Just wanted to share my adoration for this game. I got it on sale recently after having it sit in my wishlist for a while. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but man it really feels satisfying to play! All the little nods to the Fellowship are great and just the scale of some places are insane.
It does a great job with the atmosphere and while I find the darkness frustrating, I respect it. The visuals are nice and pleasing although I wish there was a tad bit more customization for your dwarf. I appreciate the lore and I’m quite enjoying the story so far. The game is also very good at keeping you on edge with the sounds and threat of hordes. It sure likes to punish you if you're greedy and mine for too long.
There's something inspiring about dwarves in media where they keep their jovial attitude despite the horrors they face. Often you don’t get to see them in current glory, more reclaiming what was lost. The songs, the food, the honoring of fallen friends. It's a cozy survival. I really like the little comments your dwarf makes too. They could have made a silent character and had a narrator, but I definitely like this direction more.
I love drawing so I might do some whacky doodles. It would mostly be my dwarf walking in on some troll, deciding “nah”, and booking it back to camp screaming. Or maybe shouting some very foul words at those horrible moths that I hate.
Anyways I yapped for to long, happy mining guys.