Playing the game from multiple perspectives slowly unravels what is really going on in that world. As I mentioned, you talk to a Loremaster in the starting tavern in each playthrough (or not, I suppose you could skip him, but he provides some helpful context for the world). AoD is really more of "it's a journey, not a destination game." The first time I "finished the game" (I think this is more accurate way to phrase things in AoD's case), as a non-combat grifter who went the merchant route - essentially "easy mode" - I had just scraped the surface of the lore and missed a ton of content (both from my faction choices, and just missing content from the playthrough in general). The biggest difference in your review is the notion that you've "beaten the game". You can betray him while he's helpless in the machine and instead use the machine yourself to boost your stats, and this radically changes Act 3 as your relationship with the guild has flip flopped.
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At the end of the Act, he uses an ancient machine, plus an item you stole during the Act, to cure his disease (presumably cancer). In one game I rose to be the right-hand man of the Thieves guild in Maadoran, a clever but ailing leader. You select your original faction in Act 1 but can always go factionless or later betray them.
Merchants, Thieves, Boatmen, Imperials, etc.) are doing at the same time you're doing your thing with the faction you selected? Did you know you can infiltrate the palace in Act I to meet the local noble leader - as virtually every character provided you did certain things in the Act? Are you aware of the lore provided you to by the Loremaster in the starting tavern (one of the very first people you talk to) - and how the game is basically about understanding what really happened and how badly the passage of time has warped the real history of that world?Įvery Act in every playthrough can be different. Did you know one of the endings is that you can become a god? Did you know that you can vaporize Maadoran (the entire second act and largest city in the game - it radically changes your game but there's still a lot to do - and there are key benefits to doing so)? Did you know that each playthrough gives you a window into what the other factions (e.g. I have thought about writing the opposite review from the one you've offered here because I'm so impressed with what the developers have done here.Įvery playthrough is different. I have just under 70 hours playing on Steam. I bought it on sale for less than $5 I think. I think it's one of the best games, and most original stories and worlds, I've played in the last decade. Gonna second AoD and offer a "counter review" (to a different post in a different sub) that I made a few months ago when someone posted what I felt like was a pretty jaundiced review of the game and basically tried to persuade people not to play it.ĪoD is not for everyone, so maybe this overly long review will help you decide if it's worth your time:
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