A few comments. I've read a few people comments but not all. I'm just about finished with island 2 (level 16) but put it down for a week+ due to travel:
a) the game has lots of hand holding (imho)
b) the game is unforgiving if you make a big boo boo.
c) it has quite a few bugs but kind of expected giving newness and complexity
d) stuff for varied played (like lone wolf, iron man, …) should be mentioned but not really consider in final score. These are options for 2nd play through or advance players and it is nice they have them but …
e) I personally (so far) would give this game a 4.5; i'm forgiving of the bugs and the story aspect (rpg) is 10x better than d
s.
f) don't try to compare with tw3; the two games are not comparable. Like was for me adormada.
g) It has been a long time since someone had tried to make a game of this quality and scope. Well tw3 as probably larger and higher quality but see (f
); and sales have already passed 750K. Maybe EA/UBI/shithead publisher 33 will get a clue. It isn't the total amount of sales on release but the profitability (shithead publisher spends 10x more on advertising than development and it shows).