Drakensang: TRoT - Review @ GameBanshee

Brother None said:
Still, about retail release: you can get the retail version from the Benelux if you don't mind shipping. It's a DVD and a 80-page manual. Which is weird: they've made a DVD case and manual for the game, it can't be that expensive to distribute that to NA/UK as well.
Click to expand...
Is case in English or Dutch? Which shop do you suggest (from those with 20 EUR price tag)?
 
Joined
Jun 13, 2007
Messages
693
Location
Forgotten Realms
Brother None said:
I think they figure it's unnecessary. The in-game interface is pretty clear and easy on what attributes apply to a skill when you mouse-over or click it.
Click to expand...

They'd be wrong then. The original DS English version had lots of typos and errors with the mouse over info, and it did not explain the numeric relationships between statistics and skills and combat. It was piss poor, quite frankly.

Hopefully TRoT does a better job of it, and the manual fully describes the math.
 
Joined
Aug 18, 2008
Messages
15,682
Location
Studio City, CA
Joined
Nov 5, 2006
Messages
21,964
Location
Old Europe
Brother None said:
By the way, the publisher issues a press release today. Timely, isn't it? Available on GG, Impulse and Steam, apparently, though I don't see it on Steam.
Click to expand...
GG and Impulse have blocked sales to Europe, but I'm happy to wait for Steam if it's published there. I found the original Drakensang incredibly boring, but I'm willing (more like desperate) to give it a chance.
 
Joined
Mar 30, 2008
Messages
1,163
Location
Scandinavia
If you found the original to be boring, then there is a good chance that you will enjoy TRoT. They really fixed the pacing issues of the first game that made it "boring" in some parts and improved the overall quest design. They also improved or tweaked several other aspects without going overboard with the changes. Basically, it's everything that one would expect from a true sequel; improvements to the core gameplay and design while keeping the overall feel of the original game (if only Bioware could manage to use this approach with their "sequels").
 
Joined
Nov 18, 2010
Messages
1,022
hishadow said:
GG and Impulse have blocked sales to Europe, but I'm happy to wait for Steam if it's published there.
Click to expand...

I doubt Steam will lift the regional restrictions. That's a publisher decision, not a service provider's decision.

Dark Savant said:
Is case in English or Dutch? Which shop do you suggest (from those with 20 EUR price tag)?
Click to expand...

Case, manual, game, all in English.

I looked around at the stores and most of them don't ship outside BeNeLux/Germany. The only shop that does at first glance is this one, but it's shipping is fairly hefty: 4 EUR for within the EU and 15 EUR worldwide. I've never used that particular shop so can't comment on their quality either.
 
Joined
Oct 19, 2006
Messages
1,558
Brother None said:
Case, manual, game, all in English.

I looked around at the stores and most of them don't ship outside BeNeLux/Germany. The only shop that does at first glance is this one, but it's shipping is fairly hefty: 4 EUR for within the EU and 15 EUR worldwide. I've never used that particular shop so can't comment on their quality either.
Click to expand...
I am in EU so shipping would be cheap but this is one of the shops with

Verpakking: Nederlands

so I am sceptical about case actually being in English. Can you give me a link where you ordered your full English release.

Have a look in our Drakensang forum - several people already imported the game from a Dutch store.
Click to expand...
Can`t find any info about this issue.
 
Joined
Jun 13, 2007
Messages
693
Location
Forgotten Realms
Dark Savant said:
I am in EU so shipping would be cheap but this is one of the shops with
Verpakking: Nederlands
so I am sceptical about case actually being in English. Can you give me a link where you ordered your full English release.
Click to expand...

Dunno. Like Dhruin says you could ask someone who's imported it. I'd be surprised if there's both a Dutch and English case released here. I don't think we get cases in Dutch that often, ME2 is the only one I've seen recently.

I got it from Bol but they don't ship games outside of the Benelux I think. This is the front, back is just a short blurb and a list with a few things it improves from TDE.
 
Last edited:
Joined
Oct 19, 2006
Messages
1,558
I'm finding it a lot more fun the original Drakensang and I agree that pacing is the biggest difference. I started the first game but got bored, so grabbed TRoT on Impulse and have played it nonstop today. I still had to tweak the pathetic run speed, but that's a simple fix. I also sped up harvesting. I'd love to have some lockpick skills but I guess I can't have any until the thief NPC joins up. I'm a healer mage.
 
Joined
Oct 18, 2006
Messages
8,836
Dark Savant said:
I am in EU so shipping would be cheap but this is one of the shops with

so I am sceptical about case actually being in English. Can you give me a link where you ordered your full English release.
Click to expand...

Check the link I posted in this thread: http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12302&page=3

As I write there I ordered the game from a .nl shop and had the game delivered to Denmark. It took surprisingly long though (11 days) but I just got the package 5 minutes ago and I can confirm that it's completely in english, including the 80 pages manual. So all is well :)
 
Joined
Oct 18, 2006
Messages
453
Heh. I never even thought to check FRS. They're our biggest record/DVD/gaming retail chain. Even worked for them (or rather an indie chain of theirs) for a year or two. They sound more reasonable shipping-wise than the shop I linked to as well.

Good job, Kasper
 
Joined
Oct 19, 2006
Messages
1,558
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom