I first played GreedFall: The Dying World at Summer Game Fest 2024, almost two full years ago. The following September, it entered Early Access and sat with mostly mixed reviews. Unfortunately, with 18 months in Early Access under its belt, developer Spiders has still launched a game with a frustrating combat system that is full of bugs. However, that doesn’t mean the title is completely unredeemable.
GreedFall: The Dying World is a beautiful game at first glance. The world is lush and full, and the character creation tool can be as simple or complicated as you like. For me, I spent a lot of time on one character, but chose a combat style I ended up hating. I sat through what felt like endless tutorials to learn to use it (I opted for a bow the first time), and it felt like I would be slaughtered every time I went into battle. Because of this, I went back and switched to a sword, and ended up sacrificing the character I spent so much time on for the sake of moving forward.
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