Not having the article myself handy (and not being able to translate Polish-->English) - the summary as stated by others is...
Pros:
Multi-Threaded Plot
Climate
Combat
Great possibilities for development
Length
Cons:
Looks old school
Some fights are difficult like hell even at lower difficulty levels
There are additional rates for:
- Graphics: 7/10
- Music: 9/10
- Playability 9/10
Some other points noted...
"Reviw author also notefd that the game has incredible replayability. And, well, is extremely hardo-core and not for new-gen rpgs fans."
"after about 26 hours of gameplay what looked like a final battle I was able to finish 34% of the game with 86% world map exploration" (he was just surprised that what seemed like the end of story happened long before even half of it)
He says: "That is not a next-gen RPG. You won't find the effectivness of [...] It is gameplay in an old, very classic style. Collection your party, hours of preparations for bigger battles, long time spent studing the skill trees and picking what is worth knowing. [...] It is most important here [the story], thanks to it you really want to spend those tens (even hundreds!) of hours with Origins. I highly recommend it to hardcore RPG fans. The rest has, sadly, nothing to look for here."
I enjoy that it's cons are "looks Old School and Not Easy". I have no problem with old school.. well because I enjoy old school RPGs - and not easy I assume comes from the stand-point as it may not be beginner friendly. As long as story and gameplay are enjoyable, then I'll be happy.
As for the additional comments - it seems like (from the reviewer's stand-point), the game is very in "epic" (hate using that word so flippantly) in its game -feeling he reached the climax of the game, when he was only 34% to go and had much more bigger things to see. Also, the game I'm sure being compared to Mass Effect - will not have as a wide reaching audience since it is rooted in, what he considers, "hard-core" RPG.
Luckily.. I am a "hard-core" RPG fan, I guess *shrug*. I expect similar reviews with 8 to 9 out of 10 marks in the future.
Edit: Oh and for GB, I predict 4/5
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