In case anyone's interested, here's for the french article:
- Stunning artistic design; the work put into it definitely shows, and it's easy to get lost in LoS2's world. There's a bonus section that displays artwork you can unlock throughout the game.
- Fluid, intuitive gameplay that's easy to pick up. But fighting sequences aren't simple and will feel challenging for most. Button mashing isn't the way to go -- you need to strategize. There are plenty of new abilities and spells to discover.
- He spent a great time previewing the game and feels that LoS2 is clearly of good quality. He's very excited for the full version, and mentions that there are many references to LoS1 and MoF characters.
He mentions nothing about stealth, so maybe that's a good sign...
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And here's to quickly weigh in on the the MoF discussion -- that game suffers from far more than just a few objective flaws. But you know my opinion already, so I won't press any further.