Drakensang: The Dark Eye Comments by Kieron Gillen
I love a party with a happy atmosphere +4.
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Been playing it, it's pretty good, very solid ruleset, nice grafics, pacing might be a bit slow but it's worth to check out if you're into CRPGs
edit; if you plan on playing it and are unfamiliar with the dark eye ruleset I advise you to go and read this post on the official forums to get accustomed to the ruleset a bit (or if you are playing it but have no idea why your lockpick keeps failing and can't figure out those die rolls in the console :-D) http://forum.dtp-entertainment.com/viewt... and yes it is a good old fashioned WRPG with a real ruleset and die rolls
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most recently on 08/04/09 @ 14:19
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I bought a strange pet at the market, some sort of rock goblin or something. The trader warned me, "He burrows". I was like WTF? Then I got back to my house and the thing had taken shelter in the basement. Cool, I thought. The next time I got home, I went down to the basement and a wall was missing! The little bastard sure does burrow!
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PlugMonkey
08/04/09 @ 14:12
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Sounds interesting. I bloody loves party based RPGs, I does.
Dunno why they died out really. |
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MrChuckles
08/04/09 @ 14:58
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Ok i'm interested. Currently Empire:TW taking up my time though, looking forward to an Easter Campaign this weekend.... This might get bought in a couple of months...
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MrChuckles
08/04/09 @ 15:37
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I recently got the Witcher and the story feels excellent, but the gameplay is currently leaving me cold and after leaving the starting castle i haven't gone back to it. I think it's the diablo esque clicking combat merged with stat based background makes combat uncomfortable for me.
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BremXJones
08/04/09 @ 15:50
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Re: Stealth Girlfriend. I was totally writing that thinking of you guys.
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Re: stealth GF review - what stealth?
On the fence with this one. This is totally my genre, but then again I can hardly remember the last time I played a game quite like this. Is it still my genre. NW2 was such a pile. Torment was a decade ago! Does anyone remember Might and Magic 6? Ancient now, but that sure was fun... And I am eternally confounded by everyone's love for the Witcher. I played that game for scores of hours and it just never stopped annoying the hell out of me. If Drak is a lesser game, as UncleLou implies... I must give pause. Demo, maybe. |
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hiddenranbir
08/04/09 @ 18:15
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Thing is, this makes me want to have a proper sitdown rp game with a DM, etc. I've only ever played once and I enjoyed it.
I mean, robbing a bank only to have one 'friend' shoot me with a crossbow to "cover our retreat". The real friends willing to prison break me out only to run into a cell, jam and break the key in the lock and boast triumphantly that they can't get in. Needs moar! |
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@ darc; there is a demo available for download here -> http://www.drakensang.com/oe2edit/oe2edi...
@ Bitkari, retail comes with a hefty manual of about 80/100 pages but it won't explain you the basic stuff about the ruleset, like how the rolls work etc (for that check that FAQ I linked a few posts back) but atleast it comes with a REAL manual, quite a refreshment compared to those "10page how to contact customer support" manuals as of late... |
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Thanks koji! I'll be after that download this weekend.
@jimboton, yes I assumed it was more an apples and oranges thing. But the Witcher seems to have been so consistently embraced by RPG fans, I sometimes worry I've become too demanding, or something. (Even more frightening: I just finished Lost Odyssey, a JAPANESE RPG, and LIKED it!) |
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The Witcher was immature with some of it's maturity. What i'd like to see theough is some more white wolf system based RPG's but with the ruleset better implemented than Bloodlines.
But ultimately id rather have a sci fi rpg from an existing ruleset, because mass effect was far too similar to knights of the old republic. May pick it up as im finally finishing mask of the betrayer after ignoring it for a year. + a competant if unimaginative DM is better than a cruel and humerous one.
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most recently on 09/04/09 @ 22:31
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I'm still in tutorialsville with this game right now, but I'm loving it so far. If nothing else it's a great stop gap while we all wait for Dragon Age. It's quite apparent that there simply wasn't enough cash for them to do the full anglo-conversion voice-over-wise, but it's still pretty fucking awesome when you consider the last party based RPG like this was Dungeon Siege 2 - and that didn't have half the amount the amount of story based RPG larks that this has.
Still - it's early days yet - loving the mechanics though - think this has much potential - and from what I've heard it's a massive game too. 80 hours plus. Glad I got next week off... |
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Picked this up today after dipping back into NWN2 gave me an RPG itch.
Not far into the city after leaving the starting village and while the mechanics and leveling up system has me slightly confused after years of playing games based on D&D I'm finding it good fun just romping around clubbing rats and discovering stuff. Like others have said, my biggest gripe is the lack of in-game help and explanations as sometimes it's just bewildering.
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most recently on 12/04/09 @ 22:14
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Eurogamer is a bit harsh -- if you actually _like_ crpg's and dont mind handling a team of characters (I would have preferred one character myself), it is easily an 8 out of 10 game. I like the fact the game isnt too easy and strictly from a design POV, the artful level design beats Oblivion and Fallout 3.
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Great Article, great rpg. The gameplay and sik gfx. But takes a while getting use to it.
Hey why dont you check out my review on it @ Drakensang: The Dark Eye – A First Look will become |
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