Owlcat Games · Sep 25, 2018
In my quest to find games similar games to DOS 1&2, Kingmaker kept being recommend as a similar game. So, I really wanted to like this game, but I felt it was average. Mods for the game helped me enjoy it a little bit more. The graphics were decent, except when some of the companions designs looked almost identical. I would sometimes need to look at the portraits to know which character I was controlling. Sound and music were pretty good, but nothing memorable. However, I loved most of the voices of the characters, especially Jaethal's and Nyrissa' voices. The game started with RTWP, but luckily it had a TB option. However, I began using RTWP towards the end of the story, because the game became boring. The characters were slow and the angles of the camera were frustrating. Which, the mods helped deal with those problems. The game was fun for a few hours, but it became repetitive and the kingdom building did not add much entertainment for me. If people enjoy this game, it has many options to choose different classes and paths towards beating the game.
This is absolutely one of the best games I have ever played. This is truly like playing tabletop on a video game and as close as you will ever get to the experience. If you have never played Pathfinder or DnD before this is also a great way to basically learn most of the rules. I can confidently say this is now one of my favorite games of all time even rivaling epic titles such as Dragon Age and other Bioware titles. The story is deep and allows you to immerse yourself not only into the role of your character but also to control an entire Kingdom and decide it's fate. The dynamics of utilizing lawful/chaotic and good/evil along with neutral choices make all decisions feel far more complete and realistic. I do admit that there are some bugs with this game, this is an indie studio after all, however despite the bugs this game is well worth picking up! If you like RPG's you will be in for a wild and addictive ride that will likely take you 90-300 hours to complete and that is just one play-through. All in all I give this game a solid 10/10! It earns every bit of it!
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