well, i have to play Devil's Advocate and totally disagree... i didn't think it was a great review. beyond generic fantasy, i don't have a lick of understanding about what Artesia is like? not only does Artesia sound vague (and at 300 or whatever pages that's a whole lot of vague), but even specific details were absent - aside from horseback riding skills, etc.
and why the 5/5? yes, i read the sentences where you justified the rating, but the whole rest of the review aggressively collides with the findings!
what i took away from the review was that Artesia is a big, beautiful, complicated mess. an an expensive one at that.
i did appreciate the reviewer's time and effort that they put into the review. thank you for that. it gave me the information i needed to know that this was a game to probably stay very far away from - unless i was a die hard fan of the graphic novels.
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Empire of Satanis:
http://www.lulu.com/content/223100