Venetica - Review Flood

Got my copy friday evening and just finished it. I played all the games mentioned above and think i got more sleep playing that ones :). The story is very well done and the combat is really fun. I especially like if i'm not forced to do useless quests or any kind of farming so this was a good choice for me and it had a similar fun factor as the witcher or mass effect.
I read about performance problems and bugs. Started playing with the patch available on friday and had not a single problem until the end. Speech was missing for 2 hmmm no don't want to tell you too much but let's say that was only a minor annoyance and not even important for a side quest. The patch probably also fixed the performance issues. Have a 6600 dual core and 8800 gts and it runs smooth most of the time. I had some minor problems at some locations but not enough to bother with the settings.

Finally a little screenshot from the rooftops above venice.
http://img228.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=64493_Venetica1_122_389lo.JPG
 
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decoderm said:
Got my copy friday evening and just finished it. I played all the games mentioned above and think i got more sleep playing that ones :). The story is very well done and the combat is really fun. I especially like if i'm not forced to do useless quests or any kind of farming so this was a good choice for me and it had a similar fun factor as the witcher or mass.
I read about performance problems and bugs. Started playing with the patch available on friday and had not a single problem until the end. Speech was missing for 2 hmmm no don't want to tell you too much but let's say that was only a minor annoyance and not even important for a side quest. The patch probably also fixed the performance issues. Have a 6600 dual core and 8800 gts and it runs smooth most of the time. I had some minor problems at some locations but not enough to bother with the settings.

Finally a little screenshot from the rooftops above venice.
http://img228.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=64493_Venetica1_122_389lo.JPG
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How many hours did it take, approximately? :)
 
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How many hours did it take, approximately? :)
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You don't pay attention if you have a good time but my best guess is about 35. I finished all quests i found and took my time but didn't explore every single house and there are quite a lot of them. Usually you can tell if there is something interesting to expect or only some treasure. Only in the last district i checked all of them and there was one hidden side quest and some interesting areas but don't think i missed anything important without seeing them all. Seemed rather a waste of time for me and there was so much else to do.
 
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Moriendor said:
If you want to get a good idea of how the game plays (spoilers apply) then you might want to check out Gamestar's video review. Naturally it helps a lot if you know a little German but even if you don't you might be able to get a fairly good grasp of the game's mechanics just by watching the damn thing.
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Interesting video. The game seems less cutesy than I originally thought.

The reviewer's verdict - because he uses different words than in his article:
"Venetica is a fascinating, a multi-faceted and grand game."
Yes, 83%. ;)

He criticises that the controls aren't always comfortable.
 
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Anyone know where you can actually buy this thing? For relatively unknown game I normally print out a picture of the game from EBgames. I give the store owner the picture and she'll get it for me then, but it's not on ebgames, gogamer or gamestop.
 
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Does it even have an publisher yet for the English version?
 
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lol, I migh of jumped the gun a bit. I thought the English version was already out. At least I thought there would be a preorder somewhere, but so far can't find one place that has it even for preorder.
 
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Anyone know where you can actually buy this thing? For relatively unknown game I normally print out a picture of the game from EBgames. I give the store owner the picture and she'll get it for me then, but it's not on ebgames, gogamer or gamestop.
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Does it even have an publisher yet for the English version?
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Only Germany yet.
 
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Seems unlikely that we'll see it in October, then.
 
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Mick Schnelle gave it 7.0. Same reasons as for Divinity 2, the game is buggy as hell, even in v1.01. With some more patching it deserves a higher score (~ 8.5 / 9.0).

The bugs are surely the reason for the delay of the xbox version. Once again, english customers are the lucky one's, because they get the "final version". I hope that does not become a tradition for dtp's CRPGs.

http://www.gamersglobal.de/test/venetica
 
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Did Mick play it with patch or without?

The GamesWelt guy totally hated Venetica. 67% or so.
 
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The bugs are surely the reason for the delay of the xbox version. Once again, english customers are the lucky one's, because they get the "final version". I hope that does not become a tradition for dtp's CRPGs.
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I think the reasons for rushing both games out the door are obviously business related. With Risen in October, Dragon Age in November and their own Dragensang:TRoT in February they had to ship in the summer to avoid being the underdog against strong competition.
We'll see if dtp patches both games sufficiently. I expect Drakensang 2 to be in good condition because they're recycling stable technology and because the first game showed that DSA fans are willing to buy the game if it doesn't cause too much trouble.
 
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Maybe if they do a "Gold" version of Venetica like they did with Drakensang, I'll buy that one later.
 
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I just got Venetica and Divinity 2.
 
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