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Diminished expectations

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge fan of Oblivion, Witcher and similar RPGs, and picked up Two Worlds without trying the demo (foolish of me). Compared to other current games the graphics are poor, the combat model is limited (no targeting) and the interface is clunky.

The world is huge, and it's fun to wander around. THe environment is almost too realistic sometimes, but the rendering of player characters, faces especially, seems very poor for a game published in 2007. I'm running a robust machine with a new graphics card and even on high/max settings the graphics seem rough and "overly-colored", and the rendering of textures like cloth and leather on characters looks as if it was taken from a game a few years ago. Faces are oddly smooth and oddly colored, but I was impressed with the synch of facial movements with speech, which is normally pretty rough in this sort of game.

I wasn't bothered by the single-path storyline (male bounty-hunter).

But, much of the game is cutscenes and talking to people (pretty much everyone has something to say), and the voice acting and dialog are so absolutely, painfully bad that I actually turned off the sound and just read the subtitles. Awful.

I will probably play through the game, but for a game that I paid fifty bucks for, I am seriously disappointed. It looks like games I was playing three or four years ago and my expectations for graphics, interface, and realism are higher for a "modern game". Not worth the price.

Rip Off/False Advertising

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Games should state explicitly on the Box "Online Only" One of the Worst RPG's ever experienced. Company should be SUED!!!

RPG VS What ever this is....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First off let's get the whole RPG definition out of the way. This is an RPG only because there is a character development tree, which is overly simplified at that. Let us also not compare this to another pseudo RPG Oblivion, because that's like comparing gold paint with gold magic marker; both claim to be something they are not.

This is an action game with some character development stuck into a loose plot line, terrible voice acting and particularly mundane dialogue. I would not have been so disappointed if the marketing hadn't played up the games release so much. The graphical style of the game obviously comes from an outdated graphics engine being pushed to its limits. The bombastic theme music that comes up for no reason at all makes it feel like a Monty Python skit in parts. I found very little redeeming in this game.

Two Weak

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First I would like to say I am a big RPG & fantasy fan. I waited for this game to come out ever since it was talked about. When I finally got my pre order and plugged it in to play it I could tell right off that bat during character creation that this game was going to be a flop. Pray I did give it a chance though, I played it for about a week before deciding to trade it in. What a huge let down this game was. Everything about it just reaked of cow dung. Poor character creation, bad character models, horrible acting, terrible sound, dumb gameplay, an even worse story / script. The only thing that was good about this game was MAYBE the outside world graphics, like the trees. Sort of simular to Oblivion. Which brings me to my next comment. I was expecting this game to be simular to Oblivion, infact I was expecting it to kill oblivion with what this game had promised. Maybe I'm a little biased here and that's why I don't like it so much ... actually nay ... it's not. It's just a horrible game. Trust me. Pray the next title they release is 1000 x better. They should put people to death for making horrible games like this and misleading everyone. What horrible business! I can tell you personally I will never buy another South Peak game again. Infact I will urge others not to either. I'm sticking with Bethesda, Rockstar and Blizzard. At least with those guys I know I will be getting my moneys worth if not more. Want a good RPG? Get Oblivion. Get WOW. or even take your mommy out to an expensive dinner, it would be WAY more worth it than this game.

horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 38
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Three words: get xbox version!!!!!!
It has better graphics and doesnt need fancy software.(yes you want software to make two worlds even look somwhat good). with the xbox version you can just sit down and play instead of installing it for one hour which is really annoying. Xbox or PC... um Xbox duh.
Case closed

Not as HORRID as some reviewers may state.(This is not a *FULL* review)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: October 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well, to start off on an unbiased note, this game is not as horrid as some

have reviewed. I have just started playing this today - it arrived in my

maibox 3 HRS. ago - and believe me I've played ALOT worse.

So why comment on a game i just installed ? Well it's simple. I like many

other Veteran player's of this genre can usually in most cases tell from

the first half hour to an hour of gameplay whether a game will fall under

one of 3 catagories - (Unplayable-game has way too many bugs and faults to

even get started.),(Mediocre-playable but from the start the voice acting,

controls and story could have been improved.) or (Great- within the first

10 minutes of gameplay and feel for the story you're instantly hooked.)

Well , so far TWO WORLD'S falls in the same catagorie as the last 100 or

so games of this genre that have come out within the last 4 to 5 years.

You can kid yourself that this comment is untrue , but then why do you

continue to buy them ?? Listen, just do exactly what you purchased this

product for, sit back and enjoy it for it's good and bad points and wait

(just like the rest of us) and pray that the games will get better cause

you know just as well as i do that this will not be your last MEDIOCRE

RPG game purchase. B.T.W-get use to activating games online even in single

player, too many talented people getting thier source code stolen. It's

probably going to become a standard in the future. That's just the way it

is. Would you like some JACK$$$ with a pc come along and steal 3-4 yrs. of

your hard earned talent and work? A finished review when i complete the

game. Also, one reviewer mentioned the threat of 'BIG BUISSNESS' taking

over our entertainment industry....HELLO??, Where have you been for the

last 20 or so years. Enjoy the game,it's really not all that bad..I'm sure

going to.-holyknight8

rediculous activation/proof of ownership via "phone home" sceme'

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: October 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

and without warning, you are thrust into steep activation/copywrite requirements and(for you who flame without realy reading a reveiw thouroly becasue your eyes and mind are lacking) it is NOT so much the activation as the REQIRED internet connection for a SINGLE player game that gets sensible people upset. I am also offended that comsumors seem to take sides with the companies instead of fellow comsumors, you only hurt yourselves in the end when big business takes over your whole entertainment period!
why on earth any consumor wants to defend this is beyond reality why they flame all reviews to the contrary is beyond reality! Why don't you look at the review of "Bioshock" with the same rediculoius(and fashous) comments involved, yeah, like personal attacks will change one's opinion! It not only allows hackers more area to down your system it now involves more insentive to do it as now your out 50 bucks because your "linmited" install is expired when you try to restore the system. PLUS if you DO decide your PC is not fast enough to run this product and want a new once you can't install this copy of the game because, as with Windows XP you'll get "according to owr records, you have already activated this on another computer" rutine..
for you who agree be a wolf, not a sheep for you flaming morons, grow up and ship out!

Different Kind of RPG overshadowed by the success of 'Oblivion'

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Intro:

I think of RPGs on PC as an acquired taste. The genre, in my opinion, was never fully embraced by the mainstream gamers for the longest time. Classic CRPG such as `Ultima' and earlier `The Elder Scrolls' series were perhaps not easily accessible to the mainstream gamers as much as Japanese RPGs such as `Final Fantasy' and `Dragon Quest' series. Part of the reason is that such games do not grant the player instant gratification like most of action, adventure, FPS, and sports games. Even monstrously successful western-styled RPG `The Elder Scrolls' series were not fully accepted by the general gamers until `Oblivion' came out and sold over 3 million copies. Even `Morrowind', while selling over 1 million, was never fully embraced by the casual gamers. But I've always had a soft spot for computer RPGs. I just had to play `Two Worlds'. Is `Two Worlds' a good RPG?

Gaming World:

'Two Worlds' is a non-linear, open-ended RPG set in a massive gaming world similar in those from 'The Elder Scrolls' and 'Gothic' series. The gaming world in the game `Antaloor' is truly massive, even bigger than `Cyrodiil' of `Oblivion', and the world is full of towns and settlements and monsters of all sizes and shapes. The world of `Antaloor' is very diverse world filled with different environments from forest to desert to volcano to glacier. The overall feel of the gaming world is probably much closer to that of `Gothic 3' than `Oblivion'. As much as I love `Oblivion', the lack of diversity in environment in the vanilla version of the game grows tiresome as the game progresses. It is very refreshing to jump into a world where everything looks distinctively different. Except a few places, you can go anywhere in the world, whenever you want to go. However, the enemies in many areas will overpower you in a blink of an eye in the beginning. They are outrageously powerful as you move down the southern part of the world. There is no loading zone except underground level.

Game Mechanism:

In the beginning, casual players will be disoriented, lost, and even upset about the lack of direction or inability to defeat even your very basic foes like wolf and bear.
You have to meticulously build your character. It is a time-consuming chore that is required in all RPGs in general, but that's where the fun lies. Once you build your character, you will be able to blast the packs of enemies in a single blow. Although the game has a main storyline, you can ignore the main story and just go anywhere and do any side quest.

Combat / Magic:

The combat mechanism in this game is somewhat clunky in the beginning. It's a real-time combat based on your stats, and it's not menu-driven action like `Neverwinter Nights'. I wouldn't call it terrible not quite well-implemented like `Oblivion'. Instead of feeling kinetic and alive, it feels like a button-smashing click-fest.
There is no block function; instead you have backward parry function that comes very useful to dodge the enemy attack. There are tons of varieties in weapons / armors / magic so you will eventually gain more control over your combat / magic movements. Different weapons give you different combat movement, and they give you different combat styles and maneuvers that are really magnificent. Once you gain some experience and increase character level, the initially clunky combat mechanism becomes very exciting and addictive.
Another thing that this game does right is magic. It is very easy to use and the magic effects are amazing.

NPCs:

NPCs in the game are quite dynamic. They move around, they go into their houses. They do share many dialogues from the same pool within the same region. Many of them offer you side quests and side quests are plentiful. They are your usual Fedex fetching quest consisted of item delivery, assassination, combat, and locating someone / something. When attacked, they will respond with deadly force. When they see enemy approach, they will fight and even assist you in combat. Their response will vary depending on your reputation.

Enemies:

There are tons of enemy types in `Antaloor'. They are very well drawn and designed. In combat, many occasions they attack you in packs. Anywhere from 3 to as many as 20 I've seen. They will follow you to certain distance then disperse, so running away from combat is a useful tactic early on.

Graphic:

Again, the graphic in RPGs is never on the same level with FPS mainly because exterior game world is simply too huge for PC to process and optimized at the level of FPS while FPS only have to deal with one limited, linear level at a time (usually interior level). To maintain a persistent outside world as whole, RPGs usually lose some quality in graphic department. The graphic in `Two World' is not quite polished like `Oblivion' but it is by no mean bad. In fact, Shade effects and colors are quite vibrant and lively. Where it falters is the design of the character model. It is bit jaggy and unpolished, and the facial design is just ugly. There are occasional collision problems and creatures stuck in the wall. On the other hand, enemies, weapons, and armors are drawn quite impressively. Environments and plants are simply beautiful. And there are dragons. You simply have to see them in games...beautiful.

PC Requirements:

The official requirements are single-core CPU of 2 GHz or faster with RAM of 512 MB or more and graphic card with Shader 2.0 or higher.

My once-glorious but now aging 4 year-old, custom-made PC equipped with 3 GHz P4 HT CPU with 2 GB of RAM and NVIDIA 7800 GS has no problem running this game beautifully with all the effects turned on and maxed out. The loading time is only 3-7 seconds.

Verdict:

`Two Worlds' is a computer RPG through and through. It has its flaws but it also does many things even better than `Oblivion'. If you like `The Elder Scrolls' series before `Oblivion' and if you are in the minority of enjoying `Gothic' series, give this game a chance. It will grow on you. If non-linear, open-ended world sandbox is your thing and you love to traverse the world doing side quests, building your stats, and kill enemy on sight the way you want it, whenever you want it, and however you want it, you will like this game. If you are more into `Final Fantasy' series or FPS and action game, most likely you will not enjoy this game. Still curious? Try free demo from the official website at http://www.2-worlds.com/ first and decide. This is not a game I can whole-heartedly recommend to a casual gamer. This is for die-hard RPG lovers only. In the current RPG markets where RPGs choices are scarce and plenty of bad RPGs like `Dungeon Lords' and `NeverEnd' are on the shelves, `Two Worlds' is simply far superior to most computer RPGs available today.

Sloppy at best, save your money!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The bad in this game vastly outweighs the good. Let me start by saying the story is horrible, a sad mix of poorly written, corny old English dialog and distractingly bad voice acting. Without a solid story to move the game along, there's not a lot left.
Most of the game you will spend fighting. Every monster is pretty much the same, as they are either ranged or melee. Besides timing the dodge key, there isn't much skill associated with fighting, and while it might be fun for a while, it quickly gets old. Further, magic seems underpowered for the most part, so you'll likely be forced into swords or bows.
The sidequests aren't much better than the main quest, if at all. None of them really leap out at you are all pretty generic. There's no real scripting that gets put into these quests, so they are all of the "find and kill" or "find and retrieve" variety.
As mentioned in other reviews, riding a horse is woefully bad. The horse having its own AI is a novel concept, sure, but poorly implemented and absolutely annoying. I found myself walking more often than not, just to spare myself the trouble.
The morality system is also lacking. Sure, you have a "reputation" in various areas, but you never really feel that the game even recognizes your evil deeds. Your character just seems to act in accordance to where he is and who he is talking to. While you do have choices, the ethics system is not very good and leaves you feeling that being good or evil doesn't really matter.
With no good story, painfully bad voice acting and dialog, and poorly written, generic sidequests, what is good about this game?
The graphics are nice, though poorly optimized it seems and a step behind its competitors. Make sure you update your video drivers. Also, the teleport system is handy and spares you from the drudgery of having to walk/ride everywhere.

Overall? This game isn't so great, and isn't worth $50 certainly. Buy it on the bargin bin if anything, otherwise buy oblivion if you haven't already.

IT TRIES TO BE OBLIVION...AND FAILS HORRIBLY

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 19
Date: August 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

QUICK UPDATE: Someone pointed out I shouldn't compare one game to another, because I compare this game (Two Worlds) to Oblivion A LOT in my review. Well, it's true I shouldn't compare one game to another. HOWEVER, I'm comparing this game to the game it's TRYING to be (in fact, it tries to CLONE Oblivion in every aspect, except the fact this game comes with multiplayer). So yeah, it's okay to compare it to Oblivion in this particular case.

It's not like I'm comparing Doom 3 to Madden 2007 here, saying Madden is a much better game to play. THERE'S where you'd have a problem. THERE'S where you shouldn't be comparing. See? There are BETTER, SIMILAR games to spend your $50 on. Anyway, on with my original review......

I'll start off with saying this... Buy Oblivion. There's really no excuse to NOT own Oblivion. It's been out since March '06 and is the greatest game ever. Ever. This game tries SO hard to be Oblivion, but it fails. Oh my God...it fails.

The voice acting is unreasonably horrible. Too much "mayhap" and "forsooth" (which a decent voice actor may be able to pull off without it sounding cheesy). However, the dialogue and the voice acting is all simply unbearable. Maybe Oblivion has just spoiled me.

The music's great! That's the only good thing I'll say about the game, because that's the ONLY good thing I can say.

The graphics are nice...sort of. Don't turn HDR all the way up or the sun will take up the whole sky and shine so bright that some of the nearby trees disappear! Unacceptable.

Still on the subject of graphics... The grass and trees sway in the wind, like in Oblivion. However, the grass and trees look terrible compared to Oblivion. Even if I'd never played Oblivion, I'd still say the grass and trees look so incredibly fake.

The controls...are terrible. Bad camera angles mixed with somewhat responsive controls mixed with way too many buttons to remember in order to do basic things = Please don't buy this game. At least try the Demo first.

The people look bad. It's like all the people and animals in the game were tossed together by the designers overnight. The animal noises are terrible, the voice acting is still terrible (don't know if I mentioned that already), and the bird sounds are especially terrible/annoying.

Gameplay just isn't smooth, the music's great but the sounds (including voices) are awful, graphics resemble that of Oblivion only without all the QUALITY, and I'll also mention that the towns consist of a bunch of people just standing around (occasionally someone will walk from one corner to another... wow! Such realism!)

Swaying grass and trees like in Oblivion, check. Clouds moving through a sky which at a single glance reminds me of Oblivion, check. Various towns scattered throughout a countryside that, at one look, reminds me of Oblivion...check. Many people in the towns, as well as people at camps throughout the countryside like in Oblivion, check. Camera that automatically zooms up to the face of the person you're talking to like in Oblivion, check. Character races (orcs, elves, etc) like in Oblivion, check. A character design system that's set up MUCH like Oblivion's, check.

My God, it tries so very hard, and yet... it doesn't. I feel like I need to play Oblivion right now just to clean the filth of this game off myself. Oh, and if you want dragons in Oblivion, download the Akatosh Mount mod. This game comes with dragons, but... it's just not worth it.

PLEASE download the demo for this game off the official site (or wherever) and see for yourself! PLEASE! And if you own Oblivion, you'll spot the similarities in less than 5 seconds of gameplay, and you'll be disappointed in less than 5 seconds of gameplay.

I can't recommend this game. I can't. Please don't buy it. At least try the demo first before you waste $50. I beg you. I don't know what else to say. Don't be fooled by the pretty screenshots. I'm glad there are developers out there trying to make games more like Oblivion... and this game tries to be a worthy replica...but falls so amazingly short.

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