I have to admit I have mixed feelings about this game. LH is a game that combines elements of Diablo with an actual story-line. There are some very cool things and some very irritating things as well. This is an account of my first impressions, since I have not completed the game but have played it for a while. The Good: - Good Story-Line - Neat premise with the spirit magic concept that interact with the character - Lots of advancement options and character development options (SPECIAL system) - Perks are cool as well as race traits - * Combat is OK (see below) - * Graphics are good (and bad) - Great Quick save feature (this game would be to irritating without it) - Good overall controls (except magic) - Good sound but flaky at times - Quest Log - Good spell selection The Bad : - You cannot play in any other mode but 800x600. WTF? Even if you change the config file to force another mode, it looks terrible and has many issues (try it yourself and see) - No sound options such as EAX/2 to choose from (maybe it automatic) - When adding skill points, they need a minus next to the plus (there is room) to easily remove points as well as add them. Then when done, apply the points with a separate button. - Spells are hard to use in combat since when you apply them with a quick button it just puts it into the active spell slot instead of casting immediately. This is bad because there are a lot of spells that can help in combat but are hard to use. I end up just using a fire orb or similar most of the time. (maybe I am missing something in the controls that would help this) - No way to exit out of in-game conversations that talk (in-game “story-line” movies). i.e. the beginning scene. - No way to mark you own stuff on the map. Conclusion: I was waiting for this game for a long time. If you are an RPG fan that is fed up with the RPG on-line scene and want a good single player RPG, buy this game. This game had a lot of potential but in my opinion fell short of a great game.
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