It's crap compared to the stuff we were served by Interplay/BI in the late 90s early 00s. But what else is there these days in the way of single player RPGs?
Engine is meh. Not too big an upgrade, mainly because playing in 1600x means you will never be able to read again. So my big video card and monitor kind of goes to waste. Storyline? Gotta love it...
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Overall though, it can provide some mindless fun as you journey along the path of the Arrow. Yes, a big golden arrow which walks you through the entire game. Someone should've brought that to the fight talked about in the 0 Age of Man. But anyways... This time around they added something resembling a story, though even as a Lore nut, I find myself skipping through it to get back to hitting "Attack". As a Melee that is all you will do.
4 spheres. Nature, Combat, Ranged, Melee.
So better be a hybrid unless one button is your thing. Same applies to ranged. Magic is a bit better this time around, some neat spells, and others which make no sense balance wise. For example: I get a fireball which costs 2x more than my Plasma balls. Both are Fire sphere so it's the same bonuses, yet Plasma balls do about 5x more damage and can bounce off walls, whereas the fireball is a LoS Dumbfire, you miss, you lose.
Party members. You can aquire a total party of 4 during the first 2 campaigns. Then an additional slot in the final Hardcore campaign. The best and brightest spot of this game is that it entirely rips off Bahamut Lagoon. You get Pets. And these pets can be fed any item, but the quality and bonuses on the item overall apply directly to the Pet. Again if you ever played Bahamuts Lagoon you'll be set. Otherwise feed your pet whatever items you want him to be best at. Melee pet = armor and weapons, Ranged = Ranged armor +, and ranged weapons. etc..etc..
Overall I'd give the game a 6, not because it's an utter piece of shit, but simply because NO ONE IS TRYING ANYMORE. It lacks vision, desire, and was not made by old-school fans of RPGs but by someone who saw LotR once and thought it was pretty cool.
Diablo fans will probably love it though.