Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny

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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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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jan 2, 2018
    5
    I never got the chance to play the original of this game but I did here some good things about it so I was quite enthusiastic about thisI never got the chance to play the original of this game but I did here some good things about it so I was quite enthusiastic about this release. Unfortunately my enthusiasm quickly turned into dread because the game is littered with problems and by the looks of it, it hasn’t aged well. The combat in the game is probably the most boring combat I’ve ever played in a game, and the main reason it’s that bad is because it’s painfully slow. Traversing around the map is also painfully slow and any interest that’s garnerned quickly fritters away into boredom. The content in the game however is vast and there is a great amount of hours to be sunk in here, and the good thing is that the content is thankfully pretty interesting. I also quite like the gameplay in the game and I found the unique mix of the RPG and management style to work quite well. I would however have liked them to have explained their mechanics to me properly because on multiple occasions I just didn’t know what to do. The game also has some technical issues running through it, and whilst these issues are bearable they can still be very frustrating. The presentation side of the game has definitely not aged very well and it clearly shows a lack of polish in all areas. This was especially the case in the sound design which unfortunately sounds poor throughout. At the end of the day I’m a big fan of remakes, but only if they’re done properly and actually improve things. Unfortunately as far as remakes go this is one of them games that hasn’t improved anything at all and this will no doubt put a lot of people off. I was also shocked by how much the game costs and it surprised me that the game is a lot more expensive on Xbox One than it is on PC. I don’t like not recommending games, but this game has too many problems and is very overpriced so unfortunately I can’t recommend it.… Expand
  2. Broyax
    Aug 10, 2022
    0
    Il paraît que c’est le ‘remake » d’un antique machin de 1992… ressorti ou plutôt déterré en 2013 sur PC, puis en 2017 sur PS4One. Et le moinsIl paraît que c’est le ‘remake » d’un antique machin de 1992… ressorti ou plutôt déterré en 2013 sur PC, puis en 2017 sur PS4One. Et le moins qu’on puisse dire, c’est qu’ils sont pas doués les gars qui ont programmé ce… ‘truc’ ! c’est des baltringues qui n’avaient aucune idée de qu’ils allaient faire ou de ce qu’ils étaient en train de faire…

    En vue subjective, c’est évidemment bien moche avec le même village copié/collé à l’infini et ad nauseam… car où qu’on aille sur la carte et dans ce monde de pacotille, c’est toujours le même village à la con ou l’espèce de pseudo-ville (?), avec ses quelques bâtiments affreux… Lorsqu’éventuellement, on affronte quelques ennemis ou bêtes sauvages, le jeu passe en tour par tour…

    Un tour par tour tellement affreux lui aussi, tellement raté et lent qu’on n’en croit pas ses yeux… et à propos de lenteurs (au pluriel), vous en aurez pour votre argent en vous déplaçant sur la carte du monde (de pacotille) : en effet, votre équipe doit se reposer toutes les 15 secondes et dormir au moins 8 heures pour récupérer… Chaque trajet peut donc prendre quelques minutes à chaque fois… puisqu’on s’arrête tout le temps ! sans compter des évènements impromptus…

    Lesquels se présentent via des murs de texte tout à fait illisibles tellement ils sont mal présentés et sans paragraphes ! et tout en anglais bien sûr. Les menus et notamment tout ce qui concerne l’interface a été bricolé n’importe comment… on n’en croit pas ses yeux non plus, tellement c’est mal fait et complètement à la masse !

    Enfin bref, cette espèce de jeu est un voyage hallucinant aux frontières de la nullité absolue dans tous les domaines… on est choqué, régulièrement choqué par tant de nullité nulle à chier ! bravo les supers branques !    … Expand