Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny Revised

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  • Summary: Developed by Austrian developer Crafty Games, Realms of Arkania - Blade of Destiny is a one-to-one remake of the 1992 original, adored by a generation of Role Players and one of the most successful German RPG's of the 1990's. Get ready to return to Thorwal, one of the oldest cities ofDeveloped by Austrian developer Crafty Games, Realms of Arkania - Blade of Destiny is a one-to-one remake of the 1992 original, adored by a generation of Role Players and one of the most successful German RPG's of the 1990's. Get ready to return to Thorwal, one of the oldest cities of Aventurien. Make sure your wits are sharpened before walking down the small alleys of Thorwal and Prem, and prepare to stop the Orcisch threat while creating a mighty alliance between nations. … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 5 out of 5
  1. Games.cz
    Oct 24, 2013
    40
    A forced remake of that great RPG game. You'll be fine, if you just buy the original title.
  2. GRYOnline.pl
    Aug 19, 2013
    25
    Issues - this is the keyword that helps understand this game. Treat this as a fair warning against all that you can find in Realms of Arcania: Blade of Destiny HD. The original game (without the "HD") is a much more enjoyable product. Don't buy this horrendous conversion, but simply find the predecessor. Blade of Destiny AD 1992 is a hard and coarse game with issues, but at least it gives the impression that the developers knew what they were doing.
  3. Eurogamer Germany
    Aug 8, 2013
    20
    In this medium, you're better off knowing that your faves from the past are never really as good as your rose-tinted memories make you believe. Still, taking a look at this remake, you will be equally aware that they were rarely as bad as this.
  4. GameWatcher
    Aug 15, 2013
    20
    In defence of Crafty Studios, they have been proactive in patching, but Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny seems a long way off of being playable quite yet. Save your nostalgia, start learning the German language, and pray to Cromm that things turn around quickly.
  5. Gameblog.fr
    Aug 1, 2013
    0
    Crafty didn't finish its remake of Realms of Arkania. Crafty Studios still sells it on Steam. Crafty Studios deserved to be flamed.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 17 out of 25
  1. Hindro
    Oct 15, 2015
    10
    It has been a while since this game got playable and since than some major patches where released. The patchlevel is now 1.36 they added someIt has been a while since this game got playable and since than some major patches where released. The patchlevel is now 1.36 they added some Free-DLCs and an active Community has build several great MODs to extend the playing experience. It has evolved to a new game that is great fun to play if you like former pen&paper RPGs.… Expand
  2. MetaCthulhu
    Dec 20, 2019
    8
    When this game was released in 2013, it was an utterly disgusting mess. Didn't want to touch this ever again, but some days ago I had this oneWhen this game was released in 2013, it was an utterly disgusting mess. Didn't want to touch this ever again, but some days ago I had this one on the radar thanks to Steam ads. So I gave it a try and I have to admit: The developers did their best to clean up the mess and make this a real game. Now 'Blade of Destiny' is a fun old school RPG with turn-based combat. For Pen & Paper fans and RPG nostalgics a must-buy!… Expand
  4. Wizzsama
    Jul 31, 2013
    8
    Eight. Game is still beta and not so good, which expected from "indie genre". So I don't recomend to play it right now.
    But I give it +3 for    Eight. Game is still beta and not so good, which expected from "indie genre". So I don't recomend to play it right now.
    But I give it +3 for the "good old times" of the good old trilogy and +5 for the frustration of modern players. It's quite amusing to hear about "unplayable hardcore"    … Expand
  5. BananaBucket
    Jul 31, 2013
    1
    I love this genre and I very, very rarely score games this low. I can only think of maybe 10 games in my 25 years of gaming that were this badI love this genre and I very, very rarely score games this low. I can only think of maybe 10 games in my 25 years of gaming that were this bad compared with what else is available eg. Shadowrun Returns. This game is fully as bad as other users reported. Unfinished (I mean really, very unfinished), incomprehensible, boring, badly presented sound and graphics. No quests that I could find, no direction and all I did for hours was walk from place to place. When I finally got a random encounter, a robber did 99 points of damage to me (of 38). What is that? Evisceration combined with decapitation? No entertainment value at all, unless you consider Worst. RPG. Ever. as worthy of a cult following. 2 points for having dwarves in it. -1 point for the dwarves being scrawny, runty humans.… Expand
  6. Mercent
    Aug 16, 2017
    0
    This is monstrosity that should not have existed. This is a f-ugly parody of the original. Even after so many years, this pile of eye sore isThis is monstrosity that should not have existed. This is a f-ugly parody of the original. Even after so many years, this pile of eye sore is still bug filled. Save yourself by playing the originals instead.… Expand
  7. fedoran
    Aug 1, 2013
    0
    this game isn't a joke. it's a robbery. The 3D exposed in steam is a fake. it's unplayable... I like RPG but it's worse than middle-good PS1 game.....
  8. masc
    Aug 1, 2013
    0
    Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny made by Crafty Studios has been released in a state most would call alpha at its best! As if that is notRealms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny made by Crafty Studios has been released in a state most would call alpha at its best! As if that is not bad enough Crafty Studios and their lead developer for that game Christian Weinmüllner aka Chris Firefox insist the game is nearly finished and needs just a few small fixes and act as if all the complaining customers are just people who can not be satisfied. They are telling them things like "We are sorry that you are not satisfied" implying that as if it can be of question to be unsatisfied with this horrid peace of a game.

    A few days before the official release they even would tell worried customers in Germany who got the game early that with the day one patch everything would be fine lying them strait into the face. Now they are telling people that they ran into unexpected problems when they worked on the day one patch and that this would be the reason for the problems. A strait lie again. For example a few days before the release most of the spells weren't even implemented! This was found out by the customers who got the game early and later confirmend by the lead developer Christian Weinmüllner in their forums. I call that behavior evil.

    Do not get that game!    … Expand

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