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I'm astonished at all the positive buzz this game is getting, despite how much I personally love it. It's a very literate and thoughtful game and historically those (for example Planescape: Torment) have become classics but rarely been commercially big hits.

But personally I count this the best game so far that I've been on the Kickstarter for - even better than Wasteland 2. The balance is very fine, almost hard enough to become frustrating but not quite enough to make me quit, and a little luck can change things in a hurry. The legacy idea in particular makes a huge difference in how I feel when my character permadies - I have something to show for my huge time investment, as well as the intangible knowledge from experience.


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