HoonDing

I wiped the floor with the second boss in Venetica. It seems all boss fights consist of first a fight in the 'mortal plane' in which one needs to figure out the boss' Achilles heel, followed by a slugfest in the 'spirit plane' against a monstrous behemoth. I'm starting to like this game better than Drakensang, but it's rather light on the RPG elements. It's more of an action/adventure game where you gain new abilities/skills by killing enemies & performing quests. It's possible, though, to play good/evil and supposedly it would affect the ending of the game. Melee combat is dynamic & very fun, and is a huge breath of fresh air after the clunky crap from Risen. Most of the time success comes down to dodging & timing combos correctly like in Risen, but there's also the possibility of using some nifty magics like summoning a flock of ravens to peck the enemies or using fear. The only quip I have is that there are so many weapons, weapon skills & magics but not enough buttons on the quickbar to use them all efficiently. So one finds oneself remapping keys a lot of the time depending on the enemy one encounters (this wasn't a problem in Divinity 2 since in that game one would depend on only a handful of useful skills). I really like the art style of the game which is similar to the adventure game Ankh, and the graphics are sublime but the game performance in outdoor areas is generally low. There are no problems indoors or in dungeons, though. I purchased the German version but like the game enough that I'll also get the English version if the engine will be better optimized.

Ten seconds of snuggling people in medieval underwear. Hawt.

I'm getting the impression the Benelux version is delayed. I 'pre-ordered' but haven't heard anything yet and it's almost Friday, the supposed official release date.

It seems dexterity, cunning & willpower are pretty important for a tank too. Dexterity improves chances to hit, cunning improves armor piercing (?) & willpower gives more stamina for special skills.

"Yo BioWare, I'm real happy for you & I'ma let you finish, but Oblivion is the best RPG of ALL TIME!"

Is there a 'Battle of the Bulge' level in there somewhere?

Only humans & Elves can be mages, IIRC.

I'm near the end in the English version of Divinity 2 after ~16 hours of play. Playing as mage is much more fun than warrior... my high-level fireballs do more than 2,000 damage and take out entire groups of enemies. My magic blast does around 5,000 damage and only bosses aren't one-shottd by it. Also playing Venetica. Venice is h

I'll play as female human noble warrior, sword & shield. Party I'll most likely use is Sten, Leliana & Wynne (planning to kill Morrigan on first sight, if possible). I'll play on normal mode, but switch to easy if the 'friendly fire' gets into my face too much.

Now I only need a sequel to Heavy Metal: FAKK 2 & Oni and all's well.

So... is Dragon Age RPG of the decade?

There are Oblivion mods for everything.

It seems the English version is completely revamped compared to the German one. Boss enemies whose asses I kicked in no time previously now are kicking my ass and actually require some tactics to beat. The English voices are great, too. I've never heard so many different British accents in one game.

And she probably eats out of the same plate for two weeks.

Surprisingly, I got it today! Glad I didn't cancel my pre-order. Now to see whether the English voice over is better than the German.

Hammer time: Day of the Tentacle: Gawd, Venetica is great.

Wynne is probably some aloof lawful good Kreia-type. But Morrigan seems like a good choice for a female mage that's going the blood magic route. It could make for some hawt 'necromance'.

I hear you.

Yeh, only the fight just before the end and at the end are challenging.

If Sten was the M/M option, I'm pretty sure the roles would be reversed in that male love pic.

Playing as a bard is worth it for the murder trial alone. That way there are so many options of taking the piss out of Torio with [Persuade], [bluff], [Taunt] and even [Perform]...

Who's the F/F romance option?

Russian video preview US release data is confirmed for 5 January 2010. English release for Benelux is 6 November (yey)... I'll be picking it up together with Dragon Age, it seems.