Prosper Realms of Arkania: Shovelware Edition

[SuicideBunny]

 

[Duraframe300]

When do we get that crafty studios subforum?

 

[AbounI]

RPGWatch has just published a review of the 1.3 version
Unfortunatly, his work isn't based on a comparison beetwen the 2 generations, to explain what has been greatly done, and what is broken.
IMHO, I really enjoy the narrator, despite some broken lines like the "I am a Man/Woman".

http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/reference?ref=0&id=364

So it seems his article was written for those who never heard of the 1st generation of BoD

 

[HiddenX]

Fluent is a young CRPG fan - he explores the old games, too. Good thing is: He has a fresh and open minded point of view.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Unfortunatly, his work isn't based on a comparison beetwen the 2 generations, to explain what has been greatly done, and what is broken.

You might get what you want from a different (aka better) source in the near future

 

[mondblut]

When do we get that crafty studios subforum?

Then patch it 5 times to enable posting.

 

[Darth Roxor]

holy shit guises you have no idea what a horrible piece of shit this game is

 

[ERYFKRAD]

holy shit guises you have no idea what a horrible piece of shit this game is

Aside from horrible unfinishedness and terri-motherfucking-bad character models? Is it very different from the original?

I didn't find it THAT bad, but then, haven't played much of the original.

 

[Darth Roxor]

You mean apart from making the combat EVEN MORE obnoxious and insufferable than it was in the original? Those long-ass jerky fucking animations that can't be sped up make me want to kill myself.

And yes, I know that you can skip them by clicking the fastforward button, but this shit is so bugged it doesn't register actions happening before after like 5 turns.

This downright abysmal friggin combat makes this shit almost unplayable. And of course there's no autopilot button either because fuck you that's why.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

You mean apart from making the combat EVEN MORE obnoxious and insufferable than it was in the original? Those long-ass jerky fucking animations that can't be sped up make me want to kill myself.

And yes, I know that you can skip them by clicking the fastforward button, but this shit is so bugged it doesn't register actions happening before after like 5 turns.

This downright abysmal friggin combat makes this shit almost unplayable. And of course there's no autopilot button either because fuck you that's why.

Oh right, I just remembered that you can practically nullify the enemy's actions by fast-forwarding on his round.

 

[AbounI]

From Steam forum, patch 1.31 is coming.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/237550/discussions/0/792924411967145778/#c666824800721514143

Build is in its final stage, will be online in about 90 Minutes

Oh god, Das Schwarze Auge : Der Film
http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/102878-Das-Schwarze-Auge.html

Estimated delivery : December 2015 according to amazon
http://www.amazon.de/Das-Schwarze-Auge-Der-Film/dp/B007GA5JTE/ref=pd_sim_vg_4

 

[Bubbles]

Sort of mean to review a game that hasn't gone gold yet.

 

[Bubbles]

Patch 1.31, 1st of November 2013, 2:30 am (GMT+2)

• Opening Hours and -Days for Markets
• Characternames can be Changed ingame
• Fixed Battle Character turns
• Partymanager now correctly shows User Images
• Battle Opponent Health display
• Camera-”Sweep” on Loading a new Town to reduce post-loading jiggle
• Gardianum Spell target fixed
• Fixed some Tavern texts
• The Dead Ship dungeon unlocked
• Companion NPCs unlocked
• Display of Weapon skill in the inventory
• Reduce current VI if losing permanent VI while freezing
• Fixed “Markets have identical offers”
• Fixed savegame breaking when saving in specific buildings
• Fixed Name display of some Market Stalls
• Fixed “bare hand” sortiment offer
• Fixed Sickle checkbonus
• Fixed Be my Friend target aquisition
• Introduced Helter Skelter
• Fixed Summon Ghost
• Added convenience presets for Item moving and looting amount
• added more travel events
• Fixed Blacksmith accepting multiple weapons
• Thinmarsdotter Clanegh quest now correctly triggers Thinmarsdotter Thoss quest
• Honest Jorge Clanegh enabled
• Egilsdotter Quest + Dialog improved
• Windenbek / Nameless Temple improved
• Introduced Events in Towns
• Included User-contributed Events (thanks to lunatic, Ali Bengali, ugralitan, NeoderWeise)
• Fixed a Diceroll bug delivering exaggerated results
• Rabalancing Hunting, Water- and Foodconsumption
• Battles: Repeat last Action
• Battles: Wait in the same Battleround
• Battles: Autobattle
• Battles: Acceleration Factor for animations
• Battles: Opponents can now spawn after the first round, not revealing the full enemy strength right away
• Eating of certain herbs
• New and improved Graphical effects
• Complete overhaul of Buildings and Towns
• Hetman Tronde now lives in a real longhouse
• Travelmap now has an actual background (before: Black)
• Waterreflection autoadaption depending on performance (optional)
• Made Town Runin Trigger optional
• Introduced “Town borders” triggering a “do you want to leave this town” Dialogue
• Unconcious Characters are automatically replaced as leaders
• Cameraheight now depends on Leading Character height
• More “Backgrounds” for Dialogues
• Numerous other smaller Bugfixes

Is this what an orgasm feels like?

 

[felipepepe]

Is this what an orgasm feels like?

More like you were trying to have sex with a rock, and now they patched the rock so it has a hole.

 

[sser]

You mean apart from making the combat EVEN MORE obnoxious and insufferable than it was in the original? Those long-ass jerky fucking animations that can't be sped up make me want to kill myself.

And yes, I know that you can skip them by clicking the fastforward button, but this shit is so bugged it doesn't register actions happening before after like 5 turns.

This downright abysmal friggin combat makes this shit almost unplayable. And of course there's no autopilot button either because fuck you that's why.

Oh right, I just remembered that you can practically nullify the enemy's actions by fast-forwarding on his round.

I just used this as a means of fast-forwarding through the combat.

 

[Severian Silk]

So much for the RPG incline of 2013.

 

[Drowed]

So, after three months of patches the game's still basically unplayable?

 

[Darth Roxor]

These animation speed sliders have made this shit MUUUUUUUUUCH more tolerable.

but still not quite enough

 

[ERYFKRAD]

These animation speed sliders have made this shit MUUUUUUUUUCH more tolerable.

but still not quite enough

Yeah, the voiceover guy is still there.

 

[Darth Roxor]

O hey, the last patch has permanently closed up all shops!

That's some brutal schedules out there

 

[Bubbles]

Patch 1.31hf, 2nd of November 2013, 9:45 pm (GMT+2)
Hotfix with some small Bugfixes

• Thorwal Seasounds reduced
• Tavern and Hostel shields fixed
• Arenas in the deadship fixed

Boom!
Boom!

 

[Clockwork Knight]

These animation speed sliders have made this shit MUUUUUUUUUCH more tolerable.

but still not quite enough

Yeah, the voiceover guy is still there.

Voiceover Guy is the soul of the game, don't touch him.

 

[Bubbles]

Patch 1.32 is announced, to be released around the 15th. Major features:

- fully remodeled NPCs, again
- all assets become fully moddable, including the map and travel routes
- 2D screens for non-combat interiors and "atmospheric scenes" [?]
- completely new villages, dungeons, and other extra content

With these changes, the remake should become objectively superior to the original.

 

[Darth Roxor]

With these changes, the remake should become objectively superior to the original.

You can right fuck off

 

[getter77]

Somehow, part of me wants the devs on this to never actually stop in something akin to a Sisyphus/Tantalus kind of situation considering the long road to this point in the patching and the longer road still ahead. I want the game to ultimately somehow work well, but at this point it seems to have assumed a guise far beyond just being a RoA remake and has descended as a window to some manner of madness..