I'm at the final battle now, just had the big reveal and everything. Whoopee.
Frankly I'm relieved its over and I can get onto something else. I have a deep love of these kinds of games, which is why I stuck with it, but by the end it had sucked out every bit of enthusiasm and enjoyment I had in it. It started out great. I thought it looked and played great. I enjoyed the Fort Joy section so much I played it through twice. Its when you get to the mainland that the headaches start. The difficulty jumps, and begins a steady rise, and so many unnecessary aggravations start to appear like necro fire, decaying and source vampirism that ruin nearly every battle. And I don't know how many times I had to check an online guide to figure out how to complete a quest or puzzle, and throw my hands up in disbelief because the solution was on one tiny little scrap of paper that was laying around somewhere along the way.
I would not recommend this game to a friend unless they were a serious hardcore min/max gamer and a glutton for punishment. And the only thing that would make me even consider playing it again is I'd like to do the other three companion quests. I loved the companions that I took my first time and their quests were way, way more compelling than the main quest.
