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ArcaniA: Gothic 4 – Review

ArcaniA: Gothic 4

ArcaniA: Gothic 4 -- Here you see the hero, fetching something.

ArcaniA?  More like Obviouso.

The best thing that can be said of ArcaniA: Gothic 4, the new RPG from developer Spellbound and publisher JoWooD, is that it makes a good first impression.  You are dropped into the prologue as an interesting character – a tortured king – in a unique setting – the cavernous tunnels of his own demon-infested mind.  You spend the first twenty minutes of the game learning the combat system, which is pretty good for an action RPG.  The blocking, rolling, and striking controls are responsive and permit for tactical and fun battles.  The graphics are crisp and detailed.  The monsters are frightening and move with lively and brutal grace.  The sounds of the cavern are subtle and ominous, a nice change from the rousing music that greets you at the title screen and menus.

But as soon as the prologue ends, so does the fun.

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Demon’s Souls Follow-Up Project Dark Announced for 2011

Project Dark successor to Demon's Souls

Usually, the only Dark Project that would get me excited is Warren Spector’s masterpiece Thief.  However, I may have to make an exception in this case, given that this Project Dark is the follow-up to From Software’s brutal 2009 RPG Demon’s Souls.

Whether Project Dark is a role playing game is unclear at this point, but From Software’s history strongly suggests that it will be.  This is the Japanese studio responsible for Demon’s Souls and the King’s Field series.  My guess is that Project Dark will be an RPG.  And if it’s a successor to Demon’s Souls, it won’t be an easy one.

Originally announced for the Playstation 3 during Sony’s presentation at the Tokyo Game Show on September 15, 2010, it now appears that Project Dark will be available on both PS3 and XBox 360 in 2011.

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