Two Worlds II Impressions

[Skyboxer]

Re: Any News On Two Worlds 2?

Threw some things together real quick...
Just gone through the opening (lot of cut scenes) the voice acting is "ok" but the body language while talking doesnt seem to match or just seems forced. Not a killer by any means though.
Most things right now are "teaching the controls" stuff and unlocking techniques.

Oh and the game is pretty nice looking so far. Trees blowing in the wind etc... Nothing we haven't seen before but nice nonetheless. Anyways I'm a sucker for RPG's so I'm sure I am lenient to some things but so far I like



Whenever you go into sneak mode it looks like you automatically pull out an appropriate sneak/assasin weapon if you have one.

You can pre-set 3 weapon sets and easily switch to them via the D-Pad
Also on bottom of screen is a small area for quick selecting things. Right now mine shows X=Map Y=Quest log and RB=Health Potion
These are customizable and can be mapped to: X,Y,B,RB and LB



Inventory system is done in your typical manner:
Character Stats-SkillsHealth/Endurance, Strength, Accuracy, Willpower, Warrior Skill, Trapper,Sneak, Assasin Skills, Ranger, Death Strike, Locksmith, Thievery, Crafting, Mage and General

Weapons/Equipment

Items:
Money, Maps,Keys,Books, Scrolls etc There's also a Reputation Log here for things like the Guilds stuff as well as Combat stats etc..

Alchemy


Magic

I really liked the magic system in TW1 so curious to see how that goes. Love the different crafting you can do as well as customizing the appearance of weapon sets

Map system is a LOT better. I don't have to go up to the freaking TV just to read it... lol

One cool thing so far:

Spoiler

You can shoot 2 arrows at once and take two targets out

ok back to the game

[NovaStar]

Re: Any News On Two Worlds 2?

Threw some things together real quick...
Just gone through the opening (lot of cut scenes) the voice acting is "ok" but the body language while talking doesnt seem to match or just seems forced. Not a killer by any means though.
Most things right now are "teaching the controls" stuff and unlocking techniques.

Oh and the game is pretty nice looking so far. Trees blowing in the wind etc... Nothing we haven't seen before but nice nonetheless. Anyways I'm a sucker for RPG's so I'm sure I am lenient to some things but so far I like



Whenever you go into sneak mode it looks like you automatically pull out an appropriate sneak/assasin weapon if you have one.

You can pre-set 3 weapon sets and easily switch to them via the D-Pad
Also on bottom of screen is a small area for quick selecting things. Right now mine shows X=Map Y=Quest log and RB=Health Potion
These are customizable and can be mapped to: X,Y,B,RB and LB



Inventory system is done in your typical manner:
Character Stats-SkillsHealth/Endurance, Strength, Accuracy, Willpower, Warrior Skill, Trapper,Sneak, Assasin Skills, Ranger, Death Strike, Locksmith, Thievery, Crafting, Mage and General

Weapons/Equipment

Items:
Money, Maps,Keys,Books, Scrolls etc There's also a Reputation Log here for things like the Guilds stuff as well as Combat stats etc..

Alchemy


Magic

I really liked the magic system in TW1 so curious to see how that goes. Love the different crafting you can do as well as customizing the appearance of weapon sets

Map system is a LOT better. I don't have to go up to the freaking TV just to read it... lol

One cool thing so far:

Spoiler

You can shoot 2 arrows at once and take two targets out

ok back to the game

Good stuff! How is the bow/archery mechanic? it was pretty basic in TW1

[Skyboxer]

Re: Any News On Two Worlds 2?

Good stuff! How is the bow/archery mechanic? it was pretty basic in TW1

Looks like:
Hold RT to draw, The longer u hold the more powerfull it is. Let go to fire
or
Same as above but instead of letting go of RT you can hold LT to go into sniper mode for more precision.

AND to go further

Spoiler

When holding both RT and LT you can hit Y to go to duel arrows and "Mark" your 2 targets by letting go of LT and holding again on each target. Then when you let go of RT 2 arrows will shoot to the targets.

Also to add to the mapping:
Along with having certain things like Map, health potions etc.. mapped to the buttons..those same buttons can also have spells for the mage weapons mapped to them. So while I have the map tied to the Y button.. when I am at the ready with a mage weapon the button switches to any spell cards I have mapped to that same button.

one more thing the map that stays on the screen is better and you can easiliy see/tell where next location to go is etc...

[Skyboxer]

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BTW you can "dismantle" items to get the core substance from them (Iron, wood etc.) to use in crafting/repair etc...

Also for those not used to the ICON's in TW:

[Jistic]

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I hear the lighting is amazing, can you confirm this?

[Skyboxer]

Re: Any News On Two Worlds 2?

I hear the lighting is amazing, can you confirm this?

Oh yeah..I can confim it. How it comes through the tree openings, shadows..trees swaying in the wind etc... Done very nicely.
The water is also very good IMO.

[jrider99]

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Sky, what's your take on combat? I'm about 4 hours in and find myself really liking the game, but when it comes to combat, blocking seems to be very hit-or-miss for me. I'm hoping it's just because my character's skills/equipment are so low. Also, have you zoomed all the way out and looked at the size of that map? Wow that's a lot of territory to explore.

Don't know about you, but if everything holds up gameplay wise, I could see this being a real sleeper hit, especially for RPG fans. This will make the wait for Skyrim a little easier, that's for sure.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Any News On Two Worlds 2?

Sky, what's your take on combat? I'm about 4 hours in and find myself really liking the game, but when it comes to combat, blocking seems to be very hit-or-miss for me. I'm hoping it's just because my character's skills/equipment are so low. Also, have you zoomed all the way out and looked at the size of that map? Wow that's a lot of territory to explore.

Don't know about you, but if everything holds up gameplay wise, I could see this being a real sleeper hit, especially for RPG fans. This will make the wait for Skyrim a little easier, that's for sure.

I like the combat so far. What I like is you can't just swing away etc.. as you'll miss a lot. Need to make sure you're facing them etc...
Blocking certainly isn't a "Be safe all the time" method. Even though you're blocking you can still get hit at times. I usually block then go to the "defense bash" or whatever it's called, move lol.
But to your point:
I opened my warrior skill:
Level 1 Defensive stance which only blocks damage by 60% so yeah I'm sure once we get that up it will get better
Also need to get my dirty trick level up... Not that I'd fight dirty or anything....

[Skyboxer]

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Different ways to get $ other than the normal ways:
Dice game
Learning and playing a musical instrument

Also this isn't a game where you start off choosing a class etc... you basically create yourself through playing the game.... however you want.


About to play dice then buy a horse....

[NovaStar]

Re: Any News On Two Worlds 2?

Different ways to get $ other than the normal ways:
Dice game
Learning and playing a musical instrument

Also this isn't a game where you start off choosing a class etc... you basically create yourself through playing the game.... however you want.


About to play dice then buy a horse....

How is the character creation (if any) are you confined to human or can you be an elf, dwarf etc...

[Skyboxer]

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How is the character creation (if any) are you confined to human or can you be an elf, dwarf etc...

No choice. Human BUT seem for multiplayer you can select from Elf,orc etc...

From what I could tell anyways....

[Skyboxer]

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My biggest problem is deciding how to advance my guy....
so many things to upgrade etc....

[Jistic]

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My biggest problem is deciding how to advance my guy....
so many things to upgrade etc....

That's a good sign though.

[Skyboxer]

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The game still (but not nearly as bad as TW1) stutters when riding a horse in the open world. Also I hate how you have to keep hitting LT to make horse go. Wish you could set the speed and go. Instead you have to keep hitting trigger. Go to much though and you'll get thrown off.

A couple minor issues...

[Jistic]

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The video review I posted they said the horse was dreadful but thankfully you didn't need to use it much.