Okay, seven hours in, a couple of restarts later. The first few hours I was kind of wishy washy about it. I liked the weather system, the music but sadly the writing seemed terrible.
And indeed these are the worst companions I've ever seen in an IE style game. It's really a pity because their models, animations and art are fantastic but they are written so flat and really feel soulless. The writing outside of the companions is perfect for the setting and sets the scene really nicely so it's a shame that this didn't carry over to a few of your cohorts. I got my hopes up at the introduction of Nassim but I guess that was just a fluke because he never did anything like that again. The undead elf was also a major disappointment as I really liked her concept, was hoping for a Kai from Lexx "the dead do not have feelings" thing. But oh well.
That said, as time passed something about the setup did draw me in hard, I grabbed a few mercenaries to water down the meh and it's starting to click. The "fight, loot, camp" loop is powerful and it feels good to be into a game like this again! Combat is so crunchy and the character building is as pornographic as everyone said.
Definitely going to get stuck into this one.
