The graphics and sound were very nice; the story was interesting, with many interesting side quests telling a story of their own. The game ran fairly well on my 4-1/2 yr old computer, with only one run-time glitch involving a minor side quest. I did not find the character development system any more complicated than other games that I have played; it takes time and trial and error to learn any system. As many have pointed out, the camera was annoying at times. I did not like locking the player in and out of certain areas; you should be able to return to areas to do quests you missed, and get out of areas when your party needs some additional preparation. I felt the dungeon crawls were too long, and some of the combats too difficult. I hope Radon will provide a choice on level of difficulty for the sequel. Overall, this is the type of game I enjoy playing and hope to see more like it.
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