Yep I've already been dogpiled on and officially warned .. it was just a joke about the Trump quote and the controversy around the game, as you mentioned, but I see now that it was not appreciated. My bad everyone!!
There it is:
Ok I definitely did not expect that. So all good games are not bombing in the UK anymore?There it is:
Next month it will be in better state anyway, there are quite a lot of fixes and improvements being developed.
First person open world. It's not anti-Bethesda, it's a Bethesda game with systems and mechanics that people want from Bethesda style games.
Is it as open world as Bethesda RPGs where you can do anything anywhere at anytime or more like Piranha Bytes games (or MMOs) where the world is technically open, but you get slaughtered when you step out of line until your level is high enough?
But forests and grasslands are the typical medieval environments, even in fantasy medieval. I always equated Bethesda RPG with non standard and strange environment. Tundra, blight deserts, destroyed cities, post apocalyptic slums, tree sized mushrooms, gigantic fleas,...
Ok, maybe I am mixing up some games in my head. I thought this was the medieval game where they spent 'forever' trying to make the setting and mechanics as realistic as possible. I thought this was the game where they studied medieval swordplay and other medieval martial arts to make the combat "impactful", "realistic", "methodical", "good" and whatever other buzzwords are usually used for these combat systems. With no magic, more complicated systems (lock-picking, saving, ...) and "good" combat (the biggest critique of Bethesda RPGs) I thought it was more anti-Bethesda in setting and mechanics. But I guess I was wrong and this game might be a fun RPG where you can hack and slash through the countryside as you please. And explore the map to your hearts content, finishing quests anywhere at anytime, just without magic.
I haven't played the game yet, but from what I've seen yeah it's more like ELEX where you can get slaughtered if you wander off too far. But after you learn some skill and get proper equipment, then you can tackle the harder parts.
OK, this was also my assumption. The game should thus be compared to games like ELEX and Gothic. There is no mass market appeal driving the games and they are rather niche. So it is doing way better than expected (at least by me) and doing so on its own merits.
