular. It's one of the worst single player experiences ever. I mean seriously, every time you turn around there's some idiotic design flaw getting in your way.
This is the worst case scenario of such nit-picky micro-management that has ever existed. I find it insane that anyone would actually enjoy it. Even the basics go out of their way to make it harder to play this game.
For starters, being forced to use either the controller or the keyboard mouse, but not both at the same time, is ridiculously stupid. And not being able to switch from controller to keyboard without exiting the game and having to disconnect the controller and restart is so moronicall ignorant it boggles my mind how the hell you though that was a good idea.
Not having some kind of way to group heal/auto heal after a fight is moronic. Spending 5 minutes to cast individual spells several times to completely heal individual characters (or having each character use potions individually) is moronic. Beds must be magical because they heal characters very quickly yet you can just parks in a spot under a shady tree and get the same benefit?
Having to micromanage inventory is an incredible pain in the ass. Having to deal with each characters inventory separately, especially when buying and selling. No way to separate items into a "junk" pile so you don't have to remember what you want and don't to sell. No way to transfer items to other characters while in trade screen. (Ooh, I want my wizard to have that wand. I have to buy and then exit trade, and then open my inventory and manually send it to him).
Why the hell does resurrecting a dead party member leave them in the same spot? AI character 4 following controlled character idiotically steps on lava and dies. Character 1 casts resurrection on character 4 and charter 4 comes to life, right back on the lava, and instantly dies again. Reload last save and hope it wasn't from 20 minutes ago.
Also, follower AI is ignorant. I go around something but they walk right into it. Whether it is from activating a trap that really have no business being near or for reason walking into, and then out of, some building someone just told me not to go in causing me to have to reload to not have the entire city trying to kick my ass.
Why the hell can so much crap be picked up? Trying to talk to a vendor and accidentally picking up a freaking washtub (A FREAKING WASHTUB?????) and being attacked by both the vendor and the guards...for accidentally picking up a washtub. One of several, like 6, in the immediate area. None of which are actually being used. Yet i get my ass kicked for mistakenly grabbing one. Because the damn controller loses focus from the target . Oh, and that happens in combat too. Have a target highlighted and attack only for the focus to lose just before and you end up just moving to a spot instead of attacking.
And why the hell can't I hide the damn head gear of the characters in controller mode?
That's only the beginning of the list of stupid little crap that makes this one of the most annoying games I have ever played. This is just the worst of it. There's so much more from characters getting stuck on open ground to lack of dialogue options and the computer cheating at RPS.
I will say I enjoy the combat. Except for a few quirks combat is about the only thing done well in this game.
