Venetica - Video Preview

rune_74 · August 1, 2009

Hmm the art style got my attention right away in a good way...at first I thought it was a mix between gothic and a jrpg for style but then |I definately got that disney feel.

Looks pretty good. However, she runs like someone stuck a broom stick up her ass very stiff looking upper body with the legs moving...I know its minor but funny as hell.

PrinceOfDeath · August 1, 2009

txa1265 said:
I never let that stuff stand in my way anymore ... do we have any word of an English release (i.e. NA)

Its supposed October.
Which will be very cramped with games like Risen, Alpha Protocol and Dragon Age.
I'm only getting Risen that month so I'll be fine in getting Venetica.

Alrik Fassbauer · August 1, 2009

JDR13 said:
I can't say that I care for the art style at all... it looks like someone tried to Combine Gothic with Disney.

Then you haven't played Ankh.

Because it's *exactly* the same art style.

It has become kind of their trademaek.

That's why I became interested in the first place.

Gorath · August 1, 2009

I think their comic graphics looks better now. Maybe because they have a bigger budget.

Either dtp announces international partners for Divinity 2 or Venetica at or around the GC or the games won't come out before February. Of course they're saying the games are coming soon, but maybe only to keep the audience interested.

PrinceOfDeath · August 1, 2009

txa1265 said:
I never let that stuff stand in my way anymore ... do we have any word of an English release (i.e. NA)

Gorath said:
I think their comic graphics looks better now. Maybe because they have a bigger budget.

Either dtp announces international partners for Divinity 2 or Venetica at or around the GC or the games won't come out before February. Of course they're saying the games are coming soon, but maybe only to keep the audience interested.

I think they'll be announced at GC.
If they're not the community will go wild and crazy.
Knowing me I will get involved and not regret it:lol:

JDR13 · August 1, 2009

Alrik Fassbauer said:
Then you haven't played Ankh.

Because it's *exactly* the same art style.

Ankh looks a bit more cartoonish imo, but it's hard to compare a point and click adventure game to a 3rd person RPG. Well I hope it turns out good for you anyways, it's just not my style.

PrinceOfDeath · August 1, 2009

I love the art style on this game.
It seems refreshing.

guenthar · August 2, 2009

I like that this has a different art style the most games since I like having a variety of different styled games. I also like that this is set in Venice which makes this game have a fairly unique setting compared to most rpgs.

PrinceOfDeath · August 3, 2009

guenthar said:
I like that this has a different art style the most games since I like having a variety of different styled games. I also like that this is set in Venice which makes this game have a fairly unique setting compared to most rpgs.

Venice looks beautiful in this game.
You can also go to Africa.

Alrik Fassbauer · August 3, 2009

JDR13 said:
Ankh looks a bit more cartoonish imo, but it's hard to compare a point and click adventure game to a 3rd person RPG. Well I hope it turns out good for you anyways, it's just not my style.

To me, wow looks cartoonish, and Warcraft 3, too. That's why I don't play both.

The art direction of Ankh is "cartoonish" in a general sense as well, but imho into a completely different art direction.

It's difficult to describe. It's as if I'd call both Magritte and Miró surrealistic.

JDR13 · August 3, 2009

Alrik Fassbauer said:
To me, wow looks cartoonish, and Warcraft 3, too. That's why I don't play both.

WoW is very cartoonish, but I don't play MMORPGs anyways. Not sure where you would get Warcraft 3 being cartoonish though....

Kostas · August 4, 2009

Same as most here I barely knew this existed but this video grabbed my attention.
I'm prefer Dark'n'Grity™ but this looks like a nice change.
But can anyone explain me why are everyone releasing games on September-October?

JDR13 · August 4, 2009

Kostaz said:
But can anyone explain me why are everyone releasing games on September-October?

I'd like to know the answer to that as well. It seems like it would be a questionable marketing decision to go up against all that competition.

Sucks for us though...

Gorath · August 4, 2009

Because 80% of the yearly business is made in Q4.

This year is not as crowded as usual though. The big publishers are moving many AAA games into the next year because they're afraid of the economic situation.

Konjad · August 4, 2009

Venetica is a cRPG that I'm not looking forward to. It looks like action game, has too colorful graphic for me (though I liked some cRPGs with colorful graphic, it depends if atmosphere will be good enough, like in Jade Empire for example)... well, I'm not saying it's going to be bad game, I'm neutral to it. I might get interested but after release.

Alrik Fassbauer · August 4, 2009

JDR13 said:
WoW is very cartoonish, but I don't play MMORPGs anyways. Not sure where you would get Warcraft 3 being cartoonish though....

I have recently installed and tried to play it.

The look of the characters is very similar to what I know from wow, only that wow is mmore recent, more up-to-date, and uses better graphics.

But the style is the same.

Myrthos · August 4, 2009

As far as I know there is no publisher known outside of Germany for Venetica. No publisher, no game. The September release of Venetica is only for the German market.

txa1265 · August 4, 2009

Myrthos said:
As far as I know there is no publisher known outside of Germany for Venetica. No publisher, no game. The September release of Venetica is only for the German market.

Yep ... I have gone and asked the English forum manager as well.

JDR13 · August 4, 2009

Alrik Fassbauer said:
I have recently installed and tried to play it.

The look of the characters is very similar to what I know from wow, only that wow is mmore recent, more up-to-date, and uses better graphics.

But the style is the same.

Regardless, it's not "cartoonish", unless you're just refering to the character portraits.

aries100 · August 4, 2009

Kostaz said:
Same as most here I barely knew this existed but this video grabbed my attention.
I'm prefer Dark'n'Grity™ but this looks like a nice change.
But can anyone explain me why are everyone releasing games on September-October?

Yes, of course...

It all happens to be part of the evil conspiracy to get gamers all over the world to give all their money away to games....so that the Blight can take over the world..

Oh, wait, that's the nightmare I had last night...

The reason a release in late September through late October, and possibly early November is:

Christmas Sales....

Many devs. and publishers hope that a lot of people will buy the game for Christmas, either for themselves or for someone else. Way back 5 or 10 years ago, this might have been so. Today, all games coming out at the same time might just be eating at each other markets, I find.

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