There was misogyny ?

I'm just hoping it doesn't end up Americanized for the sake of revenue.

What do you mean with "Americanized"?

 

 

Watered down. Like the beer, the coffee, the porn.

Are these screens old?

Wow, this game looks really good.

 

No thanks to being PC exclusive.

It looks even prettier than Two Worlds 2. Hopefully the gameplay will be up to par.

I'm calling bullshot.

I would too, but I have seen the game in motion and it looks great.

I'm just hoping it doesn't end up Americanized for the sake of revenue.

 

None of you checked the comments then?

Slowtrain especially.

 

http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/...lease-stop.html

 

"film-like scenes" SEE, THEY JUST WISH THEY WERE MAKING MOVIES INSTEAD OF GAMES?!!!!

 

Now that I've stood in for the customary trolls generally missing in projekt red threads, I can say that it looked pretty impressive, apart from youtube compression basically wrecking most of the finer details they were trying to show off here and there.

I'm excited by the Witcher 2 but I just hope on a personal level that they've made the areas easier to navigate quickly and that minor quests no longer require a certain time of day before we can progress with them.

I've just preordered TW2 on GOG.com. For those of you who have;

 

1) When do you get to choose your classic game?

2) Divine Divinity or Realms of Arkania 1&2 (or 3)? I already have Gothic 2 Gold. I've no clue about how RoA is. I remember trying Divine Divinity for 30 minutes years ago then being put off by how 'clunky' it felt, but really that's not much to go on.

They haven't announced when you can choose the game. When I pre-ordered, it said "at a later date". I guess you won't be able to choose until you have paid for the game(TW2).

DD is a better game it looks like in the first few hours. The beginning is a big dungeon and after that, the world is more open. Yet, it's been a long time I've not played it, so it may feel a bit dated gameplaywise, now.

They haven't announced when you can choose the game. When I pre-ordered, it said "at a later date". I guess you won't be able to choose until you have paid for the game(TW2).

I am pretty sure I read you get to choose it after TW2 has been released. Which is also when you pay for it, so...

I've just preordered TW2 on GOG.com. For those of you who have;

 

1) When do you get to choose your classic game?

2) Divine Divinity or Realms of Arkania 1&2 (or 3)? I already have Gothic 2 Gold. I've no clue about how RoA is. I remember trying Divine Divinity for 30 minutes years ago then being put off by how 'clunky' it felt, but really that's not much to go on.

Shadows over Riva is most playable by modern standards. They're a bit like Icewind Dale, but much more hardcore (TDE 3.0 rules). First two games have some very annoying mechanics & gameplay elements (like taking up XP to save, unless you save in a temple; having to make a succesful roll in order to increase a skill, etc). They're also very buggy.

Shadows over Riva is most playable by modern standards. They're a bit like Icewind Dale, but much more hardcore (TDE 3.0 rules). First two games have some very annoying mechanics & gameplay elements (like taking up XP to save, unless you save in a temple; having to make a succesful roll in order to increase a skill, etc). They're also very buggy.

The first two games in Realms of Arkania are actually interesting from historical perspective.

The design followed p&p mechanics and forced you too carry things like tinderboxes, water and even set watches during camping in the wild.

I was always curious about what other models of crpg were conceived before the standards became set.

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hey're a bit like Icewind Dale, but much more hardcore

 

Sold!

Actually, I'd recommend either Star TRail or Blade of Destiny rather than Shadows over Riva. Shadows tried to walk the line between modern and classic and is pretty clunky.

 

The first two are solid old school crpgs.

Insanity difficulty, import saves.

Insanity difficulty, import saves.

 

I see that the REDs can't resist the chance to grab money the easy way.

Insanity difficulty, import saves.

 

Uh oh... I like difficulty in my games but not getting killed, even once to some bosses, traps or ambushes is bit too much for me. In Diablo 2 it wasn't that bad as you could always run away (no fighting in sealed small areas) and drink potions like they're going out of style but not sure if The Witcher 2 allow that.

Insanity difficulty, import saves.

 

Uh oh... I like difficulty in my games but not getting killed, even once to some bosses, traps or ambushes is bit too much for me. In Diablo 2 it wasn't that bad as you could always run away (no fighting in sealed small areas) and drink potions like they're going out of style but not sure if The Witcher 2 allow that.

 

Don't you worry, as long as you buy the DLC you can keep your saves.

I'm not playing on insanity, so I'm good. But I can see why this would upset a lot of people.

Hmm insane difficulty. I hope the manage to make it a real challenge then, not just overpowered monsters swarming you.

Don't you worry, as long as you buy the DLC you can keep your saves.

It's an SP game. Might as well switch to Hard and save some $

 

Too much sense, eh?

Don't you worry, as long as you buy the DLC you can keep your saves.

It's an SP game. Might as well switch to Hard and save some $

 

Too much sense, eh?

 

I still feel that DLC option is a money-grubbing scheme, and I'm not willing to defend CD Projekt RED on that.

DLC is a money-grubbing scheme

Fixed that for you...

DLC is a money-grubbing scheme

Fixed that for you...

 

 

People seem to like it though. As bizarre as that sounds...

Last figures I saw had the vast majority of gamers not purchasing DLC, so it can't be too popular. Nice high margin for company beancounters though.