I don't know about anyone else, but I already feel like I've gotten my $60 worth out of this game, even if they never added anything else to it. This is the best unfinished game I've ever played, and I think there's a lot of content here too if you go hunting for it. I can't believe there's still SO MUCH MORE to come, and we don't even have to pay any extra for it.
Yep...I'm happy. It always amazes me that some people see the "EA" tag and the
prominent admonitions splattered all over the web sites and the game itself about how "early" and "rough" this
alpha-level game is-- and yet at the same time seem to believe all of that is really just a fib and of course the EA game is actually code for "Excellent Already," polished and practically finished--like maybe a
release candidate or better!....;) They say, "I know it's an alpha but...but...but...but...I didn't really expect it to
be an alpha!"
Then there's the crowd that formed a detailed mental picture of what the game was going to look like the moment they heard about it. The EA doesn't look like that to them--and so they can't quite quit thinking of what they *thought* it would be long enough to allow Larian to show them what Larian
decided the game would be...and etc.
In terms of all things computerdom, dashed expectations--even if there was never a basis for those expectations--top the list of what disappoints people the most! The people who most enjoy the rare game like BG3 or Witcher 3, etc., are people who "go with the flow" and leave their preconceived notions at the door, imo! Same thing is also true of movies and books. When we don't hem the author/game dev/director in with our own notions as to how things should go the chances exponentially improve for our enjoying the game/movie/book much more than we thought possible...;)
My favorite thing about EA is watching the huge improvements in the story, the animations, the graphics, the voicing, the game world itself, that take place as the game moves towards official release!
