Drakensang-Slowest starting game ever?

[ColCol]

I mean, holy shit. Six hours or more into to this game and neither the plot or enemy encounters have even approached being interesting in any form.

 

[hoverdog]

I mean, holy shit. Six hours or more into to this game and neither the plot or enemy encounters have even approached being interesting in any form.

hint: they won't. ever.

 

[aleph]

Unfortunately, that game will not get any better even if you play more then six hours.

 

[ColCol]

Like, I encountered some cult early on and was like "hey, now it might pick up". Yet, the enemies consisted of guys with knives and the cult plot seemed to fizzle out (for now)

 

[aleph]

There will be guys with swords later, so i guess you could consider that an improvement

 

[ColCol]

Awesome!

 

[aleph]

Yes, all this time you already invested in Drakensang will really pay off once enemies with swords arrive. I think there was even one encounter later on where you faced guys with crossbows. Could have been in the sequel though.

 

[Scroo]

If you think the early game is boring, wait for the endgame. Oh the joys you will have

 

[Jools]

Wow, so much hatred for this game. I quite enjoyed it tbh.

 

[aleph]

^ There is always one...

 

[Grimwulf]

I'm quiet sure I finished the game back when it was released. But I remember NOTHING about it, not a single detail. I can't recall the plot, can't say a thing about the characters or even describe a single feature about Drakensang. The funny thing is, I never felt an urge to replay it either.

OP, tell me your impressions when/if you finish it.

 

[abnaxus]

This about the first game, I presume? Just skip to the prequel.

 

[Xbalanque]

Yeah, I was not able to play the first one (haven't tried the second though). The came consists of boring ass fights with little to none tactics and annoying backtracking every ten minutes. You'd better switch to some other game.

 

[Melcar]

I got bored about what I think was half way and uninstalled it.

 

[Metro]

I tried to get into this game but couldn't. Gave up around the ten hour mark.

 

[Fenris 2.0]

The Core-Game doesen't get better, but there will be nice sights like another medium sized town, a big underground dwarven City and another underground city full of undead gnomish things. Oh, and the Dragon Fights were decent IIRC. As an TDE Fanboy I bought it at release, but stopped playing in the Witchwood, because of boredom. Tried it again during the big pre 2006 RPG-Drought and finished it.

I really liked the second one though, despite the same game mechanics.

 

[Bio Force Ape]

I think most of us gave up when you're in those massive sewers killing rats.

 

[Gord]

I liked it enough to play through it two times, but I've got a soft spot for Dark Eye games.
The game definitely had some issues, though.

Anyway, if you don't like it after 6 hours, don't keep on playing. You might try Drakensang 2: River of Time, which is better.

 

[Raghar]

Yes, all this time you already invested in Drakensang will really pay off once enemies with swords arrive. I think there was even one encounter later on where you faced guys with crossbows. Could have been in the sequel though.

There was an encounter where you faced two guys with crossbows and one fucking bastard with a halberd. It all began because of frogs. Don't ask you'd need to see it. In my case it ended with two frogs doing ribbit. It had some choices and consequences.

 

[Stokowski]

But what about the totally awesome Rat Dungeon?

 

[hoverdog]

Wow, so much hatred for this game. I quite enjoyed it tbh.

It's not hatred. I don't hate the game, I just fall asleep every time it is mentioned.

River of Time is much better.

 

[Jedi Exile]

River of Time is a big improvement, but the original game is cool too. It is an RPG with a lot of stats, it is PC-only, it has attractive women with big boobs set in a lighthearted fantasy world, and so on. What's not to like?

 

[ColCol]

The monotony of everything: Movement, encounters, characters, scenery, etc.

 

[Raghar]

Well it's not Skyrim open world detailed scenery. But if you played FF XIII, you know scenery is important.

 

[pippin]

I remember playing it some time ago because I wanted more Dark Eye experiences. The game wasn't anything special, and I never finished it, but it was fun. At least it had some stats, which apparently had actual effects in the game.