One ‘last’ thing I will say is that I find it intriguing, from a purely psychological POV, how the Larian-cult can never see any wrong in their god: how they will turn somersaults to justify anything the non-indoctured see as tripe.
I’m referring to no-one here with this comment – I’m just saying, there are those out there for whom Larian can literally do no wrong, short of killing children. And even then, you never know with these people: their tone is starry-eyed, zombified, slavering wankery of their deity.
It was refreshing, though, to read the more sober criticisms here.
But go on Steam, and there more than a few characters who are literally addicted to this game, for whatever reason, and it is to them nectar from the gods of gaming. They will keep playing and playing, over and over, the same scenarios, for 100s of hours. Anyone who believes the bar may, perhaps, have been set somewhat low is immediately eviscerated.
Stunning, really, that such low expectations exist – but hey, it’s only a game. And a game I happen to think is very playably average: a competent, simple-minded distraction from the pressure of work and whatnot, but as forgettable as chewing a piece of spearmint gum.
Then again, I never believed in any gods, so maybe I’m just the wrong audience…
