It's been some time, but if I remember right, you can spend a few hours in character creation alone just trying to understand all the different selections. And if I'm not mistaken, the factions hostile to you might change depending on which path is taken.

There were biological mutation, cybernetic enhancements and psychic powers. And I think they restrained each other similar to Arcanum's magic vs technology. Or maybe that was just wishful thinking on my part.

And the controls are a class of their own. It should be easier if you've played other games that use the entire keyboard, but there are a lot of shortcuts to learn.

If you go in casually, you will die to the first hostile mob that sees you. I know I did.

[–] silentknyght@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I went in casually. I had a bad time, died twice, and never knew what was going on. There are better games, IMO, unless you're really itching to replay ADOM from your youth.

Im seeing Qud make the news rounds. Its overwhelmingly popular on steam, but IMO that's because it's only being played by its core audience. If others pick up because they're seeing it on the news, I think they will be in for a rough time and that rating will reflect that change.