The Dwarves

The Combat is just a horrible bugged mess that would suffice for an early beta at best and the story is abridged in a way it barely resembles the book it is based on.

The Dwarves aren't a big game, and that's allright. I really liked the way the narration was executed, you can clearly see the book it is based on. The characters are interesting, and there are some minor choices here and there. I enjoyed the combat, it was fun. The heroes' abilities are executed awesomely, and you really have to focus on tactics sometimes so you don't get cut down. I ran into one bug, I had to reload because my save got corrupted, which ruined the impression a bit for me. A special plus is the cult band Blind Guardian who recorded a song for the game, and there is even a mini-quest included that serves as a homage to them. The dwarves were cool, it has flaws, and it isn't for everyone, but my general rating is a seven.

Besides some bugs here and there, this game is AMAZING! I love the story, the characters, everything! The game is just an absolute joy to behold and I can say with great pride that this is one of my most favourite games ever! Every moment that I played, I was like "I'll just play a little more before going to bed" and I would look up at the clock and 2 hours would go by in the blink of an eye. It is just that addictive because it is just that good! I'm not going to give you any spoilers. This is a game that you need to experience for yourself. I can't believe that I had this game in my library for under 10 years all because I seen a youtuber, Splattercatgaming, play the amazing game. I don't think he completed the game so I had to finally play it for myself. So much time had already passed and ever since then, him playing it held a very fond memory for me that I only just lived through. And after all this time, you'd think the game would be dated but no! It still holds up!!! I need there to be a 2nd game of this! There has to be a 2nd game that gets made! The only sadness that this game brings me is that I have now played this game for the first time and so I'd never get that am…

It was far better than I imagined ! The culture/style of the Dwarves, the story, the voice-acting, and also the combat animations and design are all very high quality! In fact, the visuals/graphics seem better than the other games made by the same studio. And I forgot to mention a glorious soundtrack! [h3]Difficulty[/h3] There are 4 difficulty settings and I played on Medium, which is the 3rd. Medium difficulty is challenging and some combat events are rather hard, so you need to pause the game (spacebar) and use your combat skills properly (some skills can cause damage to allies). I do a lot of micro-managing in real-time combat games and I was playing this one as if it were turn-based (pausing every 2 seconds or so). You need to control all characters in combat really. I had to restart a few battles! I like a challenge and having some companions fall is not too punishing (they are Wounded, but not killed). [h3]Bugs ?[/h3] Issues reported years ago have been fixed. I did encounter 3 bugs: - [minor] I restarted one small fight because one enemy got stuck in the terrain (the goal was to kill 30... and I was stuck at 29) ; - [minor] In an important battle, I could no l…

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it's a solid 6 out of 10, get with discount if you are fond of Tactical RPGs (no turns) and Dwarves... Story is interesting. Map movement and "exploration" could be more fleshed out (ration is useless, money is unimportant, amount of turns is very important in the beginning and then completely unimportant). Interesting side quests and side characters. Graphics are clearly outdated. Gameplay is...not so great. It absolutely can shine in some maps, where you can get to cleverly use chasms and explosives and the full "physics", plus the tactical pause to order your characters around to put enemies where you want them. But it can also absolutely suck when you have to follow a specific design or when your characters decide to fully ignore your orders. Worst case in last stages, where you can easily get overwhelmed and characters get unresponsive, despite max level and constant usage of skills. ps. auto hit is useless, you only kill stuff by using skills. Also, mage is OP.