Full game first impressions thread

[Zhuangzi]

Originally Posted by SoulDrinker

As a gamer from Belgium I had only one option to get this game and that's online purchasing through gamersgate (which went very smoothly).

Now, to be honest : this game exceeds everything. It's so great. I even take holidays to play this game. I'm not that far yet, got my rage box. It's different from what we've seen in the demo but oh my god.

There are a lot of choices to be made during the quests. Sometimes I even wondered about 5 minutes about what to do.

It's even on the cover of our local Belgian magazine (PCGameplay). They are also fond of TBS games and I'm sure they'll give it a great score.

This is : One game to rule them all

Bolded part is exactly how I feel about this game at the moment.

The only thing reviewers will be able to criticize is the story and the translation. Other 'issues' such as the game not knowing when you would like it to save for you is just retarded. That's what quicksave is for, and the game even records your last three quicksaves so you can go back if YOU make a mistake.

I want to talk about the fact that level design is more important than story or even the translation in this game. To be honest with you the story bores me. Yeah, yeah - routine fantasy tale. Basically boils down to - "go here and do this." I find myself clicking through a lot of the dialogue, only skimming it to find out what the job is. Because it's text not speech you can do this easily, and besides, the quest log tells you what to do anyway. This also negates the translation issue. The story just isn't very important in this game.

What this game does have is fantastic level design. It's truly awesome and supremely fun. This game should have a sticker on the box saying 'Guaranteed to be INSANELY fun.' What do you guys think?

[jake21]

Yea. This is the first game in a very long time I payed full price ($40). Usually I wait till they are no more than $20. I do have one question and one comment:


What exactly do obelisk do? for example I click on Obelisk of fandor:
Which gives a message [left out in case it is spoiler]. But does having click on it actually change anything about the game? Does it open a new area that is otherwise not open until you click on it ?

Also - I purchased the box version and while it has a few of the basic commands (like H to open hero) it does not have all the commands (like alt to enable turn in combat). Is there any document that list every command/short cut in the game ?

[Amamake]

Originally Posted by jake21

But does having click on it actually change anything about the game?

Yep. It does.

[phoenixreborn]

I actually like the little jokes in the stories. Any quest in any game (even planescape/fallout/wizardry is going to boil down to talk to this person or bring the foozle somewhere...it depends on how well it is presented.

So,Zhuangzhi, if you are skipping the stories you may also enjoy homm which is about tactical battles.

[jake21]

What does clicking on the obelisk actually change in the game ?!!!

Also is it possible to merge troops together (if they are same type - like two groups of archers) ?

Originally Posted by Amamake

Yep.

[LiveInABox]

Originally Posted by jake21

What exactly do obelisk do? for example I click on Obelisk of fandor:
Which gives a message [left out in case it is spoiler]. But does having click on it actually change anything about the game? Does it open a new area that is otherwise not open until you click on it ?

yeah i was wondering the same thing. theres one in the demo next to the mage place that just lights up when u click on it. no idea what it does

[Nike-it]

Originally Posted by LiveInABox

yeah i was wondering the same thing. theres one in the demo next to the mage place that just lights up when u click on it. no idea what it does

Finding all obelisks will help you to open special place in the dwarven world.

[LiveInABox]

thanks. what are the best spells in the game like? are there loads more and more powerful ones than what we see in the demo?

[Imperial Dane]

There are MANY more than there are in the demo.. many more.

[Kolorabi]

Man, I just killed the kraken. What an awesome boss battle! I love this game...