Development Info Two Worlds follow-up with The Temptation

[DarkUnderlord]

Tags: Two Worlds II

<a href="http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/869/869999p1.html">RPGVault have an interview</a> about the planned sequel to Two Worlds, that PC game I've heard rumours on the internets about but never actually bothered with myself. Here's a clip:
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<blockquote>James Seaman: The original Two Worlds was released in late August of 2007 for Xbox 360 and PC. It was an open world role-playing game where players were given not only unprecedented flexibility in character progression, but also complete freedom in exploring the world and finishing quests.
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Critically, it received less than stellar reviews. I think many people were hoping it would be like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Just as every skateboarding game will be compared to Tony Hawk, and every one that involves driving and shooting will be compared to Grand Theft Auto, Oblivion struck a chord with gamers so that almost every RPG will be put up against it. Two Worlds certainly had some similarities, but also many differences. So even though I'll be the first to admit that there are aspects that could have been better, I think the inevitable comparison hurt our game. That said though, we're taking all the comments to heart, and making vast improvements in The Temptation.
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The story in The Temptation takes place not long after the original Two Worlds. As for what it's about, we're keeping that under our hats for now, but I can say it's a much darker tale.</blockquote>
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Sequels always seem to be darker... And on the upside, at least he didn't blame pirates for poor sales.
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<a href="http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/869/869999p1.html">The rest of the interview</a> is mostly about how awesome the sequel will be.
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[Fez]

I hope they don't take it to heart too much and just make a bad Oblivion clone.

 

[Suchy]

The Temptation is largely a product of community feedback.
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The fans have actively contacted us and made some fantastic suggestions for improvements. To list everything would take pages, but the short version is that we're keeping the things people loved, and changing or improving what they hated.

Good thing they listen to the community, the game might actually turn out to be a nice hack&slash. Eyecandy for sure.

 

[Sir_Brennus]

Sequels always seem to be darker... And on the upside, at least he didn't blame pirates for poor sales.

It actually sold quite well on the PC. The bad reviews in the US crushed the sales on the XBox 360, though.

 

[bat_boro]

Yeah, too bad, I really liked the game. Maybe because it reminded me of Gothic in some strange way.
Anyway, I keep my fingers crossed on Temptation. I hope they balance it better this time and make it more difficult and more story heavy

 

[Castanova]

Ew, more story-heavy? The whole charm of the game was the sandbox style with a virtually non-existent main plot. If they could just improve the world design (more dense, more interesting, lengthier end-game) and that painful horse-riding mechanic, I wouldn't mind picking it up.