I don’t wanna feel Blue anymore...
So about the game I've been playing recently. Noramally I wait until I clear it, but this time I wanted to write the impressions as they were still fresh.
I've got the taste for 3D RPG and wanting to make good use of my video card I've been looking for something to play. I sort od wanted to try the Final Fantasy, but it's off-limits since it's for PS. After a long search I finally found it.
Drakensang is a 2008 German game based on a table RPG. The general atmosphere and the plot reminds me of Baldur's Gate which everyone praises but I really don't dig. I mean I cleared about 90% of the game but then I got so bored with it so even with my OCD I decided it would be stupid to go on and waste even more time on it. But anyway, I suppose all fantasy RPG are similar in many ways.
The graphics are great. Surely this is only the second 3D RPG I'm playing, but I'm very impressed. I thought Lands Of Infinity was pretty good, but looking at Drakensang makes me realize it was pretty lame graphics-vise. And my new videocard seems to do the job perfectly. I'm surprised in a good way since even though all the textures are really HQ, there are no lags at all. Even though the undead mission was a real bitch after that I have no complains. So far I especially love the Bloody Mountains. The forest is so beautiful I spend a lot of time just looking around admiring the view.
I quite like the navigation system. It gives a sense of freedom. The gameplay system in very advanced. At first it looked pretty scary but now I'm getting a grip on it. One thing I regret is not spending enough time on character creation. This is so unlike me. Basically I think by now she's more or less balanced, but the thing that really annoys me is the really stupid name that I forgot to change.
It's unusual to get Adventure points and Experience points which you can spend at any time not having to wait for a level up but I got used to it. Also there's no realism like in Lands Of Infinity, no day/night, but frankly having to provide basic needs like food, drinks and sleep for all party members was really annoying. I've got enough of thet in RL.
Basically I really think the game is very balanced. There's just enough fighting and talking and also some quite interesting missions where you have to sneak around and use some tactics.
One thing that seems unusual is having your own residence. It's really cool knowing you have a place to come home to. Even though there isn't a room that seems useful) You even get a cat! There's a garden too and I brought some chickens. I love stuff like that.
Taking screens was a bitch, but I couldn't help myself.
I'm still about halfway through, so I'll probably update once I clear it.
I'm still about halfway through, so I'll probably update once I clear it.
