An action combat, dialogue-heavy RPG set in a fantasy colonial eraReviewed on: Windows 10, intel i7 8700k, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970Price: $50/£44Release date: Out NowPublisher: Focus Home InteractiveDeveloper: SpidersMultiplayer: NoneLink:GreedFall's systems parrot those of successful RPGs, but they're all a bit thin. It has a tactical pause system that lets me queue up an action for my protagonist, but not other party members. I can assign armor and weapons to my party members, but not manage their skills or combat tactics. I can pursue a romance with my companions, but it takes the form of three personal quests followed by the makeout-time dialogue button and a quick bedroom cutscene. GreedFall contains all the things I like in RPGs. I wish that I could pick even one of them to praise without caveats.In one bit, I'm interviewing a grizzled member of the mercenary faction, the Coin Guard, as I investigate the disappearance of a talented young soldier. Sweet-talking and browbeating people with my title is a large part of my job as the ambassador of my own faction: the Congregation of Merchants.
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To drag information about a secret training program out of him I choose between three dialogue choices: convince him with my charisma, bribe him, or allow my companion, Kurt, to do the talking. I've invested my attribute points in charisma, so I'm able to persuade him.(Image credit: Focus Home Interactive/Spiders)I like that I have multiple options in each interaction, but as always in GreedFall, something is a little off: His mildly uncanny lip movements are a distraction shared by many of GreedFall's characters, and the quality of the voice acting varies, with one of my favorite merchants constantly belting his lines out.Later, I'm breaking my way into a Coin Guard training camp to further investigate.
Kurt requests that we avoid combat so that we won't have to kill any members of his faction. GreedFall's stealth system is bare bones, composed only of my ability to crouch and eye indicators over enemies' heads that begin to fill with yellow if I'm close to being seen. I don't know what objects provide reliable cover or have any indication of my enemies' lines of sight. I have to reload twice to infiltrate the camp totally unseen because I don't want to make Kurt sad.(Image credit: Focus Home Interactive/Spiders) Roll for imitationIf one of GreedFall's systems deserves a callout, it's the ability to approach most of its quests with a mixture of stealth, disguise, charisma, and force. If I've chosen to invest talent points in science, I may be able to bomb a hole in the basement of a warehouse to gain entry, or I could talk my way in with charisma, or stroll in unquestioned by wearing the armor of the faction whose space I'm invading. Even if they're not difficult to decipher (my companions often eagerly give away all the possible solutions to the situation as we approach), I did enjoy weighing the possible effects each choice might have on my relationships with companions and factions.When it comes to blows, combat is divided into the standard strength, agility, and magic modes of attack, while weapon choices are setting-appropriate things like rapiers, maces, and rifles. I created a build focused on agility for dealing out high damage with one-handed weapons and accuracy with firearms.
My usual two party members: Siora the native mage and Vasco the ship captain, supported me well with healing and ranged attacks, but at around level ten I hoped to micromanage their skills a bit, which GreedFall weirdly doesn't allow for.(Image credit: Focus Home Interactive/Spiders)Kicking enemies in the rear quickly became the cornerstone of my combat choreography.Despite its simplicity, GreedFall's combat does encourage a sort of rhythm. Executing standard light strikes builds up my 'fury' meter which can then be spent on heavier strikes.
GreedFall is a great RPG that should suffice for many hours of gameplay. The duration of the game, however, depends on your style of play and how much you decide to engage with the game world.
For large groups of enemies I place down a couple area of effect traps, use my rifle to lock on and take out those closest to death, and then begin weaving together light and fury attacks.A few larger bestial enemies have area of effect attacks or charge forward to knock me off my feet, but the vast majority of animals lunge forward at my party without finesse. The occasional human group of enemies mix swordplay with rifles. I'm not able to entirely mow through enemies on the normal difficulty level, but very few challenge me to alter my quickly-established routine.What I found myself doing most was kicking my enemies. A swift kick has the potential to stagger an enemy and also chips away at their armor which, when entirely depleted, makes them much easier to take down with physical strikes. GreedFall's combat is not particularly exciting, but I enjoyed that kicking enemies in the rear quickly became the cornerstone of my combat choreography.(Image credit: Focus Home Interactive/Spiders) StoryboredThe overarching narrative concerns colonists of the four main factions all seeking a cure for the fatal 'malichor' disease and abusing the native people of Teer Fradee in search of it.
The Bridge Alliance (scientists) and Theleme (the church) are constantly at war, and exploit the native people as either test subjects or converts.It's a decent RPG, but not the new darling of the genre by any stretch.There are moments when GreedFall takes on a self-important kind of sympathy, portraying the native people as simple and superstitious, initially violent only because they're frightened. Add to that the over-acted accents of every native character and you get a clumsy portrayal of a colonized society. GreedFall acknowledges that all this is terrible, but only with overt displays of evil that fail to say anything about systems of oppression beyond noting their existence.As a distraction from the horrors, you can make a move on one of your companions, but the whole thing is quite dry. Three of my five companions are romanceable as a woman: ship captain Vasco, mercenary Kurt, and native island princess Siora (feisty scientist Aphra called me 'not her type'). Completing side quests for each will increase our relationship from 'suspicious' to 'friendly' until I'm able to make bedroom eyes at my chosen paramour.
Both the verbal overtures of love and the sexy cutscenes are serviceable rather than spicy. I mostly found them to be boxes to check in GreedFall, and rather than feeling drawn into the story, a talent bonus and a Steam achievement are my most lasting memories of those stolen nights of passion.(Image credit: Focus Home Interactive/Spiders)Where GreedFall's story does shine is in the cinematic cutscenes marking pivotal story moments, which bring the drama and gravitas that I wish its romances enjoyed. As its story climaxes, these emotional scenes grow closer together, as do the consequences of decisions I've made in earlier quests. GreedFall catches its stride in the last several hours, nearly enough to make me forget the first thirty hours that were so decidedly average.GreedFall is not the heir to the Dragon Age throne, but it is, in a word, adequate. Rather than planting its flag in one truly standout, unique system, it spreads itself thin across all of the systems one might expect from a Dragon Age-type game.
If Dragon Age is a veteran gone on sabbatical, GreedFall is keeping its seat warm without making a mess of the office in its absence. It's a decent RPG, but not the new darling of the genre by any stretch.
AboutGreedfall is an action role-playing video game, developed by Spiders and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in 17th century-styled fantasy setting.Explore a fresh new world as you set foot - alongside many other settlers, mercenaries and treasure hunters - on a remote island seeping with magic, rumored to be filled with riches and lost secrets.Rules and Guidelines No SpoilersSpoilers aren't allowed in posts that aren't marked as spoilers, unless you tag it. No spoilers in post titles, ever! Harassment and EtiquetteExcessive use of vulgar language will not be permitted.
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That wouldn't even make sense. There's 90 levels or more and the devs said you will probably finish the game at around level 40, so I'm assuming there will be an endgame and stuff to do after the main story ends or why else would there be 50 more levels if the game couldn't be continued on the same save after the game ends? There would be no point in 90 levels if the game couldn't be continued after level 40.Something is not adding up.
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But where is your evidence or source of proof to support this? And I assume they wouldn't just have 50 levels to gain with nothing to get it by other than boring mobs and low xp sidequests, if its really designed like that people are going to complain.
Plus I'm sure the game will get plenty of patches to make things feel more fresh. Spiders did confirm they had no plans of DLC but maybe they will add it if the game is a huge success which I'm sure it will beYou said in your original comment the game was over after the main story ends. Which is false. Unless I misread it I thought that was the point you were conveying. Rather the end game is good or not its still considered end game. Low xp sidequestsIf you do every side and main quest in the game, you will be around level 40.if its really designed like that people are going to complainIt's a budget title from a small studio.
Every other game they've made has been the same way. If people do complain, they're being foolish because the product was never sold as having any kind of 'endgame'.You said in your original comment the game was over after the main story ends.What I meant by this is that there's nothing else to do except roam the world and kill random re-spawns of mobs you've been killing the whole time.There are no procedurally generated maps, quests, or 'dailies'. There is no end game. There isn't even a NG+. Play it for what it is, not for what you wish it to be. They've flat out said there are no plans for DLC or NG+. They will probably put out a patch or two for bugs.
But that's it. NG+ is very hard to do. It took Ubisoft (a massive company with thousands of employees) over 6 months to make NG+ for Odyssey. It took Sony almost the same for God of War.If the game sells waaaaaaayyyyyy more than their expectations, then maybe they would. But I don't know how much more 'evidence' you could ask for beyond them saying they have no plans to do any of that.
I mean, the main draw of Greedfall is that the single-player campaign has dynamic outcomes, interesting characters, companions that interact with the story and interesting choices for the player to make.In this type of game when you finish the main storyline you don't just keep fighting stuff and getting loot for no reason. If you want to keep playing, you start a new playthrough and explore a different path through the story, get close to different characters, support different factions, etc.No game with endless grinding (and I love those games too!
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I've played thousands of hours of Path of Exile) has a deep, reactive story and characters.
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