Originally Posted by Drath Malorn
For what it's worth (and that's probably worth very close to peanuts), I agree with all the feedback points raised in the opening post.


Regarding the tooltips, Larian has make some tweaks on them throughout the patches, so I think there's possibly hope on that front.


Regarding the inventory, there's been a couple of changes, but things have improved so little despite these that it's rather discouraging.


Regarding immersion in general (with the waypoints/teleportation, the lack of day/night cycle, the conversations that can't involve and leverage the entire party even though the cutscenes clearly show the rest of the party being 1m behind us, ..., being but a few specific issues), I feel this is not even on Larian's list of concerns.

Overall, I feel there's a huge issue with tone in the game.

On the one hand, the game tries to be a bit dark, grave, and heavy at times. It also has some fairly deep reactivity, a rich world full of small details, and a probably 100-hour long playtime for a full playthrough. Basically, a CRPG to get immersed into.

On the other hand, the game is cartoonish and explicitly video-gamey. Basically, it is meant for goofing around, with some friends a couple of casual hours, or with the chaos of the chat on stream, and it is not meant to be taken seriously.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the game, and I'm glad to hear that you agree with the feedback points raised in the opening post. It's encouraging to see that many players are noticing similar issues and are voicing their concerns.

I think you make a great point about the tone of the game being a bit conflicted. On one hand, there are serious and heavy themes that the game tries to tackle, but on the other hand, the game also has a cartoonish and video-gamey feel. It's difficult to strike a balance between these two aspects, and it's possible that Larian could have done a better job in this regard.

Overall, I appreciate your perspective on the game, and I hope that Larian will take player feedback into account and continue to make improvements before the full release.