Wartales

The Good
The visuals are quite nice. And the main attraction point in my opinion is a medieval setting devoid of high fantasy tropes.

The Bad
The game feels aimless. There's no red thread of a story, or at least it doesn't really present itself in the first hours. My characters don't have any real motivations to do anything except find food and money to survive. It's not a very compelling reason to keep playing.

The Bottom Line
I only played the game for a couple hours, but I simply couldn't get into it. An RPG with fantasy sounded like it would be right up my alley, having grown tired of the same old high fantasy tropes. But unfortunately this isn't it. The tactical combat works quite well, but is very slow and methodical. It misses the excitement and flair of XCOM, but the various bonuses for surrounding, backstabbing, etc. make for an interesting enough puzzle. Outside of combat there's a lot of complexity, where you are showered with all kinds of stats, items, skills, professions, etc. of which you have no idea of their value. But none of them felt particularly rewarding to engage in.

Each of the individual aspects of the game feel quite polished and finished, but somehow it never really comes together as an awesome whole. There are probably people who will love this game, but it's just not for me.