WorstUsernameEver Posted September 12, 2010 Posted September 12, 2010 A quick look at a few of Arcania's quests, with English voice actors: http://www.arcania-game.com/?lang=en&ID=1897 The main character sounds good, but the other characters vary wildly in quality. Still better than Two Worlds, and I survived that. Framerate varies wildly too. I have the feeling that this game will still be a rushed mess even after the delays. At least it looks good.
Morgoth Posted September 12, 2010 Author Posted September 12, 2010 I see the women of Gothic still have caterpillar breasts. Rain makes everything better.
Labadal Posted September 12, 2010 Posted September 12, 2010 Can't wait to get this, maybe not day one, but sometime this year. The framerate isn't supersolid, but that didn't stop me from playing Risen.
Tigranes Posted September 12, 2010 Posted September 12, 2010 When I get the game I am going to brutally murder that digger. and that barmaid, and that brigand. If they can't get good VA for minor characters they might as well make them unobtrusive, or let you turn off VA altogether. Seriously, it's amazing that these days devs spend money to make their own game worse. That said, still looks like a good old RPG romp and I should be getting it. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
Morgoth Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 Gothic 4 demo available Not sure if this is German only though.... Rain makes everything better.
HoonDing Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 I'll give it a try and see if my 2+ year old computer can handle it. It could handle Risen pretty well and this game doesn't look better than that; hopefully the game's well enough optimized. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
mkreku Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Argh. I am at work. Definitely trying it out when I get home. Thought the demo was due out tomorrow though? Weird. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Gorth Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 41 hours to download... it's only 1.7Gb. Maybe they are a bit busy at the moment Might try again in a day or two. “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
Morgoth Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 Faster download here. Rain makes everything better.
Tigranes Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Will be super interested in thoughts, though I've already blown my bandwidth on the football game demos. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
Gorth Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Faster download here. It still says 2+ hours, but much better “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
Morgoth Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 Lol I managed to kill my first two goblins, not the other way around. Gothic in name only. Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 Is it a german-only demo? No it's multilingual. Rain makes everything better.
WorstUsernameEver Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Going to download it then. Curious. How's it performing for you Morgoth?
Morgoth Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 Going to download it then. Curious. How's it performing for you Morgoth? Technically it's a solid effort. It runs smooth maxed out on my Q6600/4970. Graphics are good, but not great. Animations could be better, but then again the game had a smaller budget. Unfortuantely, I ran into a game-stopping bug. The witch said she gave me scrolls so I could defeat some critters but I find them nowhere in my inventory. Hmmm.... Writing is inane and bad, as is the voice acting. But that didn't stop us playing the predecessors either. Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 The worst thing tho is the new protagonist. He lacks any grittiness, but appears to be a sunny-boy instead. Maybe he mans up later in the game but still... Rain makes everything better.
Hurlshort Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Is the voice-acting on the same level as Risen? I thought Risen was leagues above the Gothic games in the voice acting.
WorstUsernameEver Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 RPGWatch is complaining about invisible walls and the fact that you can't go into the water. Looking more and more like this isn't Gothic, hopefully it will be an enjoyable experience nonetheless.
Morgoth Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 Well it doesn't really feel "Gothic" to me, but that doesn't automatically make it a bad game. Rain makes everything better.
WorstUsernameEver Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Installing it. I'll let you know my impressions soon.
HoonDing Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 (edited) Lol I managed to kill my first two goblins, not the other way around. Gothic in name only. In Gothic 3 you start right off the bat with killing all Orcs in a town. Edited September 23, 2010 by virumor The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
WorstUsernameEver Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Ok, first impressions : good performance, good looks, no openness at all (you can't swim or climb), the combat system doesn't really seem particularly impressive so far, I wish the interface didn't look so console-ish (though I have seen worse) and there are far too many untargetable villagers that also don't react when I take out my weapons on enter their houses. Still, it seems to have the potential to be a decent game, and I definitely like the multitude of options they put in their options menu. I'll play the demo more but this looks like 'wait for its price to drop' material so far.
HoonDing Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 What rig are you running it on? The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
WorstUsernameEver Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 i7 quad-core + ati 5850. 6 gigs of RAM.
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