Tom Howell

I honestly don't understand the hate. The world design is pretty darn good. Missions don't have one running endlessly though the same area collecting wheat to give to a farmer...and when the game forces the player to revisit areas on missions, the mission always unlocks a little bit more of the area and opens up new treasures to keep the player engaged. The story and lore are compelling. As a player of the previous games, learning the elvish history and Solas' role has been very engaging. Getting to know the characters is rewarding. Loot is balanced and, while there could be a little more complexity to load outs and skills, the RPG elements are still fantastic. Haters gonna hate, but this game really does deserve to be played.

I'm not going the feed you some wanna be movie reviewer rhetoric BS. Madame Web was meh. The story in parts was cringe, the acting, albeit no thanks to the script was lacklustre. The antagonist was really just painful tobwatch. The story had potential I guess as far as contrived and "fits the mould" goes. I wouldn't pay to see it, but it kept me occupied for a couple of hours.

Not quite what I was hoping for. Feels like it's been modernised for the TikTok era, focused on quick progression and leveling up skills at the expense of depth. It's miles ahead of D3 from an RPG perspective, but miles behind something like a modern day equivalent of D2. Worth a play, but not worth 25 years of waiting.

Honestly, the game is fantastic; its gorgeous; the gameplay is actually amazing. The story slowly reveals itself, but its engaging. The concept of evolving biomes helps alleviate the tedium of grinding. But...it's just too hard. For a game that punishes you so badly for making a mistake, theres still far too much luck involved. You need to be lucky to spawn the best level layout. You need to be lucky to get the right weapons. You need to be lucky to get the right relics, consumables etc. You get a massive penalty for being hit once, but some enemy types you cant really engage from a distance or in close up/melee because theres too many and they fly. It's easy enough to dispatch them, but not without losing life or all your bonuses. Ugh, 16 hours in the first biome, and as much fun as I've had, I'm quitting and selling the game (jokes). Its sadistic. To all those who persevere, I commend you. Having said all of that. When you do finally succeed, it's an amazing feeling.

The game is entertaining as a Star Wars game, and brings back fond memories of games such as the Jedi Knight series. Unfortunately, the combat system implementation falls lacklustre, the story is weak, and the characters feel lifeless - facial animations are a little bland (I mean, we're not talking Mass Effect Andromeda here, but still...I expect more). If you're an absolute die-hard Star Wars fanatic, sure, give the game a crack. If you're after a story-driven epic with enjoyable combat that puts you in the frame of a magic throwing, laser-sword-wielding knight, you won't find it here.