Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Then back to a 9/10 for me if it's more historically accurate for that. Totally cool.I feel like a crazy person given how much overhype there is for Ex33, but I agree with you, so there are at least two crazies. I just entered act 2 and kinda dread playing 20+ more hours of this. There is no gameplay! It is just walking around boring looking mostly rocky corridors and doing fights with random monsters which, aside from some nice animations, are mechanically super boring. If you are gonna do turnbased, give me Jagged Alliance 3! Or Baldur's Gate 3! This static thing where biggest engagement comes from learning enemy moveset is so boring.
That said, I am a sucker for sunk cost fallacy so I will probably continue. The story (the little that has been there so far) at least somewhat keeps my attention.
But for my money, Ex33 is a 6-7/10 game at best. Maybe the story will blow my socks off later, but nothing can save this gameplay.
Warhorse try to follow history as much as reasonably possible, particularly when it comes to historical characters...Otto dies decade after KCD2 takes place. And personally I do not need every single thing tied in a neat little bow. The ending was super satisfying for me even if not everyone got The Justice. It is like real life.
Scene with Markvart was 10/10, and the scene with Sigismund post-credits was peak comedy.
As for Warhorse making a fantasy game...the thing is, literally every god damn studio and their mom are making fantasy games. KCD is the only historical RPG of its kind. And history is so much more interesting than any made up fantasy....and so much of it is unexplored....
I would love to see a game set with a character like Musa as well in his part of the world at this time. Could be interesting if they want to continue the more history/simulator approach.
I still think they'd completely destroy if they made a fantasy game. Or WB give them the license to make a lord of the rings game…