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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: TrashMan on February 15, 2009, 09:48:01 am

Title: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 15, 2009, 09:48:01 am: 3 game, all about to be released in a few days..

Which one to get?

Well, I already ordered DOW II with a friend so that 's a no brainer.

Drakensang looks to like a very nice rPG.. played the demo and it was ok.
End war sounds simply awesome, but seems some people are dissapointed with it.

Discuess em!
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: General Battuta on February 15, 2009, 11:42:36 am: End War was basically a game of highly atmospheric, highly polished rock-paper-scissors. Disliked.

Dawn of War II, oddly, seemed to encourage running around and avoiding the other army while capping control points and teching. Disliked.

Don't know about the third.

I think I'll be sticking with perfection: Starcraft!
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Fury on February 15, 2009, 01:43:01 pm: Haven't yet played any of those. But if you think DoW2 might be what you like, do you have Company of Heroes and the expansion Opposing Fronts from the same company? I generally dislike WW2 themed games, but I made an exception on CoH and wasn't disappointed. It's hard enough not to be over in merely few days and the game can be found in bargain bins, yet the graphics are stunning.

I have DoW2 on order too, I'm a fan of the DoW and its expansions. DoW2's focus on individual units instead of base building and continued supply of troops is intriguing.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 15, 2009, 01:59:59 pm: Starcraft? Euuhhh..no thank you.

Tried the DoW II beta. Nice. Still needs some balancing fixes, but very nice.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Molybdenum on February 15, 2009, 03:06:48 pm: I wish I had PC that could run new releases. Unfortunately my PC was new at the times of Dawn of War 1.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on February 16, 2009, 08:28:34 am: You know Baldur's Gate? Drakensang is just like it, although based on a German Pen&Paper Game called "Das Schwarze Auge" translated "The black eye." A good, tactical slow paced RPG. German version is very good, I didn't hear the translation so far.

EndWar is great IF you are a multiplayer freak. Nothing for single player fans like myself.

Dawn of War 2 looks like a fairly standart RTS again, with a bit of Ground Control and Commandos mixed in. Least interesting of the three.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 16, 2009, 12:56:47 pm: Well, Darkensangs engligh release is pushed back for a month!
:mad:
F*** this, I'm getting the german version!
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on February 16, 2009, 02:33:21 pm: You speak German :lol: ?
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 16, 2009, 02:47:34 pm: Yes. Very fluent in several languages.

As a little kid I used to watch Italian TV channels since they had many neat cartoons (Daitarn III, Cavaglieri dello Zodiaco, Voltron, etc...) and I picked it up really fast. With 6 I spoke fluent Italian.
Due to some channel/reception changes I switched to german channels, so pretty soon I was speaking German too. F'course, learning it later in school together with english helped too ;)

I did get used to playing games on english, so a german dubbing will probably feel a bit strange initially :P
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on February 16, 2009, 02:50:34 pm: in that case, go to it. The german version may even be cheaper now. Or more expensive, depending on your location's currency (->Dollar *cough*)
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 16, 2009, 03:42:41 pm: *cough* there are several ways to get it *cough* :pimp:
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: azile0 on February 18, 2009, 02:10:40 pm: TrashMan, I highly suggest editing that. Now.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Rick James on February 18, 2009, 06:26:10 pm: Indeed. Nobody likes the Hammer of HLP Pwnage.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on February 19, 2009, 07:05:15 am: however, be aware that Baldur's Gate is still better (especially the NPC relationships) than Drakensang.
So in case you have not played that, do it.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Dilmah G on February 19, 2009, 07:49:23 am: Quote from: TrashMan on February 16, 2009, 02:47:34 pm
Yes. Very fluent in several languages.

As a little kid I used to watch Italian TV channels since they had many neat cartoons (Daitarn III, Cavaglieri dello Zodiaco, Voltron, etc...) and I picked it up really fast. With 6 I spoke fluent Italian.
Due to some channel/reception changes I switched to german channels, so pretty soon I was speaking German too. F'course, learning it later in school together with english helped too ;)

I did get used to playing games on english, so a german dubbing will probably feel a bit strange initially :P

That is SUCH a cool upbringing. I'm totally hooking my n00bs on foreign cable tv
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 20, 2009, 09:20:09 am: I've been playing the german version of Darkensang and here's my oppinion, in case anyone is interested:

PROS:
Excellent game. The graphics are nice, there's all sorts of nifty details, you can craft and brew various items and there's a lot of skills to learn, the quests and nicely done. The inventory system is great.

CONS:
You can't edit the characters face (minor nitpick)
Anal copy protection that can cause terrible bugs (like critical quest items or characters not appearing)...or maybe it's just bugs.
Thankfully, all save games are databases one can edit ones savegames to fix the issues. Lets hope the english release is free of this.

All in all, I'm very satisfied with it :yes:
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on February 20, 2009, 11:03:37 am: you need to update it. Various times.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 20, 2009, 11:54:29 am: I have. The two-three serious glitches are still there.

But, like I said, both critical ones can be taken care off with a quick edit of the database.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 21, 2009, 03:48:15 pm: I changed my mind about Drakensang.

The thing is as stable as a drunkard on a high-wire. Until they fix the bugs and get rid of the horrible copy-protection, don't even think about it.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on February 25, 2009, 01:37:50 am: I hadn't problems that bad... :confused:
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: TrashMan on February 25, 2009, 08:32:17 pm: Quote from: Vidmaster on February 25, 2009, 01:37:50 am
I hadn't problems that bad... :confused:

Turns out the main crash problem was my graphics card dying out on me.

So I'm retracting my previous negative statement. It's a great game.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on February 26, 2009, 02:12:31 am: not to mention a shallow story and a mission design that screams "RELIC BIT OF MORE THAN IT COULD CHEW!". All that non-linear stuff which is hinted at but really never has a significant impact.

Quote from: TrashMan on February 25, 2009, 08:32:17 pm
So I'm retracting my previous negative statement.

Trashman's opinions are very flexible :lol:
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Vidmaster on March 01, 2009, 01:33:43 pm: Spoiler:
maybe you should create a new thread for DoW2 only :lol: :lol: :lol:

EndWar on PC isn't getting very high scores so far. Not a surprise, since it was unusual on the consoles but feels primitive on PC.
Title: Re: End War, Dawon of War II and Drakensang
Post by: Fury on March 02, 2009, 02:25:16 am: Yeah, topic's been split. See the other topic for DoW2 discussion. :p