You just can't be my friend if you can't appreciate the AMAZING qualities in this game from 2006. Try to keep in mind the basic programming back then and maybe you'll appreciate how incredible this game really is. Forget the great voice acting, super storytelling and ability to develop your character as a rogue, mage, fighter, or something in between. Where this game really excels is in the variety of fighting, the ability to interact with your surroundings and the truly incredible attention to detail. Want to throw an oil flask on the ground and set multiple enemies on fire? Do it! Want to kick them into spikes and impale them? Do it! Pick up items and brain them. Break poles and collapse shelves holding heavy barrels and crush them. Use different weapons. spells, stealth or a combo of each. This game has so many options.

Ok, all that aside, the graphic details are breathtaking. You can go into a house and see these "bottle-glass" windows. As you walk up to them, the distorted view becomes clearer and you realize you're seeing outside! You're not just seeing a simulation of outside, you're seeing outside in realtime which you can test by opening the door and waiting for the guard to walk by. You will see him through the windows. Did I mention this game was released in 2006?!! These windows are breathtaking. There is a bird flying around in a cellar. There are these extraordinary things you will miss if you're one of those questionable gamers who blast their way through every game because they somehow think they are winning by missing half of the details of the game they bought.

Take your time to smell the pixels on this one. You'll find a deep appreciation for a game that could still kick Skyrim's butt in so many ways.

You just can't be my friend if you can't appreciate the AMAZING qualities in this game from 2006. Try to keep in mind the basic programming back then and maybe you'll appreciate how incredible this game really is. Forget the great voice acting, super storytelling and ability to develop your character as a rogue, mage, fighter, or something in between. Where this game really excels is in the variety of fighting, the ability to interact with your surroundings and the truly incredible attention to detail. Want to throw an oil flask on the ground and set multiple enemies on fire? Do it! Want to kick them into spikes and impale them? Do it! Pick up items and brain them. Break poles and collapse shelves holding heavy barrels and crush them. Use different weapons. spells, stealth or a combo of each. This game has so many options. Ok, all that aside, the graphic details are breathtaking. You can go into a house and see these "bottle-glass" windows. As you walk up to them, the distorted view becomes clearer and you realize you're seeing outside! You're not just seeing a simulation of outside, you're seeing outside in realtime which you can test by opening the door and waiting for the guard to walk by. You will see him through the windows. Did I mention this game was released in 2006?!! These windows are breathtaking. There is a bird flying around in a cellar. There are these extraordinary things you will miss if you're one of those questionable gamers who blast their way through every game because they somehow think they are winning by missing half of the details of the game they bought. Take your time to smell the pixels on this one. You'll find a deep appreciation for a game that could still kick Skyrim's butt in so many ways.