I finished Kingmaker.
I stopped playing WotR maybe 8 hours before ending. I... I don't think I can do it.
I haven't played WotR and was under the impression that it was about similarly good in terms of gameplay, but with more annoying woke stuff. Was looking forward to it since I was very pleasantly surprised by Kingmaker. It is unfortunate that WotR is widely agreed to be worse, although things like better itemisation do sound enticing.
Don't forget mounts!I haven't played WotR and was under the impression that it was about similarly good in terms of gameplay, but with more annoying woke stuff. Was looking forward to it since I was very pleasantly surprised by Kingmaker. It is unfortunate that WotR is widely agreed to be worse, although things like better itemisation do sound enticing.
Aeon is also solid. Demon I hear as well, - particularly on his home turf.More build option, a overall better reactivity (but pretty uneven sadly, some mythics have better reactivity and content than others; angel is the king here).
Eh, the spellbook merging gives the Angel and Lich a huge EARLY (basically from the start of Act 3) power boost advantage - when coupled with the "right" full caster classes. But pretty much all five base mythic paths have merit and all bring something powerful and unique to the table. Admittedly the Azata feels the weakest if not going for a caster. While a demon's power, while mighty indeed, is perhaps too limited in use trough most of the game - and doesn't help its survivability.Also better soundtrack and the rotating camera, , also high level dnd is pretty boring but I think the mythic implementation was pretty good in WOTR (even though some are much stronger than others).
I think it may have been intentional to spend a large portion of the game at relatively low levels and without world-shattering mythic powers. So I actually count that as a plus. I will admit that Lost Chapel -> Drezen siege marathon was a bit much and probably should have been divided by some more events / quests / more relaxing areas.But it has super bad pacing. The "tutorial" part is huge, in fact too huge, the first chapters have super big areas one before the other (honestly Lost Chapel immediatly before the siege of Drezen is bad, either move lost chapel or reduce the map),
Kingmaker also had better writing quality.
e EARLY (basically from the start of Act 3) power boost advantage
Kingmaker is the only game that managed to scratch that classic Baldur's Gate itch.
I haven't played WotR and was under the impression that it was about similarly good in terms of gameplay, but with more annoying woke stuff. Was looking forward to it since I was very pleasantly surprised by Kingmaker. It is unfortunate that WotR is widely agreed to be worse, although things like better itemisation do sound enticing.
Worse does not mean it is bad. On the contrary is a very enjoyable game, and does a lot of things better than Kingmaker. More build option, a overall better reactivity (but pretty uneven sadly, some mythics have better reactivity and content than others; angel is the king here). Also better soundtrack and the rotating camera, , also high level dnd is pretty boring but I think the mythic implementation was pretty good in WOTR (even though some are much stronger than others).
But it has super bad pacing. The "tutorial" part is huge, in fact too huge, the first chapters have super big areas one before the other (honestly Lost Chapel immediatly before the siege of Drezen is bad, either move lost chapel or reduce the map), while the last 2 chapters (better say last chapter plus an area which is a chapter on its own) are super rushed, no reactivity and overall a meh experience.
It is like they started big and they trimmed a lot at the end.
A lowering of quality that does not exist in Kingmaker in the same magnitude.
Kingmaker also had better writing quality.
All in all it has higher highs, and lower lows compared to Kingmaker.
Choosing between BG1 and Throne of Bhaal is like the easiest thing in life.Kinda hard cause it's like choosing between BG1 and Throne of Bhaal.
While all I wanted was BG2.