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Quite Dreadful

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 17
Date: May 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was quite dreadful, as RPGs go. First of all they couldn't even put enough effort into it to make the graphics even half that of the original Diablo. The game-play is decent enough and simple, which I believe to be a plus, but the story-line far too generic and has no real substance. I suggest you go play the original Diablo or Diablo II before you waste time on this game. You may possibly wish to go ahead and play the demo first, just google search for it, to see how horrible it is for yourself.

Ugh!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: May 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The idea behind this game is great. That, however, was the only thing about the game that I liked. Early battles take a lot out of you and resting when you need to is not an option. (I've seen references to a cheat code that allows you to rest, but the instructions to enable it are not clear.)

Maybe if healing was an option I would like this game. As it is, it's a waste.

A game for the hopelessly bored.....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 20 / 27
Date: June 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I guess that I am just spoiled by the many truly great RPG's that have been released (i.e. DiabloII, NeverWinter Nights, Divine Divinity, Beyond Divinity, the old Might & Magic series, Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2, etc.). Unfortunately this game, although it has potential, falls way short in the entertainment category.

I played the game for a couple of hours, found it extremely tedious and boring, and quit. I loaded the game again today and played for another couple of hours, found it still tedious and boring, and quit again. The CD is now in my "Games I will never play again" drawer.

If you are an RPG fan playing this game, you will probably ask yourself some of the same questions that I did:

"When does the RPG part start?"

"Where do I sell all this loot that just keeps piling up on the ground?"

"Where did I put my Beyond Divinity CD?"

The graphics are ok, the Dreamworld idea is ok, but the fun factor is just not there.

Maybe it is just me, but what makes this game an RPG anyway? Every once in a while you can just add a point into either Melee, Ranged, Magic, or speed... That's it???

not an open-ended role-playing game for one simple fact.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 21
Date: April 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

no gender option. You are female. Yes, you can shift from one class to the other by your actions, but it doesn't compare to Morrowind or Oblivion, yes the redering of stats and abilities is far improved from Dungeon Lords, and yet Dungeons Lords allows gender and race choice as well as appearence(new patch 1.5) Comparing a default character in a rpg to Dungeon Lords, Oblivion(see discusion forums on Inq site) or even MS's own Dungeon Siege is simply stupid thoughtless and criminal. Although I have nothing against a female character, I think one should honsetly say this is not open ended in character creation, it is still a fun game. So is Gothic II to most females but you still see a few complaints there, not here, how ironic. PC=BS.

Excellent game flawed by major bugs.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent game, very similar to Diablo 2. However, this game has a more serious tone and is not as versatile as Diablo 2.

However, it is plagued by numerous bugs. The game crashes frequently. The version 1.5 patch helps this but the game still crashes. Another problem is when too suddenly the landscape graphics start to have serious glitches with houses being invisble. You then have to restart the game. When the game first came out it also had a bug where if you threw a leather pouch out your inventory and then tried to save the game, it corrupted the game save and made it unplayable. You simply must download the Heretic Kingdoms 1.5 patch to avoid the worst of the bugs.

The most frustrating problem are numerous scripting errors where if you talk to the NPCs in an order slightly different than intended by the designers, you can make no further progress in the game or miss clues that allow you to access certain areas.

For instance: there is an area in the game where you are supposed to first talk to an NPC, Jeskar, who tells you to rescue his son. Then go to an area to talk to another NPC, Sharok, and then rescue the boy from the Arena. However, if you accidentally run into the boy first, then talk to Sharok, and then talk to Jeskar, you will create a scripting error that will effectively halt your progress in the game. There is also a clue to how to access a secret area in the Warehouse that will only be told if you talk to characters in just the right order.

The company that published it (3Dpeople) no longer exists. It is very difficult to find a walkthrough due to this although many people have completed the game. One such guide is on [...]. Though you can't navigate to the guide from the site due to broken links, if you simply cut and paste it you should get the guide.

This game could easily have earned 5 stars if it wasn't for the extremely annoying bugs in even the latest versions of it. The designers simply did not test the software before releasing it. Its not a big surprise that they don't exist anymore.

Awesome game, but didn't last long enough

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game, I'm a huge fan of Diablo II and the Expansion Pack for it. This game brought back wonderful memories, similar to Diablo but a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT and NEW game. The only problem with it, is it didn't last long at all. I beat the game within a week, where's the fun in that for that price?

Great idea, poor execution

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The concept behind this game is a novel one: you are a government enforcer for a state that has abolished religion a la Soviet Russia (had it existed in an alternate fantasy world). Unlike most CRPGs, you cannot choose between a variety of characters; this is not necessarily a bad thing, seeing as how Planescape: Torment---quite possibly the greatest CRPG of all time---sported the same "this-is-your-character-whether-you-like-it-or-not" philosophy. Unlike that classic game, however---which abolished character choice for reasons integral to the game---it seems arbitrary here. But that's the least of its problems.

Perhaps if you're a Diablo fan (of which I most certainly am not), you will find something of value here. But there's way too much dungeon-hacking and way too little plot/character development to hold my interest. This is unfortunate, because Heretic Kingdoms could have been a most artistic and philosophical addition to the CRPG genre, but instead opts for non-stop pointless fighting and, worse yet, sports one of the worst "healing" systems since....since I can remember.

Once again, if you were a fan of Diablo, you may very well find this game perfect for your collection. But if you value intelligence in a CRPG, look somewhere else. Like Planescape: Torment, for example.

Planescape: Torment

could have been better, seems "shortened"

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is not actually a bad game - with high system requirements the graphics are okay and the game is relatively stable. The big issue of course was that this game seems to have been rushed from design to end product (earning it the distinction of being one of the fastest produced RPG games from design to finish stage).
But there are certain elements of the games that do not seem to be fleshed out and it feels like certain ideas that could have been put in the design phase were not fully implemented. For example, the gems in the games have pretty good descriptions and make you think that they somehow can give you more abilities through interactions with either your items or your attributes. But other than using them for money and quests, I didn't find any other use for them. It is as if the designer(s) of this game decided or was forced to shelve the idea somewhere in the production process of using gems as something useful. Or maybe I could be wrong - there could be a hidden use for gems. But after scouring google search engine for an on-line guide for this game (of which I only found one - and it was hard to find), I couldn't find a use for them. Although except for the attribute and weapon system, this game really doesn't need a guide - the plot and missions are so linear and simple and easy to remember.
Another thing that seems to be cut is the length of the game. This game is roughly 1/2 to 3/4 as long as many other RPG games that I've placed on the PC platform. Not saying that I don't mind a short game as long as it is well done - and some people don't like exploring every nook and cranny of an RPG game. But this game only took a week and a half of part time playing to finish.
So even though - unlike the RPG game "Beyond Divinity" - which was truly an unfinished game that resulted in bugs and unfinished maps. This game seems to have been shortened in the production and design phase - making it a game that could almost have been something really good - instead turning it into another standard RPG hack and slash fest. Fun, stable, complete, yet at the same time feels like it was "shortened" and with not enough depth.

Pretty Good So Far

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: June 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game after having been extremely disappointed with Dungeon Lords. What a highly refreshing experience this game is! It actually works, you can customize your character, and you don't have to spend hours traipsing from village to village without an automap or even a teleport spell. Woohoo!

The graphics don't suck, there is actual music in the background, and the voice effects actually work.

If you're tired of crappy games and are looking for a fantasy RPG that actually does work as advertised, pick this up. Okay, it does seem to be a bit more hack n' slash rather than role-play, but so far it is interesting. And no game-stopping bugs yet, either. Although I updated it right after I installed it.

A lot of fun (for a while at least)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I played this game a few months ago, so I don't recall every single detail about it. However, it is one of the few games that I've actually finished - it was interesting enough and the gameplay was good enough to allow you to progress without getting "stuck" anywhere. Technically, it is stable. I remember, towards the end, mostly going through the motions, just to finish, but nevertheless for the majority of the time it is a very fun game.

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