PoR Review at GameSpy

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(Originally posted by Darien)

This detailed review at GameSpy covers all the points of the game, and even manages to find a few "redeeming qualities." Over all, the game receives a final score of 65.

Although I've detailed a lot of bad things about PoR, it has a number of redeeming qualities that make it difficult for me to completely despise it. For one thing, the tactical combat (flawed or not) really grows on you once you get past the early leveling-up process. As you advance you'll get more spells, more skills, and more combat. You'll also find a ton of treasure that will increase your stats and generally make adventuring more enjoyable. In fact, there will be so much treasure that your group will be forced to drop a lot of it. You'll also spend a lot of time exploring and solving simple puzzles that will ultimately lead to getting out of the dungeons to other areas in Myth Drannor. (Admittedly a lot of these areas look the same). There are also a handful of powerful NPCs in the dungeons and cities that will join you in the fight against the evil that has beset the ancient city. Finally, there is close to 100+ hours of gameplay packed into this game, provided that you like turn-based combat. PoR is far from perfect but it's got a lot of good content that is unfairly overshadowed by all the technical issues.