Status Chovus Jun 13, 2019
Beat on the third difficulty (equivalent of hard) during free trial of xbox game pass. I focused on being a warrior and using the 2 handed sword with great emphasis on blocking (called parrying but functions more like hiding behind a shield). I focused my skill points into the passives in the warrior tree with most important being able to …
Beat on the third difficulty (equivalent of hard) during free trial of xbox game pass. I focused on being a warrior and using the 2 handed sword with great emphasis on blocking (called parrying but functions more like hiding behind a shield). I focused my skill points into the passives in the warrior tree with most important being able to parry from the side and rear. I skipped the warcry capstone skill and I think I also skipped the improvements to the area attack.
I also put quite a few skill points into magic to make my guy a hybrid fighter/mage. Burning weapon was my most used spell and I sometimes used the flame shield to reduce damage. I found the basic damage firebolt to be quite useful, especially during boss fights. I ended up going for the capstone skill though this was nearly at the end of the game and I did not find it useful at all.
I put some points in the ranger tree because there were some enemies that were better fought as a ranger than warrior and I did use stealth to try and ambush an enemy before switching back to warrior. I got the basic damage boost for daggers and increased movement speed while parrying, the latter of which I think was a waste of points because I mistakenly thought it applied to the warrior.
A lot of my battles early on were turtling behind my sword and trying to time counters or normal attacks between enemy attacks. With more levels and skills the combat became easier and was more about using flaming weapons for a more offensive style of combat with tactical parries. I only had trouble with the final boss. Throughout the game I had neglected the crossbow and traps and I had to read a guide to find out they were necessary to beat the final boss. So I had to craft as many as I could and hope that was enough because there was no merchant to buy supplies at the end (a serious flaw). I did not like the final boss fight at all.
I took the “good” path through the game by helping others and suppressing the demon. I tried out all ranged companions and found them all useful, though Sybil with her healing was overall best. I wanted to romance her but I messed it up somehow; I think I missed a sidequest. I do not remember what gear I chose to use, but I believe I focused on defense with armor, speed and damage with the sword, and raw damage per second with daggers. I did not like the slower, harder hitting 2 handed weapons.
I enjoyed the game and would buy it to play again on the hardest difficulty, despite the overall roughness of the game. Hoping for the price to go lower than $5 because this game has an extremely low priority since I already beat it.
7/10
