Just started up Drakensang, incredible game in every aspect...

The feel of this game, the atmosphere, the music, the classes, the questing...wow im loving this game more than anything, i been dying to finally delve into it and its just incredible.

Its got such an old school feel to it as well, kind of reminds me of a quest for glory with just alot more rpg elements and what not...we need more games like these by far.

Ive only played about an hour at my buds house, but the time i spent with it was fun!

It really reminded me of the old Wizardry rpg games!

Its the next game i want to buy (just have alot of others to play at the moment).

Glad you are enjoying it though bud!

Seems like a throw back rpg, with a good story and lots of rpg elements ,etc...

The feel of this game, the atmosphere, the music, the classes, the questing...wow im loving this game more than anything, i been dying to finally delve into it and its just incredible.

Its got such an old school feel to it as well, kind of reminds me of a quest for glory with just alot more rpg elements and what not...we need more games like these by far.

EdgeOfThorns316

Yep, I felt the same way when I played it. The demo really doesn't do the full game justice.

Yea its got similar Wizardry qualities with the skills and the character sheets, and the item screen is just perfect. Equiping your character never felt better.

Absolutely incredible game so far, its ashame these games though dont get the press that they deserve.

It didnt get very good reviews. wurd

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/drakensangthedarkeye?q=drakensang

Critics 74%, Users 9.1 out of 10

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/drakensangthedarkeye/- 7.0 = Good, Users AVG 8.1

Larger-than-life RPG epics like Drakensang are few and far between these days. The story and quests are generic, and the character management is unnecessarily complex, but this is still a fairly captivating adventure that delivers most of what old-time RPG fans want and expect.

Where are you getting your reviews at, Because that doesn't seem to be the case. Anyways, I am enjoying it, but then again I love rpgs. Pretty good game for the $25 I spent on it. :)

I find so far the loot, the pacing, the character personalities, the party building etc....top notch , some of the best ive seen for brand new games. This is the kind of company that deserves to be noticed these days and how i wish these rpgs would overtake the overdone FPSer rush that just mesmerizes people.EdgeOfThorns316

[QUOTE="EdgeOfThorns316"]I find so far the loot, the pacing, the character personalities, the party building etc....top notch , some of the best ive seen for brand new games. This is the kind of company that deserves to be noticed these days and how i wish these rpgs would overtake the overdone FPSer rush that just mesmerizes people.FelipeInside

uuhhhh.... everyone loves this game and says it's great....but I just can't get into it for some reason. I hate that !!!FelipeInside

[QUOTE="EdgeOfThorns316"]I find so far the loot, the pacing, the character personalities, the party building etc....top notch , some of the best ive seen for brand new games. This is the kind of company that deserves to be noticed these days and how i wish these rpgs would overtake the overdone FPSer rush that just mesmerizes people.FelipeInside

I see here another reason your not liking it. It's neither fast paced or short. That's okay for you cause not every game is for everyone. I like this game alot, I'm only about 10 hours in so I'm still wondering about all the stuff to do with all the leveling and things to buy and so little money and and and...

I knew nothing about Drakensang, and was blown away after my first hour.

After that, the game just got better. Graphically, Drakensang is very strong, and for a game of this sort (a classic party-based RPG, which of course plays much slower than an action based RPG) the look of the game is incredibly important. There were areas that absolutely floored me with their beauty. Actually, most areas floored me. I loved the look of the characters as well. I believe that the so-called high res texture pack, which was 4 gigabytes in size, made all the difference for this game.

I bought this game as a 'warm-up' to Dragon Age - but I now fear that I've just played the best RPG of the year, and that Dragon Age is going to come in second to this. I hope that's not the case, but that's honestly how I feel right now.I've foolishly grown rather attached to my party (they've grown with me) and I'm depressed now, because this game is coming to a close for me. An amazing game that came out of nowhere.

And by the way, the review scores simply didn't match what the reviewers wrote - I believe that the reviewers were led to believe that this was a B-title, and so decided to score it along those lines. This is a tripe-A title, which was obviously made with a tremendous amount of thought and love.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="EdgeOfThorns316"]I find so far the loot, the pacing, the character personalities, the party building etc....top notch , some of the best ive seen for brand new games. This is the kind of company that deserves to be noticed these days and how i wish these rpgs would overtake the overdone FPSer rush that just mesmerizes people.Rickylee

I see here another reason your not liking it. It's neither fast paced or short. That's okay for you cause not every game is for everyone. I like this game alot, I'm only about 10 hours in so I'm still wondering about all the stuff to do with all the leveling and things to buy and so little money and and and...

Hmmm you guys are starting to make me want to purchase the game... It's too bad that I have no idea where to get a hard copy though :/amekhov

I found my copy at - of all places - London Drugs. It's also selling at EB. The great thing is that it's only $30. An absolute bargain.

got it for 25 euros or so here great deal

I've been hearing good things about this game but i still need to finish the Witcher.

im going to go out on a limb and say gothic 3 is way bettermachiavell8x8

How?

I love how the GS reviewer wrote : "the character management is unnecessarily complex,". AHAHAHAHAHA probably some console-ite! LOL, not used to games actually having content.Dr_Brocoli

The feel of this game, the atmosphere, the music, the classes, the questing...wow im loving this game more than anything, i been dying to finally delve into it and its just incredible.

Its got such an old school feel to it as well, kind of reminds me of a quest for glory with just alot more rpg elements and what not...we need more games like these by far.

EdgeOfThorns316

Agreed. I never even considered the demo, as I received an email from the publisher. The game's description really grabbed my attention, so I read some reviews, and installed the game post-haste.

Liked it so much, I've played through to the end with 5 different characters. :)

I suppose it's incredible in every aspect if you love generic fantasy settings.RK-Mara

Hmmm you guys are starting to make me want to purchase the game... It's too bad that I have no idea where to get a hard copy though :/amekhov

I got it through the publisher's website: ValuSoft (owned by THQ). No DRM, just entered a standard Registration Code, and started playing the game. It's a Download Version.

http://www.valusoft.com/

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"]I suppose it's incredible in every aspect if you love generic fantasy settings.EdgeOfThorns316

[QUOTE="EdgeOfThorns316"][QUOTE="RK-Mara"]I suppose it's incredible in every aspect if you love generic fantasy settings.RK-Mara

[QUOTE="EdgeOfThorns316"] I see this happen all the time on these boards...where people enter a post and basically put the game down, and then backpeddle by saying its a great game. Youre original comment would of been taken alot better if you added something worthy other than its generic, because even still....to say its setting is generic is still baffling.RK-Mara

I don't see how you can apply the adjective "western" to the game - after all, it was engineered by a German developer - and it's compiled from their favorite pen-and-paper D&D game.

You should try making every characters into archer build. 4 arrows or death is just sick! Especially if you have a half-magic half-archer character with summon skill for tank.

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"][QUOTE="EdgeOfThorns316"] I see this happen all the time on these boards...where people enter a post and basically put the game down, and then backpeddle by saying its a great game. Youre original comment would of been taken alot better if you added something worthy other than its generic, because even still....to say its setting is generic is still baffling.mirgamer

"1- No swimming: ok ok, I can get past that since like someone said, not every RPG has swimming. But in this day and age, when you want to cross a small creek, only to realize you can't and have to walk another 200 metres to the nearest bridge...it's frustrating and takes you out of the immersion." Cant wrap my head around the immersion part man, i mean how do you read a book if its just words? You cant cross bridges or see anything, its in your mind yet books bedazzle people to this day. You cant let silly superficial things like t hat stop you, and thats the problem with gamers of today....the most silly things hold them back from enjoying games and i just feel bad to be honest, so many great games out there, so many people just set themselves up to not enjoy the games. "2- Graphics: I have only played the demo, and I believe it doesn't have the hi-res texture pack....and I can see the graphics are beautiful. Now, does the texture pack make a BIG difference?" The texture pack is very nice...but honestly the demo shows the gorgeous imagination of the environments, that alone should be a wow factor for anyone. The demo blew me away with the gorgeous grass, rolling clouds, the greenary etc.... absolutely stunning art direction. That alone s hould sink you into this game. "3- Combat: too slow paced. Yes, I know it's not an action RPG, but Baldurs Gate wasn't either but the action was intense and fast paced. In this game it feels like the characters take forever to do something. Also, the path finding let me down various times, with characters getting stuck behind a tree or not doing what I instructed." Another problem with gamers of today, too focused on fast paced action. Its an rpg, its got the same idea behind dice rolling in a PP D&D game, its not meant to blow your mind with action. The point is that is your party and you are building them up with stats, if ya want action go pick up God of War...im just saying that because most rpgs, like Neverwinter Nights and so on and so forth, are all like this. Youre barking up the wrong tree for what you want...and i just think people need to forget this "action" a little because its like the only t hing that seems to fester in peoples minds anymore with gaming. If you arent slicing and dicing, then its obviously slow and boring...im just kind of tired of that montage. "- Speech: should have all spoken. I used to not mind reading (Baldurs Gate anyone), but with today's standards 80% of the dialogues should be spoken. Another thing that takes you out of immersion." Forget standards...i mean thats like saying you used to like monopoly or chess, but now that youve played a game of football who needs a slow game like chess. It is what it is, its not about standards, its just about most games dont have full dialogue. But you shouldnt be focusing on dialogue...focus on the quests, focus on the reward of each quest or what you might see...again, its superficial. And im not being rude, just straight forward...i tire of this generation of gamers that seem to nitpick things to the brink of just imho being silly about what they look for in games. Im not saying full dialogue or swimming isnt a plus, but i dont see how it can be a deal breaker for anyone...nothing in life is gonna be perfect, even with rpgs that may have swimming and dialogue, i guarantee you could find things to nitpick about...so you gotta just roll with it. Drakensang is fn awesome if youre an rpg fan, plain and simple imho...i been rpg gaming since about 1985...and its blown me away.EdgeOfThorns316

But remember man, games are sometimes stories the devs want you to play out...not always stories you are going to create your self. Thats why some games are just open ended and you do whatever, and then you got some where the devs have a story that you are gonna play. Still though, just dont let it stop you from enjoying games...even if its not how you 100% want it, its not worth missing games over.

I havent finished playing it yet but Im really enjoying it so far.

The Good:

Great production values: great graphics and music. Some nice voice-acting and dialogue.

It doesn't have the Monty Haul leet-lewt pitfall that so many modern RPGs fall into...I'd rather get more meaningful loot (ie. at a slower pace like in old school RPGs). There are some exceptions to this rule if you include Diablo type games as a RPG (but that is not a classic-style RPG).

Aside: I don't understand why someone would complain about a game being too long.... its not like you have to finish it in one sitting.... In the old days RPGs were all at least 80+ hours and FPS took 40+ hours. I feel short-changed by short games.

The Bad:

Few real choices that affect the game- really hurts the replay value and makes the game a little less interesting.

Combat is too easy.

Just bought the game and i think its great, basically everything about its top notch. This game just feels "right" to me.

Is every dialog is spoken in this game or just the text?also do i have to download the 4GB texture or is it the dvd?Zillaschool

The high res texture install is on the dvd. Not all the dialog is spoken, say when you are getting a quest from an NPC, they will say there intro sentence and the rest will pretty much be text. But the ingame cutscenes are all voice acted i believe.