I seriously Disagree with gamespot.This game is one of the best, but ofcorse it has it's minuses.
"You want to put out the flames,
yet you come with a torch.Why have you come, hooded man?
You want to heal old wounds, yet you keep opening them with your dagger. Why have you come, Hooded man?
You bring doom, you and your impure blood.
Leave, hooded man."
This game's best part is the story. The story is amazing, and if you read the background, and some other optional text, it will be even better.
I had this game for a while.At first, I noticed that it had bad graphics, and not much to do, so I quit.
Then,a year later(I think) I remembered about the game, and decited to give it a second try.Of corse, knowing what it is about, I decited to get me a pen and paper to write down everything that seems to be important.
The game is close to the modern detective's job, where every detail matters.
After reading the background story, I couldn't stop playing the game, but sadly, it is relatively short, so I finished it in two days.
The game really puts you in the shoes of the Beast Hunter,and I got really attacjed to che characters, and the atmosphere of the game was alive, more than any other game, so I could feel the changes as the story went by.
The Temple of Sacrifice is a very awesome aspect of the game.Not only is it detailed, both the way of speech and the language of Daemonica is buetiful.
It is not hard to put the right answers if you write down the information, and sometimes you will need to follow intuition, however it never failed me in this game.
Searching ofr herbs is not so hard. just walk around the areas,one by one, and at the end of the chapter you should have more than enough, not to mention that there is a patch to add more herbs to the game(Although I made it without the patch).
There are no cinematics, the only cutscenes are the chararter, narrating the story, while a black and white picture of mostly him appears near the text, but I think that is one of the aspects that makes the game unique.
The battle system is simple, and it should be.
You do not fight too often, and it should not be a challange, because the game doesn't focus on battle.
The endings are limited, but that is enough.
I was a good guy, so I saved everyone I could, but killed Helen. I combined some information I got during the game, and I understood that she will kill you if you let her live.
So I'd say this game is worth it, and I would pay a lot to get a full story of that world.