Again, the stories GreedFall tells are quite good, but the production values are lacking. Some big story beats are scripted well, but most of this experience is just talking heads. That said, it takes a fair bit of imagination to bring some of the tales to life since they mostly unfold through emotionless (and mostly animationless) characters. I especially like the quests that are formatted like mysteries that push the player to search areas to unearth clues and communicate with witnesses to piece stories together. The central arc of four factions warring over a cure for the Malichor disease goes places and is nicely told.
Many of the quests are fairly vanilla in design, but are lifted up by strong writing, which sometimes moves into the realm of mini-stories used to flesh out characters or the world. Combat is something GreedFall desperately needed to get right, given just how heavily quests often just consist of conversations and exploration, but it ends up being the worst part of the game. I found my character was far too powerful for the second half of the game, just from undertaking roughly 30 to 40 percent of the side quests and activities. Most of their attacks are far too easy to read, meaning you can dodge or parry them with ease. Spiders did a nice job with the combat mechanics – swinging melee weapons and casting spells feels great, but the enemy rarely puts up a decent fight. For whatever reason, each encounter is set within a ring, but the player has no visual way to know where the boundaries are, making battles maddening at times. If you happen to pull an enemy too far from their starting point (and it could just be 10 feet in a specific direction), they lose track of you, walk slowly back to their default position, and gain all of their health back.
Most battles take place in open areas, giving you plenty of room to spread out and evade enemy attacks, as many will charge you. Not only are enemy types lacking (you battle the Valieg over and over), but encounters frequently glitch out, leading to strange stalemates. As much fun as it is to uncover more of Teer Fradee, that means you have to engage in combat – GreedFall’s troubled Achilles heel. Chests are littered everywhere, as are side quests. GreedFall’s world is broken up into sizable hubs that are nicely designed, and deliver plenty to explore if the player chooses to veer off of the beaten path. I like how my relationship with Aphra progressed and concluded, but I can’t speak to how the other romances unfold. Much like BioWare’s games of old, you can get to know your companions and increase your standing with them just by talking to them, complete with unique quests further the relationship. Spiders does a phenomenal job with the RPG systems, which are deep, meaningful, and include scaling your character to equip better and rarer gear.Ĭarefully chosen player choice even extends to the companions you bring along, as the faction they support may be at odds with the NPC you are conversing with, and, without notice, your cohort could escalate a situation. Every level gained makes your character more interesting and dynamic. You need to invest in lockpicking to open doors and chests, agility and strength to wield specific weapons, willpower to harness the power of amulets, science to make bombs, and vigor to have the ability to balance, jump further, and climb specific surfaces. Developer Spiders’ delivers these talent rolls frequently, and they usually bring immediate benefits, even to world exploration.
Some of the decisions are as black and white as “burn it down” or “leave it be,” but most require talent rolls, such as having the charisma to bend someone’s will.
Player choices are handled exceptionally well, both in terms of how they affect the flow of the story and in pushing the player to sculpt their character with talents needed to enable more choice. Set amid a beautiful backdrop that combines a beast-filled fantasy setting with architecture inspired by 17th-Century European baroque art, GreedFall delivers a unique vibe, and it strives to make the player feel like they have a say in almost every event that unfolds. This is a huge decision you are forced to make in GreedFall, a sprawling role-playing adventure that is grand in ambition, yet struggles to deliver it in polished ways.
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I can set him free and try more diplomacy, but my best play may be spilling his blood to scare his troops into retreat. My knife is now pressed firmly against his throat. He’s no match for me and I gain the upper hand after a few well-placed strikes. In a last-ditch plea, I convince their leader to at least have the honor of felling me with a sword, and we exchange metal. Defeat is inevitable, and we have our backs to the wall with no escape in sight. The enemy troops outnumber mine three to one.
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