The target locking is probably the worst implementation of such that has ever been seen in videogames, there at least needs to be an option for the camera to cooperate with it. The combat system is still fairly half-assed at best but it's way more tolerable than the original's shitfest. The amulet highlighting is nicely integrated but also kind of annoying to spam so I don't use it too much. It's almost annoying how I can barely see anything at times (dark monsters and snare traps just blend right into the shadows) but it's also a very convincing effect so I can't really fault it. The atmosphere is so great and they did a wonderful job with the forest. The hangover quest was fucking great, I wasn't expecting any of that to happen and the accompanying story was pretty hilarious.

The writing is really good so far and the characters are wonderfully ambiguous, I've actually had a harder time than I thought I would deciding who to side with and who I should tell to fuck off.

On the flip side of voices, I really love the timed responses during conversations which help keep it at a more natural flow, though I wish they'd do it more. It wasn't until three deaths that the game popped up a window telling me that 'Yrden' was a sign and how to use it. Some of the more odd terms also get lost in the lack of tutorial, when fighting the Kayren the sorceress kept telling me to use 'ear dens' to fight the monster. One unnamed side character was all but mute during a conversation thanks to loud noises going on in the background, I was unable to understand a single word he said. The voice work is good although whoever did the sound mixing is either new to the field or deaf, people's voices keep getting drowned out by ambient sound effects. Done with the first chapter, it's pretty good overall.

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