With excellent voice acting and gorgeous environments, Greedfall serves as a grand adventure in a genre that is sorely needing a fresh face. But the elements that matter have been imbued with such love and care - so much so that I quickly forgave this ambitious RPG its shortcomings. Combat was by far the weakest pillar of Spiders’ past games, so this is a monumental improvement. a moth-eaten but still cosy Technical polish is not GreedFall’s strong suit. There’s a good mix of mooks you can mow down to feel powerful, and genuinely challenging bosses that will test your composure and reflexes. And yet! Despite its issues, nothing gets in the way of this game's ambition and heart. Still, GreedFall does an amazing job of building an epic story with real consequences, and is definitely worth checking out. The game also allows for a number of "romance" options with certain companions, culminating in an offscreen sexual encounter. Every time they speak I can really tell it’s artificial, and it’s used inconsistently from one character to another. You also don’t have a lot of control over what your two AI party members do, so it’s lacking a bit of the tactical element of a game like Dragon Age: Origins. It has some mechanical shortcomings and the character behaviour could be more realistic-. Fantastic, mature tale focuses on choice vs. combat. You have been sent to Teer Fradee as the official representative of the Congregation of Merchants and diplomatic envoy to your cousin, the new governor of the island city of New Serene. There are still some bugs to crush, but once those are gone, only a memorable RPG capable of filling the open world RPG void will remain. So yes, GreedFall is better than The Technomancer. GreedFall's world is composed of several locations with their own maps. There are plenty of gripes to contend with in GreedFall, but the striking setting, flexible character building, and rock-solid action RPG core make it easy to recommend to fans of the genre. If you're looking for a nostalgic trip back to the mid-2000s style of WRPGs, then you'll find a lot to like in Greedfall. You take the role of De Sarte, nephew of the kingdom's prince, who embarks on a journey to find a cure for a disease they call the 'Malichor'. I feel that more could have been done to explore the colonial theme, as GreedFall tends to rely too heavily on the personal responses of De Sardet to make grander statements, but nonetheless, Spiders has one again crafted a universe that is fresh enough, and offers a compelling narrative. However, aside from its unique setting, nothing about GreedFall truly stands out. Its combat is good but not great, its role-playing is largely fine but ultimately stunted, and its writing is competent but sometimes boring.