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[Xater]

...but it is in German. I thought some people might be interested in the game though. It's classic PC RPG stuff based on Pen&Paper.

So if you understand German or don't fear the language barrier give it a try:

Mirrors:
http://www.drakensang.de/oe_uploads/downloads/drakensang_demo.zip
http://www.exp.de/download.php?id=15325
http://www.gamesfire.at/downloads/detail/Das-Schwarze-Auge-Drakensang-Demo-1875/0/
http://www.gamona.de/downloads/das-schwarze-auge-drakensang,deutsche-demo:download,857514.html
http://www.gamezone.de/download_detail.asp?dlid=2146&file=Das-Schwarze-Auge-Drakensang-Demo
http://www.world-of-drakensang.de/?go=dlfile&fileid=16

 

[Acosta]

Tempting... but the ony German word I know is Über. I thought Drakensang was going to be a MMO, I think I'm thinking on other one.

 

[Frenck]

I'm going try out the demo and post impressions.

Nordland Trilogy ftw

EDIT:

It doesn't even run properly on my PC :-(

 

[ToxicAdam]

Damn, that looks intriguing.

 

[Semantic Continuum]

Ach so!

Okay I haven't even read something in german for four years. I'll pass.

 

[Xater]

So I just spent some time with the demo and I am quite impressed. It's not the most beautiful game out there but it even runs pretty good on my iMac.

The RPG stuff is really deep. It looks like they pretty much put everything in there that you can find in the Pen&Paper version. This may also be a negative for some because there is no auto leveling you really have to get in there and do everything by yourself. Personally I like that.

Questing was pretty straightforward since the locations where I have to go are marked on the map so you don't have to figure out by the stuff in the questlog where the fuck you find the locations.

The combat is kinda WoW-ish. You click on somebody to attack and you can use talents from the quickbar at the bottom of the screen. You can also pause the game and give everyone commands just like in Baldur's Gate so you can get really tactical.

I think I am going to buy this game.

 

[NIN90]

1024MB RAM? I'll pass.

 

[Xabora]

1024MB RAM? I'll pass.

Are you kidding?

Most games now call for 1gig or more.
Heck look at the graphics.

 

[Lonesome_Raod]

They've confirmed a 360 version so I'll wait for that. Looks really good.

 

[Xater]

Are you kidding?

Most games now call for 1gig or more.
Heck look at the graphics.

And who doesn't have at least 2gigs of RAM nowadays?

One negative thing I forgot to mention is that sadly most stuff does not have voice over, that means you have to read alot of dialogue. From what I have read now it should be worth it, the story line is supposed to be really good.

@Lonsome_Range: Didn't know about that but good to hear.

 

[NIN90]

Are you kidding?

Most games now call for 1gig or more.
Heck look at the graphics.

That's part of the reason why I don't play as much pc games as I used to.
And I don't feel like upgrading since there are so few pc games on the horizon for me (plus I have some shitty mainboard and it's hard to find the right kind of RAM for it).