This could have been a 5 star game if not for the glitches, repetitiveness, and game crashing bug at the end. I'd still recommend it (especially if you can get it on sale). I put in around 40-50 hours and finally beat the game (I'll explain how to get past the end-game crash later). If you've ever played a game like Baulder's Gate or Arcanum, you'll feel right at home with this one. It is a 6 party-member style RPG where you control everthing about your characters, from leveling them up to what they wear. There is an incredible amount of customization when it comes to leveling. Each level gives your character(s) stat points and skill points. The skill trees vary from character to character, and your main character can be pretty much anything from a super powerful mage to a steam armor wearing killing machine wielding a flame thrower. It is a neat blend of fantasy/sci-fi that really draws you into the world. While the story itself is pretty engaging, much is lost in the translation from Russian to English. I often found myself wondering what the heck my dialoge options were, and that occasionally led to saying exactly the opposite of what I wanted. This led to some moments where I laughed out loud. I had only two major issues with the game that caused me to lower my game rating to 3 stars. Characters constantly getting stuck and the final game crash. The game itself was very stable other than that final crash, having not once crashed for me until the end. There is a fix for the final crash though it isn't official as the developers have pretty much ignored the English users for now. The link to that fix is here: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=11038&page=2 The characters getting stuck is just something you have to deal with and it gets really old. Save often and save using multiple save spots. They programmed in some of the worst character pathfinding I've seen in a game. In cities, it gets almost unbearable. Many times you can save when you are stuck and immediately load to fix the issue, but that really breaks the fun of the game sometimes. I also wished there was a little more variety in the maps (the world is HUGE but repetitive), and that there were a few more quests that weren't "Go here, kill bad guys, come back for reward". Still, it had enough good points to keep me playing through the entire game which is a rare thing for me. I hope you enjoy it as well.

a farewll to Dragons is a classic party based rpg the likes of Baulders gate or Dragon Age Origions. Although you do not create a character but start as a pre made character although you are free to change his stats or skills as you level up. The graphics are nicely detailed and the animations are good. Background graphics are nicely done with a lot of little touches such as rabbits running about help the atmosphere. Sound is much as you can expect ranging from twang of bows steel on steel. The music i have to say is excellant. The composer has done a fantasic score which suits the overal atmosphere of the game. The game is easy to get into with a good tutorial and the interface is easy to get to grips with. Controls are straight forward and are now standard to these types of games. I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys party based rpg or likes the steampunk style (dwarf railways).