I scoured all the Act 1 areas (probably still missed stuff) but finally decided to jump into Act 2. I’m struggling to feel “connected” to it, to be honest. I went down the ladder into the Underdark and just sailed my way across to some ancient Shar-worshipper place and I feel… lost?
I remember this was exactly the issue I had with D:OS2 as well. Played Fort Joy, loved it, made it off the island and couldn’t figure out where to go, what to do, etc. The sense of direction left me.
I feel similar vibes here arriving in Act 2. Anyone have any tips or advice, or is it just a case of “stick with it, you’ll be all right”? I’m asking because I’ve played a lot of Act 1 and barely touched the game since making it into Act 2 a few weeks ago.
Yeah, I’m the same way as you in most games, I’ll do as much as possible in one playthrough and then ignore it for a while until I decide to play again and make different decisions.
This game you simply cannot play it that way. Too much story is locked behind decisions and there’s huge parts of the game you’ll never see if you only play it once, even if you try to do everything you can. I’m doing a Dark Urge playthrough right now and making most of the decisions I wouldn’t make in a “normal” playthrough and it’s a bunch of fun. Also doing this one on tactician difficulty which makes things a bit spicier.