Two Worlds - Free to play MMORPG

[RelentlessRolento]

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/05/07/two-worlds-a-free-to-play-mmo-from-the-start/

Personally I don't like anything in it from what I've seen, but now that it was announced as an MMORPG, without monthly fees, it has a bit more "oomph" for me... not that I care still.

[Kaijufan]

Two Worlds isn't really a MMO, it has 8 player co-op. From what I heard it will have MMO style cities where you can meet up with a party, but when you go on a mission your party is in a seperate zone that no one else can access.

I'm really looking forward to Two Worlds. I hope it's as good or nearly as good as Oblivion, and I'm looking forward to the online multiplayer.

[terribledeli]

Two Worlds isn't really a MMO, it has 8 player co-op. From what I heard it might have MMO style cities where you can meet up with a party, but when you go on a mission your party is in a seperate zone that no one else can access.


So basically its Guild Wars/PSO then.

I'll sign up just to see how it compares to Oblivion.

[Rei no Otaku]

My friend is pretty much forcing me to get this game. He claims it's going to be like Oblivion, but multiplayer. So I'll be picking it up.

[Apossum]

I want a good mmo that isn't like the ones out now...hopefully this will deliver. Comes out the same day as NGS, so I'll definitely wait for reviews.

[Kaijufan]

^ According to the Two Worlds site a German magazine called 360 Live gave it a 9.3 and said "A fantastic RP experience, full of life and ideas... who would ever have thought that Oblivion could be dethroned so fast? This "Two Worlds" is indeed a worthy successor!!"
I'll wait for more revews, but I hope other reviews are similar. I really want a good Oblivion style RPG to play this summer.

[PyroGamer]

Hmmm. I've only noticed this on Gameznflix. Cover art looks alright :lol: Don't know anything else about it, though.

[lordxixor101]

This sounds interesting. I can't play any game enough to make the monthly fees (on top of Live) worth it. I'm hard pressed to believe that it will dethrone Oblivion (I put over 85 hours into Oblivion so far), but if it can give it a run, could be interesting. I'll keep my eye on this.

[life.exe]

If it is indeed a free MMORPG, Im all for it.

[mofo1115]

When's it coming out?

[Kayden]

:-k

[AdvOfJet]

I hope the single player aspect of the game is well done. Too often games like this focus on the multiplayer and have shit for a single player campaign. On RPG's, I would prefer games to be either one way or the other, online only or single player only. Combinations never seem to work out well in this genre.

[Scorch]

xbox360fanboy.com is pointing at a July release date

and yeah, free to play online

[TC]

I'm looking forward to this game.

[io]

Sounds interesting. If this comes out with anywhere close to the reviews for Oblivion maybe I'll get this ASAP and hold off on Oblivion for a price drop/Game of the Year Edition.

[DemonAlcohol]

Tried playing this on the computer and it was horrible.

[glockant]

monster hunting FTW!

[bisquit]

maybe, need to some gameplay.

[LinkinPrime]

Looks like a CE is in the works:

The Collector's Edition of Two Worlds for PC contains:
A bonus disc that contains:
- Artwork/Sketches - various concept art images, large variety of weapons and characters
- Artwork/In Game - large variety of various in-game art images
- Videos - In-game movies and a motion capture shoot overlayed with in game motions
- Wallpapers - A variety of high-res wallpaper files of Two Worlds
- Music - 6 Two Worlds songs in both .mp3 and .wav format
- Webkit - Images and assorted content for budding fanboys to make fan sites on Two Worlds/Zuxxez/Reality Pump Collector Edition Map
$5 off coupon for the Two Worlds strategy guide
Two Worlds specialty edition hardbound 48 page book that will be based off of the game and include unique artwork.


I know that the details say PC, but ebgames has a listing for Two Worlds for X360 CE for $69.99
http://www.ebgames.com/common/images/lbox/200346b.jpg
http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=200346

[Roufuss]

This game isn't an MMORPG.

At all.

I've been reading up on people who have been playing the beta and so far, with all the latest patches, it sounds fucking fantastic.

It's a single player game with a much wider scope than Oblivion, that has a multiplayer element where a few people play in one world, but I don't know anyone who has tried out the multi, I believe the beta is SP only. But no, it's not an MMORPG, it's not like Guild Wars, the closest thing I can compare it to multiplayer wise is Diablo 2 or something similar.

The focus is mainly on the single player game and making an Oblivion killer.

[Kaijufan]

IGN (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/790/790664p1.html) has a list of the achievements. The list looks pretty good, but defeated the Grand Enemy is worth 370 points, while almost everything else is 5-20 points. That just seems kind of lazy.

[Apossum]

every game gets a $70 CE these days.

[Rei no Otaku]

IGN (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/790/790664p1.html) has a list of the achievements. The list looks pretty good, but defeated the Grand Enemy is worth 370 points, while almost everything else is 5-20 points. That just seems kind of lazy.
Maybe he's just that powerful XD

[pimpinc333]

IGN (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/790/790664p1.html) has a list of the achievements. The list looks pretty good, but defeated the Grand Enemy is worth 370 points, while almost everything else is 5-20 points. That just seems kind of lazy.

I hope his name in the game isn't "Grand Enemy". Now that would be lazy :D

[the_deej]

wow, i never knew this had an online element... kick ass, im gonna get it

[Kaijufan]

Two Worlds has gotten some pretty good reviews (http://www.2-worlds.com/_load_txt.php?l=en&act=rev) on German websites and in German magazines, but I think I'll wait for some English reviews.

[rodeojones903]

I am really looking forward to this. Ill pick it up on day one.

[Chacrana]

Gamespot has more CE details now: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173505.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;2

SouthPeak Games' fantasy role playing-game Two Worlds will be getting two collector's editions. Both will feature holographic packaging, a 72-page color fantasy pen-and-paper RPG book, and a second gameplay disc which will include bonus music and video content, along with other goodies such as a Web kit that helps players create fan sites.

The PC collector's edition will include exclusive unlockable in-game items, whereas the Xbox 360 version will include a 48-hour Xbox Live Gold trial card.

The US pricing of the two collector's editions is $69.99 for the Xbox 360 version and $59.99 for the PC version. UK pricing looks set to be £39.99 for the PC version and £49.99 for the Xbox 360. Both will be on sale from August 7 in the US, according to the press release, and are still slated for a July 20 release in the UK on retailers' Web sites, although this is not yet confirmed.

Unless I'm misreading that, the 360 CE is worthless by comparison.

[SynGamer]

Wow, a 48 hour trial card...compared to unlockable in-game items for the PC, indeed lame.

[Weedy649]

that has to be a mistake...48 hour trial cards dont count as CE items lol

[Rei no Otaku]

I'll get the CE just for the music. I'm a video game music whore T.T

[Chacrana]

If the game turns out, I'll get the CE... for the PC. Bonus items are win.

[Kayden]

Do NOT buy this game.

I could hardly sit through the intro. I didn't even play the game for a minute and I knew it was going to be garbage.

Firstly, they tried to copy Oblivion's diverse character creator, except they give you 5 hairstyles and one face to work with. The default face looks like a neolithic mongoloid and changing any of the sliders does little but make it worse. Sure, Oblivion had some eerie looking faces, but this game makes them downright frightening. Even beyond just being conventionally disturbing looking, the actual tech behind it is primitive. Moving features of the face actually makes sharp angled bends in the modle of the face and some textures even seem to pop off and just stick strait out into space.


After making your version of FrankenKhan, a low res, lackluster intro sequence kicks in setting up the lame plot. This is a prerendered intro, mind you, and its still full of jaggies, blurry textures and all around eggplant-headed dull voiced models.

Voice acting is so bad it sounds as if they tried to sound bad. "I. willgonow. forIhav. en't. the timetolose."

After the horrible intro, you get into a tutorial/intro level. The game uses WASD to move, but not in typical WASD fashion. Instead of A and D sidestepping, they actually make you run to the left or right. S makes you run towards the camera. F is used to pull out your weapon, kinda... If you're running while you hit F, nothing happens. However, when you stop running, your sword appears in your hand. Could be as simple as a missing animation, but really doesn't help an already ailing first impression. Running and putting your sword away makes you slow to a walk as you flurrish your sword and then put it away.

Combat consisted of getting close enough to rapidly click the bad guy to death.

I didn't give the game much time, but from what I saw, it seems neither did the devs.

If you think the lackluster graphics have to do with my PC or game setup, the game automatically detected optimum settings to be maximum across the board and I was playing at 1600x1050.

If you're a graphics whore, avoid this game. If you like good voice acting/characters, avoid this game. If you like deep involving combat, avoid this game. If you like controlling Mongo, the cave dwelling hitman on a quest across a jaggie landscape encountering one dimensional characters, embrace this game.

[SynGamer]

Last i checked this was the Xbox 360 section...so impressions based on the PC version are going to be mixed.

[Kayden]

I've felt the same way about every 360 version as I have its PC counterpart... We'll... except that the big points I mentioned, (Controls, visuals and performance) we're infinitely better on the PC.

Last i checked this was the Xbox 360 section...so impressions based on the PC version are going to be mixed.

[Kaijufan]

Since the 360 version isn't coming out until August it's possible that a lot of the issues with the PC version are going to be fixed.

[Kayden]

Their programmers, not magicians. This isn't a "fix in a month" issue. For this game to not be horrible, they'd have to redo the entire facial mapping system, rerecord all the voice acting and rerender all the cutscenes.

Since the 360 version isn't coming out until August it's possible that a lot of the issues with the PC version are going to be fixed.

[the_deej]

i still think this looks awesome

[SynGamer]

i still think this looks awesome

I agree.

[Logg]

Kayden knows his shit though, he does live in MN,

[Apossum]

Gamespot has more CE details now: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173505.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;2

SouthPeak Games' fantasy role playing-game Two Worlds will be getting two collector's editions. Both will feature holographic packaging, a 72-page color fantasy pen-and-paper RPG book, and a second gameplay disc which will include bonus music and video content, along with other goodies such as a Web kit that helps players create fan sites.

The PC collector's edition will include exclusive unlockable in-game items, whereas the Xbox 360 version will include a 48-hour Xbox Live Gold trial card.

The US pricing of the two collector's editions is $69.99 for the Xbox 360 version and $59.99 for the PC version. UK pricing looks set to be £39.99 for the PC version and £49.99 for the Xbox 360. Both will be on sale from August 7 in the US, according to the press release, and are still slated for a July 20 release in the UK on retailers' Web sites, although this is not yet confirmed.

Unless I'm misreading that, the 360 CE is worthless by comparison.


yep, this sums up everything wrong with console gaming pricing structures. the PC version-- tons of extra shit, 360 version-- a 2 day trial card to bait you into something that costs $50 a year....yet somehow, for no reason, the 360 version costs more. awesome.

[Weedy649]

If im not mistaken...the pc version comes out the same day as the 360 version(8/14 according to ebgames).

So, how is it that you played it already? Beta?

If its the beta then you cant except to go in playing the same version that retail will get.

[seanr1221]

Never played an MMorpg before, so I may consider this.

EDIT from reading other posts it seems it's not an MMO, but more of a PSO...which is fine by me.

[Kayden]

The European version is multilingual.

If im not mistaken...the pc version comes out the same day as the 360 version(8/14 according to ebgames).

So, how is it that you played it already? Beta?

If its the beta then you cant except to go in playing the same version that retail will get.

[Scobie]

Just threw down my pre-order today after watching the trailer. Looks like it could be a lot of fun.

[Kaijufan]

Their programmers, not magicians. This isn't a "fix in a month" issue. For this game to not be horrible, they'd have to redo the entire facial mapping system, rerecord all the voice acting and rerender all the cutscenes.
A few extra months can't hurt anything. I'm glad we're getting a polished version on the 360.
2 Worlds doesn't have to be perfect. If it gets in the 7.5-8.0 range in US reviews I plan on picking it up. I'm getting tired of waiting for more Oblivion style games.

[Scobie]

After being so disappointed by Blue Dragon, Two Worlds is now carrying all of my hopes and dreams. Would love to dive in with a party of CAGs. Towards that end, anybody gonna start a separate sign-up thread once this one launches?

[Weedy649]

I was about to put my preorder on this but wanted a firm release date...

There doesnt seem to be much of a consensus from most sites but looks like the 8/14 that i mentioned before is the latest date.

Found this on the official two worlds site:
Two Worlds Receives Extra Polish!

+++ Update 1.4 incorporates feedback and requests from players +++

After paying close attention to dedicated fans, the Two Worlds development team at Reality Pump have been hard at work preparing the official 1.4 update for Topware's epic free-roaming RPG. A huge number of suggestions, proposals and requests from Two World's steadily-growing fanbase have been incorporated into the 1.4 file, which marks a significant update from smaller updates released soon after the game's European mainland release. Coming in at 298 MB for users updating from the 1.0 retail version (1.3 > 1.4: 176 MB), the 1.4 update brings a considerable improvement in both gameplay and technical terms and is not to be missed by anyone who's been lured into Two Worlds' rich and incredibly detailed universe. The 1.4 update will also be included in the US and UK retail versions, which SouthPeak Games will be releasing in late summer 2007. The 1.4 update can be downloaded from the support area.

Looks like the game has recieved 4 updates since release in Europe, this latest one being almost 300 MB. Since all these updates will be included in the US retail version we are assured a better version than the European one some have tried.

edit: reading back looks like this is the patch that rofuss was talkin about in mid june(patch came out june 12thish). Also as another person said, the delay has helped polish the game for us, id much rather get the best version out the box and not have to waste download space when it could have come on the disc.

[MemphisGun]

The "story"


The world changed when Aziraal, the god of war, was slain in the huge battle long ago. The hordes of Orcs lost their divine leader and were forced to withdraw to the southern wastelands. Now, thousands of years later, the location of Aziraal's tomb is still unknown, well hidden by other gods who did not dare to entrust the secret to mere mortals. However, now, a fragile peace between the civilized races and the hordes is at stake. When the dwarven mining expedition discovered an ancient temple dedicated to an unnamed deity, a silent war begun, and it will soon ignite the fires that will lead to the holy crusade of the Orcs. However, the real danger lies somewhere else. A powerful force churns silently - weaving a secret plot of fear and destruction. In the end one of the Two Worlds will remain.

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Two worlds is an RPG, with a cool twist. 8 player online co-op or single player. Not like WoW with way too many people, but not like oblivion, where you fell alone when your plaing, its almost perfect. You can be good or evil, 40 hrs of main quest, 200 hrs of side quests, ect. 185 miles of land to run around and great graphics.

I don't know much more so, if you do, fell free to correct me.

[Poet_JD]

I'm very interested in learning about this game... but I'm growing increasingly worried about the lack of media coverage, especially with it's release date rapidly approaching.

[Noodle Pirate!]

There's already a thread going about this game. You might want to ask a mod to merge this one into the main one. :)
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137161&highlight=worlds

As far as the game goes, it looks very interesting and think it's worth at least a rental for me, to make sure it lives up to the hype. :)

[TheBlueWizard]

Hopefully, it won't suck. I'm pretty excited for it, but since it only comes out two weeks before Blue Dragon and Gen Con (its a gaming convention) is squeezed in there, I don't expect that I'll get much time before it goes to collect dust on the shelf.

TBW

[Kaijufan]

I'm looking forward to this game, hopefully it will be good, and the extra time in development that the US version is getting will make it better then the European version.

By the way nice avatar Noodle Pirate. I'm looking forward to seeing Captain Jack in Doctor Who again.

[Sofa King Kool]

If this game has a first person view/combat system, I'm in.

[Maklershed]

I'm pumped about the online co-op. Its one of the biggest draws to me when it comes to gaming. Hopefully its decent enough to make it worth while. If Oblivion (which I understand this game is a lot like) had co-op it would've been the best game ever. And I agree with Poet_JD ... this game is getting disturbingly little coverage by any of the game blogs and its making me nervous that there's something wrong with it.

[lordwow]

This game sounds awesome, and it comes out the week of my birthday. Sweet.

[Scobie]

I'm pumped about the online co-op. Its one of the biggest draws to me when it comes to gaming. Hopefully its decent enough to make it worth while.

The on-line co-op is the reason why I pre-ordered. I'm *really* hoping it's not a dud. IGN's previews sounded pretty positive, though they did not some rough-around-the-edges stuff with the melee combat system.

If you're up for it, Mak, I'd be honored to be in your party.

[Maklershed]

The on-line co-op is the reason why I pre-ordered. I'm *really* hoping it's not a dud. IGN's previews sounded pretty positive, though they did not some rough-around-the-edges stuff with the melee combat system.

If you're up for it, Mak, I'd be honored to be in your party.

Sweetness. As long as the reviews arent like 5/10 I'll definitely be getting it.

[Scobie]

I can't imagine it's going to be broken. We would've gotten wind of that by now if it was absolute garbage. Still, can't understand the lack of hype...

Anyway, we need to get a couple other reliable CAGs on board for some questing.

[Rei no Otaku]

I have it preordered, and I did so for the co-op. So I'm in!

[whiptcracker]

Anyone remember the Simpsons episode where Bart and Lisa are swinging their arms/legs around then start walking towards each other? The combat video for Two Worlds looks like that. That killed my interest.

[Brian9824]

From what i've heard the game is buggy and incomplete. Stuff like there being a spell called De-Horse which knocks enemies off horses. Yet no enemies in the game ride horses....

[Cursor]

It did come out buggy in Europe, that's for sure. But they've been working on it and released versions up to 1.5 by now. The goal is for them to get it not to be buggy by the time it comes out in the USA.

That said, I don't have much confidence in a developer who will release shit in Europe to not release shit in the USA.

It has potential, but this is a definate wait and see. It might be a good candidate to pick up in the bargain bin after all of these bugs have been worked out. Besides, I'm going to be too busy playing Bioshock! :)

[lordxixor101]

Well, Oblivion was a great game (my favorite game ever). To make a game simply as good as Oblivion would be a feat.

This is reminding me a bit of the Fable charade from a few years ago. We heard how great this game would be, it would blow everything out of the water, and then it hit, and it was nothing special.

This game, if it worked out, would be perfect. Oblivion with multiplayer? Free online play (no monthly fee)? Something is not adding up.

Right now, I'm holding off on it, but awaiting the release anxiously. I'm hoping I'm wrong, and this is something special. If it is, it might be tempting to jump nad buy this instantly (though, I rarely buy full price games, and GTA4 and Halo 3 are screaming to be bought this year).

So, I'm waiting with my fingers crossed here.

[Brian9824]

like i said from the European launch its a lackluster game. They are making improvements and fixes but with how they are handling it I see 0 reasons to get it at launch while they are still balancing it, especially with MANY better games coming out the same time.

This is a game i can see potentially getting after holidays.

[Scobie]

The reviews are trickling in... http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/twoworlds.phtml

They gave it a 62% with the following cons: "Feeble story, repetitive, technical errors, there's nothing to entangle players beyond the standard hack'n'slash routine and free-roam gameplay." On the plus side, they credited the amount of content and actually said the combat system works well.

Then there's this one from Australia: http://palgn.com.au/article.php?title=Two+Worlds+Review&id=8133&sid=abd973bade2ae49863252468d59ba7be

They gave it a cumulative 6.5, which is something of a tilt-down, since they gave graphics 7.5, sound 7.0, gameplay 6.5 (ouch), and lifespan 8.5.

My enthusiasm is certainly cooling off now. I hope to see some U.S.-based reviews this week so I have time to flip the pre-order if need be.

[Logg]

I knew this game would not be good. I was all about till that trailer.

[Brian9824]

I pray that you all PLEASE cancel your pre-orders. This is NOT a game you should be getting at launch with the number of bug's they are fixing and trying to balance.

If not i'll go on record and say told you so

[Kayden]

Told you so.

[LinkinPrime]

I had a feeling this wasn't an Oblivion worthy comparison...too bad, concept sounds awesome. I'll give it a whirl at GF.

[DarkNessBear]

Two Worlds isn't really a MMO, it has 8 player co-op. From what I heard it will have MMO style cities where you can meet up with a party, but when you go on a mission your party is in a seperate zone that no one else can access.

I'm really looking forward to Two Worlds. I hope it's as good or nearly as good as Oblivion, and I'm looking forward to the online multiplayer.

Sounds... like Home...

[Brian9824]

More akin to diablo 2 style with a 3d town instead of chat room for meeting up.

[Scobie]

Welp, Fragland.net just posted an 87% review... but it was the guy's first RPG. :roll: I think I might just take back that pre-order this weekend...

[Calamityuponthee]

Looks like it's getting pushed back AGAIN a week according to EBstop. I bet it slips into September now. If it does get shipped on 8/21 it's going to tank even harder due to Bioshock.

[lordwow]

Most Unfortunate. I'll pass on this.

[io]

It's too bad because I'd love a multi-player coop RPG to get into with other CAG's. I kind of miss out on the CAG multiplayer action (besides XBLA and Chromehounds) because I'm not into the FPSs that everyone plays. An RPG (even an actiony one) I could hold my own in. Hopefully something will come along to fill that void, or maybe we can all get into this when it goes on clearance at CC for $16 ;).

[Brian9824]

Well Prototype looks to be an incredible action not FPS w/ online coop, but its Q4 2008 :-(

It's getting my vote for GOTY so far though

[JQuizzle757]

i think that the game looks cool and i think that it is a buy

[Brian9824]

i think that the game looks cool and i think that it is a buy

I feel sorry for you then :-(

Any game that releases im the state it was in won't get my support until its a bargain game. I can ignore the bugs in games like Earth Defense Force because its a budget title and the game is incredibly fun. However when they are just too lazy to FINISH the damn game and ship it out so they can start collecting money enough is enough. We are not beta testers, we should not have to pay to help them finish the damn games!

[Calamityuponthee]

I feel sorry for you then :-(

Any game that releases im the state it was in won't get my support until its a bargain game. I can ignore the bugs in games like Earth Defense Force because its a budget title and the game is incredibly fun. However when they are just too lazy to FINISH the damn game and ship it out so they can start collecting money enough is enough. We are not beta testers, we should not have to pay to help them finish the damn games!

Well, it keeps getting delayed. Who's to say the game won't turn out half bad? It's a for sure rental for me, if it's good I'll buy it.

[MemphisGun]

i can't wait for this'n.

[Shroomhead]

Anyone looking forward to this game? Its not being promoted very well.
If you are wondering what the game is about, its a RPG, closest thing to it is Oblivion. I'll post some videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9-wJ3laiVc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2PweRVFwFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o-Qr9Hlh8w

[Surferflames]

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137161

[Mechafenris]

I feel sorry for you then :-(

Any game that releases im the state it was in won't get my support until its a bargain game. I can ignore the bugs in games like Earth Defense Force because its a budget title and the game is incredibly fun. However when they are just too lazy to FINISH the damn game and ship it out so they can start collecting money enough is enough. We are not beta testers, we should not have to pay to help them finish the damn games!

Welcome to the world of computer software! :lol: But seriously.. We've been fighting this forever and a day on the computer, and now that consoles have become sufficiently powerful and complex, we're going to have to deal with this on the 360/Ps3. Games as superbly complex as an RPG will have tweaks throughout their lifespan (Oblivion was no exception... Shivering Isles had a game-killing, and as I recall save-game killing bug in it..)

If they are committed to fixing the bugs, adding content, and expanding the game, I am willing to give them a little slack... if the game is fundamentally craptacular (as in the concept and controls are atrocious), then that is the time to boycott a developer... because they didn't have it right from the start. :)

We've graduated to being beta-testers... thanks to the spectacular power of the current generation of consoles... We just need to be judicious about which companies we allow this to happen with... and punish those who are simply throwing stuff over the fence to get cash...*cough* EA *cough*

[lordwow]

I was a diehard PC gamer until last gen. Then I started seeing my computer couldn't hold up to some of the XBox games. This gen, I've flipped to 360 and Wii almost for everything. So now I play mainly RTS and mainly older games like Starcraft and Diablo on the computer, and buy everything else for 360 generally.

[Mechafenris]

I was a diehard PC gamer until last gen. Then I started seeing my computer couldn't hold up to some of the XBox games. This gen, I've flipped to 360 and Wii almost for everything. So now I play mainly RTS and mainly older games like Starcraft and Diablo on the computer, and buy everything else for 360 generally.


aaah Diablo... a game I still play from time to time (mostly Diablo 2), and Total Annihilation... robot RTS's never get old.... :)

Everything else is now console-based for me as well. My PC is 8 years old and now runs Slackware full time.... :)

[lordwow]

aaah Diablo... a game I still play from time to time (mostly Diablo 2), and Total Annihilation... robot RTS's never get old.... :)

Everything else is now console-based for me as well. My PC is 8 years old and now runs Slackware full time.... :)

There are definitely classics on the PC that are still great on it, like Blizzards games from the past 15 years and such, anything that still runs well and plays well is good for me.

But enough of me dragging this way OT.

[Fuzzibunny]

Sign me up for this game. I have been waiting for this game for along time. I even tried to sign up for the beta. I told them I was from Hungry lol. They didn't buy that. Only a couple more weeks wooot

[ighosty]

i'm going to rent this one and is how good it is. If its good, maybe i will pick it up for 30 or something next year.

[Staind204]

Thought I'd bump this thread back up since the game is being released tomorrow. Any reviews on it? Any good deals?

[toper]

I'm very interested in this one (free MMORPG!), but at the same time I am EXTREMELY wary...no news/hype from ANY of the game sites I visit. I'll probably see what the interest is on my FL before I pick this one up (although $49 sale at Fry's makes it very tempting).

[v1et r1ce]

I'm very interested in this one (free MMORPG!), but at the same time I am EXTREMELY wary...no news/hype from ANY of the game sites I visit. I'll probably see what the interest is on my FL before I pick this one up (although $49 sale at Fry's makes it very tempting).

It's not an MMORPG..it just has 8 player coops.

[Calamityuponthee]

This game is NOT getting released tomorrow. It's very screwy. I've heard the 23, but if I'm a betting man (and I am), the game will be out the 28th (ship the 27th).

EBstop has it at the 23rd now. Rarely do games arrive on a friday.

[Scorch]

The guides came in today. Expect the game on shelves Friday.

The guides look like a big ball of suck. And by that, I mean the content within, the actual game.. not the cover of the guides or anything.

[Maklershed]

This game is $49.99 at Frys.com if anyone is looking to pull the trigger:

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5305208;jsessionid=qUJuDEicaQdujKG3qtvD1w**.node1? site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

[Rei no Otaku]

The guides came in today. Expect the game on shelves Friday.

The guides look like a big ball of suck. And by that, I mean the content within, the actual game.. not the cover of the guides or anything.
At Gamestop we got the guides over a week ago... So I don't think that really matters.

I'll probably just sign the game out.

[Tyvan]

At Gamestop we got the guides over a week ago... So I don't think that really matters.

I'll probably just sign the game out.

I was goin to say this also. My Gamestop has had the guide in for at least 2 weeks.
I hope the game will be fun. It looks really good on paper at least! =)

[Calamityuponthee]

http://www.2-worlds.com/

Release date announced.

Was a day off, I probably meant the 29th, what game ships on a monday.. haha.

Either way, it will be in stores the 29th.

[Weedy649]

http://www.2-worlds.com/

Release date announced.

Was a day off, I probably meant the 29th, what game ships on a monday.. haha.

Either way, it will be in stores the 29th.

That says European shops...so thats when the 360 version will hit in Europe.

[Calamityuponthee]

Shit, sorry. Pretty sure it'll be out in the US from now until then, guess it's all speculation. At least they're making progress.

[tcrash247]

I went to GS today to see if it was in and they said Friday. I paid it off while I was there, so hopefully its good.

[jkanownik]

I went to GS today to see if it was in and they said Friday. I paid it off while I was there, so hopefully its good.

I just saw an ad that said 8/24 in stores, so it looks like it is definitely Friday.

[Brian9824]

I'm amazed people are willing to pre-order this when its been known they have released a crappy product and have been slowly making it playable via constant patches.

[Weedy649]

I'm amazed people are willing to pre-order this when its been known they have released a crappy product and have been slowly making it playable via constant patches.

compared to crappy products that are left alone? Regardless of quality, it shows a lot when a company keeps updating a game once its released and its not pay per month.

when i first played ffxi, it was NOTHING compared to what its become. When you listen to the players feedback and adjust so, you can go a long way. They have been doing this and we get a much better product than that which launched in Europe.

Many of us have been waiting for a game like Monster Hunter/PSO to come to the 360 and be free to play. As long as the initial product is 7 or higher and they keep workin at it, I'm willing to give them the time of day.

Those looking for an MMO will be greatly disappointed, but if you take it for what it is, this game still looks interesting....to me at least.

[Brian9824]

compared to crappy products that are left alone? Regardless of quality, it shows a lot when a company keeps updating a game once its released and its not pay per month.

when i first played ffxi, it was NOTHING compared to what its become. When you listen to the players feedback and adjust so, you can go a long way. They have been doing this and we get a much better product than that which launched in Europe.

Many of us have been waiting for a game like Monster Hunter/PSO to come to the 360 and be free to play. As long as the initial product is 7 or higher and they keep workin at it, I'm willing to give them the time of day.

Those looking for an MMO will be greatly disappointed, but if you take it for what it is, this game still looks interesting....to me at least.

The game shipped horribly broken, as in skills such as De-horse to knock enemies off horses but no enemies in the game actually RODE horses. It was clearly released way to early and has been having MASSIVE updates to merely make it playable. Theres a big difference between how this game launched and how every other game launches.

With a record like that i'm amazed anyone even trusts the developer. I mean if you bought a car and it needed weekly tune-ups for 6 months before it drove half-way decent you wouldnt want it would you?

[Weedy649]

The game shipped horribly broken, as in skills such as De-horse to knock enemies off horses but no enemies in the game actually RODE horses. It was clearly released way to early and has been having MASSIVE updates to merely make it playable. Theres a big difference between how this game launched and how every other game launches.

With a record like that i'm amazed anyone even trusts the developer. I mean if you bought a car and it needed weekly tune-ups for 6 months before it drove half-way decent you wouldnt want it would you?

if the tune ups were free...why not! Besides the massive patches are included in the version we are getting...

[Brian9824]

Maybe its just me then, i mean that type of tweaking is normal for a PC game but there isnt an excuse for it on consoles. Developers are just being lazy and want to start getting money asap by releasing an unfinished product and finishing it up after people have paid their money for it.

I refuse to support people who do that.

[Calamityuponthee]

Anyone know if it's shipping today? EB still hasn't changed the date, still says ships the 23rd.

[Duke Vandal]

I've heard that the game was sent to Microsoft multiple times before it passed certification, because in its previous states they thought it was way too buggy. Morrowind went through the same problem back on the original Xbox, failing certification for two months before passing, and we all know Morrowind is pretty much the best game ever.

So have faith- I very much doubt that Microsoft would let a glitchy half-baked game onto their system. Worry about the game itself being crap. :D

[Weedy649]

Best Buy still has it listed for the 24th as release date. I would really like to see a review on this. I'm getting it regardless but geez its been a long wait!

[Calamityuponthee]

My EB is getting it in tomorrow. Looks like it is releasing on the 24th. Just beat Bioshock so I'm going to have a lot of free time.

[pimpinc333]

I've heard that the game was sent to Microsoft multiple times before it passed certification, because in its previous states they thought it was way too buggy. Morrowind went through the same problem back on the original Xbox, failing certification for two months before passing, and we all know Morrowind is pretty much the best game ever.

So have faith- I very much doubt that Microsoft would let a glitchy half-baked game onto their system. Worry about the game itself being crap. :D

Sure they would. They let Hour of Victory release...... :)

[Dezuria]

I saw the PC version in mt Target today.

[ivanctorres]

According to gamefly my copy shipped today....hopefullly Ill get it sometime before the end of next week knowing gamestop's ship times.

[Logg]

Well, time for a short review.

The game itself is pretty entertaining. There are tons of side quests in every part of the game and if you do them all you can play for a couple of days.

However the main quest is very short - i actually did alot of sidequests till abount level 40 - then i became bored because there was no monster in the game that was a challange for me. Even 20 orcs at once wasnt a problem, sand dragons, lava dragons - all easy.

Well back to the main quests - i managed to gather all 5 parts of the relict in like 3 hours and the last part of the main quests took like 15min. The final boss is a pushover - he didnt even scratch my health at all. The funny thing is - his minon razael or what he is called was actually stronger. He killed me in one hit with my 10k HP - i actually had to put on all my earth magic protection then he was quiet easy because he only did like 20% HP damage.


The biggest problem with the game is the difficulty, i played on normal and finished at lvl47. I could have easily beat the game at lvl30-35 i would say. After lvl10+ it goes down hill - the mobs are to weak for you - if you do to much side questing you get way to strong on your way to the south - i was doing 14000-16000 damage a hit with a katana - there was no need to get better gear - didnt make any difference. With the spell school magic stacking - i increased my strength by 200% which lasts for 5min. My earth shield absorbed 70% of the damage and fired back to the attacker... etc you get the point.

Money is useless - for example after level20-30 you just pick up everything from a few dungeons and teleport back to the city with a teleport stone - in like 1hour you will have 100k or more and you will never spent it !

Attack skills are worthless, see above - there is no point in using dirty tricks or anything else when every average mob in the game dies in like 3 hits (golems and dragons take a bit longer because they have more HP).

The cutscenes are a major let down, it feels very unfished. However i did not encounter any bug except for the cutscenes missing - the game needs alot of fine tuning for skills, magic and level curve.

I would say the game deserves a 7/10, from the gameplay perspective its alot better then oblivion but sadly not as polished.

PC Review not mine, from the 1.4 version.

I guess 1.5 came out today the patch is over a gig.

[KwanzaaTimmy]

It looks interesting- honestly, but for all I've read thus far it bodes well for a rental at best. I've got a few guys on my FL who would probably gamefly it with me---Heck I played PSU for about a month earlier this year and that was pretty entertaining.

[sp00ge]

I went ahead and used one of my coke reward rentals for this. We just popped it in and Erin started to make a character, only to find out there's no female character option. Now she's all pissed off.

We'll see if we actually get to the game, and a possible reveiw will follow.

[Brak]

I guess online is laggy / broken, from what I can gather.

[sp00ge]

Hell, solo play is really choppy... this is KOTOR2 all over again, except without the cool Star Wars theme.

[Brian9824]

Can I say told you so now?

This might be a good game in 6 months when everything is ironed out at least and its in bargain bin for $10-20

[Brak]

Can I say told you so now?

This might be a good game in 6 months when everything is ironed out at least and its in bargain bin for $10-20
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You mean you're him!? The One -- the only one who thought it was going to be bad!?

[Rei no Otaku]

Wow, this game is horrific. Glad I cancelled my preorder a couple months ago.

[sp00ge]

After playing it for several hours, I have to say it's no ALL bad.

However:

The voice-acting and facial animations are AWFUL. It's almost like a rennaisance fair put on by a bunch of drunk hobos.

Online, while laggy at times and outright unplayable at others, was pretty good for the short periods when it went smoothly.

My major gripe is with the online save system. It only saves your character when the game is ended by either the host or if you leave. Twice this game (my 360?) crashed and froze up. My 5+ levels and countless weapons I spent a good bit of time earning? Gone!

Hopefully they will have the servers/game fixed before this game is due back at BB.

[Fuzzibunny]

I agree with you on this. But this game is not my cup of tea. I was going to buy it buy they were sold out so I rented it. OYE I am glad I didn't buy it. Its worth a rental atleast.

After playing it for several hours, I have to say it's no ALL bad.

However:

The voice-acting and facial animations are AWFUL. It's almost like a rennaisance fair put on by a bunch of drunk hobos.

Online, while laggy at times and outright unplayable at others, was pretty good for the short periods when it went smoothly.

My major gripe is with the online save system. It only saves your character when the game is ended by either the host or if you leave. Twice this game (my 360?) crashed and froze up. My 5+ levels and countless weapons I spent a good bit of time earning? Gone!

Hopefully they will have the servers/game fixed before this game is due back at BB.

[sp00ge]

I agree with you on this. But this game is not my cup of tea. I was going to buy it buy they were sold out so I rented it. OYE I am glad I didn't buy it. Its worth a rental atleast.

Well, Erin really started playing it today and I think she's hooked. I'm willing to bet when I get home from work (3:30am), she's still going to be playing. Oblivion all over again.

That said, I may have to go out and buy it once the rental is up, IF I can find it cheap enough or someone willing to trade. But only if the server issue gets fixed.

[AdvOfJet]

I am having more problems with this game freezing up than any other I have played to date. Not sure what it is about the game that my 360 doesn't like.

Other than that, I think I might be able to get by the choppy graphics and, at least until now, the horrid voice acting. The underlying game doesn't seem so bad. They really had a good concept going here with trying to overcome Oblivion. Just fell a little short on the technical execusion.

[tcrash247]

I played for a few hours yesterday and I like it. The framerate issues are a little annoying, but I can get by that. The graphics don't look that bad to me. I only wish I could choose my class in single player story mode. I have not tried it out online yet, I'll try and beat the story mode first.

[MemphisGun]

Well this isn't helping i preordered it. Im going to pick it up soon, but these comments are making me feel worse and worse about this title...

[SL4IN]

we had a few customers come and bring thier copies back to our store complaining of framerate issues and it just wasn't enjoyable. personally, I was going to wait until the game pricedrops before I consider picking it up.

[creeeaature]

For those experiencing framerate issues simply clear your hard drive's cache, the difference is incredible.

As far as a patch goes, official word from Southpeak (via emails sent to consumers) is that a patch is in the works as we speak to fix both online latency issues and the general framerate. Hope this doesn't turn into the Darkness where we don't see a patch for months after the games release, but I doubt it will seeing as how this is a new company and being so they obviously want to to everything they can to make their product sell.

I really enjoy the game, you just have to give it some time.

[sp00ge]

If anyone is regretting their purchase, I'll take it off their hands.


Check My List... I have a sealed wireless controller+Rechargable Battery I'll trade straight up for it. Opened, sealed,whatever, as long as it's complete

[creeeaature]

Hey sp00ge I'm sure alot of gamestop/eb are getting plenty of used copies, the the 10$ off coupon and pick it up for $45 :).

[sp00ge]

Hey sp00ge I'm sure alot of gamestop/eb are getting plenty of used copies, the the 10$ off coupon and pick it up for $45 :).

I'd rather spend as little as possible. I already have 4 wireless controllers, so the one I have is collecting dust. If it comes down to it, then yeah... I'll buy it used. :D

[lord_ebonstone]

Anyone know if this is available for rent at a retail store (ie Blockbuster) yet? I don't wanna pay $60 for this.

[creeeaature]

Anyone know if this is available for rent at a retail store (ie Blockbuster) yet? I don't wanna pay $60 for this.

From all the 12 year olds who preorder games they havn't heard anything about and then hate it after playing it for 5 minutes, I'm sure your local gamestop has a few used copies already. You can buy it for 45 used like I mentioned earlier and basically it will act as a 7 day rental. If you don't like it, just return it for a full refund in cash.

[lord_ebonstone]

From all the 12 year olds who preorder games they havn't heard anything about and then hate it after playing it for 5 minutes, I'm sure your local gamestop has a few used copies already. You can buy it for 45 used like I mentioned earlier and basically it will act as a 7 day rental. If you don't like it, just return it for a full refund in cash. I have no qualms with fucking over EB, but the EBs around me put a seal on used games they sell. If you break it, you can't return the game (unless it's defective).

[Surferflames]

I have no qualms with fucking over EB, but the EBs around me put a seal on used games they sell. If you break it, you can't return the game (unless it's defective).

That's pretty odd. I was under the impression company policy store-wide was 7 day returns(not just exchanges) for used items. Brought back a headset and told them it sucked and got my money back. The policy on the receipt should say games and accessories.

[lord_ebonstone]

For those experiencing framerate issues simply clear your hard drive's cache, the difference is incredible.
Doesn't that delete all the patches for games you've downloaded too?

Hey sp00ge I'm sure alot of gamestop/eb are getting plenty of used copies, the the 10$ off coupon and pick it up for $45 :).
Could you link to that coupon?

[Daywalker]

This game really ticks me off. Especially when riding a horse or trying to teleport and my guy just suddenly walks forward. Another one is when a town gets massacred, you get a quest to deliver something to that town. You either get stuck finding the Resurrection spell(to resurrect the dead person you need to give the stuff to) or trying to get to level 15 Air.

[sp00ge]

Anyone know if this is available for rent at a retail store (ie Blockbuster) yet? I don't wanna pay $60 for this.

I'm currently renting it from BB.

[Scorch]

My local store got two used copies in today. That's insane. It's officially the quickest a game's come back.

[Radioactive_Man]

My local store got two used copies in today. That's insane. It's officially the quickest a game's come back.

Yea, we got a used one as well on Sunday. The dude said it the thought it would have been like Elder Scrolls.

[jkanownik]

I'm really enjoying the single player. I put in over 12 hours over the weekend. I actually like it better than Oblivion. It's very similar to Morrowind and I think that the so-so voice acting and animations are preferable to the over the top stuff in Oblivion.

My online experiences have been awful so far. It's basically a slideshow with disappearing characters. Note that you can force the game to save when you're online by trading with one of the other players.

[sp00ge]

I'm really enjoying the single player. I put in over 12 hours over the weekend. I actually like it better than Oblivion. It's very similar to Morrowind and I think that the so-so voice acting and animations are preferable to the over the top stuff in Oblivion.

My online experiences have been awful so far. It's basically a slideshow with disappearing characters. Note that you can force the game to save when you're online by trading with one of the other players.

I noticed also that you can just drop an item and it will save.

I put in 4 hours last night/this morning after work. We had a good 3 person game going the whole 4 hours, and right when I was getting ready to call it quits for the night, things started getting glitchy. Everything was turning into cubes. Pretty funky stuff.

I also had a glitch problem with my equipment/stats. Somehow, my defense dropped to 0%, making me as fragile as a frickin' kitten. After unequipping everything, it righted itself. :-k

[creeeaature]

Doesn't that delete all the patches for games you've downloaded too?


Could you link to that coupon?

Yes it does, but those normally only take a minute or less to download (depending on your connection of course).

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1907/x360rm6.png

I thought it was Gamestop/EB's policy to allow you a 7 day trial, you should ask just in case as I'm pretty sure it's company poilcy.

[jkanownik]

Everything was turning into cubes. Pretty funky stuff.

At one point I was lmao as 3 black cubes were chasing my invisible character and I completely lost it when the gigantic red blood cubes started flying. Its a good thing I had low expectations going in.

[Object505]

Ok... Now I have been a lurker for quite some time now. And everything has been all good. I have been chllin, I listen to your show and I look forward to every episode. But this time you guys have crossed over the line and I don't think you have given A new game a fair shot. Now just because some more popular games happen to be coming out and some huge titles are now hitting the 360 doesn't mean that we should ignore A fantastic Role playing experience such as Two Worlds from Reality pump.

I don't know if either one of you have picked up this game to check it out yet. But I heard something kinda Negative about the game and that tells me that you haven't played it yet. You've just judged the game because so many people compared it to Oblivion.

First of all I thought you guys were Oblivion fans??? Or maybe that's not the CAGs it could be Jamie and Tomie from Gaming Uncensored? Maybe they are the smart ones after all. I don't know.... I've been giving you guys allot of Credit but. Maybe Jamie and Tommie are better suited to the actually review of the games and you guys should just stick to finding cheap prices for us?

Here are my top 5 reasons why people dis Two Worlds and Compare it to Oblivion.

#1 Its got Trees and Land in it and also a guy with a sword and armor just like Oblivion.

?: Yes most games set in a fantasy setting are.

#2 The First person perspective and the 3rd person perspective look just like Oblivion.

?:Of course it does. The more developers try to recreate an environment that's freeform and realistic. Its going to end up having allot of similarities to other games that attempt the same thing. I mean after all we don't say Unreal and Halo 2 are the same game but you do the same thing when you play them. This isn't even a bad thing. Shoot let them take the best parts of our games and make new games. This is what we want them to do... So we have good new games!! Don't get all pissed when it looks little similar. This makes developers think they new a new thing. We know the Oblivion look works. SO LETS USE IT!!

#3 I could just buy my updates for Oblivion and skip two worlds entirely.

?: Let me say this again. Two worlds is a completely Different game and it allot of ways FAR FAR superior to Oblivion. I mean for god same Oblivion had like what 5 sets of armor. I think two worlds has like 98 sets that you can mix and match enchanted and combine to make new better armor.

#4 The graphics suck

?: Two worlds has a very different feel to graphics then Oblivion does and when you play both of the games you'll realize just how different these two fantastic games are. Two worlds adds realism that Oblivion doesn't have a chance at this time around. Oblivion is built around a Central area. No matter where you are in Oblivion you can almost always see the white tower of the capital City. In two worlds you can walk over a mountain range stand on top and view cities dotting the landscape. Rolling hills out before you. Its a much more grand scope and a true RPG player would definitely notice this.

#5 My name is Wombat and I can't afford 60 bucks for Two Worlds.

?: Wombat is broke..

[xeno]

pics of the cubes?

[Pancake Rabbit]

This goes on the 360 forum, brah.

[guinaevere]

Moved.

[Apossum]

Would you kindly post this in the two worlds thread?

[RonnieWrecked]

rented this game from Gamefly and it blows hard.

- bad voice acting
- constant framerate issues [ unless there is fog ]
- bad quest system [ i need to go where and do what? ]
- bad compass [ which direction am i facing? ]
- bad menu screens [ overlay instructions cover text beneath it, like how much weight you can carry ]

= graphics aren't that great
= motion captured attacks, but it's the same attack every eff'ing time!

+ backstep button [ short attack combo -> backstep to avoid being hit ]
+ short load times [ although there are plenty of load times when you're running around ]
+ max lvl is 999
+ jumping animation

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if you want an easy 100 pts in achievements, rent it.

6/10

[Rei no Otaku]

I thought it was Gamestop/EB's policy to allow you a 7 day trial, you should ask just in case as I'm pretty sure it's company poilcy.
Only on used games.

[Brian9824]

Actually most people say it sucks because online is completely broken, you get so strong with weapons and gear that you literally buzz thru everything without the slightest hint of danger, and the fact that they are still patching the game trying to fix all the bugs in it.

[Sofa King Kool]

If it has a first person combat system, I'll buy it.

[ViolentLee]

I got a press copy, but looking for scores to see if I'll even break the seal. SouthPeak has never, in my memory, done ANYTHING worth playing, so it'll be a shocker if this isn't a floater in the video-game toilet.

[lord_ebonstone]

I'm renting it for the cheese factor and easy gamerscore.

[rodeojones903]

Ill try it when I get my 360 back from repair in 4-6 weeks. :(

[Rei no Otaku]

I signed it out at work and still felt cheated. The game is horrible on so many levels. MAYBE if they iron out all the bugs I'll try it again, though I really don't think it'll help matters. You can shine a turd as much as you want...

[boyward]

In your poll I looked for the option "After the price drops, and only then if the reviews are decent." That's where I stand with Two Worlds.

[Mechafenris]

I got a press copy, but looking for scores to see if I'll even break the seal. SouthPeak has never, in my memory, done ANYTHING worth playing, so it'll be a shocker if this isn't a floater in the video-game toilet.

Aren't they just the publisher on this one? Either way, I'm wondering if the bugs will be fixed in time for it to be playable...

I think it went with the wrong marketing campaign too... Comparing itself to Oblivion (and other reviewers doing the same) probably will do more damage than good.

*shrug* I have it on my list to try... but between Oblivion (STILL playing) and Mass Effect soon... I don't know how much this'll get played. :)

[Calamityuponthee]

I signed it out at work and still felt cheated. The game is horrible on so many levels. MAYBE if they iron out all the bugs I'll try it again, though I really don't think it'll help matters. You can shine a turd as much as you want...

It's not that bad, i'm not gonna go out and say the game is better then Oblivion either though.

The online is broke, lets get that out.

The single player is a refreshing experience. It's actually pretty good story, reminds me of Diablo 2 inventory system.

My major complaint is the quest system, it's hard to know what to do next. Very confusing.

[creeeaature]

I've actually really enjoyed this game so far. At first I hated it. I told myself, just keep playing for a little longer maybe it will grow on you, and it did. If they actually end up fixing the framerate I might keep it.

[brandonabley]

I saw this at the store yesterday, and I was like . . . just about to buy it. I even wrote up an article at RPGamer about its release, because I thought that it deserved some attention. All of the readers responded by saying basically exactly what I am going to say:

Then I thought about how, at home, I had Bioshock, Jeanne d'Arc, D&D Tactics (sucks, but I want to finish it), Odin Sphere (also suck buts I'm committed to beating it), the Oblivion expansion, and starting tomorrow, Blue Dragon (I'm a giant jap$$$, okay?), all sitting at home with very little progress in any of them.

When Two Worlds was scheduled for a July release, it was a day-one purchse, but now, I don't think I'll get to it until 2008. This game, especially with all of the bugs its touted to have, just isn't going to cut it during the Great Avalanche of Fall 2007.

It's also alarming that the publisher didn't send any review copies to review outlets. Maybe they are hoping that by the time a critic buys it at retail and finishes playing through it, they might have a few patches out?

[Surferflames]

When Two Worlds was scheduled for a July release, it was a day-one purchse, but now, ... just isn't going to cut it during the Great Avalanche of Fall 2007.


Bingo. During the great drought of early summer myself and most people on my friends list were dying for this, but as soon as it got pushed back it slowly got too close to the wallet vacuum that is the fall. Mediocre games are acceptable when there is nothing else to play, but when they put it in the same timespan as Bioshock, blue dragon(which is mediocre itself but a jrpg none the less), and countless average-upper average releases, there is really no point in getting it now.

[almasy82]

Please don't buy this game. This game is horriable. Seriously the frame rate skip makes this game unplayable. It is ugly...not that I judge games only on graphics...but man is this game horrid looking. I spent 30 minutes playing it and will never playing it again. I loved Oblivian and Morrowind. It isn't fair to compare it to them...but compared to anything this game is bad.

[darthbudge]

Does anyone else smell a plant? I do and it is coming from the OP's direction. I mean everyone I have talked to says this game sucks and then this "Long time Lurker" comes on makes 2 posts in all his time here and the reason he joined was to tell us that Two Worlds didn't suck. I am thinking it was a plant.

[Scobie]

Does anyone else smell a plant? I do and it is coming from the OP's direction. I mean everyone I have talked to says this game sucks and then this "Long time Lurker" comes on makes 2 posts in all his time here and the reason he joined was to tell us that Two Worlds didn't suck. I am thinking it was a plant.

Hrm... did threads got merged? Looks to me like Rolento is the OP, and he's not a plant or a mineral... he's a CAG animal!

[lordxixor101]

Hrm... did threads got merged? Looks to me like Rolento is the OP, and he's not a plant or a mineral... he's a CAG animal!

Yeah, the poll was put into general discussion, moved here, and then ultimately merged with the main thread.

[ViolentLee]

Does anyone else smell a plant? I do and it is coming from the OP's direction. I mean everyone I have talked to says this game sucks and then this "Long time Lurker" comes on makes 2 posts in all his time here and the reason he joined was to tell us that Two Worlds didn't suck. I am thinking it was a plant.
You wanna talk plants? Look at the comments on the lone review that's up for the game so far: http://www.gamealmighty.com/game-review/review/Two_Worlds_Review/
Seems like all the developers/publishers took time to post something countering the negativity in the review.

[Calamityuponthee]

If they fix the lag issue online this game could be fun.. not 60$ fun, but fun.

I'm almost done beating it, and I have to say the main quest is about 10 hours long. I rushed through it granted, but still weak.

So far, the good and the bad:

+Graphics are much better then people say.
+Awesome inventory and crafting system.
+Combat is fun
+PvP is very promising if they ever fix the lag, otherwise unplayable.

-Worst quest system ever installed in a game, god it's shitty.
-Sidequests are boring, make me want to sleep.
-Way to easy, you can beat the main quest in 10 hours.
-Bows are basically useless (broke?)
-Not enough variety in the game.. very mundane.

I'm forgetting stuff, but yeah. I can't give it a rating because I can't try it online because of the lag. As it stands, this game is a 5/10, if they fix the lag online this could easily be a 7 / 7.5.

Glad I bought it with credit.

[jkanownik]

Does anyone else smell a plant? I do and it is coming from the OP's direction. I mean everyone I have talked to says this game sucks and then this "Long time Lurker" comes on makes 2 posts in all his time here and the reason he joined was to tell us that Two Worlds didn't suck. I am thinking it was a plant.

I'm not plant and 16+ hours in I can wholeheartedly say I am enjoying the single player for this game a lot more than Oblivion. Five nights in a row I've played until I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore.

There are definitely issues with the MP, but I've had a few people on my FL tell me they have played multiple lag-free games and had a blast.

[lord_ebonstone]

This game is pretty much the worst thing I've played on the 360. Rented it today and I utterly loathe it. It's laggy, ugly, freezes/skips a ton, and is totally unintuitive.

I buy the Sneak skill, and whatever I do, I can't assign it. It just assigns "Berserk" instead.

Fuck this piece of shit game.

[Calamityuponthee]

I'm not plant and 16+ hours in I can wholeheartedly say I am enjoying the single player for this game a lot more than Oblivion. Five nights in a row I've played until I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore.

There are definitely issues with the MP, but I've had a few people on my FL tell me they have played multiple lag-free games and had a blast.

5 nights in a row? On just the main quest? No way, unless you're just screwing around exping. I finished it tonight, got 700+ achievement points, and I can say the main quest is terrible. Seriously, I could explain it to you in 2 sentences.

Your sister gets kidnapped, the ransom is a relic your family dispersed throughout the world. You collect the relic for them, kill the boss and save your sister.

And there you have it...

I'll pop it in again once they fix the damn lag on the multiplayer.

[jkanownik]

5 nights in a row? On just the main quest? No way, unless you're just screwing around exping.

Make it 6 and I'm not exping at all. I'm now 22+ hours in at level 52 and I only have 2/5 parts of the relic. I guess I keep seeing things off in the distance that peak my curiosity and I wander off to explore them. Most of the time that results in a few side quests.

Last night I spent a few hours getting to the final two black towers I could see off in the distance. En route to the first one I ran into two encampments that had quests in them. On the way to the second one I ran into an army of 20+ golems guarding a crapload of treasure chests, two caves, an area full of a new type of dragons (just plain dragons) and a few islands that I had to check out because they were too tempting to pass up.

[Daywalker]

I don't even think you can get all the achievements in this game. There is one cave in the game, I think it's called Beaver Kettle Cave that trasnports you back to one of the shrines. I thought it was just me, but other people have confirmed it. So that means you can't get Get All Underground(20 points) and Get All Locations(50 points).

[Kaijufan]

After reading everyone's impressions of Two Worlds I'll wait until I can get it for $30 or less before picking it up.

[Daywalker]

After reading everyone's impressions of Two Worlds I'll wait until I can get it for $30 or less before picking it up.

And by then, South Peak should have the patch released...

http://www.insidetwoworlds.com/showthread.php?t=27717

[Kendal]

I have never wanted to vomit from a game before playing Two Worlds. The jerkyness of the frame rate made me sick. This game deserves all the jeers it gets.

[sp00ge]

Well, online officially sucks now, between the glitchers and the other pricks. Rumor is the money glitchers are getting deleted in the next few days, but who knows about the weapon thieves.

Last night pretty much ruined it for me. While I didn't have anything stolen, there was one guy in the game, who was insanely strong, most likely a glitcher (I'm a level 31 for crying out loud), and he was just killing everyone else. It got to the point he went to the nearest Maliel shrine and was killing us (one hit from necro power) as we respawned.

If I had my sword stolen (770 slashing, 1600+ fire damage) I would have frickin' cried.

I'm just playing on my own now, until they get this shit fixed.

[creeeaature]

I absolutely saw that coming, the MP was so sloppy. With all the glitches that were so completely obvious (such as if you trail ghosts into a town they cannot kill it and will engage in a neverending battle which then makes it impossible to start quests or talk to merchants, or important quest items floating 100 feet in the air, impossible to reach) I could imagine how many other glitches there could be.

[MemphisGun]

My ghawd ill sit there for an hour slashing a guy and he turns around and shoots my face off with a bow.

[Staind204]

I got this game in a trade so I decided to try it out today. Is it suppose to be laggy when I am running around (I am playing offline)? If not are there any patches to fix this problem?

[greyzieoriental]

$30 shipped anyone, PM me

[Staind204]

After playing for a few hours the game isn't that bad. I would be pissed if I paid full price for it but I got it in a trade. I think I'll stick with it and finish the game.

[dmaul1114]

Got this in the Frys.com bundle, but had no interest in it and was able to exchange it for Halo 3. So a no vote for me.

[kaptinmorgan]

Got this in the Frys.com bundle, but had no interest in it and was able to exchange it for Halo 3. So a no vote for me.
What else is in the bundle?

[radjago]

What else is in the bundle?
Was. It sold out fast.
360 Pro w/HDMI w/ Forza 2/Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Bioshock, The Orange Box, and Two Worlds for $399.99

[torifile]

Was. It sold out fast.
360 Pro w/HDMI w/ Forza 2/Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Bioshock, The Orange Box, and Two Worlds for $399.99
That was a damned good bundle.

[dave17]

anyone tried the demo? lol

it's great, it drops you off somewhere 10 seconds from a couple goblins. took me a little bit to figure out how to get my sword out and attack them but I get there... and they two shot me. I get rezzed back in some town, I go out in the forest and try attacking some bear... and it one shots me. at this point I'm giving up so I decide to attack a villager before I quit. I'm wailing on him with my sword for a good 15 seconds until he finally turns around... and one shots me. lol

you would think they would try to make their demo a little bit accessible. oh well, I'm still giving it a try, I'll leave it on my rental queue.

ps it felt pretty choppy, that bugged me.

[opterasis]

I was considering picking this up if I can find the CE cheap enough. I was wondering if A. people still play this, and B. theres been any patches that clear up alot of the complaints people have?

[MorbidAngel4Life]

I tried the demo and enjoyed it. I'm going to pick it up once it's a bit cheaper.

[RudyPants]

I picked this game up for $10 at Gamefly and almost threw up all over the floor. It's not even worth the money I spent on it. Poorman's Oblivion my ass!