Well, here's the reflection on it.
It was disappointing. Not bad - I'm sure it's great fun if you've never played one/played Awakening, but I just felt underwhelmed for much of the game.
The levels felt bland and straightforward, with the only occasional difficulty coming from AI shenanigans - which felt more like artificial attempts to make the game harder rather than actually bothering to make the level design better. No map felt 'epic', with most previous maps having at least one, and it never felt satisfying to play through. The weapon triangle additions/muddling and pair up system made the experience more of a clutter than it should have been, especially when adding in reusable stat debuffers like Shurikens and some of those staves (permanent halving of HP for the whole map? Really?).
I felt like it was a bad mod or beta, full of stuff that was left half done.
And the story...let's not go there. So poorly written, half asses, bland...I couldn't believe it. I might add more to this, but it's kinda depressing to think about.
I still haven't played it again, I don't think I want to play it again. I will not fork out for Birthright or Revelation, and I can't believe they thought it was justified to do it, having played this.
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