The Dark Eye: Drakensang
- More than 40 spells, with over 30 talents and almost 40 special abilities allow a large range of possibilities for character creation.
- Rich story by the authors of the original The Dark Eye books and adventures and based in Germany`s #1 pen & paper RPG system The Dark Eye.
- Huge, detailed medieval 3D world with authentic looks of historic European architecture.
- Versatile, round-based combat system, a talent-based dialogue system and individual party skill development.
- 2-4 multiplayer support.
Product Description
Make friends – because your enemies will be numerous indeed! In a world where darkness lurks, evil forces are at work in the city of Ferdok. Summoned by a letter from an old friend you suddenly find yourself bound to investigate a series of strange ritual murders. But getting to the bottom of this only means scratching on the surface of a much bigger, even more sinister plan… Only if you gather trusty companions will you have a chance against a huge conspiracy … More >>
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I hate it! It is slow, with primitive graphics, which would be okay but it is hard to learn to use it. I don’t find the handbook to be much help. Not worth the money.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’ve just wasted 3 weeks on this POS. The camera will drive you nuts. The level of difficulty goes from easy to impossible. Don’t waste a penny of your money on this junk unless you’re a masochist.
Must say that I did enjoy most of it.
Rating: 3 / 5
Having played these types of games for years, I was rather excited to pick this one up. It looked like what I’m used to. When I got it home and installed it, however, I was disappointed to find it was no where near as fun as it first looked. I found this game to have nice graphics, yes, but a so-so story line, and even worse playability. I spent over four hours trying to get past the first “hour” of the game, having to time and again restart after my character was killed as I tried to understand the controls. The manual did little to help and even looking for walkthroughs and cheats did nothing to make this game any easier or more fun. I finally gave up after a few days and added this to my “well, I guess I’m out forty bucks” pile. Personally, I’d recommend not wasting your time, effort, and certainly not your money, in this game.
Rating: 1 / 5
This review is for the 3 or 4 people who have not purchased the game but are still considering it. Some free advice: 1) Download the demo and try that first. Also download the manual and the walkthrough. The first chapter of the game walkthrough is also the demo. 2) Wait until the price gets down to about $10 or $15 before buying.
Disclosure: I’ve only played the demo, so my comments are limited to that experience only.
I like this kind of game. The Dark Eye is fun to play and keeps your attention. The graphics are good but for me it’s the game-play that matters, not the pictures or the voice acting, etc. Read the other reviews for what’s good in this game; there’s a lot to like.
What I didn’t like in the demo was beginning with little or no idea of what I was to do, how to do it, where to go, etc, etc. (That’s why you should get the manual and the walkthrough.) More bad news: you can’t create your own character. There are several pre-made models to choose from but, alas, you can do very little to tweak them. In-game, the tutorial pop-up’s were somewhat helpful as were the info blurbs that appeared when you right-clicked some items.
The controls are NOT intuitive. Well, not for me anyway. And as others have noted, camera control is not the best. I’d describe it as awkward and sometimes unresponsive. In tight quarters, e.g. next to a structure or in a cave, etc., it’s downright frustrating.
This is not a game with any strategy at all; it’s entirely linear. There are (or can be) tactics in battles, but game play is strictly “follow the dotted line and connect the dots.” Once you’ve finished an area, there’s no going back. I guess that’s OK, but don’t leave anything behind! Replay value is going to be zero. If you do play again, all you can change is the main character.
Rating: 3 / 5
I give this game low score only because it would not even run. I have a up to date
Dell computer and tried everything to make it run. I went to the website for the game and found most of it to be in german even though I specified english. Tried to register for the forum and found the registration process to be entirely in german. No I do not read german. I sent an e-mail to the support address long ago and never recieved a reply. So beware, this game may not work for you either.
Rating: 1 / 5