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[Ipsissimus]

So I started playing this game, thinking that it sounded good based on its description. I played the first Fate several years ago and thought it was a fun action game, if nothing else. I downloaded the trial and went to create a character, since some part of me went "ooh, elf warrior!"

Big mistake, apparently. The elves are called "shadow elves," and are basically purple-skinned drow. The other races - half-orc, human, and "cogger," the last of which is basically a gnome - look interesting though, maybe they'd be better.

To start the actual plot, you have to complete two big dungeon crawls, starting a level 1 character and going to at least level 40 to kill a boss monster. Then do it again, and then you get to play. Assuming there is a plot this time, which there probably isn't.

My main annoyance was that, to avoid dying horribly in the first five minutes, one's first purchase must always be a fishing pole. Unless you catch a ton of fish or get lucky and find an artifact, you can't buy a single decent piece of equipment. And fishing is apparently broken, again. Not entirely surprising, though.

I was thinking about buying the full game, but at the moment, I don't think it'd be worth it. Though one never knows...maybe it gets better. I don't think it's worth $20 to find out.